Kee Marcello The Truth About Europe + 40 Years of Rock

In this exclusive interview, legendary rock guitarist Kee Marcello sits down to look back on an incredible 40-year journey in rock 'n' roll—from fronting Swedish glam-rock pioneers Easy Action and topping global charts with Europe, to his brand-new band and album, Out of This World. Kee opens up about: The 40-Year Journey: How Easy Action became the first Swedish rock band signed to a major US label (Sire Records). Europe & The Stadium Era: Touring the world on the Out of This World and Prisoners in Paradise tours alongside rock giants like Def Leppard. Unheard Material: The story behind songs originally written for Europe that found a new life decades later. Out of This World: Teaming up with vocalist Tommy Heart, bassist Ken Sandin, drummer Darby Todd, and legendary producer Ron Nevison (Kiss, Survivor, Heart). The Final Word on Europe Reunions: Why he’s looking forward rather than looking back. ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction: 40 Years of Melodic Rock 00:50 – Is Melodic Rock Making a Comeback? 03:24 – The Birth of Out of This World 07:38 – Resurrecting Lost Tracks from the Europe Days 10:33 – Modernizing the 1980s Rock Sound 13:07 – Working with Producer Ron Nevison 16:35 – 40 Years Since Easy Action: Breaking the US Market 20:13 – Touring Stadiums, Mumbai & Wild Festival Stories 24:14 – Missed Collaborations & Rock Heroes (Rod Stewart) 28:10 – The Big Question: Would Kee Ever Return to Europe? 29:00 – Wrap-up & What's Next 🎸 Listen & Follow: Check out the debut album from Out of This World available on all streaming platforms! If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to Like, Subscribe, and hit the Notification Bell for more deep-dive classic rock interviews and music retrospectives. #KeeMarcello #Europe #ClassicRock #OutofThisWorld #TheFinalCountdown #EasyAction #MelodicRock #80sRock #GuitarHero #MusicInterview Re-live what a great band they were as well especially live https://amzn.to/42lK8Po Europe's Kee Marcello looking back at 4 decades plus in the music business including the time spent with Europe back in the days of ultimate excess in the 1980's and back up to date talking about a great solo album he released and could there be a return to Europe in the future. As ever with musicians fromthis era the strories are memorable and make you yearn for the great times we all had back then. #europe #europeband #thefinalcountdown #keemarcello #joeytempest