Best of 1982-2000 [Import]

Best of 1982-2000 [Import]

Track Listings

1. In The Future To Come

2. Seven Doors Hotel

3. Stormwind

4. Open Your Heart

5. Scream Of Anger

6. Dreamer

7. The Final Countdown

8. On Broken Wings

9. Rock The Night

10. Carrie

11. Cherokee

12. Superstitious

13. Ready Or Not

14. Prisoners In Paradise (Single Edit)

15. I'll Cry For You (Acoustic Version)

16. Sweet Love Child

17. Yesterday's News

18. The Final Countdown 2000 (Edit)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Updated version of 1982-1992 'Best Of' now includes 'The Final Countdown 2000' (Edit) as a bonus track plus the previously unreleased 'Sweet Love Child'. 18 tracks in all. 1999 release. Standard jewel case.

Tracks:

In The Future To Come
Seven Doors Hotel
Stormwind
Open Your Heart
Scream Of Anger
Dreamer
The Final Countdown
On Broken Wings
Rock The Night
Carrie
Cherokee
Superstitious
Ready Or Not
Prisoners In Paradise (Single Edit)
I'll Cry For You (Acoustic Version)
Sweet Love Child
Yesterday's News
The Final Countdown 2000 (Edit)

Album Description

Updated version of 1982-1992 'Best Of' now includes 'The Final Countdown 2000' (Edit) as a bonus track plus the previously unreleased 'Sweet Love Child'. 18 tracks in all. 1999 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

One-hit wonder? NOT!.......2006-03-05

Has Europe milked and continue to milk the hell out of "FC"? Maybe, but wouldn't you, too? The song continues to be played at sports stadiums around the world, not unlike "We Will Rock You" and "Rock and Roll, Part 2."

But I've got a problem with anyone calling this band a one-trick pony. "Cherokee", "Superstitious" and of course "Carrie" were all big hits. Did the band fizzle out? Yes, but no sooner than any other band of the pop-metal era (I hate the term "hair band" - it's a silly moniker that VH1 types created about 5 years ago to belittle the era that has nothing to do with the music at all - the Slayer guys, and any other thrash band for that matter, all kept long hair, and most still do, so does that make them "hair bands," too???).

The other complaint is about these bands "glamming" it up back in the day. HELLO... can somebody say STAGE COSTUMES??? Anybody who knows anything about show business (and the music business is show business, folks, face it) is that an EXAGGERATED STAGE PERSONA sells... you need to look no further than the likes of Marilyn Manson and all the goth/glam copycats he spawned. It's just an attention-grabber that adds a little color to the show.

The point is bands like this can still go out on the road and get fannies in the seats, without having to resort to having 20 bands on the bill to be able to fill the venue.

That said, this is pretty good compilation. There's some b-sides, some acoustic and all the essential tracks if you're not looking to go buy the full albums or you're just trying to get a taster.

\soapbox now turned off\:)

continental drift.......2003-08-30

A minor hit during the heady days of hairspray heavy metal (1986's Final Countdown) is a flimsy excuse to try and sell this flamboyant flop of lipstuck apocalyptic axe-abusers as 18 year veterans of the biz, rather than the footnote in `80s trivia cheese they really are. To be sure, make-up kit metal posturing never got much worse than this; a one-hit wonder bucket of buffoonery long on shellacked mullets and glittery glovies but desperately short on brains, balls and tact. This 18 track debacle of constipated lung flapping, pedal-effected riffing and pompously inflated apocalypsyncing (Final Countdown, Scream of Anger, Rock the Night, Carrie) works only as a nice reply to lead leather n' bouffant boy Joey Tempest's screeching query `Who will survive, in the future to come?' It's a relief to report that future is here and Europe aren't. Sorry we missed the funeral boys.

Don't waste the extra money just for a dance remix!.......2001-12-13

Europe released five studio albums, but there are over 20 "Best of" albums by them!
Sony Music sure knew to make money on this band;
Ironically, they are probably the main reason for Europe splitting up in 1992...

So in 2000, Sony decided to re-release the OFFICIAL "Best of" album "1982-1992", this time with the VERY original and creative title "1982-2000"...

So, what's new? Well, there are two things:
A new front cover and the radio version of "The Final Countdown 2000".
That's it! EVERYTHING else is the same as on "1982-1992"!
The inside booklet is the same as before, and so are the 17 other tracks.

Originally Europe wanted to put two previoulsy unreleased songs on "1982-2000": "Here Comes the Night" and "Mr. Government Man".
Rumours say that there were two more tracks too, and "Break Free" was supposedly one of them.

But money talks... Sony said "no" and included "TFC 2000"...
How *** is that, choosing a well-known (and ***) dance remix over studio material never released before??

BUT! Back to the album: This compilation has a good (but not perfect) choice of songs from the studio albums, as well as a couple of songs previoulsy only used as B-sides for singles.
If you've just got to know Europe, then this could be something for you.

But even though it's great, I have to say: Don't buy it!
Buy the original "1982-1992" instead! "TFC 2000" is NOT worth the extra money!
And while you're at it, buy the re-release of "Prisoners in Paradise" too.
There you'll find two bonus tracks: "Mr. Government Man" and "Long Time Comin'".

1982-2000: What a wasted opportunity for a re-release...

[3 CDs / 37 Rare Live and Unreleased Songs] WBCN "Alternative Rock" Naked Series "A Collection of Live and Unreleased Performances"
Average customer rating:
[3 CDs / 37 Rare Live and Unreleased Songs] WBCN "Alternative Rock" Naked Series "A Collection of Live and Unreleased Performances"
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000FGAIP6