Blackout

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Total Tracks: 9   Total Length: 36:41

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Iconic Album Cover! Awesome Album!

newbomb

Iconic Album Cover! Awesome Album!

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China White the Best

dobroski5

China White may be the best Scorpions tune that know one ever talks about (too much of a drug reference for the PC world). Get it now.

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The Scorps

denalidog

This was my very first Scorps album, after hearing it, I became a dedicated fan for life. This album just "KICKS ASS" and there is no other way to put it, PERIOD!!

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Flotasum

The song "Black out" belts out and hesitates with sonic screams of ear candy pleasure the likes of which that have not been heard since !

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Blackout was the Scorpions’ first majorly successful album, due to its clever balance of pop/rock (the title track), power ballads (“When the Smoke Is Going Down”), and catchy heavy metal (“Dynamite,” “No One Like You”). Vocalist Klaus Meine had a throat operation prior to the record’s release, and surprisingly, his voice sounds more melodic and lively than ever. The rest of the band sounds great as well, and the album is highlighted by the fast-paced performances of guitarists Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs. Blackout has arguably been called the Scorpions’ best record ever, and that statement is not unjust — it has more energy than anything else they have ever released. – Barry Weber

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