Live! Visions of Europe is a live album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 7 July 1998 through Noise Records. The album was recorded on two dates in Italy and Greece during the band's tour for their 1997 album Visions.
| Live! Visions of Europe | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 7 July 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 11 September 1997 in Milan; 14 September 1997 in Athens | |||
| Genre | Power metal, neoclassical metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 98:17 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Timo Tolkki | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
editDisc 1
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Requiem" | Timo Tolkki | Tolkki | Intermission | 1:34 |
| 2. | "Forever Free" | Timo Kotipelto | Tolkki | Visions | 6:35 |
| 3. | "The Kiss of Judas" | Kotipelto | Tolkki | Visions | 6:39 |
| 4. | "Father Time" | Kotipelto, Richard Johnson | Tolkki | Episode | 5:09 |
| 5. | "Distant Skies" | Tolkki | Tolkki | Fourth Dimension | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Season of Change" | Tolkki | Tolkki | Episode | 7:18 |
| 7. | "Speed of Light" | Kotipelto | Tolkki | Episode | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Twilight Symphony" | Tolkki | Tolkki | Fourth Dimension | 7:16 |
| 9. | "Holy Solos" | (instrumental) | Tolkki, others | Visions; excerpts from "Hava Nagila" | 11:14 |
| Total length: | 53:53 | ||||
Disc 2
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Visions (Southern Cross)" | Tolkki | Tolkki | Visions | 10:11 |
| 2. | "Will The Sun Rise" | Kotipelto | Tolkki | Episode | 6:57 |
| 3. | "Forever" | Tolkki | Tolkki | Episode | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Black Diamond" | Kotipelto | Tolkki | Visions | 6:14 |
| 5. | "Against The Wind" | Tolkki, Kotipelto | Tolkki | Fourth Dimension | 5:46 |
| 6. | "Paradise" | Tolkki | Tolkki | Visions | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Legions" | Tolkki | Tolkki | Visions | 6:35 |
| Total length: | 44:24 | ||||
Personnel
edit- Stratovarius
- Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals
- Timo Tolkki – guitar, background vocals, record producer
- Jens Johansson – keyboards
- Jörg Michael – drums
- Jari Kainulainen – bass guitar
- Additional credits
- Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
- Mika Jussila – mastering
Charts
edit| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] | 6 |
References
edit- ^ Ravelin, Antti J. "Live Visions of Europe - Stratovarius". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ "Stratovarius: Live! - Visions Of Europe" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 20, 2024.