With the release of HUMANITY HOUR 1 (2007) in North America a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been on a major Scorpions binge. I don’t have every single Scorpions album but I have most. Here’s the albums I’ve been spinning:

• Tokyo Tapes (1978) - One of the best live albums that no one ever mentions. If you want to hear early Scorpions, this is the album to put on.
• Blackout (1982) – My first introduction to the band with the early MTV video for ‘No One Like You’ but my favorite here is ‘Can’t Live Without You’.
• Savage Amusement (1988) – This is the ”lost” Scorpions album. It’s sandwiched between the two blockbusters LOVE AT FIRST STING (1984) and CRAZY WORLD (1990). No one ever talks about this record.
• Crazy World (1990) – There is more to this album than ‘Wind Of Change’. The better ballad is ‘Send Me An Angel’ and there are some underrated rockers.
• Eye II Eye (1999) – The most controversial album by the band due to the change in sound and image. The songs were better live and the album is a grower.
• Humanity Hour 1 (2007) – This is a Top 10 of 2007 selection, a solid album that I am really enjoying.

Tale Of The Tape:
Dell DJ 30 (1st gen)
3584 songs (301 full albums)

Scorpions albums – 16

In the spirit of Scorpions Week, here are the first 20 songs in Shuffle Mode (song-album-year):

1. ‘Can You Feel It’ – Unbreakable (2004)
2. ‘Bad Boys Running Wild’ – Love At First Sting (1984)
3. ‘Are You The One?’ – Pure Instinct (1996)
4. ‘The Zoo’ – Acoustica (2001)
5. ‘Catch Your Train’ – Acoustica (2001)
6. ‘The Zoo’ – World Wide Live (1985)
7. ‘Yellow Butterfly’ – Eye II Eye (1999)
8. ‘Time Will Call Your Name’ – Pure Instinct (1996)
9. ‘Big City Nights’ – Love At First Sting (1984)
10. ‘This Time’ – Unbreakable (2004)
11. ‘Aleyah’ – Eye II Eye (1999)
12. ‘Mysterious’ – Eye II Eye (1999)
13. ‘Your Last Song’ – Humanity Hour 1 (2007)
14. ‘In Search Of The Peace Of Mind’ – Lonesome Crow (1972)
15. ‘Wind Of Change’ – Crazy World (1990)
16. ‘We Let It Rock…..You Let It Roll’ – Savage Amusement (1988)
17. ’321′ – Humanity Hour 1 (2007)
18. ‘China White’ – Blackout (1982)
19. ‘Nightmare Avenue’ – Face The Heat (1993)
20. ‘In Trance’ – Tokyo Tapes (1978)

Bonus Track: ‘Arizona’ – Blackout (1982)