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THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
"Cos'altro?!"
I can honestly say this was the most important rock song in my life. After the first listen on my cheap radio-cassette player
back in 86 it changed my view upon the music world dramatically... within estimated 30 seconds I knew it was something special.
I personally don't see it as a monument, as some of you stated. At least not in the 1st line. Just put aside the historic dimension (which is not easy)...
...what remains is an incredibly BRILLIANT composition. Everything feels so right there.
It begins with basic things like the perfect tempo and the right groove. the chords in the verse & the solo.
Furthermore the remarkable main theme... and above all, the extra-terrestrial guitar solo.
That song is second to none... and no 2000 version and no karaoke-crap-talent show can destroy it!
However I'd be happy with the 2nd place in this battle, a better result than expected.