The boys, who over the next week will play in front of pro and college scouts during a competition that could drastically alter their lives, take their seats in the building’s foyer and are served arroz con pollo with soda. Posters with the red, white and blue PR12 branding flank a large, elevated stage in front of them. There’s an opening address and then Alomar is handed the microphone. “My message will be very short but precise,” he begins. “My mom and dad used to tell me that there was a tunnel that I had to walk directly until the end,” Alomar says in Spanish.
“At the end of it, I would find my dreams achieved. But I would only make it if I followed the right path.
There were doors on that tunnel. Doors filled with temptations like parties, girls — everything — but I stayed on the right path because that was the advice my parents gave me. At the end, I got there. I achieved my dream of being part of the MLB. That was my dream. “I already played,” he continues.
“This tournament is not for me, it’s not for the coaches. This tournament is for all of you. It’s an opportunity we are giving to the youth of Puerto Rico, so they can showcase their talent.” When he’s done speaking, Alomar leaves the stage to enthusiastic applause. The passageway he illustrated led him to many accolades. Alomar captured two World Series titles with the Toronto Blue Jays, and collected 10 Gold Gloves and 12 all-star appearances en route to becoming arguably the best ever at his position.
The focus, discipline and determination he showed during his 17-year big-league career paid off with a plaque in Cooperstown. And now, with his playing days long over, the Puerto Rican native is channeling those same traits toward the goal of elevating baseball in his home nation.
Tonight, though, is for the youth and once the speeches wrap up, a concert breaks out. A trumpet player, two drummers and an emcee emerge wearing turquoise-rimmed shades, black dress shirts and ties dotted with flashing Christmas lights. They perform batucada, a fast-paced offshoot of samba music that’s popular in Puerto Rico during special occasions, such as high-school proms.
With the music pulsating to near-deafening levels, the emcee leads the crowd in a call-and-response, imploring them to raise their hands and sway left then right. A conga line forms as the teenage baseball players snake their way throughout the lobby. Not a drop of alcohol is served, of course, but they look drunk off happiness.
Alomar stands far from the centre of the action, near the back left-hand side of the stage. His face is still lit by that smile. As the celebration unfolds, he sneaks out the front entrance unannounced, letting the kids enjoy their moment. This is for them, after all, and besides, he’s got plenty of work to do.
The seeds of the PR12 tournament were sown in Toronto back in 2013. Alomar, who was already heavily involved in amateur baseball through clinics and camps, was approached by the Blue Jays to lead a new initiative — a showcase that would serve as a centralized event for the best young players in Canada, putting them all in one place and offering exposure to pro and college scouts. That tournament was named T12, incorporating the number Alomar famously wore during his major-league career, and it was an instant success. Once Alomar witnessed its potential, he set out on a mission to bring something similar to Puerto Rico and offer the same opportunities to youth on the island. “I was one of them once,” he says.
“I was able to sign professionally, but I know how tough it is for a lot of the kids to be seen by scouts.”. Baseball in Puerto Rico shares that difficulty with its Canadian counterpart: it can be hard for even promising players to get noticed. Remote parts of the island are not easily accessible and travel eats up valuable time, so there can be a reluctance among talent evaluators to visit certain areas unless they are dead-certain a top-end prospect will be waiting. In addition, Puerto Rico has been included in the MLB Draft since 1989; this means that instead of signing as amateur free agents — like Alomar did in 1985 with the Padres, and like players from fellow Caribbean nations Venezuela and the Dominican Republic do today — Puerto Rican high-schoolers are subject to the same rules as those on the U.S.
Mainland, where resources are much more plentiful and development programs are much stronger. “We get compared to the people in the United States,” says Carlos Baerga, former all-star second baseman with the Indians and a close friend of Alomar’s. “Over there you have high schools that look like universities and colleges. You play, over there, four times a week; here you play one time a week, on Saturday.
And we practice maybe once or twice. That’s the big advantage players in the States have over us.” American players also tend to have stark financial advantages. According to 2016 U.S. Census Bureau data, Puerto Rico’s 43.5-per cent poverty rate was. Some youth baseball players on the island have had no exposure to the wider world outside their own villages, with money for travel or accommodations not even a possibility for them.
The combination of all these factors appears to be impacting the nation’s representation in MLB. In 2002, there were 39 players born in Puerto Rico on Opening Day rosters; that number shrunk to just 11 in 2012 before climbing back up to 19 this season. With that as both backdrop and motivation, Alomar had been trying for years to secure sponsors to help expand T12 to Puerto Rico. In the fall of 2016, he met with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and deputy commissioner Dan Halem and was so convincing the league almost immediately came on board. “His personal passion for the project convinced us to partner with him,” Halem says. “And the fact that he did this in Canada first and it was a success certainly made it quite logical to export it to Puerto Rico.
His passion for helping and giving back to the people of Puerto Rico is so great that, literally, after the first or second meeting, the commissioner told me, ‘We need to officially make him our ambassador.’” Alomar was named MLB’s special consultant in Puerto Rico in March 2017, officially setting the wheels for PR12 in motion. Over the next year, he was like a man possessed, according to those around him. He was in constant contact with Halem and Co. And frequently dropped by the league’s headquarters in New York to provide updates. PR12 tryouts were held in different regions of the island from April to June and Alomar was there for each one, ultimately helping whittle 500 prospective participants down to the final 150. Friends say he is putting some of his own money into the tournament and that he even occasionally arrived in Puerto Rico to help out and then flew off to another commitment later the same day.
“He has everything, he’s in the Hall of Fame, I don’t know why he is here,” says Ulises Rosario, PR12’s head trainer. “He has passion for the baseball player in Puerto Rico. He’s working with them because he wants to give back what he has received in the game. He’s trying to pay forward what he got. He’s too humble. Now, he can go anywhere in the world and spend his time doing whatever he wants, but he’s here every month.” Adds Baerga: “Robbie is getting into this very, very, very, deep.”. Estadio Hiram Bithorn is the nerve centre of baseball on this island.
Opened in 1963 and named after the first Puerto Rican player to reach the majors, in recent years the San Juan stadium has played host to three World Baseball Classics and several MLB games. The Blue Jays opened the 2001 regular season here; the Expos called it home for a portion of their schedule in 2003 and ’04; and earlier this year, the Indians and Twins showed up for a two-game series. Inside the ballpark, a spectator’s senses are immediately greeted with a burst of colour. The majority of seats are bright orange, but the left- and right-field stands change hue as they get closer to the outfield fence, shifting to lime green, pink, grey and light blue. It’s not a quiet venue, either.
The drone of planes arriving and departing from the nearby airport is a constant, with some passenger flights passing so low you can spot airline logos. The crack of the bat here is more emphatic, too, reverberating off the large, wave-shaped facade that covers much of the stands. Hiram Bithorn was fundamental to Alomar’s childhood, when he would gambol in the clubhouse while his father played for the pro club Cangrejeros de Santurce.
Former teammates of Sandy Alomar Sr. — who also enjoyed a 15-year MLB career — remember a young Robbie swiping their gloves and taking the field before games. Years later, Alomar figured that no other venue would suffice for PR12, so he worked with the mayor of San Juan to bring his tournament here. “It is important to try to give the kids a taste of what it’s like to play almost on a big-league field,” he says.
“To get to a place where they can feel comfortable doing it.”. The first day on the showcase schedule is a scout day, where players run through a combine in front of a bevy of MLB and college evaluators. The first group arrives at the park around 8 a.m. They file into the brightly lit home clubhouse and begin to get dressed; some attentively slip on their blue socks, making sure the fold is just right, while others tape their wrists or lace up cleats. A coach cracks a joke, perhaps hoping to dispel a bit of the nervousness in the room, and it’s met with just a few laughs.
The solemnity wavers a few minutes later, though, when each player is handed a PR12 hat. With a blue body, red brim, white crown and the MLB logo stitched on the back, it’s just like the big leagues and strikingly similar to the one Alomar donned during the Blue Jays’ glory days.
The combine consists of a 60-yard dash, outfield throws, infield grounders, catcher tosses and batting practice. Early anxiety is evident — a shortstop sails consecutive bullets over the head of the first baseman, while an outfielder fires wide of home plate and nearly into a group of onlookers hugging the first-base line. The nerves are certainly understandable — this is the last real shot at being seen for some of these teens — but the tension eventually does give way to superior talent. At one point, a major-league scouting director stops talking entirely in mid-conversation, mesmerized by the hacks a few youngsters are taking in the batter’s box, his jaw literally dropping as the sound of contact snatches his attention.
It’s safe to say there’s a consensus among the observers: It was well worth the trip to see the talent assembled here today. Ritch Price, head baseball coach at the University of Kansas, acknowledges as much.
While most of the players on his team are from out of state, none are Puerto Rican. He wants to change that and is here looking specifically for a shortstop.
“Because it’s an American territory, you’re more apt to find a young man who meets the NCAA qualifications than if they were coming out of the Dominican Republic,” Price says. “This is a great starting point. To walk in here and have Roberto Alomar’s name associated with this event, right away gives it credibility This tournament could open up doors for a lot of kids who wouldn’t get an opportunity otherwise.”.
Price notes that a contingent of Puerto Rican players is usually present at an annual showcase in Florida run by Perfect Game USA, an American scouting service. However, costs associated with travel and participation in that event can pose insurmountable barriers to entry for some youth from the island. On the other hand, PR12 is completely free to players, their travel, food and hotel are covered. Alomar was adamant about making that a reality, and hopes his tournament can lead to more educational opportunities for Puerto Rican high-school players. The hard truth in baseball is that not every prospect will reach the majors and having a fallback is crucial. “What I’m trying to do with this tournament is to help give them a good life,” Alomar says of the players. “Hopefully to start in the right direction and give them an opportunity to go to college and get a scholarship.
Maybe they can find a way where they can make a good living after baseball with a degree. Or be a doctor, lawyer, or whatever profession they want to take. It’s just hopefully going to open doors for the right direction in their life.” To Alomar, providing that start seems to require getting involved with even the minutiae during scout day. In one instance, he helps a group of coaches push the batting cage forward; later, he offers a pep talk to infielders gathered to the left of second base. Wearing the same hat as the kids, a black PR12 shirt and shorts, Alomar is on his feet all day under the intense sun.
It’s 30 degrees Celsius, even before the humidity, yet as each wave advances through the drills, he refuses to retreat to the shade of the dugout like some of the other coaches have. When asked if he’s hot, he replies, “I’m good,” with a smile, his face gleaming with sweat. “I’m used to this.
Where I’m from, it’s hotter. You can ask my dad. Salinas is closer to the sun.”. Flying into Puerto Rico, you get an overhead view of the island, one that offers the sight of neighbourhoods dotted with blue. At first glance, it looks almost intentional and even beautiful, like the Greek island of Santorini or the Indian city of Jodhpur; that couldn’t be further from the case, though.
Each tiny blue rectangle is one of the plastic tarps provided by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for residents to use as temporary roofs — a reminder of the destruction that Hurricane Maria brought to the island almost one year ago. Salinas, hometown of the Alomar clan, didn’t escape the Category 5 storm that made landfall on Sept. Sandy Sr., the 74-year-old patriarch of the family, was at home with his wife, Maria, his brother and his granddaughter — Alomar’s niece — and recalls holding one of the doors closed while the others pressed mats against the walls to prevent water from seeping through. “I was glad that I was here so I could help our family,” he says. “It was the longest storm I have ever endured on the island.
It was devastating.”. Hurricane Maria was one of the most vicious natural disasters in modern U.S.
History, and left a major humanitarian crisis in its wake. The death toll has been estimated in the thousands and the storm wrought an estimated $90 billion in damages. With the power grid and other key infrastructure ravaged, a large majority of the island’s 3.4 million people were left without electricity or stable means of communication for months. Had stocked up on food and water, while Baerga, who’s a special adviser for the Indians, helped the Alomar family secure a generator, which at the time was a sought-after commodity. Cellular coverage was another story, and the elder Alomar was unable to contact his sons Roberto and Sandy Jr.
— a coach with the Indians — in North America. “You just sit and wait,” recalls Roberto. “Afraid, scared It was struggles, but you just have to sit and wait and pray every day that hopefully your family and friends are good. And then, when you get the phone call, you breathe a little bit.” A family friend managed to connect with Alomar a few weeks after the storm to let him know his family was safe. As soon as the airport re-opened, he flew home on a private plane.
“Devastation — that’s all I saw,” he says. “Driving through the freeways, there were no trees, all blank. Trees on the floor, houses down. Streets were blocked, so you had to take different routes. Devastation.” “Baseball players were among the first ones to come to Puerto Rico and help after the hurricane,” says Carmen Yulin Cruz, mayor of San Juan. “When the federal agencies were saying they couldn’t land planes, the Astros and Twins, and Roberto Alomar, and Jorge Posada and his wife were bringing private planes to bring food, water and medicine to Puerto Rico. “But more than that, they brought pride and hope,” she continues.
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“In a time when you have been really beaten hard by a hurricane and then not treated properly by the federal government — and I’m being very soft about that — they brought smiles to people’s faces. Alomar was one of those. Nobody had to ask him, or any of these players, for help.”. Cruz notes that most of Puerto Rico has now regained power, but the island is not ready should another hurricane hit.
She became a key voice of the territory in the aftermath of Maria, speaking out against President Donald Trump’s administration and its response to the disaster and famously proclaiming during an appearance on CNN, “Dammit, this is not a good news story, this is a people-are-dying story.” FEMA administrator Brock Long responded to her criticisms by as political noise by the organization. The official death count was listed at 64, but estimates that 4,645 people lost their lives as a result of the hurricane. “I waved a red flag that we were dying,” says Cruz. “That if the help didn’t get into the right hands, we were going to die in great numbers. Unfortunately, I was right.” that it wasn’t prepared to properly respond to the disaster and underestimated how much food and fresh water were needed.
“The American government were finding excuses not to help us. They would say, ‘Oh the logistics are unsurmountable,’” Cruz says. “Yeah, you can put a guy on the moon 238,000 miles from here but you can’t bring water 1,000 miles from the U.S. Baerga’s relationship with Alomar dates back three decades.
The second basemen first met in spring training in 1986, when they were both in the Padres organization, and quickly developed a bond, even rooming together for some time. Today, their friendship is ironclad. The two have travelled the baseball world together post retirement, holding clinics in Canada, Colombia, Panama, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, among other stops. Baerga, a native of Santurce, is buoyant and loud, constantly bouncing around, taking videos and selfies, cracking jokes and affectionately tossing the Spanish term ‘Papi’ at every man he sees. He’s grown thicker since his final season in 2005 and is essentially the life of the party; a good balance to the cool, collected energy Alomar exudes. “We do this all over the place,” says the 49-year-old Baerga. “We love this.
When you see a young kid develop, and get better, that brings a smile to you. You get happy about it.” In the middle of scout day, Baerga is hard at work. He spots a teen in the batting cage who just finished his first of two BP rounds. 9 on Team Grey, is drenched in sweat.
Baerga brings the kid over to Alomar, who was also watching him keenly. Alomar takes the black Mizuno bat from the boy’s hand and begins a demonstration of stance and swing, crouching from the right side. The advice he’s imparting to Luis David Lopez is to bring his knees closer together and rotate his back hip more aggressively during his swing. Lopez is 17 and in his senior year at the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy & High School, which, along with the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy, is among the premier baseball schools on the island. Alomar seems to have taken a liking to Lopez, and there is more than a passing similarity between them. They were both born in Ponce, both are switch hitters who spray the ball to all fields and they possess similarly athletic builds. The one major distinction: Lopez is a catcher.
However, when Alomar first met him during a PR12 tryout earlier in the summer, he suggested Lopez switch to second base, feeling his frame better suited that position. “That’s awesome, because he’s a Hall of Famer at second base,” Lopez says. “He told me to try second base and I’ve been practising at that position ever since.” Lopez, whose 3.97 GPA is among the highest in his class, spends four days a week taking grounders and turning double plays and the other three honing his catching skills.
He hopes to be drafted, but if that doesn’t materialize, plans to study sports management. Wherever he ends up, though, his ability to absorb and apply instructions should serve Lopez just fine. When it’s time for him to take his next set of cuts, he opts to hit from the left side of the plate. He fares much better this time.
Knees tight together, Lopez rotates his back hip and unleashes on a ball that clears the 325-foot fence in right field. The only damper is that it’s just to the wrong side of the foul pole. The stadium is empty the following morning, the only noise coming from the engine of the bullpen cart that’s used to transport dirt to the infield. The two-man grounds crew is working hard; the larger one lifting bags of dirt over his shoulder and delivering them to the bases, while the smaller, dressed in a Twins shirt and Dodgers hat, rakes and brushes the area around home plate. It’s game day, and the first two teams arrive around 7:45 a.m. Team White shows up to find their jerseys waiting for them in the clubhouse lockers. “Inside, it’s really comfortable,” says Jaime Valentin Hickey, a 19-year-old infielder, of their MLB calibre digs.
“You’ve got the air conditioning. In the locker rooms, you get in and your clothes is on the lines. The showers — there are things that normally you don’t find in a baseball park here. Usually, you get dressed at home.
It’s like you’re in the major leagues now.” As the first game begins, there’s an audience of about 80 in the stands. There’s no centralized manager for any of the teams at PR12; instead, instruction and game-planning is more of a communal effort, with coaches switching between dugouts whenever they see fit. Alomar is seated on a folding chair to the left of Team White’s dugout, next to his father, and he’s methodically rubbing down baseballs with mud to remove some of the slickness. It’s an example of his dedication to even the smallest details of this tournament. In North America, the task is usually reserved for clubbies, not Hall of Famers.
Similar commitment is evidenced by the coaching staff Alomar handpicked. Among the many here today are Jerry Morales, Juan Beniquez, Tanyon Sturtze and Mario Diaz — all former players with lengthy MLB resumes who have some connection to Alomar.
In their unit — which has worked together during clinics, PR12 tryouts and, in the case of Sturtze and Diaz, also at T12 — each knows his role. “Robbie is very demanding,” Diaz says. “There’s no doubt about it. But, if you do your job the right way and teach the right way, he’s going to back you up all the way through.” Morales and Beniquez, both approaching 70, have known Alomar since he was a boy joining his father at this same ballpark.
Beniquez notes that many in Alomar’s circle at this tournament played a role in his development. It’s come full circle. “That means appreciation,” says Beniquez. “When he was coming up, we were helping him. And now, he wants to show gratitude to us with this. ‘You helped me out and now, I want you guys to stay with me and try to help me out with other kids.’” Right before the second game of the day, Cruz, the mayor of San Juan, emerges from the dugout to throw out the first pitch.
The crowd, which has now doubled in size, is cheering as she steps toward the mound dressed in blue jeans and a shirt bearing the image of Puerto Rican baseball icon Roberto Clemente. Baerga, of course, catches her ceremonial toss, before springing up to hand her the ball. Alomar presents Cruz with a signed Blue Jays No. 12 jersey, and it brings quite a bout of nostalgia for the 55-year-old politician. In the fall of 1993, Cruz was working at Scotiabank headquarters in downtown Toronto. In human resources at the time, she was sent to the city for a three-month training program. Toward the end of October, a pair of friends came to visit and they were fortunate enough to get hold of a trio of tickets to Game 6 of the World Series between the Phillies and Blue Jays.
Cruz knew that Alomar was a fellow Puerto Rican and that he played for the home side, but hadn’t met him yet. The seats were poor — they were sitting in the 500 level of the stadium, in the very back row, their heads pressed up against the concrete wall behind them. “We saw it through a little TV,” Cruz remembers. “It was so far away that my friend brought a little TV to watch. You could watch it with more detail on the TV, because all you saw was like little ants running around the field.” Of course, what she witnessed that night was Joe Carter smashing a three-run homer in the ninth inning to make the Blue Jays repeat champions. “I’ve never seen people party as hard as I saw that night,” says Cruz. “It was a very hard party, but it was very respectful.
I was amazed.”. The long-term future of PR12 is bright, with both Alomar and MLB expressing interest in making it a yearly event. “We’re into projects that are lasting, not projects that you do it once and it’s great and people forget about it,” says Halem. “It’s our view that, in order to really make a lasting impact, you need to be focusing on projects and tournaments every year and over time you’ll see results.” For his part, Alomar has designs on spreading the tournament throughout Latin America, in addition to continuing with the Canadian version. But that’s all for another day.
Right now, he is focused on the task at hand, and by the time the first three games of PR12 are completed, he’s taken note of a few things. “I learned that there’s a lot of talent here in Puerto Rico,” he says. “I learned how happy these kids are when they talk to you. I learned they were looking for a tournament where they can tell that we care for them. That’s really important, that we care for the kids, we care for their effort and that we are here for them, to help them hopefully fulfill their dreams.”. The teenagers seem aware of that investment as they take a well-deserved seat beneath the Hiram Bithorn stands.
The sun is setting on San Juan, the sky visible through the concourse’s lime-green fencing, and the 50 or so players enjoy a plate of chicken and bacon alfredo, with a bun on the side. Some guzzle down juice or chocolate milk, while others toast with soda. The nerves of the previous few days have washed away and they’re smiling. These boys have nothing to regret — Team Royal Blue and Navy Blue just played to a tightly contested 2-2 tie that featured strong defence and a few web gems that would make Alomar and Baerga proud. Meanwhile, Alomar sits with a few of his coaches and a staff member in the manager’s office of the home clubhouse. The door is closed and he’s going over the day’s proceedings, likely working on how to make the next one better. There’s no meal for No.
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July 30th, 2017 (Updated: September 17th, October 3rd) “WALK THE EARTH” by EUROPE out OCTOBER 20th, 2017! “WALK THE EARTH” (Europe, 2017) Produced by Dave Cobb Released by Hell & Back Recordings / Silver Lining Music TRACKLIST 01. Walk the Earth 02. The Siege 03. Kingdom United 04. Election Day 06.
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33:00 Official PRESS RELEASE for the new “WALK THE EARTH” album We are VERY pleased to announce the release of our new studio album “Walk the Earth” on the 20th October 2017 via our own Hell & Back label through Silver Lining Music. The album cover (shown above) features original artwork by famed Los Angeles artist Mike Sportes of Filth Mart.
Joey: “We were in the studio a few days into recording and Dave (Cobb, Producer) comes in wearing this very cool T-Shirt with one of Mike’s designs on it. Immediately we knew we had to check Mike’s other work and have him come up with an exclusive design for us based on the vibe of the album. We are very proud to have his amazing artwork as the Walk The Earth album cover!” The album was recorded at famed Abbey Road Studios in London with Grammy winning producer Dave Cobb (Rival Sons, Shooter Jennings, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton) who as most of you know, also produced “War of King”. We are back on the road in the UK with Deep Purple later this year and this will of course be the first time you will hear tracks from “Walk The Earth” live. European Tour Dates for November and December to be announced imminently together with more posts with information and cool insights leading up the album’s release.
// Europe Europe are: Joey Tempest – lead vocals, acoustic & rhythm guitar, keyboards; John Norum – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals; John Leven – bass, backing vocals; Mic Michaeli – keyboards, piano, backing vocals, rhythm guitar; Ian Haugland – drums, percussion, backing vocals. Shot taken in the Lake District U.K. By famed photographer Brian Cannon who did, amongst other things, the iconic Oasis album covers. We had a great time working with Brian and hope you like the results! October 16th, 2015 (updated October 25th) “NOTHING TO YA” LIVE @ WACKEN OPEN AIR 2015 By: Hell & Back Recordings – Director: Patric Ullaeus. A special edition of Europe‘s “WAR OF KINGS” album + BONUS DVD / BLU RAY with the show at the Wacken Festival (July 2015), will be out this November 27th ( December 4th in the STATES) via Hell & Back Recordings / UDR Music.
CD tracks: 1. War of Kings; 2. Hole in My Pocket; 3. The Second Day; 4. Praise You; 5. Nothin’ to Ya; 6. California 405; 7.
Days of Rock ‘n’ Roll; 8. Children of the Mind; 9. Rainbow Bridge; 10. Angels (with Broken Hearts); 11.
Light It Up; 12. Vasastan (Instrumental). DVD & BluRay tracks: 1.War of Kings; 2. Hole in My Pocket; 3.
Superstitious; 4. Scream of Anger; 5. Last Look at Eden; 6. Second Day; 7. Sign of the Times; 9.
Praise You; 10. The Beast; 11. Ready or Not; 12. Girl From Lebanon; 13. Nothin’ To Ya; 14.
Let the Good Times Rock; 15. Rock the Night; 16. Days of Rock ‘n’ Roll; 17. The Final Countdown. April 17th, 2015 The SECOND SINGLE “DAYS OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL” from Europe‘s album “War of Kings” out last March 2015, will be available as a limited edition physical CD exclusively at the US dates, as well as at Europe’s own starting from April 27th, through Warner Music.
Check also the February 25th, 2015 Swedish rock legends EUROPE will release their 10th studio album “War of Kings” on March 10th, 2015 in the United States via Hell & Back Recordings. To celebrate the upcoming release of “War of Kings”, VH1 is teaming up with EUROPE to exclusively reveal two new tracks from the album. “DAYS OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL” and “NOTHIN’ TO YA” will be aired via VH1.com at 7 am EST today, Wednesday February 25th. Make sure to listen now, the tracks are only available for streaming until the morning of Friday, February 27th.
Check also the. February 20th, 2015 EUROPE TO RELEASE SPECIAL EDITION OF “WAR OF KINGS” ALBUM.
LIMITED EDITION BOX-SET PROVIDES A SMORGASBORD OF DELIGHTS FOR THE FANS. Legendary classic rock quintet Europe will be releasing a special, limited edition box-set of their latest album “War of Kings” via Hell & Back Recordings. In Germany and some parts of the EU on March 6th, in UK and some parts of the EU on March 09th and in USA on April 28th. This strictly limited release with include the album “War of Kings” Ecolbook CD DeLuxe version with bonus track, an extended 7 inch booklet, the Making of DVD “WAR OF KINGS – How we did it” – a T-shirt (XL only), a sticker and a postcard.
December 5th, 2014 (latest update: May 1st, 2015) “WAR OF KINGS” by EUROPE out in MARCH 2015! Official PRESS RELEASE for the new “WAR OF KINGS” album Swedish rock legends Europe will release their 10th album, “War of Kings”, in March 2015 on UDR Records. Recorded at the brand new PanGaia Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, produced by Dave Cobb (Rival Sons) and engineered by John Netti, War of Kings sees the classic rocking quintet confidently creating 11 monsterously melodic, yet hard-hitting, classic rock’n’roll standouts for their fervent global audience. War of Kings will be available in multiple formats, as a CD digipak, a CD jewel case, a vinyl LP and in digital download format. The album will be released in the UK on March 2nd, Japan on March 4th (via JVC), the EU on March 6th and the US on March 10th. Joey Tempest: “War Of Kings is the album we always wanted to make, ever since we were kids listening to bands like Zeppelin, Purple and Sabbath. And after hearing Dave Cobb amazing production for Rival Sons we simply had to work with him.
Our adventure is still ON!” Europe’s place as a legendary classic rock band was platinum-stamped early in their career, having enjoyed an explosive period of worldwide success in the ‘80s, under-pinned by their hit album and single The Final Countdown, before going on hiatus between 1992 and 2003. They re-united and quickly settled into a period of re-establishment which has seen them re-enforce their reputation worldwide as one of the premier purveyors of blues-tinged classic rock with an edge and some kick. Their last album, 2012’s Bag of Bones, saw Europe hit the UK top 40 rock album charts and debut at #2 on the Swedish national charts, and War of Kings is set to take full advantage of the global groundwork Europe have put in over the last few years.
Joey adds “Hey! We took the long road! But we wanted to re-establish Europe the proper way. It’s taken 10 years and countless tours since the re-union, but we’re finally getting there! 3d java mobile game. And we’ve done it our way!” Europe will commence their roadwork supporting War of Kings with a UK/Ireland tour in Dublin on March 2nd (their first visit to Ireland in 25 years) before continuing in the UK with Black Star Riders.
Joey: “Looking forward to ‘tons’ of touring in 2015! It’s getting harder and harder to be modest and humble about this band!
It doesn’t get much better than this!” Europe are: Joey Tempest – lead vocals, acoustic & rhythm guitar, keyboards John Norum – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals John Leven – bass, backing vocals Mic Michaeli – keyboards, piano, backing vocals, rhythm guitar Ian Haugland – drums, percussion, backing vocals. “WAR OF KINGS” (Europe, 2015) Produced by Dave Cobb, released by UDR Records and JVC Release dates are: March 2nd (UK), March 4th (Japan), March 6th (Europe) and March 10th (US) TRACKLIST 01. War of Kings – 02. Hole in My Pocket – 03.
Second Day – 04. Praise You – 05. Nothin’ To Ya 06. California 405 – 07. Days of Rock ‘n’ Roll – 08.
Children of the Mind – 09. Rainbow Bridge 10. Angels (with Broken Hearts) – 11. Light It Up 12. Bonus: Vasastan (Instrumental) (Digital & Japanese releases only) First SINGLE “War of Kings” (digital release) Available for download starting from February 4th, 2015: check and buy it on and First and exclusive aircast by Planet Rock (UK) January 30th, 2015 8:10 am Second SINGLE “Days of Rock ‘n’ Roll” By: Warner Music Available for purchase starting from April 27th, 2015: check and buy it on “War of Kings” official music video By: Hell & Back Recordings – Director: Patric Ullaeus. To see the wordTube Media Player. EXCLUSIVE premiere Monday 27th of April by Europe’s media partners: France: Le Parisien 10:00 AM CEST; UK: The Independent 9:00 AM GMT; Germany, Austria, Switzerland: Muzu TV 10:00 AM CEST; Sweden: 10:00 AM CEST; Italy: Il Corriere 10:00 AM CEST; Spain: 10:00 AM CEST; Netherlands: Bospop 10:00 AM CEST; Poland: Anty Radio 10:00 AM CEST; US: April 28th, 10:00 AM EST; Finland: April 28th 3:00 PM CEST+1.
The video will be aired on the EUROPE Facebook page too at 3:00 PM CEST on April 29th. PRESS RELEASE: EUROPE IN AMERICA – DAYS OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL INVADES THE USA. Fresh from bringing the true spirit of rock ’n’ roll back to the UK in March, superstar Swedish rockers Europe come to America for a fresh crusade, with their brand new video for “Days of Rock ’n’ Roll” debuting on April 27th. The track will also be available as a limited edition physical CD single exclusively at on those forthcoming US dates, as well as at Europe’s own Stereo Boutique Shop (through Warner Music. Directed by Patric Ullaeus, (one of Sweden’s most celebrated video directors who has worked with In Flames and Dimmu Borgir among many) “Days of Rock ’n’ Roll” shows Europe leading sold-out audiences in Manchester & Wolverhampton through approximately 3 minutes and 20 seconds of classic, unadulterated, ear-catching-melodic-memory-sticky rock ’n’ roll songwriting. “The main riff for “Days of Rock ’n’ Roll” was written back in ’88, and was meant as a follow up to The Final Countdown,” says Tempest. “Last year I finished the song, the band loved it, and we always felt it would be a great song in our live set.” “Days of Rock ’n’ Roll” is symbolic of the success Europe have been enjoying worldwide with their latest album War Of Kings.
With over 20 million albums sold worldwide in their career, it is clear that Europe have become the modern vanguard for classic rock ’n’ roll music. “The love and effort you put into rock albums and videos are more important than ever!” furthers Tempest.
“It’s not about over producing or simply recreating the past, but going to “that deeper place” and making new, interesting, heartfelt, primal yet soulful music.” “Classic Rock and hard rock music are built with eternal qualities,” says Tempest, “and it is our duty as artists, songwriters and music lovers, to make sure this music is elevated yet again.” With Europe continuing to successfully spread the word worldwide, the “Days Of Rock ’n’ Roll” are in strong, safe and dynamic hands. October 25, 2014 EUROPE 10th ALBUM WITH PRODUCER DAVE COBB UNDER UDR RECORDS!
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John Norum has entered the studio with Europe to record their 10th album this October 22nd, with new Producer Dave Cobb and engineer John Netti under UDR RECORDS. PRESS RELEASE – EUROPE SIGNS WITH UDR RECORDS German-based label delighted to announce signing of Swedish rock legends. Swedish rock group Europe have signed with UDR Records for the release of their as-yet-untitled forthcoming album in early March 2015.
The recording commences this month in Stockholm. Europe’s frontman Joey Tempest “We’re really excited to be working with the people at UDR. A very credible label and I am impressed with their work building a future and a solid foundation for their Artists”.
UDR President/owner Ulrike Rudolph expressed her delight in capturing the band for the label. “We are always looking to expand the label’s stable of bands with quality, not quantity, and Europe represent the finest in supremely written hard rock music,” said Rudolph. “They are a group who refuse to rest on their past and continue to grow as artists and musicians, so we are absolutely delighted they have come to us.” Production on the new material will be handled by Dave Cobb (Rival Sons). “He is one of few producers out there who is saving rock ‘n’ roll,” said Joey Tempest, “when we first heard Pressure and Time by Rival Sons, we just went ‘who the hell produced this stuff? It’s got tons of heart and soul, it’s cocky, it’s got that swagger, it’s alive and real.’ That’s the journey we’re on with Europe, trying to dig deeper to find more soulful expressions and play straight from the core! So we’re extremely excited to bring this guy into our team.” The multi-platinum, 20-million-plus selling quintet, recorded 1986’s smash-hit The Final Countdown and toured the World playing sold-out concerts while cementing their place as one of the biggest rock bands of the ‘80s.
After re-grouping in 2004 with the ‘classic’ line-up, the band continued their success into the 21st century with Classic Rock Magazine stating upon the release of their last album in 2012, ‘Europe are one of the greatest rock bands on the planet right now.’ In 2015, Europe will once again take to the road as they begin a UK/Ireland tour in Dublin on March 2nd (their first visit to Ireland in 25 years). More dates to coincide with the albums cycle will be announced shortly including territories the band has not visited in some time. Europe are: Joey Tempest – Vocals / John Norum – Guitars / John Leven – Bass / Mic Michaeli – Keyboards / Ian Haugland – Drums April 6, 2013 “BRING IT ALL HOME” (RADIO MIX) On Monday April 8th, a new radio mix of “BRING IT ALL HOME”, the 3rd single from the celebrated EUROPE album “BAG OF BONES”, will be sent to radio stations across the Nordic Countries. The remix has been made by award winning producer Tobias Lindell, specifically for these stations. This remix won’t be for sale, so SHARE this info, and spread the word to help the band launch this remix into the stratosphere!
The more it is pushed, the more it will be played on Scandinavian stations, and of course, on Nordic web radio too! We’re countin’ on you!
/Europe Source: March 14, 2013 JOEY TEMPEST (EUROPE singer) ABOUT THE FORTHCOMING JOHN & TONE UNPLUGGED TOUR, THE SUMMER LEG OF THE BOB TOUR AND THE 10TH EUROPE ALBUM OUT NEXT YEAR. Hello everyone, Thought I’d write you a little note about whats going on in the Europe camp at the moment. We are having little break after the amazing BOB adventures last year. We are, however, working on ideas and new items to celebrate our 30th anniversary, together with you guys. So please keep visiting this site. All shall be revealed soon.
I’m currently spending some time in London with my family and at the same time upgrading my studio. I’ve got some ideas I’m dying to try out for our next album. The rest of the guys are in Stockholm. Norum is preparing for his tour with his little sister Tone.
I think its a great idea! As long as I have known them both they have been so involved and passionate about music. I don’t believe they have ever performed together like this, so it’s really exclusive! Meeting them both when I was around 14 years old, I immediately wanted to start a band with John. I know Leven has got some great new song ideas lined up. Mic always writes and I hope he’s got something as cool as the riff for Firebox for me to sink my teeth into. He is such a musical guy!
And will this be the album when Mr Haugland contributes even more as a writer? That would be so cool! Always when we’re in pre-production or in the studio he’s got the greatest ideas for arrangements and so forth. The guy is like dynamite! We’re all looking forward to getting back on the road in May, when we also will be rehearsing for the mega Sweden Rock Festival! Two and a half hour long show with exclusive guests!
Songs from all of our albums, with a few we haven’t played in ages! This will truly be a special night! On the road this year we’ll also be teaming up with our friends in Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Journey and many others.
We’re also interested in checking out Black Star Riders this summer, they will be on the same bill as us on a couple of festivals. Download and Hellfest this year! How cool is that?! Mind you, we’d better be “camping” a few days before the gig at Download this year, so we don’t miss it: ) Back to Spain as well we missed you guys on the BOB tour last year! We’ll be touring festivals all of 2013 and the winter will be spent writing music and doing sessions together to find the “vibe” for the next record. We’ll be going into the studio again beginning of 2014 to record Europe No: 10.
It’s a big deal for us! Just want to take this opportunity to thank you all for you incredible support over the years. You have really helped us build this band up again. These days we are yet again a force to be reckoned with! I’ve always said: You guys keep us in the best job in the world!
A MILLION THANKS! /Joey PS: Just remember, It’s only Norum, Leven and Haugland who have their own Facebook pages. If you think you are “reaching” me (or Mic) through ‘ANY’ other Facebook pages, YOU’RE NOT! It’s someone impersonating me. The Official EUROPE Facebook page is the ONLY page I communicate through. Same goes for Twitter.
I am NOT posting or writing anywhere else but here. Source: February 21, 2013 GAIN SIGNS A RECORD DEAL WITH JOHN NORUM EUROPE’s lead guitarist JOHN NORUM has signed a record deal with Gain/Sony Music. He will shortly enter the studio and record his new solo album, due to be released later this year. John Norum released his first solo album “Total Control” in 1987 and has made eight solo albums in total since then.
The latest album “Play Yard Blues” came out in 2010. John has been working with Deep Purple’s frontman Glenn Hughes and Don Dokken over the past years so don’t be surprised if there will be some other international guest appearances on the forthcoming album. He will play live both as a solo artist and with EUROPE in 2013. Europe will do their 30-anniversary show as the headline act on Sweden Rock Festival in June 7th. “It feels real good. I’m finally on the only real Swedish rock label with international ambitions.” (John Norum) “It’s gonna be great working with John Norum’s solo album. He’s one of the best and most respected guitarist in the world.” (Markus Tagaris – GAIN) Source: WORLD TOUR DATES – Check back often, the page is constantly updated!
– If you always loved them, you’d love them more. If you didn’t you’d have no other choice but to start loving them now. Unless you don’t like rock music! Credits: Patric Ullaeus @ Revolver.se March 23, 2012 “NOT SUPPOSED TO SING THE BLUES” VIDEOCLIP on John’s pages! – – March 22, 2012 And now the time has come for NOT SUPPOSED TO SING THE BLUES (videoclip) WORLD PREMIERE on! March 9, 2012 The time has come for NOT SUPPOSED TO SING THE BLUES (single) DIGITAL release! March 8, 2012 EUROPEAN release dates added.
April 27: Austria, Germany, Switzerland. April 30: Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, UK, Ukraine. End of April: Brazil. May 2: Italy. March 1, 2012 NOT SUPPOSED TO SING THE BLUES is the first single taken from “Bag of Bones” album.
Available on iTunes starting from March 9. Serviced to radio on March 2. Credits: Ian Haugland February 13, 2012 News from Ian Haugland about Europe’s album “Bag of Bones”: “ It ain’t over til the fat lady sings the blues Or something like that!
5 to 12 we decided to record one more track for the album. Today we were in the studio recording it and I think it turned out really good! It’s quite different from the rest of the album.
A lot more earthy, organic and laid back. Great for the dynamic aspect of the album. Mic and John working out some guitar parts for the new track.” February 10, 2012 News from Ian Haugland about Europe’s album “Bag of Bones”: “I just heard the final mixes of B.O.B It’s just amazing, so powerful, dynamic, soulful, alive. It’s by far the most rockin’ album in the history of the band. If you could run Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, UFO and Rainbow in a kitchen blender, spice it up with the sound of 2012 and make a smoothie out of it. It would surely taste like B.O.B.” February 8, 2012 News from Ian Haugland about Europe’s album “Bag of Bones”: “We did a photosession for the new album yesterday. I think we got some interesting shots.
Lots of shadows, cool poses, relaxed feeling overall.” (Photo credits: Fredrik Etoall) February 6, 2012 News from Mr Kevin Shirley about Europe’s album “Bag of Bones”: “Back to work today – last couple of mixes for the new Europe album.” January 24, 2012 New Europe album title announced: we can proudly announce the title of the new Europe album, produced by Kevin Shirley! Watch out this April/May for our 9th studio masterwork “BAG OF BONES”! /Europe January 6, 2012 Hi everyone! We’re now almost done with recording of songs. Just a few more overdubs that will be made in Stockholm next week. Kevin will start mixing in his studio round the 14th of January. We can’t wait to put this one out.
Its a wild one, thats for sure. A few small surprises as well. We’re looking at an April/May release. /Europe November 26, 2011 In the first week of December we’ll get together in the studio to do some additional recordings before it’s ready for Kevin Shirley to start mixing after Christmas. X-citing stuff! – November 13, 2011 Kevin Shirley just sent the first “ruffmixes” from some of the new songs I was blown away by “this band” I was hearing.
I have truly never heard us this sparkling of live energy on a studio album before! – November 9, 2011 EUROPE – TGIF FILM FEST 11.11.11 Starting this Friday November 11, 2011 and every Friday until the release of our new CD in April/May 2012, we’re going to post clips from our recent recording session on our official Europe Tour Blog! Please, join us for some fun to see what went on behind closed doors. It’s the least we can do for you guys to thank you for your support and inspiration.
To check it out, visit /Europe. Credits: Ian Haugland October 27, 2011 Today was the last day in the studio.
We worked on some guitar solos and backing vocals Man this album’s gonna kick your ass!!! Kevin’s now going to start mixing it all, and we’re all fXXing excited to hear the end result. – Thats us done for this time. 4 weeks 11 songs. We’re finally doing a real rock record!
Kevin’s been a real inspiration. Most stuff cut live. We have some bits and pieces left to record before christmas and then mixing in LA in January. This is some cool shit! We we always said that one day this band was going to amount to something. We’re getting there!
We’ll put some clips on here later All the best. Credits: Ian Haugland October 25, 2011 Working on guitar solos and backing vocals today, John is really burning away today!
See that guitar? It’s not really a guitar, it’s actually a part of his body ? October 24, 2011 Today we’re doing overdubs. John did some very cool slide stuff with his old Fender Telecaster and I played some weird percussion stuff Shakin’some jars with pebbles ‘n’ rattle some boxes with trash, just playing around basically! The Soul brothas Mic and Joey working on different vocal harmonies. It’s turning out real cool!
October 19, 2011 Yesterday we recorded a beautiful, powerful and emotional song. I wept like a child thru the whole session.
Kevin even had to stop the recording several times just to come in to me in the studio to comfort me and sing a soothing lullaby ? I think this will be one of our strongest songs ever! October 15, 2011 Yesterday we wrote a new song in the studio, it grew out of a really cool riff that John Norum had and then Joey came up with a great chorus. We played it over a couple of times before we pressed the “rec button”. It felt great, just like they used to record back in the 70’s.
Credits: Ian Haugland October 7, 2011 Three songs done the first week. We’re finishing each song as we go along which is an unusual but very exiting way of working for us. Every song gets its own treatment. Kevin is definitely the man for the job. This album will be a real hardcore classic rock record with the blues knocking on the door! We’re keeping busy but we will update this blog when we can. All the best.
/Europe October 6, 2011 No. Man This song is so groovy, nazty’n sexy it gets me hard, and I mean, at my age that’s a good sign!!! October 5, 2011 We just put down the second song, god damn it’s ROCKI’N’!!! Credits: Paul Bergen May 19, 2010 Mascot Records is pleased to announce the July 5th UK release date of “Play Yard Blues” – the long-awaited new studio album from Europe guitarist John Norum. Hot on the heels of Europe’s critically acclaimed 2009 album “Last Look At Eden”, Play Yard Blues is Norum’s seventh solo release, featuring seven original John Norum tracks and three covers, including Thin Lizzy’s It’s Only Money, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush’ Ditch Queen and Mountain’s Travellin’ in the Dark. The new solo album sees Norum take his guitar playing in a new direction.
While his trademark sound and distinctive style remains, the new recordings embody a bluesy rock vibe and much more soulful approach. Both mixed and produced by John Norum, Play Yard Blues was recorded in Norum’s home town of Stockholm alongside Peer Stappe (who play percussion on the album).
Norum’s long-standing Europe bandmate Mic Michaeli appears on the album, playing keyboards on several tracks. FOR INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES & ALBUM REVIEW COPIES PLEASE CONTACT: Peter Noble & Will Taylor @ Noble PR Consultancy Ltd 2 Prospero Road, London, N19 3RF Tel: +44 (0) 207 272 7772 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Source: Noble PR Consultancy March, 2010 PLAY YARD BLUES is the title of John Norum’s new solo album, out May 17, 2010 on Mascot Records.
This may prove to be an apt moment to discuss the state of the union. But I’m not talking about the U.S. State of the Union here, but rather the state of the European Union. According to some sources, things aren’t looking very good in Brussels when it comes to their view of America. And while President Trump has certainly been a major driver of distress among some European leaders, they’re worried about a sea change which could be the new normal in Euro-American relations.
Michael Birnbaum, Brussels bureau chief covering Europe, and his Europe-focused colleague Griff Witte have which describes the ongoing turmoil. While many of the complaints being aired are rather predictable liberal/socialist concerns over an erosion of the status quo, they also reflect the shifting nature of international diplomacy in the 21st century.
They describe many of Europe’s leaders as basically keeping an eye on the clock and hoping they can ride out the Trump presidency, but even after he eventually leaves office, they’re worried that things won’t snap back to the old normal. Trump may not be an aberration that can be waited out, with his successor likely to push reset after four or eight years of fraught ties. Instead, the blend of unilateralism, nationalism and protectionism Trump embodies may be the new American normal. “It is dawning on a number of European players that Trump may not be an outlier,” said Josef Janning, head of the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign Relations. “More and more people are seeing it as a larger change in the United States.” Even before Trump was elected, Europeans sensed that Washington’s traditional role as guarantor of the continent’s security and stability was slipping away, and that post-World War II ties were fading along with the generations that forged them. But Trump’s seeming delight in smashing transatlantic bonds — and the lack of domestic constraints on his ability to do so — has signaled, Janning said, that the basis for Western strength and peace for 70-plus years “probably won’t come back.” This editorial piece paints a rather dismal picture of the leadership inside the EU right now. The authors focus heavily on the anger (or at least disappointment) of many EU leaders in Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran deal, but it goes much further than that.
European Council President Donald Tusk is quoted as saying of Trump, “ With friends like that, who needs enemies?” He goes on to dismiss, “ the capricious assertiveness of the American administration.” The situation in Germany is, in their view, becoming particularly problematic, with a majority of Germans seeing their relationship with America deteriorating. The cover of Der Spiegel last week sums it up nicely. IMAGE: Cover of German magazine Der Spiegel — The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) Underlying all of the quotes and interpretations is a common theme.
The old way of doing business seems to be crumbling. And by that, they mean (and specifically admit in a few cases) that Europe has relied on both American money and military might to build their own version of western culture ever since World War 2. They didn’t need to invest in their own military (and Germany’s ) because the United States was the superpower that would always stop anyone else from attacking them, and foot the bill to boot. They could build their economies and arrange all manner of favorable trade deals, including using government subsidies to warp the markets, secure in the knowledge that America wouldn’t do anything about it. All the while, America fell further into debt and our military was strained to the breaking point. And then came Trump.
It was probably surprising to the Europeans that many Americans responded strongly and positively when the President talked about unfair trade deals and the need for our allies to kick in more toward their own defense. The President is hardly universally loved at home, but the fears of these European leaders may be revealing something which wasn’t previously discussed. Whether you agree with the President on most things or not, these disparities were issues that resonated with a wide swath of the voters.
And whether Donald Trump is in office for eight years or only four, America may deliver another president who will bring the same expectations to the table. So perhaps the quoted EU leaders are correct. Perhaps the relationship has shifted on some fundamental level. And just maybe that shift was long overdue.
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