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│ + Scorpions - Love At First Sting (50th Anniversary Deluxe Ed. + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Dec-28-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........cd1: 14 cd2: 11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.the-scorpions.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Scorpions Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Love At First Sting (50th AnniLabel : BMG ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Deluxe edition celebrating the 50TH anniversary ║ │
│║ of the German band. Eight albums have been ║ │
│║ published in total, mainly from 80's era. Some ║ │
│║ of them content rare, outtakes or previously ║ │
│║ unreleased songs as bonus tracks. Additionally, ║ │
│║ some of the CD editions are accompanied by a DVD ║ │
│║ with TV appearances, video-clips and or the band ║ │
│║ talking about the making of the album. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ This Deluxe edition has two CDs and one DVD. The ║ │
│║ first CD is the original album with five demos ║ │
│║ as bonus plus another CD recorded live in the ║ │
│║ Madison Square Garden in 1984. ║ │
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│║ The DVD contains a little documentary with the ║ │
│║ story of the album (as usual in these editions), ║ │
│║ four video-clips with some of the hits and four ║ │
│║ TV appearances but some of them are in playback. ║ │
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│║ Blackout was another huge success for Scorpions ║ │
│║ on which they adapted and reinvented their ║ │
│║ sound, now completely deprived of the 70Æs ║ │
│║ manners, more violent and looser than ever ║ │
│║ without of course, denying these GermanÆs ║ │
│║ predilection for melodies and refinement. The ║ │
│║ next release was even more successful, ║ │
│║ establishing the band status of rock and metal ║ │
│║ stars and most popular Teutonic act in the ║ │
│║ planet. In a time of trendy ballads, glam make- ║ │
│║ up and sexual ambiguity, Meine & co. still ║ │
│║ displayed aggression and speed, even though ║ │
│║ their detractors have always considered Love At ║ │
│║ First Sting an explicit commercial attempt. ║ │
│║ Music speak for itself and when you check out ║ │
│║ these songs you realize how heavy and intense ║ │
│║ they are in contrast with the poppy metal and ║ │
│║ romance of most of their equals by the mid-80Æs. ║ │
│║ Here they are, rockinÆ you like a hurricane with ║ │
│║ 9 timeless classics. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Huge, crushing riffs can be found on ôBad Boys ║ │
│║ Running Wildö and ôBig City Nightsö, really ║ │
│║ crude and weighty, certainly not intended to ║ │
│║ make the music excessively accessible, rather ║ │
│║ making it slightly filthy and raw in ScorpionsÆs ║ │
│║ particular way. Riffs are devastating, abrasive, ║ │
│║ yet combined with undeniable sophistication and ║ │
│║ melody, generally added by KlausÆ polished ║ │
│║ verses and repetitive choruses. ThereÆs a good ║ │
│║ balance between roughness and finesse, those ║ │
│║ heavy lines provide energy and vigor, while ║ │
│║ vocals refine and make the music easier to ║ │
│║ digest, easy to remember as you can sing-along ║ │
│║ those infectious lyrics. Other times, it seems ║ │
│║ the group focuses much more on harmonies and ║ │
│║ tenderness, without getting too cheesy on ôIÆm ║ │
│║ Leaving Youö for instance, on which Meine ║ │
│║ performs some touching, melancholy words, mixed ║ │
│║ however with the truly violent tone of both Jabs ║ │
│║ & R. SchenkerÆs slamming riffs in perfect ║ │
│║ harmony and balance. Matthias would always ║ │
│║ deliver a bunch of exquisite fills, pinch ║ │
│║ harmonics, pull-offs and blistering shredding ║ │
│║ solos that introduce certain complexity to the ║ │
│║ predominantly simplistic schemes. Songs with a ║ │
│║ heavier edge soon interrupt that dominant melody ║ │
│║ as ôThe Same Thrillö and ôCominÆ Homeö, both ║ │
│║ frenetic and relentless, presenting the most ║ │
│║ incendiary riffs and hooks on the whole record, ║ │
│║ speeding up the tempos without losing control ║ │
│║ and creating a wall of sound of pure brutality ║ │
│║ and power (I insist, in their own way). The ║ │
│║ harsh texture and sharpness of guitar lines is ║ │
│║ definitely making the climax really intense û ║ │
│║ despite the clearly sweet verses, the level of ║ │
│║ aggression is notably high and uninterrupted, ║ │
│║ generally determining the essence and mood of ║ │
│║ the music. Even unusually configured pieces like ║ │
│║ ôAs Soon As The Good Times Rollö with its cool ║ │
│║ reggae, funky touch and the dramatic atmosphere ║ │
│║ on ôCrossfireö feature some ferocious guitar ║ │
│║ work, buried under MeineÆs words but setting an ║ │
│║ ideal instrumental basis anyway. ║ │
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│║ Scorpions havenÆt gone soft on this album, their ║ │
│║ innate priority for velocity and sonic brutality ║ │
│║ prevail ûserving those strong melodies on a few ║ │
│║ compositions, yet in general reigning and ║ │
│║ defining the nature and direction of the music. ║ │
│║ There are lots of verses and choruses that donÆt ║ │
│║ interrupt the instrumental section excessively û ║ │
│║ technique and difficulty are present, despite ║ │
│║ the obvious policy of simplicity of song- ║ │
│║ structures the band embraced along with the ║ │
│║ NWOBHM acts back in the early-80Æs already. But ║ │
│║ they havenÆt pushed away complication ║ │
│║ completely, some of these instrumental passages ║ │
│║ are quite intricate and meticulous, specially ║ │
│║ JabsÆ soloing and riff progression, seemingly ║ │
│║ endless rich fills and dexterous string ║ │
│║ techniques provide the music of superior ║ │
│║ abilities and virtuosism, despite its initial ║ │
│║ straight-up concept. The guitar combo is totally ║ │
│║ inspired, easily designing cohesive lines of ║ │
│║ bigger strength, stronger presence and heaviness ║ │
│║ than ever before û including complementary ║ │
│║ harmonies, overtones and melody that bring some ║ │
│║ charm to the songs as well. ôStill Loving Youö ║ │
│║ and its sweet arpeggios and chord progression is ║ │
│║ an exhibition of efficiency and talent, ║ │
│║ instrumentally simplistic to not interfere too ║ │
│║ much with Klaus lyrical words but adding as ║ │
│║ usual competent arrangements and fills, ║ │
│║ preceding that final section catharsis, ║ │
│║ revealing RudolfÆs most memorable solo. ║ │
│║ Inspiration and grace, absolute musicianship and ║ │
│║ chemistry between these guys, ideas and ║ │
│║ creativity are the elements reflected on each of ║ │
│║ these cuts û effortlessly played and composed, ║ │
│║ maybe not reaching peaks in terms of complexity ║ │
│║ but demonstrating the groupÆs capability to ║ │
│║ adapt and survive the new trends on the metal ║ │
│║ scene without betraying their genuine ║ │
│║ philosophy, necessarily evolving to prevail in ║ │
│║ the new decade. ║ │
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│║ Love At First Sting includes a heavy artillery ║ │
│║ of rabid riffs, frantic shredding solos and ║ │
│║ rampaging tempos, which define an aggressive ║ │
│║ heavy metal sound, sophisticated and accessible ║ │
│║ at the same time due to the incorporation of ║ │
│║ strong melodies and irresistible choruses û yet ║ │
│║ remaining generally crude and violent. ôStill ║ │
│║ Loving Youö and ôRock You Like A Hurricaneö ║ │
│║ became instant hits and inevitably eclipsed the ║ │
│║ rest of cuts, it seems most people misjudge the ║ │
│║ whole record by those 2 only without giving a ║ │
│║ chance to the rest û a wrong choice as each of ║ │
│║ the other tunes is as musically strong as those ║ │
│║ classics. More than 3 decades later, this album ║ │
│║ preserves its freshness and originality but the ║ │
│║ negative judgment of the bandÆs detractors is ║ │
│║ soon forgotten. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ - CD1 [ ] │
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│ 01 - bad boys running wild [03:57] │
│ 02 - rock you like a hurricane [04:14] │
│ 03 - i'm leaving you [04:17] │
│ 04 - coming home [05:00] │
│ 05 - the same thrill [03:34] │
│ 06 - big city nights [04:09] │
│ 07 - as soon as the good times roll [05:04] │
│ 08 - crossfire [04:32] │
│ 09 - still loving you [06:29] │
│ 10 - coming home (demo version) [03:23] │
│ 11 - living at night (demo song) [04:16] │
│ 12 - first sting jam no.1 (demo) [01:28] │
│ 13 - anytime (you want it) (demo song) [05:19] │
│ 14 - still loving you (demo version) [05:48] │
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│ - CD2 [ ] │
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│ 01 - countdown [01:59] │
│ 02 - coming home [03:12] │
│ 03 - blackout [03:49] │
│ 04 - bad boys running wild [04:12] │
│ 05 - loving you sunday morning [04:45] │
│ 06 - big city nights [05:14] │
│ 07 - coast to coast [04:58] │
│ 08 - still loving you [05:52] │
│ 09 - rock you like a hurricane [04:21] │
│ 10 - the zoo [08:06] │
│ 11 - dynamite [06:41] │
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│ Total Length : [114:3] min │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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