Love At First Sting (Mercury) [PA]

Performer: Scorpions
Engineer: Gerd Rautenbach
Producer: Dieter Dierks
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Scorpions: Klaus Meine (vocals); Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs (guitar); Francis Buchholz (bass); Herman Rarebell (drums). Recorded at Dierks Studios, Cologne, Germany. This title contains an edited cover. Personnel: Rudolf Schenker (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Klaus Meine (vocals, background vocals); Matthias Jabs (guitar); Francis Buchholz (Moog synthesizer, bass guitar); Herman Rarebell (drums). Audio Mixers: Dieter Dierks; Gerd Rautenbach; Scorpions. Recording information: Dierks Studios, Cologne, Germany. Photographer: Helmut Newton. Unknown Contributor Role: Francis Buchholz. Arrangers: Dieter Dierks; Scorpions. Although the Scorpions had already achieved fame after 1982's Blackout, Love at First Sting brought them their biggest single of the decade, the slick anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane," with some greatly underrated songs to back it up. The album opens with the hair-raising "Bad Boys Running Wild" and continues with songs such as the memorable "Big City Nights" and the half-ballad, half-powerhouse rocker "Coming Home." The record also contains what just may be the band's best ballad ever, the tear-jerking "Still Loving You." Considering the fact that it has some of their best-ever singles, Love at First Sting is definitely a must for all fans of the Scorpions. ~ Barry Weber

Which CD - Highly Recommended CD Review Reader Consensus - Performance 8.4 / Sound 9.2

Scorpions are one of Germany's most popular rock exports. As part of the first wave of 1970s heavy metal, the band played a tight melodic version of the increasingly harder and heavier rock that was becoming popular at the time. Scorpions would go on to influence hair-metal acts like Motley Crue, as well as more aggressive bands like Megadeth and Metallica. The band's 1989 Cold War power-ballad "Winds of Change" was an international smash and sold several million copies worldwide.

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