Guest Nevermortal Report post Posted April 1, 2003 Fear this song. It rules so much. That, and the cover by Children of Bodom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CoreyLazarus416 Report post Posted April 1, 2003 It just might be their one good song... ...and it just might be one of the coolest songs ever wriiten. I must download the Children Of Bodom cover... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted April 2, 2003 I had the cassette of that when I was kid. No shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest areacode212 Report post Posted April 2, 2003 I'm listening to the Children of Bodom version right now. The song just isn't the same without the ultra-cheesy synth intro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted April 2, 2003 I love the allmusic review: One of the most glorious launches in history, the title track for the thrice platinum The Final Countdown, is so bombastically brilliant, such glorious garbage, that this nuclear hair assault could only spew from the vacuous '80s. But full-tilt follow-up "Rock the Night" rules also: "You know it ain't easy/Running out of thrills." Sure, "Carrie" comes off a consummate butane ballad, but her sales figures account for this reissue. Meanwhile, the rest of the disc packs so much power that Swedish superheroes Europe get away with all the processed pretension. In fact, the lofty ambition of "Danger on the Track," "Ninja," and "Cherokee" (each as tasty as its title) combines with heated drive and hot delivery to meld The Final Countdown into a unique portrait of propulsive prog and a worthy addition to any hard rock collection. This is the story; this is the legend told by Teutonic guitars and predictable keyboards ringing pure and hurtling through each and every convention perfectly. Honestly, the tacked-on carbon-copy live cuts won't change your life (all '80s reissues should have a video) and this is such a brilliant feat without 'em. The quintet's big-boy Epic inaugural, The Final Countdown deftly combines the Valhalla victory of Europe's heroic debut with the American poodle pomposity that devoured the band. You could live without The Final Countdown, but why? Now we wait for the first to be remastered. — Doug Stone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted April 2, 2003 You're awfully fond of that thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest meanmaisch Report post Posted April 2, 2003 Back during my backyard wrestling days, our "corporate" stable used Final Countdown as their entrance music. Looking back, it was really stupid of us to have a corporate stable considering we were high schoolers with no money, putting on wrestling shows in our backyards. Ahh, the stupidity of youth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest starvenger Report post Posted April 2, 2003 I'm listening to the Children of Bodom version right now. The song just isn't the same without the ultra-cheesy synth intro. Well, of course. The synth MAKES the song. Whenever I hear this song I get this "7th game of the finals" vibe. Anyone else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest snuffbox Report post Posted April 2, 2003 You're awfully fond of that thing. I honestly have no idea what I would do without it. Or what the world would be like without 'kickass' bands like Europe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Report post Posted April 2, 2003 "I had the cassette of that when I was kid. No shit." I still have that tape right next to Slippery When Wet and Power Windows... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest converge241 Report post Posted April 3, 2003 i liked Open Your heart off the follow up album in a cheesy hair metal ballad way Superstitous was pretty good too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2003 I had the cassette of that when I was kid. No shit. You ain't the only one, chief. I saw the video for "The Final Countdown" and "Carie" on VH1 Classic's Tueday Twoplay last week. If I owned spandex and a plethora of bandanas, I would've put them out and strutted like Joey Tempest used to do back in the day. Europe OWNS it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted April 3, 2003 Man, I wanna hear that song again. Fuck my stupid crappy computer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WhenDanSaysJump Report post Posted April 3, 2003 Let's all do the keyboard line! Baba ba ba Bababa ba baaaa Baba ba ba Bababa ba ba Ba baaaaaaaa Ba baaaaaaaa Ba baaaaaaaa Ba bababa etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest redbaron51 Report post Posted April 4, 2003 dude. this is so old and cheesy, yet fuckin awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted April 4, 2003 Sucks Donkeys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
