Audio CD review:
Scorpions - Blackout

Scorpions - Blackout

Band: Scorpions Title: Blackout Rating: Release Date: 25 October, 1990 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Blackout 2: Can't Live Without You 3: No One Like You 4: You Give Me All I Need 5: Now! 6: Dynamite 7: Arizona 8: China White 9: When The Smoke Is Going Down

Editoral Review S. German heavy metal marauders Scorpions recorded seven studio records before breaking in to the U. market in 1982 with Blackout. The album became the group's first platinum disc in the U. S. , and the dynamic single "No One Like You" became a staple of album rock radio. While the Scorpions had created powerful anthems and epic rockers in the past, Blackout mixed the ingredients just right. The title track was an endorphin rush of fast-riffing guitars and electrified, high-pitched vocals that culminated with the sound of shattering glass. "Can't Live Without You" was a powerful melange of flash, firepower, and pure melody, and the slow, surging "China White" sounded like a psychedelic interpretation of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir. " After years of ignored visas, Scorpions had finally arrived in America. --Jon Wiederhorn .. You can see a complete list of all Scorpions discography, or go back to the Scorpions tabs