Joey Tempest

Artist: Joey Tempest
Label: Umvd Import
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 044006624426
EAN: 0044006624426
ASIN: B00007F0N2

Release Date: 2005-07-05

Joey Tempest

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Tracks:

Forgiven
Loved by Me
Sometimes
Losers
Superhuman
Always on the Run
Outside Heaven
Magnificent
Dreamless
Every Universe
Falling Apart
Don't Change

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Album Description

2002 comeback album from the legendary vocalist who sang for the band Europe. Universal.

Customer Reviews:

This is a real grower!.......2005-01-31

As a long time fan of Europe, I have great appreciation for Joey Tempest's solo work. While it may not be every fan's cup of tea, Joey's solo albums have all showcased great songwriting skill and richness of character. His first two efforts, "A Place To Call Home" (1995) and "Azalea Place" (1997), were very laid back and inspired by American pop artists like Jackson Browne and Tom Petty. Both were excellent. "Joey Tempest" (2002) might be the best of the three and is darker and has more weight than the previous two albums. It takes at least 3 listens to begin to really appreciate this album and the effort is largely rewarded.

There is a definite English pop vibe throughout this album (Joey has lived in England for many years). This album reminds me somewhat of "Standing on the shoulder of giants" by Oasis. The guitar sound is strong, but not too heavy. Keyboards provide comforting melody, but without being too much in the forefront. Joey's voice sounds in great form and the production quality is SUPERIOR (Joey produced the album himself). "Forgiven", "Superhuman", "Always on the run" and "Every Universe" are the album's gems, but all songs are good.

There is an introverted and lonely feel to this album, as the album cover would suggest (Joey alone, sitting at a table-for-one). I get the feeling Joey was looking forward to the coming Europe reunion while he made this album and was missing his friends, and that sense of loneliness is what makes this music better suited to personal listening and is not something you'd have all your friends and guests listen to with you. LET'S BE CLEAR: A Joey Tempest solo album is not the same as Europe, however all fans should give his work a try (and most probably have). "Joey Tempest" has its place and will be appreciated by those with the flexibility to try something different.

Could be the best, but not.........2003-08-08

I was highly surprised when I listened 3 single tracks from 'A Place To Call Home' on a local radio station in Turkey. Not because there had been a long break after the last Europe release 'Prisoners in Paradise' but what I heard was a totaly different kind of style, kinda Country - Rock hybrid, without synths but backing Hammond and piano stuff. I later purchased the record; Joey had pitched down his voice and wrote some very deep lyrics, it was exciting to hear those pure guitar melodies. 'Elsewhere', 'We Come Alive' (this is the best rock song I've ever listened) , 'Pleasure & Pain' and 'A Place To Call Home' were really poetic pieces as well as the other tracks.
Then came the second solo work, 'Azalea Place' which I think, was simply a commercial and -weak- one. The album tried to depend completely on lyrics, and some ethnic solo instruments. But both were careless and fast produced. 'If I'd Only Known' was the mere point of my attention.
In the third solo work 'Joey Tempest', Joey again uses dominating acoustic-electric guitars backed with synth bass-lines (Outside Heaven), some rigid strings (Sometimes) and computer fx (Losers). But I do not talk about an experiment or something new, altough some proress made: Joey sings in British-Pop accent, lyrics are a bit 'unfitted' tough. At first glance, all songs seem similiar, but after looping the songs a few times, you begin to like the new style. Sure, not a masterpiece but obviously Joey and the studio crew spent long time in front of the computer to create a new sound and feel.
This could easily be his best album but the lyrics are not that deep as they are in 'A Place to Call Home'.Of course better than 'Azalea Place'.Tracks to check out: 'Losers', 'Outside Heaven', 'Sometimes', 'Superhuman'
Worth buying..

Tempest try to catch up with the times.......2003-03-06

Joey Tempest was the front man in Europe ("The final countdown"!) as you probably know. After the band quit, Tempest released a great solo album, "A place to call home", which featured more pop oriented music, not too far from Tom Petty. Then came "Azalea place" which wasn't quite as good. After many years of silence, he's back with a self titled (third) album that is rather good to say the least.

The material is strong but since the production is modern, or even fashionable, it takes time for an old traditional guy like me to really appreciate it. At first I was rather disappointed and I thought it sounded like a slightly better Coldplay. But once you get beyond the first impression, you'll find that the album holds a lot of strong songs, which I believe are even better live without the synthetic wall of sound. I can't help but wonder - how will this album be regarded as time goes by and this "modern production" becomes just time typical? I think Tempest should have gone for a more traditional production (at least if he want this record to have a chance to stand the test of time), but that's non of my business.

Content as original as its title.......2003-01-07

Made in EU in 2002, Serial# 066-244-2, Playing Time 43:14

Lyrics enclosed.

I never thought I'd say this about a Joey Tempest album, but this one comes short, wayyyy short of his 2 previous releases.

Of course, long gone is the hysteria caused by EUROPE; Joey Tempest proved, both on "A Place To Call Home" and "Azalea Place", that he could write great songs and some thoughtful lyrics, not as "superficial" (but perhaps not as sonically ear-candy) as the EUROPE stuff.

However, with "Joey Tempest", the man seems tapped out; the vocals are bland, the arrangements basic and, dare I say, redundant. I've listened to the album 4 times, and I keep mixing up 5 of the songs because they sound and feel so similar. Not that it's bad, but simply displays little depth, compared to his 2 earlier efforts.

While the lyrics were often somewhat inspired, this album is full of un-interesting (and perhaps mis-contructed) sentences, to the point where one has to wonder if they were written in a different language and then translated into english.

Unfortunately, this won't be a career-breaking album... at least, not in the positive sense; that's unfortunate!

And because the disc is copy-protected through "copy control", I won't be able to make a copy for my car; another reason while this album won't make it far in my "fave" list.

Approach with caution: not a bad effort, but simply un-memorable...

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