This album put the Scorpions back on the map in regards to world renown, though for many fans was something that dragged them out of their circle and into one that they didn't want to enter.
Containing the smash worldwide hit, Wind Of Change, coinciding with the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the crumbling of communism and the U.S.S.R, this sold millions as a single, and helped to cross over into album sales as well.
This is another straight-down-the-road Scorpions album. It doesn't contain anything startlingly new. All the songs are traditional Scorpions songs, which will either grab you or not. My favourites include Don't Believe Her, Wind Of Change and Send Me An Angel.
Memories : When this came out, I was of the belief that Scorps had sold out, and refused to buy the album. I don't even think it was that I disliked Wind Of Change – just the fact that it was all over the radio, and all of my pop music loving friends kept coming up saying how GREAT Scorpions were. The stupidity I showed on this occasion has been repeated before and since... :)
Rating : Not a brilliant album by any stretch, but one that can be listened to easily. 3/5.
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