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About this product
Product Identifiers
ProducerDieter Dierks
Record LabelBmg (Distributor)
UPC4050538159479
eBay Product ID (ePID)18050179823
Product Key Features
FormatCD
Release Year1978
GenreRock
Run Time64 Mins 17 Seconds
StyleHard Rock
ArtistScorpions (Germany)
Release TitleTaken by Force: 50th Band Anniversary [Digipak]
Additional Product Features
DistributionADA
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Additional informationScorpions: Klaus Meine (vocals); Ulrich Roth, Rudolf Schenker (guitar); Francis Buchholz (bass); Herman Rarebell (drums). All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Klaus Meine (vocals); Ulrich Roth (guitar); Francis Bucholz (bass guitar); Herman Rarebell (drums, percussion). Audio Remasterer: Dieter Wegner. Liner Note Author: Edgar Klüsener. Photographers: Rainer Holst; Scorpions . Less brutal than the two previous albums, this one is nonetheless an underappreciated treat. Sure, there are some weak cuts, but there are plenty of strong ones to make up for it. Among the highlights of the disc are the energetic anthem "Steamrock Fever" and the growling song of androgyny "He's a Woman, She's a Man." The highlight of the disc, though, is "We'll Burn the Sky." This one is lyrically quite similar to the Blue Oyster Cult classic "Don't Fear the Reaper," but the music is a wonderfully building anthemic ballad. It is arguably one of the finest songs the Scorpions have ever done. ~ Gary Hill