This article is  from the newspaper Alsace Presse published on August 12, 2004. Here the retranscription of it.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

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One of the headlights groups of hard rock FM of the 80' S made its return on the French scene day before yesterday to <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:PERSONNAME productid="la Foire" u1:st="on">the Fair</ST1:PERSONNAME> with the wines of Colmar after more than ten years of absence. The Swedes of Europe convinced a public very fan.<o:p></o:p>

Smooth, long hair and châtains replaced the fair ringlets which made the reputation of the Swedish quintet. Ian Haugland, the drumer, even sacrificed his hair for a shaven cranium worthy of our national Barthez.<o:p></o:p>

The former shopgirls, become of sizeable thirty year, low acknowledge to still grip some for beautiful Joey Tempest, leader charismatic of Europe, return on scene after ten years of silence. For its only French date of a European round, the Swedish group chose <ST1:PERSONNAME productid="la Foire" u1:st="on">the Fair</ST1:PERSONNAME> with the wines. And the 4 000 fans, whose métaleux pure the and hard ones which raised day before yesterday imposing tattooings and tee-shirts Judas Priest, Wasp or Sepultura, awaited impatiently the show of the guy of north.
History to show that the flame is always there, Joey Tempest and his friends start extremely with Seven doors aggressive hotel, the singer showing with agility that it can juggle without evil with his micro door.
"I can feel it! "
At 41 years, hopping and obviously happy to find its public, Tempest connects with Wings of tomorrow, piece heavy drawn from the second album. Very accessory, the Scandinavian rockers ignite the scene of the theatre of full air. The unfolded arms, stuck on the wall of baffles which spits a line of low, Joey carry out the dance "It' S has fantastic evening. I can feel it! ", it, any smile launches.
The singer threads a dry guitar and gratifie the public of a version acoustic of Carrie, the magic ballade that any group of hard rock must compose. A memorable solo of John Norum leaves to pantois the skeptics. Ian Haugland makes some as much with its rods and proposes with the public a sympathetic duet.
The first recall makes the beautiful share with the tubes of the formation with Cherokee, homage to the Indians of America, and Rock  the night. Second recall, the group interprets an extract (Start from the dark) of the future album which should leave this autumn. And then the apotheosis comes, which the public had awaited for one hour thirty. The melody very eighties of the keyboard of Michaeli announces final The countdown. Five last minutes of happiness and energy. <o:p></o:p>

N.R. (author of the article)

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