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Just brilliant, personally I was not really interested in the rehash of previous releases. But in this case the covers are just brilliant and worth it all on their own. The only downside is that, in my view, the whole album could have been filled with covers such as these. If for no other reason that their own previous songs are already available on quite a few releases and albums already. But this is a good album nevertheless.

A great album.

Apparently the Scorps went back into the studio and re-recorded some of their earlier hits. Fortunately, if this is so, you cannot really tell the difference, as they have not gone down the path of ruining what was compelling about the original, which was always the greatest fear. Which begs the question, of course, why did they then bother to re-record? No matter, their old b(l)ack catalogue comes across well. However, their selection and re-rendering of the covers presented here is generally less inspiring; the best of which are their takes on ‘Tin Soldier’ and ‘Ruby Tuesday’, perhaps because they are marginally less well-known. The Scorps are much better when they are performing their own material, rather than that of other bands. Since the first half of the album is a rerun of their old material, it rates about 4 stars, while the covers only about 3. Track time just over 54 ¼ mins

Classic Songs. Great compilation.

Well done, Scorps! Got a little bit of everything here all wrapped up in a neat little package : old songs recorded so they are new again - especially the "Frenglish" rendition of STILL LOVING YOU (JE T'AIME ENCORE), featuring Amandine Bourgeois on lead vocals with Klaus - and some rock & roll classics covered as only the Scorps can do it. Just to note, I used to hate Soft Cell's TAINTED LOVE, that is, until I heard it Scorps style! Now I have grown to like it - including the Soft Cell version! My ONLY *complaint* would be that this should have been a double-album, with one full disc of Scorpions classic remakes, and the other disc full of all cover songs.

terrific re-recordings, if anything more powerful than the originals. plus some great covers, 4 of the 6 of which - IMO- are better than the orinals. The other 2 were by the Beatles & the Stones, but ambitious versions here, nonetheless.

Excellent Cd with some great covers and some of their own tracks, highly recommended.

A simply epic album by Scorpions, featuring great covers and epic re-recordings of original songs.Any fans of Scorpions and of proper Rock music will love this album!

Excelente!

2015年中にこれまでのアルバムのアウトテイクを集めたアルバムを出すという噂は聴いていましたが、遂に「祝杯の蠍団リターン・トゥ・フォーエヴァー」を発表しました。 このアルバムは2010年、後はライヴ活動だけしたら終止符を打つという最後のアルバム「蠍団とどめの一撃スティング・イン・ザ・テイル」のわずか1年後に出されたものです。 出戻りが早すぎると内心嬉しかったですが、正直内容はこれまでのセルフカヴァー(1〜7曲)と他のアーティストのカヴァー(8〜13曲)で新曲が一つもないことには残念でした。本当に休止するのかと。ただその後最後のライヴ活動をやってる時に、アテネでのアコースティックライヴ盤で新曲があったことで解散はしないのでは確信しました。もちろんこの作品の出来には文句ナシです。 アテネでのアンプラグドも悪くはないけど、やっぱりスコピーはこうでなくっちゃと、キレのいいリフはこのアルバムでも健在です。 セルフカヴァーということですが実際30年も前の曲をよくここまで鬼気迫る演奏で新しく息を吹き返すことができるもんだと。 より激しさを増したRock You Like a Hurricaneや重く引きずるようなThe Zooはこちらの方が好みです。またビートルズ(レノン)の10曲目はどんな風にするのかと思いきや、最高に美しい音色をアコギで奏でてオリジナルのオマージュが相当強いです。彼らも(当然といえば当然ですが)ビートルズが好きなんですね。 カヴァーだからスルーしようかなとするには非常に勿体ない出来ですよ。 「(活動を)やめるには楽しすぎる」といった彼らのスワンソングでなく、今なお活動中の世界最高のロックバンドによる一つの作品です。今なら最後になるかと思われた、Rubyとはスコーピオンズそのものだという13曲目も素直な気持ちで聴けます。いい曲だ。

There are the standard hits from the Scorpions, like No One Like You, Rock You Like a Hurricane, and Wind of Change. The exciting thing about this album is the covers of other artists songs, like Soft Cell's Tainted Love, the Beatles' Across the Universe and Ruby Tuesday, Small Faces' Tin Soldier, and the Kinks' All Day and All of the Night. I've never liked the Beatles early music, finding it too candy-coated (I Want to Hold Your Hand seems like something Justin Bieber would sing at 13, yuck), but I have gained a new appreciation for these songs from the way the Scorps have rocked them up. Tainted Love is a rock masterpiece far surpassing the original. This album is definitely a gem and a fine addition to a Scorpions or metal collection.

Good old fashion Rock in Roll!!!

Das Cover Album :-) klingt doch super ! Aufgrund einiger "Experten" hier hätte ich es mir fast nicht geholt ! Weiss auch nicht warum hier immer alles zerredet wird. Alles muss in den Dreck gezogen verglichen und dann am Ende mit 2 Pünktchen ab gestraft werden. Leute so geht das nicht, ich selber kenne auch die Originale finde die Neuaufnahme hier aber auch sehr gut. Modern so wie die Scorps das heute eben spielen. Dazu noch die Fremd Komponierten Songs alles im grünen Bereich. Schön druckvoll und heavy. Und ein richtiges Studio Album mit dem sehr guten Return to forever kam ja dann noch. Alles okay und somit verdiente 5 Sterne.