Hehe i don't regret itION BRITTON wrote:Too much Wallop and Tyrant has its consequences. Be careful, Vag.Fucking Åmål wrote:I like only the World Wide Live everything else i have heard from Scorpions doesn't seem to interest me.
Amen! I have never been great fan of live albums but I just can't get enought of Tokyo Tapes! There is just something in the atmosphere of it, audience+band. Something strange Japanese thing? I just get this feeling that people are really listening to the music?omen of hate wrote: The "Tokyo Tapes" double-lp is fantastic, one of the best live album ever recorded imo, "Virgin Killers" is my favorite album. I lost interest in SCORPIONS just after "Black out" album.
I applaud to you appreciating World Wide Live as this was my very first record and I value it very very high! besides that, not likeing "anything else" doesn't make too much sense as all the killer tunes from Lovedrive, Animal Magnetism, Blackout and Love at First Sting are on that one, and if you like those, you need to check the studio albums! Plus you would miss the complete Uli Jon Roth era which I would consider high treason for any German Metal enthusiastFucking Åmål wrote:I like only the World Wide Live everything else i have heard from Scorpions doesn't seem to interest me.
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. I have the impression that internationally, that might differ a bit. Yeah I really like Humanity too. I skipped Unbreakable because Eye to Eye was so bad, but now that I know better I need to pick it up. I saw them last fall and they were fantastic. Went with my wife and she enjoyed it too but she said she was surprised at just how metal the show was. They definitely are heavier live, even today.msp wrote:Great band. One of my favourites. So many great songs.
Tokyo Tapes, Lovedrive, Aninal Magnetism, Love at First Sting. All great albums.
I felt they lost the plot with "Eye to Eye" in 1999 but they have certainly put it back on track with the last two: Unbreakable and Humanity Hour 1.
It was a real pleasure to see them live last July.
Yeah, I noticed that when I was in Europe a couple of years ago - and not just in Germany. In Australia for example, Scorpions were never really a big mainstream band (except for Winds of change) and have never toured here, so there isn't the same 'cringe' factor that many metalheads have regarding more commercial bands. We never had their '80s songs shoved down our throats to the extent that European kids did, so we didn't have that natural aversion to overcome.I wrote something about eras and albums in the other thread and don't want to repeat everything - an aspect I'd like to add is, that in Germany they seem not to be as high regarded as anywhere else.. maybe I don't have the global perspective to judge, but here, Scorpions have since the 80s (from where I can tell..) been surrounded by some kind of.. cheesiness - admitting you are a Scorpions fan is somehow.. a little bit embarassing . I have the impression that internationally, that might differ a bit.
Start with 'Taken By Force' then try 'Blackout'!!!! Killllllllerr!Noisenik wrote:So I'll have to check them out one day.
Accept is in the same league IMO!Noisenik wrote:I wonder how were bands like Faithful Breath influenced by them if they were. They were contemporaries, right? Debut of both groups came out in 1973 if my records are set properly.
one thing that is indeed annoying is the big deal everyone makes here about how that one made the iron curtain come down, which is absolutely ridiculous. this song is a pain in the ass - and I love the other ballads as Still Loving You or Holiday, but those have at least some heavy guitars in them instead of stupid whistling..convent guilt wrote:(except for Winds of change)
they indeed hit the bottom with Eye to Eye, but Unbreakable rocked again! Although Humanity is slightly better. Even Pure Instinct has its moments, and Face the Heat was quite good imoKeir wrote:I skipped Unbreakable because Eye to Eye was so bad, but now that I know better I need to pick it up.
I don't really know if SCORPIONS had some influences on ACCEPT, after the massive commercial success of "Love at first Sting", ACCEPT came out with "Metal Heart". This album is great but ACCEPT-sound is more polished, some songs were more soft than before and sounded like a heavier-SCORPIONS : "Midnight Mover", "Screaming for a Love Bite", ...Korgüll wrote:Accept is in the same league IMO!Noisenik wrote:I wonder how were bands like Faithful Breath influenced by them if they were. They were contemporaries, right? Debut of both groups came out in 1973 if my records are set properly.
