1. Taken By Force 2. Fly to the Rainbow 3. Virgin Killer 4. In Trance 5. Animal Magnetism 6. Love at First Sting 7. Blackout 8. Lovedrive 9. Rock Believer 10. Humanity: Hour 1 11. Crazy World 12. Savage Amusement 13. Face the Heat 14. Unbreakable 15. Sting in the Tail 16. Lonesome Crow 17. Return to Forever 18. Pure Instinct 19. Eye II Eye
Just listened to the entire discography. The one i disagree with the most here is Crazy World. It’s a really good album imo. Not a classic but it’s really good. Every song is good to my ears and a better album than quite a few albums you put in front of it
This will be a marathon ranking but I'll only add in depth comments to the albums that are more under the radar and are lesser known commodities. 1. Virgin Killer: Great flow from song to song and this early lineup with Uli at its peak. 2. In Trance: More accessible than the first two albums and this is where the core Scorpions album format begins. Longing for Fire is probably my favorite Scorpions deep cut. 3. Lovedrive: Great album, no further comment 4. Blackout: Great album, no further comment 5. Fly to the Rainbow: Lots of cool musical elements going on here that I doubt that they could replicate again in present times. 6. Love at First Sting: Very good album, no further comment 7. Rock Believer: A very nice and effective revisiting of modern songs that resonate with the late seventies through late eighties eras. Another one like this would be appreciated if they have one more studio album in them. 8. Pure Instinct: Most would rank this one lower, but at the height of the grunge and metal core era I greatly appreciated a clean, melodic, and well composed album like this coming out; strong ballads and a classy production polish. 9. Crazy World: Nice hard edge to a lot of the songs on this album but still retaining a lot of Scorpions swagger; aggressive guitar solos from Matthias. 10. Animal Magnetism: Those who listen to Scorpions for their rockers would probably have this one higher; and really nothing wrong with this album other than a weakish ballad by their standards. Many songs are more heavy and deliberately paced. 11. Taken By Force: Another one that many would rank higher and while some great tracks are present you can also tell that the band is not as cohesive and some slight slippage with the album consistency. 12. Savage Amusement: This album may have done better if they released it a couple of years earlier than they got it out. Very catchy and melodic but the initial release had a softer production and was missing some impactful punch. I have a remastered version that beefs the sound up which is an improvement. Ballads are kind of pedestrian and formulaic here. I wish that they would have finished and included the instrumental that was considered for this album. 13. Humanity Hour One: A very solid loose concept album and a shift in musical direction that worked well for them, without being too experimental, and quite emotive also. Too bad they couldn't get Uli and Michael to each contribute to a song as was proposed. Uli on the title track and Michael on Game of Life (A good song which really needed a solo) would have been sweet. 14. Sting in the Tail: A would have been final studio album at the time and a solid if unspectacular way to go out. A mix and recapturing of mid-eighties styled rockers and ballads, but just a lesser version of them for the most part. 15. Lonesome Crow: This album is hard to place in the rankings; it's noteworthy as the beginning and with prodigy Micheal on guitar as a teenager. The songs here are enjoyable enough to listen to within a greater mix and very unique within Scorpions discography but nothing that I go out of my way for to put on. 16. Face the Heat: It's heavy and crunchy and I know that I enjoy it when Scorpions music treads into that direction; pretty good solos too but overall perhaps the melodies are not as memorable; the ballads are towards the lower end of the Scorpions spectrum, but not poor. After the first couple of excellent songs to open the album there is a bit of a been there, done that effect going on; still good to rock out to. 17. Unbreakable: So this album was intended to be a rediscovering of their identity following the previous album, and you can tell that the effort was made, but there are really no top shelf level songs on offer here. Mostly decent to good fare on the rockers, weaker and somewhat stale ballads, and guitar solos that are merely fine for what they are. 18. Return to Forever: This album is very spotty and kind of all over the place; the three ballads are surprisingly the strong point and there is a nice rocker here and there, but a handful of the rockers are underwhelming or in one case just plain skip-worthy. It kind of feels like they are on autopilot, and some of the pieces are a bit generic. 19. Eye to Eye: Not that this album doesn't have some redeeming qualities as there are a couple of musical growth endeavors that work out fairly well, but as a whole it is undone by some very poor and in some cases embarrassing pieces that shouldn't have been put on a studio album. There are also a couple of songs where the potential is there but they needed further refinement and modifications. It's a better album if you just take the best eight songs and listen to it that way.
@@BOTBRAC Thanks, clearly we both love the Scorps. You should do a UFO ranking also when you feel the time is right. Also check out the new Phil Mogg project Mogg's Motel; first single is a winner.
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Great stuff as always Ed. 👍
1. Taken By Force
2. Fly to the Rainbow
3. Virgin Killer
4. In Trance
5. Animal Magnetism
6. Love at First Sting
7. Blackout
8. Lovedrive
9. Rock Believer
10. Humanity: Hour 1
11. Crazy World
12. Savage Amusement
13. Face the Heat
14. Unbreakable
15. Sting in the Tail
16. Lonesome Crow
17. Return to Forever
18. Pure Instinct
19. Eye II Eye
Just listened to the entire discography. The one i disagree with the most here is Crazy World. It’s a really good album imo. Not a classic but it’s really good. Every song is good to my ears and a better album than quite a few albums you put in front of it
This will be a marathon ranking but I'll only add in depth comments to the albums that are more under the radar and are lesser known commodities.
1. Virgin Killer: Great flow from song to song and this early lineup with Uli at its peak.
2. In Trance: More accessible than the first two albums and this is where the core Scorpions album format begins. Longing for Fire is probably my favorite Scorpions deep cut.
3. Lovedrive: Great album, no further comment
4. Blackout: Great album, no further comment
5. Fly to the Rainbow: Lots of cool musical elements going on here that I doubt that they could replicate again in present times.
6. Love at First Sting: Very good album, no further comment
7. Rock Believer: A very nice and effective revisiting of modern songs that resonate with the late seventies through late eighties eras. Another one like this would be appreciated if they have one more studio album in them.
8. Pure Instinct: Most would rank this one lower, but at the height of the grunge and metal core era I greatly appreciated a clean, melodic, and well composed album like this coming out; strong ballads and a classy production polish.
9. Crazy World: Nice hard edge to a lot of the songs on this album but still retaining a lot of Scorpions swagger; aggressive guitar solos from Matthias.
10. Animal Magnetism: Those who listen to Scorpions for their rockers would probably have this one higher; and really nothing wrong with this album other than a weakish ballad by their standards. Many songs are more heavy and deliberately paced.
11. Taken By Force: Another one that many would rank higher and while some great tracks are present you can also tell that the band is not as cohesive and some slight slippage with the album consistency.
12. Savage Amusement: This album may have done better if they released it a couple of years earlier than they got it out. Very catchy and melodic but the initial release had a softer production and was missing some impactful punch. I have a remastered version that beefs the sound up which is an improvement. Ballads are kind of pedestrian and formulaic here. I wish that they would have finished and included the instrumental that was considered for this album.
13. Humanity Hour One: A very solid loose concept album and a shift in musical direction that worked well for them, without being too experimental, and quite emotive also. Too bad they couldn't get Uli and Michael to each contribute to a song as was proposed. Uli on the title track and Michael on Game of Life (A good song which really needed a solo) would have been sweet.
14. Sting in the Tail: A would have been final studio album at the time and a solid if unspectacular way to go out. A mix and recapturing of mid-eighties styled rockers and ballads, but just a lesser version of them for the most part.
15. Lonesome Crow: This album is hard to place in the rankings; it's noteworthy as the beginning and with prodigy Micheal on guitar as a teenager. The songs here are enjoyable enough to listen to within a greater mix and very unique within Scorpions discography but nothing that I go out of my way for to put on.
16. Face the Heat: It's heavy and crunchy and I know that I enjoy it when Scorpions music treads into that direction; pretty good solos too but overall perhaps the melodies are not as memorable; the ballads are towards the lower end of the Scorpions spectrum, but not poor. After the first couple of excellent songs to open the album there is a bit of a been there, done that effect going on; still good to rock out to.
17. Unbreakable: So this album was intended to be a rediscovering of their identity following the previous album, and you can tell that the effort was made, but there are really no top shelf level songs on offer here. Mostly decent to good fare on the rockers, weaker and somewhat stale ballads, and guitar solos that are merely fine for what they are.
18. Return to Forever: This album is very spotty and kind of all over the place; the three ballads are surprisingly the strong point and there is a nice rocker here and there, but a handful of the rockers are underwhelming or in one case just plain skip-worthy. It kind of feels like they are on autopilot, and some of the pieces are a bit generic.
19. Eye to Eye: Not that this album doesn't have some redeeming qualities as there are a couple of musical growth endeavors that work out fairly well, but as a whole it is undone by some very poor and in some cases embarrassing pieces that shouldn't have been put on a studio album. There are also a couple of songs where the potential is there but they needed further refinement and modifications. It's a better album if you just take the best eight songs and listen to it that way.
Mighty feedback. Love your take.
@@BOTBRAC Thanks, clearly we both love the Scorps. You should do a UFO ranking also when you feel the time is right. Also check out the new Phil Mogg project Mogg's Motel; first single is a winner.
Sorry, could not watch the complete vid. Your accent is too difficult to follow.