DESCRIPTION:
“FACE IT LIVE ‘97” is a live album by John Norum, the guitarist and founder of the Swedish hard rock band Europe.

In the end of 1997 John put together a live band for a Japanese tour, these shows being recorded for the “FACE IT LIVE ‘97” album. Joining him on stage were Michael Schenker Group and Great King Rat vocalist Leif Sundin and his Great King Rat colleague Anders Fästader (previously known as Anders Nilsson).

“FACE IT LIVE ‘97” was released by Zero in Japan. The album was released later in Sweden too, but once again a wrong promotion killed it. Shrapnel took off four tracks and released it in the US.

"FACE IT LIVE '97" album is a really brilliant collection of live tracks from John Norum's solo albums "Total Control", "Face The Truth", "Worlds Away", "Another Destination"; and also it includes two Europe songs and "Thin Lizzy" cover "Opium Trail".

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Track list:
01. "Face the Truth" (John Norum, Glenn Hughes)
02. "Night Buzz" (J.Norum, Henrik Hildén, Michelle Meldrum) 05:15
03. "Make a Move" (J.Norum, Kelly Keeling, Alan Lorber) 08:47
04. "Good Man Shining" (G.Hughes, J.Norum, Mats Attaque, Micke Höglund, Thomas Broman) 13:40
05. "Wishing Well" (Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, John Bundrick) 16:59
06. "Where the Grass is Green" (J.Norum, K.Keeling) 21:29
07. "Resurrection Time" (J.Norum, K.Keeling, A.Lorber) 25:25
08. "Opium Trail" (Brian Downey, Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham) 30:30
09. "In Your Eyes" (G.Hughes, J.Norum, Peter Baltes) 35:44
10. "Blind" (J.Norum, Marcel Jacob) 40:22
11. "C.Y.R." (J.Norum, K.Keeling, Simon Wright) 44:26
12. Guitar Solo (J.Norum) 49:54
13. "Heart of Stone" (Joey Tempest) 53:33
14. "From Outside In" (P.Baltes, J.Norum, K.Keeling) 57:11
15. "Let Me Love You" (J.Norum, M.Jacob) 01:03:10
16. "Scream of Anger" (J.Tempest, M.Jacob) 01:06:45
John Norum – guitars, vocals
Leif Sundin – lead vocals, guitars
Anders Fästader – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Henrik Hildén – drums