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It's so killer in fact that it was featured in the Power Rangers movie 11 years later. The song is named after the Enola Gay, the USAAF B-29 Superfortress bomber that carried Little Boy, the first atomic bomb to be used in an act of war, dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, killing more than 100,000 of its citizens. It encompasses everything the 80s rock scene was about. It follows the same melody as the main synth riff from the beginning, but once that triplet tapping comes in it turns the killer knob to fucking 17. Imagine a man where it all began A scientist pacing the floor In each nation, always eager to explore To build the best big stick To turn the winning trick. As with all VH solos, it shreds and has some cool techniques, but the solo after the 3rd chorus stands out. RUSH ' Manhattan Project ' Imagine a time when it all began In the dying days of a war A weapon that would settle the score Whoever found it first would be sure to do their worst. The bridge after the 2nd verse has this very uplifting and dreamy quality, as sammy sings a series of notes that will begin tears to your eyes. However 2 parts in this song stand out for their inherent beauty. The verses have this intense and driving feel, but the chorus is the best part, with Alex switching to the crash, and the synth giving us some huge and beautiful chords. Robert Oppenheimer and other scientists around the world who were engaged in nuclear weapons research, A place, the Los Alamos facility in New Mexico at which American scientists carried out their work, A man, Paul Tibbets, pilot of the bomber Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The intro has this very dreamy and triumphant feel, with the sawtooth and acoustic guitars working together, with the section after having the same feel, as Eddie throws in some little guitar ditties and whammy bar moves.