Their eighth studio albumBlackoutthen followed in 1982, catapulting the band forevermore onto the Mount Olympus of hard rock. What could be more befitting of the legendary artwork by Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein than crystal-clear vinyl? This LP was followed only one year later byLove at F...
Alice CooperandScorpionsare among the latest rockers to have their classic album covers emblazoned on some massive jigsaw puzzles. That's right. A vivid new wave of Zee Productions' "Rock Saws" line hits this spring, and Cooper'sWelcome to My Nightmareand Scorpions'Blackoutare just two of th...
22.Lead vocalist Klaus Meine lost his voice during the recording of Blackout (1982) and he had to undergo surgery on his vocal cords. So, it was uncertain whether he would be able to record the album till the end. Demos of the material were recorded with Don Dokken as vocalist; however...
2: ‘Blackout’ (1982) This was the album that truly awakened America to the Scorpions. Ignited by the hell-bent title cut, 'Blackout' was pushed up the charts by the irresistible melodies and choruses of “Arizona” and “No One Like You,” and given nuance by the heroin indictment o...
2: ‘Blackout’ (1982) Mercury 2: ‘Blackout’ (1982) This was the album that truly awakened America to the Scorpions. Ignited by the hell-bent title cut, 'Blackout' was pushed up the charts by the irresistible melodies and choruses of “Arizona” and “No One Like You,” and given...
2: ‘Blackout’ (1982) Mercury 2: ‘Blackout’ (1982) This was the album that truly awakened America to the Scorpions. Ignited by the hell-bent title cut, 'Blackout' was pushed up the charts by the irresistible melodies and choruses of “Arizona” and “No One Like You,” and given...
2: ‘Blackout’ (1982) Mercury 2: ‘Blackout’ (1982) This was the album that truly awakened America to the Scorpions. Ignited by the hell-bent title cut, 'Blackout' was pushed up the charts by the irresistible melodies and choruses of “Arizona” and “No One Like You,” and given...
This was the album that truly awakened America to the Scorpions. Ignited by the hell-bent title cut, 'Blackout' was pushed up the charts by the irresistible melodies and choruses of “Arizona” and “No One Like You,” and given nuance by the heroin indictment of “China White." Then ...
This was the album that truly awakened America to the Scorpions. Ignited by the hell-bent title cut, 'Blackout' was pushed up the charts by the irresistible melodies and choruses of “Arizona” and “No One Like You,” and given nuance by the heroin indictment of “China White." Then ...