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Europe – The Final Countdown [Remastered Edition] (2001, Sony Music Entertainment/Epic Records/Legacy Recordings)
Original Release: 1986, Epic Records

Track Listing:
1. “The Final Countdown” … 5:11
2. “Rock the Night” … 4:03
3. “Carrie” … 4:30
4. “Danger on the Track” … 3:45
5. “Ninja” … 3:46
6. “Cherokee” … 4:13
7. “Time Has Come” … 4:01
8. “Heart of Stone” … 3:46
9. “On the Loose” … 3:08
10. “Love Chaser” … 3:33
BONUS TRACKS
11. “The Final Countdown” [Live] … 5:12
12. “Danger on the Track” [Live] … 4:00
13. “Carrie” [Live] … 4:40

Band:
Joey Tempest – Vocals
John Norum – Guitars
John Levén – Bass
Ian Haugland – Drums
Mic Michaeli – Keyboard

Produced by: Kevin Elson

Just about anyone who has been to a sporting event is familiar with “The Final Countdown”. And that may have been humorous the first few times it was played, that song is over 20 years old and it’s time to stop. It’s not cute anymore. Anyway, the song is gloriously cheesy as is the rest of this pop-metal masterpiece.

“Carrie” was a big hit ballad for the band, and it’s a great one, but songs like “Rock the Night” and “Cherokee” have proven to me this band really has legs and can rock when they want to. It was actually thanks to The Boneyard channel on XM Radio that convinced me to buy this album because for a while, they kept playing both of those songs.

The album is definitely cheesy all around, there’s just some albums that CANNOT be blasted on your car stereo with the windows down, but it’s a really fun pop-metal album.

Highlights: “The Final Countdown”, “Rock the Night”, “Carrie”, “Danger on the Track”, “Ninja”, Cherokee”

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