I have to make a confession here, I have never, until now, listened to an album by The Scorpions pre- "Blackout." I know, I need my head examined. In fact, I never knew of their existence until 1982 when I was stationed on Okinawa. There are some cool rock bars on that island and it was in such a place that I was first acquainted with them but that full story is for another time. What makes me feel even more foolish is that fact that I have been missing out on this great album from 1979.
"Lovedrive" is typical of why The Scorpions are probably Germany's best musical export. Having now finally listened to it, the album totally does it for me. I love the riffs on the opening track "Loving You Sunday Morning" and other tracks like "Just Another Piece of Meat" and "Can't Get Enough" had me going full tilt. I was also very impressed by the instrumental "Coast to Coast." That really blew me away. Another reason why I should see a shrink is the fact that I know the ballad "Always Somewhere." I had it on a compilation tape a long time ago but my car stereo decided it wanted the tape for lunch. Still, shame on me for not at least trying to find out what album it was on.
Track Listing:
1. Loving You Sunday Morning
2. Just Another Piece of Meat
3. Always Somewhere
4. Coast to Coast
5. Can't Get Enough
6. Is There Anybody There
7. Lovedrive
8. Holiday
- The Scorpions
Klaus Meine- lead vocals
Rudy Schenker- rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Matthias Jabs- lead guitar, backing vocals
Francis Buchholz- bass, backing vocals
Herman Rarebell- drums, backing vocals
Guitar legend Michael Schenker plays lead guitar on two of these tracks as well adding another dimension to this album. What it has made me do is want to go out and buy all of their earlier stuff. If you haven't listened to the album yet, don't wait like I did, you'll regret it.
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