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German heavy metal marauders Scorpions recorded seven studio records before breaking in to the U.S. market in 1982 with Blackout. The album became the group's first platinum disc in the U.S., and the dynamic single "No One Like You" became a staple of album rock radio. While the Scorpions had created powerful anthems and epic rockers in the past, Blackout mixed the ingredients just right. The title track was an endorphin rush of fast-riffing guitars and electrified, high-pitched vocals that culminated with the sound of shattering glass. "Can't Live Without You" was a powerful melange of flash, firepower, and pure melody, and the slow, surging "China White" sounded like a psychedelic interpretation of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir." After years of ignored visas, Scorpions had finally arrived in America. --Jon Wiederhorn
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Raw and aggressive, 'Blackout' is the sound of the Scorpions stripped down to their grinding, metallic hearts. While other of their albums may be more accomplished, none possess the pure hi-octane heavy metal that is ever-present here. Opening the gates, the title track hurtles out of your speakers and savages your ears like a rabid wolf and second track 'Can't Live Without You' drops the pace but increases the bass, pummelling you into delirious submission before they turn down the aggression while maintaining the energy on 'No One Like You'. A Scorpions classic in the midst of an album full of classics, the use of light and shade is hugely effective when the chorus comes thudding in. 'You Give Me All I Need' follows the same lyrical vein of love and sex, but its run-of-the-mill hard rocking is set alight by a brief but incendiary guitar solo from Rudolph. 'Now!' gets the album back up to the speed it first came at you, with some furious fretwork and a rhythm section running like a full-steam locomotive and long-standing live favourite 'Dynamite' has exactly what the title suggests - the capacity to blow your head off. Only on 'Arizona' do the band take a breather; everything about the track is more laid-back and the music is perfectly in tune with the lyrics, a sweet reminiscence of a particularly memorable lover.
If this album were a zoo, then 'China White' would be the elephant enclosure - a huge, pounding monster, it's undoubtedly the heaviest the Scorpions have ever sounded, with a wonderful, twisted guitar dominating the sound. It creates the perfect prelude to the melancholic cool-down of beautiful closing number, 'When the Smoke is Going Down'.
'Blackout' is a definitive album of early 80's heavy metal, an album that stood out when it was released and stands the test of time, still sounding remarkably fresh in today's metal landscape. Not just a Scorpions classic, this is a metal classic that deserves continued appreciation.
If this album were a zoo, then 'China White' would be the elephant enclosure - a huge, pounding monster, it's undoubtedly the heaviest the Scorpions have ever sounded, with a wonderful, twisted guitar dominating the sound. It creates the perfect prelude to the melancholic cool-down of beautiful closing number, 'When the Smoke is Going Down'.
'Blackout' is a definitive album of early 80's heavy metal, an album that stood out when it was released and stands the test of time, still sounding remarkably fresh in today's metal landscape. Not just a Scorpions classic, this is a metal classic that deserves continued appreciation.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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A really excellent Scorpions album. If you want a bit of quality heavy rock then this album would be a really worthwhile addition to your collection . Blistering & frantic from start to finish, with only the briefest of pauses along the way, there isn't a single disappointing track on this record. The album kicks off with the really energetic "Blackout" which pretty much sets the tone for the rest of the album - some excellent guitar work & really enjoyable rock tunes.
I can't pick a duff track - "Can't Live Without You", "Now", "Dynamite" are amongst the pick of an outstanding crop. Well worth treating yourself to. Possibly,arguably, their finest work.
I can't pick a duff track - "Can't Live Without You", "Now", "Dynamite" are amongst the pick of an outstanding crop. Well worth treating yourself to. Possibly,arguably, their finest work.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Some feats of German engineering are so awesome that one can only gaze in wonderment and this album, fom 1982, is just such a beast. The Scorps, who had clumsily managed to lose not one but 2 highly-rated guitarists in their 10 year or so history (to 1982) in "mad" Micky Schenker and the enigmatic, mysterious and outright bonkers Uli Jon Roth, must have been written off by many at the start of the 1980's. Then this appeared, Kerrang! cover and all, and quite simply it's rock, rock, rock all the way. From opener "Blackout" to "Now" at the end of side 1 with just a brief pause on track 4 "You Give Me All I Need" for a breather, then kicking off again with "Dynamite", a wee diversion into less heavy territory with "Arizona" (about the only track I'm not entirely convinced about) to round off with "China White", an epic along the Kashmir-esque lines, all riffs, swirls and histrionics, and rounding things off nicely with the lighters-up "When The Smoke Is Going Down".
It's not a long album (only 2 tracks hang around for over 4 minutes and it barely manages 40 minutes in total) but that's part of its appeal - tease you then leave you wanting more, those naughty mullet-haired, pyramid-forming sexist German people!
It's not a long album (only 2 tracks hang around for over 4 minutes and it barely manages 40 minutes in total) but that's part of its appeal - tease you then leave you wanting more, those naughty mullet-haired, pyramid-forming sexist German people!
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Still one of the best albums by the Scorpions
I listened to this album over and over again in my late teens and have always wanted it on CD. One of if not the best album the Scorpions have done and it really stands the test of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ellis
Back to their best
After a hiatus caused by Klaus losing his voice the scorps came back with a great album - some dubious lyrics at times but a fun listen all the same
Published 20 months ago by Ged
Blew me away
Fantastic powerful album, so hard to blieve that Klaus was having voice problems. Blackout is a thundering powerful studio anthem which kicks of the album nicely. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ms. Kimberley V. Boskovic
delicious hard-rock
One of my favorites of my youth and rediscovered in my giant vinyl-collection. But I wanted it on CD. Read more
Published on 10 May 2010 by Patrick Mahieu
Definative
Scorpions music at it's best! Studio album, but still takes me back 20 years to seeing them live at Hammersmith.
Published on 30 July 2009 by GSCMX3
inspiring heavy rock/metal from a band at their very best
from 79' to 84' the scorpions produced 4 albums that couldn't be touched with regards to superbly produced energetic punchy metal melody. Read more
Published on 25 May 2008 by amir m
dynamite
this is quite simply the best scorpions album they have ever made xx it is no frills full on well produced hard hitting guitar metal at its best xx its a forgotton classic that any... Read more
Published on 11 April 2008 by Mr. Scott Holding
THIS IS THE ONE YOU SHOULDN`T MISS FOR ANY REASON!!!!!
IF YOU WANT ONE AN ONLY CD OF SCORPIONS YOU SURELY CAN CHOOSE TAKEN BY FORCE BUT IF YOU WANT A SECOND ONE THIS IS DEFINENTLY A WINNER. Read more
Published on 19 July 2004 by "jimyboy2"
Superb stuff.
Fast, fun, frivolous. Corny, catchy, classic.
This is music to lift your mood. It's old enough that the corniness of the lyrics just raises a smile rather than causing... Read more
Published on 12 May 2003 by Jehannum
Scorpions At Their Best
Any Scorpions fan will see this album for what it is - BRILLIANT! This was the first Scorpions album I heard back in the early 80's and still remains my favourite of the... Read more
Published on 2 July 2001 by hamiltongordon@hotmail.com
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