A Tribute to the Scorpions

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Free Music Review: Absolutely awful
Hit: 1 Stars

However, if you appreciate the originals for the sound, arrangement and composition, steer well clear of this. Most of these bands think "tribute" means "speed it up and holler at the top of your voice". Most of the guitar sounds are good enough, but too many of these bands rely on the scooped mid-range chug sound which gets a bit dull after four or five tracks.

The version of "Still Loving You" manages to combine the most terrible interpretation with some rather nice touches towards the end, whilst "Don't Stop At The Top" is utterly mangled. The version of "Coast To Coast" is an exercise in too much distortion, whilst APoM and PRtG are mauled and destroyed.

Mind you, there's a couple of good efforts which are actually worth listening to - "Dark Lady"'s pretty good, and "Pictured Life" is impressive. "Top Of The Bill"'s OK too.

Overall, though, this has to be a complete waste of cash simply because the original spirit of 90% of these songs has been disregarded in favour of a "who's got the chunkiest guitar sound and fastest drummer" competition.

Honestly, if you've been a fan of the Scorpions since before Wind Of Change, leave this one alone. A far better idea would be if the band re-recorded these classic moments themselves with today's sound and technology - the oldies on "Live Bites" came out pretty good ... how about it?

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