History Music / Europe

%%* NewSoundAlbum: ''Start from the Dark'' being the most obvious example.
%%* OneWomanSong: "Carrie".
%%* PerformanceVideo: "The Final Countdown".
%%* PowerBallad: "Carrie", "Open Your Heart", "Prisoners in Paradise"...

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Ian Haugland prefers to play drums barefoot.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Start from the Dark'' being the most obvious example.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted by John Norum and John Levén.
* OneWomanSong: "Carrie".
* PerformanceVideo: "The Final Countdown".
* PowerBallad: "Carrie", "Open Your Heart", "Prisoners in Paradise"...
* PornStache: Averted. UNLESS YOU DIG TOO DEEP INTO THEIR HISTORY.

* FilkSong: "Seven Doors Hotel" is based on the horror film ''Film/TheBeyond''. Yes, that one. Not surprisingly, it passes off as horrific for some not familiar with Europe's earlier music.
** "Seventh Sign" is based on the apocalyptic film ''The Seventh Sign''.

* LongRunnerLineUp: The current lineup, also known as the classic ''The Final Countdown'' lineup, originally stayed together for only two years (1984-86), but has remained intact since its reunion in 2003, thus making it a Type 4.

* IntercourseWithYou:

* MeaningfulName: They are from Europe

* StageNames: The only long-term members to use their birth names are John Norum and John Levén; early members Peter Olsson and Marcel Jacob did so as well. Joey Tempest is Joakim Larsson; Mic Michaeli and Ian Haugland's real first names are Gunnar and Jan-Håkan, respectively; and original drummer Tony Reno is Tony Niemistö.

** Marcel Jacob - bass (1981)

* 1984 - ''Wings Of Tomorrow''

* 1988 - ''Out Of This World''

* 1991 - ''Prisoners In Paradise''

* 2004 - ''Start From The Dark''
** The comeback album from the ''The Final Countdown'' line-up.

* 2009 - ''Last Look At Eden''

* AudienceParticipationSong: "The Final Countdown", "Rock the Night". Also, some [[{{Music/Queen}} Freddie Mercury]]-style sing-along vocal contests have always been a part of their live shows.
* AuthorTract: "Homeland" on ''Prisoners In Paradise'' and the unreleased song from the same sessions, "Mr. Government Man", might just be songs inspired by the band moving to Bahamas to avoid high Swedish taxes and Joey being charged a big sum of money for evading his country's obligatory military service. Also, "Last Look At Eden" is inspired by the political situation in the USA.

* CarSong: "GTO" from ''Walk The Earth''

* GainaxEnding: The ending of the last song on ''Walk The Earth'' ("Turn To Dust") borders on this.

* HiddenTrack: There are two examples on their latest albums. ''War Of Kings'' ends with the soft, soothing "Vasastan", which has an extension of the opening song fading in, then fading out, and a jarring final note. ''Walk The Earth'' ends the slow and heavy "Turn To Dust" abruptly, and seconds later, has an old jazz recording for an ending.

* LastNoteHilarity: The ending of the last song ("Turn To Dust") on ''Walk The Earth''. It's slow, heavy and brooding. It suddenly stops abruptly, and with over a minute to go, and a completely out of place jazz recording starts playing.

* StageNames: The only members to use their birth names are John Norum and John Levén. Joey Tempest is Joakim Larsson, and Mic Michaeli and Ian Haugland's real first names are Gunnar and Jan-Håkan, respectively.
* TitleOnlyChorus: "In The Future To Come", "Memories", "Treated Bad Again", "Wasted Time", "The Final Countdown", "Wake Up Call".

* LyricalColdOpen: "Superstitious".

* TitleOnlyChorus: "The Final Countdown".

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[[caption-width-right:298:Europe in 2014: John Levén, Mic Michaeli, Ian Haugland, Joey Tempest, John Norum.]]

* RockMeAmadeus: Not on albums, but Ian Haugland's live drum solos have contained ''[[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Symphony No. 5]]'', ''[[Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik]]'' and ''[[Music/GioachinoRossini the ''William Tell'' Overture]].

* RockMeAmadeus: Not on albums, but Ian Haugland's live drum solos have contained ''[[Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik]]'' and the ''William Tell'' Overture.