Bonus material includes interviews with all of the band members from 2006, a picture gallery, a biography, and the band revisiting the Final Countdown recording studio in Switzerland. The interviews, in particular, were quite fascinating because each of the guys talked candidly about their rise to fame, dealing with the sudden and incredible success, John Norum quitting the band at the height of their fame, and their eventual fall from grace. At a generous 34-minutes in length, longtime fans should be very pleased.
In 2003, Europe's Final Countdown lineup reunited, and a new album and tour followed in 2004. 2005's Live From The Dark concert DVD, which I have not yet seen, was a document of that tour. Europe toured the world again this year and released their latest album, Secret Society, in October of 2006. The new album has a more updated, much heavier, sound that just may be impressive enough to fuel a successful comeback for the band.
I still get the occasional urge to throw on some classic 80's hair metal and just rock the hell out, and this DVD fed that urge quite nicely. The Final Countdown Tour 1986 documents a killer performance from one of the most popular, and often reviled, hair metal bands of the 80's, and Europe fans would be negligent not to check it out.
Set List
01. The Final Countdown
02. Wings Of Tomorrow
03. Ninja
04. Carrie
05. On The Loose
06. Drum Solo
07. Cherokee
08. The Time Has Come
09. Open Your Heart
10. Rock The Night
11. Stormwind
12. Dance The Night Away
13. Reprise: The Final Countdown
Performance 7/10
Production 7/10
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