The Final Countdown 'n Out of This World with Europe

Both their albums of the late 80's were almost impossible to miss. The band from my home country went out to the world, possibly all the way to Venus and/or Mars. And maybe now(?) when we finally have counted down to zero(?) we are going out of this world (?) and into some other world(?).

Anyway, completing what I wasn't able to hear then... finally repeating these soft metal tracks, syntesized by Michaeli, made by Tempest. It really became a public pop combination, a solution to the polarisation between hard guitar groups and synthpopish schlagers.

Realise now Out of This World (-88) has stronger melodies and less empty space passages, though I never owned nor listened to it as much as The Final Countdown (-86) whose three first breakthrough tracks seemed enough for making a completely historic record. But if Europe would've waited two years, then melting half of each album into one - it should have been among our world's 100 greatest. Yet it probably would've been to late by then - to press the most successful keys on the universal keyboard...




most Loving songs: TIME HAS COME and OPEN YOUR HEART

most growing Strong songs: CHEROKEE and JUST THE BEGINNING

most Strange songs: THE FINAL COUNTDOWN and TOWER'S CALLIN'

most Smart songs: NINJA and SUPERSTITIOUS

most Sexy songs: LOVE CHASER and READY OR NOT

most Beautiful songs: CARRIE and COAST TO COAST

most Amusing songs: ROCK THE NIGHT and NEVER SAY DIE!


Overall Albums

5 // 7 compositions

6 // 6 instrumentations

7 // 7 playin' feeling /singin' feeling

4 // 5 philosophy

3 // 3 timeline (order of tracks)

5 // 2 concept (titles, cover picture)

7 // 5 historical importance

= 37 // 35


I now give 1-7 for each cathegory
where 3 is good and total possible 7 X 7 = 49 never exist(?)




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