Countdown (track)
by Rush

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Countdown by Rush
Year: 1982
From the album Signals (track #8)
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 72 votes)
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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 72 votes)
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 !		05/14/2026 15:48 Pavloss  Ratings distribution  2,37860/100
 
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80/100
From 02/09/2019 02:39 | #231605
A little subdued given the subject matter, but it still works well, especially the pre-dawn sequence. It just feels like it should have had more of a climax.
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From 09/23/2017 18:13 | #198611
Decent track, wish something else closed the album though. Cool lyrics based off of an event they witnessed, but nothing very musically interesting.
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From 03/13/2016 19:19 | #161855
Too bad this album has to finish witha fade-out. Great song though.
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