Audio CD review:
Scorpions - Fly to the Rainbow

Scorpions - Fly to the Rainbow

Band: Scorpions Title: Fly to the Rainbow Rating: Release Date: 22 February, 1988 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Speedy's Coming 2: They Need a Million 3: Drifting Sun 4: Fly People Fly 5: This Is My Song 6: Far Away 7: Fly to the Rainbow

Customer Reviews real Scorpions The songwriting was also much better back in the 70's. Before the Scorpions turned into another faceless hard rock 80's rock band, they were quite unique in the mid 70's the way they combined psychedelic, hippie and hard rock/heavy metal musical ideas. Hard rock that didn't sound cheesy but instead sounded really exciting and powerful. The title song has some progressive rock elements, because the song builds to other musical themes, each one immediately fantastic upon hearing them. I love the lead singers voice on this track. "Speedy's Coming" is a really speedy metal song. This was before heavy metal became very ordinary and overstayed its welcome. "This Is My Song" is probably the Scorpions idea of a pop/rock melody, and you know what, it works really well. The verse melody and chorus rules, and no one has mentioned it yet, but the guitar solo is REALLY melodic. "Far Away" truly rules. It's a very dreamy and psychedelic track that everyone should appreciate. I love the song. Overall, the Scorpions of old are long gone, but the fantastic music remains available on compact disc all these years later. A Scorpion is Born " It is not as commercially known as their 1980's releases, but it is nonetheless packed full of great music driven by intricately woven guitar work around great drumming and vocals. You can hear the early talent of the Scorpions shining through on "Rainbow. I began listening to the music on Fly to the Rainbow as far back as 1983. . . and continue to play it today. It is definitely a keeper! . Awesome. The songs are very trippy in some spots and very definitely in the 70's psychedelic rock. This is an awesome album. Great guitar work. The only negative is that the album is short. . . You can see a complete list of all Scorpions discography, or go back to the Scorpions tabs