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I love, love, love it!
Review date: 2008-03-07 Rating: 10 out of 10

I have NEVER had an album that when played over and over again a million times still sounds as fresh as the first time. 321 is my favourite track (if I could pick a favourite from them all) and there is nothing better than to be driving on a motorway with this at full volume and belting out to it!

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I never thought I'd see the day when I'd give The Scorpions 4 stars again
Review date: 2007-11-14 Rating: 8 out of 10

The Scorpions haven't released a great album since Lovedrive, 28 ... yes 28 years ago and despite the best efforts of Meine, Schenker and Jabs, they haven't got close. Although Blackout was not a bad effort. The stench from the winds of change still linger, but this (I have to say) is a good album ... actually it's a really good album. But not great. The opening and closing tracks 'Hour 1' and 'Humanity' are the high points with the seemingly ageless Klaus sounding better than ever. It sags a bit in the middle like an old mattress, but there's enough spring either side to make it comfortable. Fillers such as 'We were born to fly' can go for a start, as can 'Your last song'. 'Love will keep us alive' and 'Love is war' holding together the middle order batting.

Its quite amazing that they can still pull material out of the bag like this after 35 years as The Scorpions and who knows, maybe the next one will be Lovedrive 2. So all in all they get a 4 star review. Well done chaps. And as for THAT song ... I'm currently 'Wind of Change' champion in our house for PS2 SingStar Rocks with a score of 8320! Its still a crap song though.

Scorpions back to their best!!!!!!
Review date: 2007-09-09 Rating: 10 out of 10

Who cares who co-wrote the songs - every track is great with at least 6 of the 12 tracks absolute belters. I've been a bit disappointed with the Scorpions since Lovedrive but this album is superb and the production top-notch. Go buy it!

The Sting is Back
Review date: 2007-08-20 Rating: 8 out of 10

Finally, after more than twenty years, the Scorpions have released an album of genuine quality! Predecessor `Unbreakable' gave fans renewed hope after many years of disappointing albums, but there were still throwaway numbers among the great hard rockers. And though no song on `Humanity' will force its way into the canon of Scorpions classics, almost every one is a winner.
The news that `Humanity' was to be a "project album", with all the Prog Rock pomposity that the term implies, must have shaken many a fan's optimism. Desmond Child being named as producer after Dieter Dierks fine work on `Unbreakable' undoubtedly hammered a further nail into the coffin of hope. Yet any fears have definitely been misplaced; for starters, the concept (dealing with "humanity", surprisingly enough) is so loose as to be non-existent, the Scorpions delivering the same lyrical content they always have. More crucially, Child has given the album a clear, well-balanced and muscular yet accessible sound that suits the modern incarnation of the Scorpions perfectly. Moreover, his pop-rock sensibilities have been an invaluable contribution to the songwriting, with Rudolph Schenker apparently taking something of a backseat (according to the credits) for the first time in the band's career.
The first half of the album is easily the better: `Hour 1' is powerful headbanging number which, along with mid-paced rocker `You're Lovin' Me to Death' and the driving footstomp of `321' sees the band utilising a more modern, nu-metal guitar sound that suits them well. `The Game of Life' and `We Were Born to Fly' are in possession of soaring, catchy choruses the band were once so adept at writing and even the formulaic ballad `The Future Never Dies' works well thanks to a sweeping orchestration and a nice retro guitar break.
Unfortunately, the magic of the first half isn't maintained throughout and whilst the songs are of sufficient quality to keep it enjoyable, a sense of unoriginality seeps in. Nevertheless, `Love Will Keep Us Alive' is a charming ballad, `We Will Rise Again' an uplifting hard rocker and `Love is War' a nicely balanced light-and-shade number with a fine guitar solo. Only `Your Last Song' falls flat, the cheese factor being too much to bear. The album goes out on a highpoint, though, with the serious heavy metal of `The Cross' (one of the best songs the band's recorded in recent times) and the excellent title track closing proceedings.
I've waited two months before writing this so as to allow my initial euphoria to subside because otherwise I would have gone completely over-the-top with praise. When I first heard `Humanity', I was overcome with joy; it's not up to the standard of their 80s albums, but after so many disappointments, so many flaccid and half-hearted albums full of mediocrity, it was an absolute delight to hear the mighty Scorpions actually packing a real punch and delivering an album worthy of their name. Yes, it's a bit clichéd and may sound dated to modern metal fans, but the Scorpions are not Queens of the Stone Age; this is classic, timeless heavy rock delivered with sophistication and passion. If that's your thing then look no further.

Best Scopions Record for Years
Review date: 2007-08-17 Rating: 10 out of 10

I come from the era of World Wide Live and Blackout - definately the Scorpions best period. In latter years they have produced workman like CD's - nothing bad but nothing great either. This one falls into the nearly great catagory. Not quite up to their best but pretty good. Okay, someone said that there are keyboards very much in evidence - true, but then Rammstein use them and they can be heavier than any other band on the planet, so I can't knock the Scorps' for using what is available. Songs are polished and sometimes suprisingly heavy. Yup there are plenty of radio friendly tunes, but hey, if they don't sell records they go away and I'm happy to have my sort of band still around. Good effort all round.

Product Details/Specifications


Artist(s):
Scorpions

Recording label: Sonybmg
Manufacturer: Sonybmg
EAN: 0828767141923
Binding: Audio CD
Format: Enhanced,
Release date: 2007-05-28
Universal product code (UPC): 828767141923
Number of discs: 1

Disc 1 Tracks:
1. Hour 1
2. Game Of Life
3. We Were Born To Fly
4. Future Never Dies
5. You're Lovin' Me To Death
6. 321
7. Love Will Keep Us Alive
8. We Will Rise Again
9. Your Last Song
10. Love Is War
11. Cross
12. Humanity

Publishers: Sonybmg

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