Title: Early European rock
Product review: This is the second album by Europe, on a remastered CD. Europe would of course achieve their big breakthrough in 1984 with their AOR-oriented third album, The Final Countdown. By comparison, Wings of Tomorrow (1982) is much more of a hard rock effort. Still, it contains some fine songs, which hold up very well almost three decades later. Lead singer / songwriter Joey Tempest had an intuitive gift for melody, which really comes through on this album. The title track, along with Storm Wind and Scream of Anger are the most metallic songs, and feature powerful guitar work by John Norum. Some of the others are a bit slower, but still very engaging. This is an underrated CD. The only caveat is that at nine songs and one short instrumental, it runs only 38 minutes. Of the two editions that are currently available, the mastering on the UK version is superior, and closer to the original sound.
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