Following up the popular mainstream success that the band had achieved with Crazy World was always going to be tough assignment. Here then is that attempt, Face The Heat.
For the most part, this sounds like a Scorpions album. The guitars are unmistakably those of the duellists, and the vocals from Klaus Meine are as confronting as always. There are a handful of songs here that can hold a candle to their glory days releases. Unfortunately, that is overwhelmed by the collection of ordinary, boring or, lest I say it, forgettable songs. Perhaps they were just trying too hard to continue in the radio-friendly realm that brought them success with "Winds Of Change". Whatever it is, Face The Heat feels a little two-paced to enjoy fully.
Favourites for me here include "Alien Nation", "No Pain No Gain" and "Ship Of Fools".
Rating: It feels like a Scorpions album masquerading as something else. 3/5.
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