Europe

You have to figure that any band with gall enough to take the name of a continent isn't
going to settle for a modest musical approach. That was true of Asia – perhaps the most
elephantine exponent of pomp rock – and now it's the case with this equally continental
Swedish quintet. In fact, it's a fair bet that Europe was inspired by, if not modeled on, the
formulas Asia concocted. Although Europe echoes Asia in execution, the band's... More >