四.Scorpions -《野性娱乐》(Savage Amusement)[APE]
1988年,乐队推出第十张录音室专辑《Savage Amusement》,此时此刻正是重金属音乐最红火的年代,专辑的成功自然不在话下,其中单曲 “Rhythm of Love” 也成为了乐队的保留曲目。这是他们在四年内首张室内录音室作品,标志着乐队的侧重点又进一步转移,风格变的更加克制,唱片取得巨大成功,在美国排行榜取得第五,在欧洲各地荣登榜首,展现出这乐团(1989春季在Leningrad 10场演唱会票销售一空)内向的一面。《Savage Amusement》是他们与制作人Dieter Dierks的最后一次合作--正是这位制作人为乐队打开了东欧的市场。
1.Don't Stop At The Top 04:03
2.Rhythm Of Love 03:48
3.Passion Rules The Game 03:59
4.Media Over Kill 03:33
5.Walking On The Edge 05:09
6.We Let It Rock... You Let It Roll 03:39
7.Every Minute Every Day 04:22
8.Love On The Run 03:38
9.Believe In Love 05:22
五.Scorpions -《疯狂世界》(Crazy World)[APE]
在1990年的时候,有一首名为 “Wind Of Change” 的摇滚歌曲曾风靡全球,歌曲的演唱者是德国最具世界知名度的乐队——Scorpions。
德国老牌的Heavy Metal Band "Scorpions",是硬摇滚歌迷很难抗拒的五人团体:Rudolf 和 Michael Schenker(吉它手)、Klaus Meine(主唱)、Lother Heinberg(贝司手)、Wolfgang Dziony(鼓手)。1989年,他们在俄罗斯举办了数场演唱会,从而成为第一支到前苏联开演唱会的西方资本主义国家摇滚乐队,这次俄罗斯之行使他们对前苏联这个在西方世界都感到难以想象的国家有了一个新的认识,更促使 Klaus Meine 写下了他最著名的歌曲 “Wind Of Change”。
于是,90年大碟《Crazy World》中的一曲“Wind Of Change”又在他们老家创下了20周N0.1的骄人战况,这首抒情民谣令这五位金属元老在世界范围内声势大振。
1.Tease Me Please Me
2.Don't Believe Her
3.To Be With You In Heaven
4.Wind Of Change
5.Restless Nights
6.Lust Or Love
7.Kicks After Six
8.Hit Between The Eyes
9.Money And Fame
10.Crazy World
11.Send Me An Angel
六.Scorpions -《处女杀手》(Virgin Killer)[APE]
[转贴]热情硬朗的节奏和略带古典风味的吉他solo构成了经典的SCORPIONS式重金属,简洁直接,通俗而不媚俗。这张Virgin Killer是SCORPIONS颠峰期的专辑,在我看来,SCORPIONS从这张专辑开始,一直到1982年的Blackout,这几年间保持了他们最令人激动的冲劲和原创力,乃是乐队的黄金期。专辑的音色相对比较粗糙有质感,是我最喜欢的老式音色。Klaus Meine的嗓音并不象他在80年代专辑中表现出的那种近乎夸张的高音花腔,而是比较低沉的破锣嗓。Uli J. Roth的吉他可圈可点,不少歌曲中的solo都很有韵味,例如Picture Life中的几处近似的间奏,Crying Days中颇具黑暗气息的原音吉他,以及Polar Nights开头的大段点弦前奏(怎么好象听说点弦是Eddie Van Halen发明的,看来又是以讹传讹)。同样是简洁的重金属风格,你不要期望这时候的SCORPIONS会象10年后的他们那么注重旋律,即使听上个几遍,你不会在专辑中发现类似“Here I am / Rock you like a hurrican”这样朗朗上口的唱段,即便慢歌如Yellow Raven,也没那么顺耳,反倒是其中的吉他solo成了歌曲的重心之所在。应该说这仍然是一张注重节奏和演奏,并带有某些黑暗气质的经典型摇滚专辑,即使不喜欢后来的SCORPIONS,也不要因此而错过他们早期的经典作品。
1. Pictured Life
2. Catch Your Train
3. In Your Park
4. Backstage Queen
5. Virgin Killer
6. Hell-Cat
7. Crying Days
8. Polar Night
9. Yellow Raven
七.Scorpions -《Bad For Good: The Very Best Of Scorpions》320kbps[MP3!]
If you don't own any Scorpions Best Of or Greatest Hits cd's than this is a nice collection to own. If you want to have a more complete collection then you'll have to fork out more dollars for the two cd package called "Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years". This Scorpions greatest hits cd has all their good songs from 1979's "Love Drive" album to 1993's "Feel The Heat". Also included are two new tracks. The Scorpions didn't make much of a dent in rock here in the U.S. until the 80's (although they were popular in Europe and Japan). With the help of MTV with videos like "No One Like You" and "Rock You Like A Hurricane" the Scorpions became a household name. This 24-bit digitally remastered cd sounds great, much better than some other hits cd's i've heard. Fans of groups such as Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and AC/DC, etc. will love this new collection. Five stars for song selection and sound quality.
1. Rock You Like A Hurricane
2. Loving You Sunday Morning
3. The Zoo
4. No One Like You
5. Blackout
6. Still Loving You
7. Big City Nights
8. Believe In Love
9. Rhythm of Love
10. I Can't Explain
11. Wind of Change
12. Send Me An Angel
13. Don't Believe Her
14. Tease Me Please Me
15. Hit Between The Eyes
16. Alien Nation
17. Cause I Love You
18. Bad For Good