- Audio CD
- Number of Discs: 1
- ASIN: B000001F4V
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #187,400 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Bad Boys Running Wild |
| 2. Rock You Like A Hurricane |
| 3. I'm Leaving You |
| 4. Coming Home |
| 5. The Same Thrill |
| 6. Big City Nights |
| 7. As Soon As The Good Times Roll |
| 8. Crossfire |
| 9. Still Loving You |
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Their most successful album - and with good reason,
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This review is from: Love At First Sting (Audio CD)
Love At First Sting (1984.) Scorpions' ninth album.By the time 1984 had rolled around, the Scorpions had succeeded at becoming one of the world's most popular and successful heavy metal acts. Every album they had released to date was excellent, and there was no denying that. But it was their ninth studio album, Love At First Sting, released in 1984, that would give the band their status as living legends. Does this album deserve its position as their most popular one of all, or is it just a subpar release from the German metal legends? Read on for my review. To put it simply, this album is more than worthy of all the praise that fans give it. The most obvious good thing about this album are the three huge hits that can be found here. First off is the band's biggest hit of all, Rock You Like A Hurricane. The band never released a song before this one that achieved similar successes, and never would. It's arena-style power rock at its finest. And then, of course, we have Big City Nights. This power rocker also became a pretty big hit, and it deserves its lofty reputation. The third and final of the big hits is the band's most famous ballad to date - Still Loving You. This isn't their best ballad by any means, but it is their most popular, and one of their finest efforts. And, of course, the excellent tracks on this album are not limited to just the hits. Once again, the band serves up an album consisting mostly of hard and heavy fast-paced tracks - solid proof that these guys are NOT a glam metal band, despite what some idiots think. Also, as with most Scorpions albums, there are a few ballads. It's amazing that these guys, who are best at shelling out fast and furious rockers, can succeed at creating such excellent ballads. All in all, this album deserves its position as the band's most popular album. I do have one slight complaint about this reissue, though (as opposed to the other Scorpions reissues) - following the release of this album but preceeded the release of their next full-length release, Savage Amusement, the band released a single-only track, which was a cover of the Who classic I Can't Explain. The record company should have added this track on this album as a bonus track, but obviously, they didn't. Oh well, it's still a great album. And besides, if you really want that track but you don't want to hunt down the single, it's on most of the band's hits compilations. Overall, this is one hell of an album that is more than worthy of the praise it has been given so often over the years. I wouldn't necessarily call this the band's best album - they have so many excellent albums that it's hard to select an overall best. If you're a fan of eighties heavy metal, do not hesitate to add Love At First Sting to your collection.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great,
By "dream_on_2003" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Love At First Sting (Audio CD)
This is one of the greatest records ever released. The music, lyrics, and vocals all go perfectly. Everyone should at least listen to the album once.
4.0 out of 5 stars
The last great album from these German champions of steel.,
By Mattowarrior "Mattowarrior" (Madison, WI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Love At First Sting (Audio CD)
In the eighties, The Scorpions would undergo a transformation not unlike another classic metal band, Judas Priest. Priest had shed many trappings of their more epic 70's sound in favor of more streamlined songwriting and a (somewhat) more commercial sheen. The Scorpions did the same, and by 1984 this transformation had been complete. Uli Jon Roth was nothing but a distant memory, and the most well known line up of The Scorpions had found their place. Love at First Sting still remains a great album, maybe not up to par with their 70's material but strong just the same. It has a very sleek sound that would later be copied by lesser bands who sought to capture the sleekness and commercial potential in this type of production. However, the songs still count, and they still rock, probably more than their previous album, Blackout. It begins with the rocker Bad Boys Running Wild, then to the anthem (the overplayed infamous) Rock You Like a Hurricane, and then to the more speedy songs Coming Home and Same Thrill. No Scorpions album would be complete without some experimentation, and this is in the epic anti cold war track, Crossfire. The ballad Still Loving You is their strongest ballad since the seventies, and the other songs have their own strengths as well. Too bad they hired outside songwriters and so on to try to duplicate the magic later. They couldn't. The Scorpions are the original "pop metal" band, but I mean that in a good way. Their songs are catchy and concise (even in the Roth era though maybe not on Lonesome Crow which I do love btw) and have a keen sense of melody and the bite that they possess keeps the songs from being "pop" in a bad way. Like a Heavy Metal Beatles (early) in a way. Get this, you should already have it!
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