Blackout [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Scorpions | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 19, 1982)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B000001EUP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #812 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #5 in Music > Classic Rock > Glam
  • #24 in Music > Hard Rock & Metal > Hard Rock
  • #38 in Music > Hard Rock & Metal > Pop Metal

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this isn't my favorite Scorps cd......but it's still a 5...., June 6, 2006

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Matthew L. Glass "metal 101" (chico, ca.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blackout (Audio CD)

i was a junior in high school when this was originally was released on vinyl. i had already been weened on Animal Magnetism and Lovedrive by then, but was pleasibly surprised by this bad boy. what a breath of fresh air! if you were a hard core rocker, then you had Metallica and Motorhead to cut your teeth to, but for those of us who still liked the late '70's early '80's hard rock, ala Y&T, Dio, Ozzy, Judas Priest, AC/DC and others, then this was a diamond in the rough. i was blown away when i first heard this. it didn't seem like the same Scorpions i was used to. it seemed heavier, more alive, than those previous releases. this was a release you could sink your teeth into. a head banger. something the Scorps really hadn't fully accomplished until then. not only did they tear it up, but they slowed it down as well. "china white" is an all time classic, with the likes of the raucas "arizona" and thrashers "dynamite", "now" and of course the famed "blackout" and "no one like you". this is a cd any rocker must have in his/her collection. whether you're a thrash fan, a death metal head, or just a plain ol' rocker, you'll do well to have this in your collection. peace.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one mean mutha!, February 24, 2001

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demien (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blackout (Audio CD)

Here we come with our blitzkrieg tanks ready to crush you with red hot crunchy metal.
The Scorpions say hello to my monster with this molten pot of wicked metal.
Matthias Jabs is the savage samurai on lead guitar as he slices and dices with one demonic solo after another.
Just listen to him rip on "No one like you" and "Can't live without you".
Matthias give us melodic speed demon licks hot enough to melt your brain.
"Blackout" just flat out kicks butt and is one of the best metal albums of the 80's.
These guys dish out catchy fist poundin' anthems like the top ten hit "No one like you" then turn around and give us the soul stirring ballad "When the smoke is going down".
This is not only crunchy metal...it's classic rock music.
"Dynamite" is full throttle 20 cups of coffee mind bending head banging metal with demon frenzied solos and vocal wails from Klaus Meine.
"China White" is pure stalking menace with grinding guitars that just drill your brain and a hypnotic vibe that doesn't let go.
"You give me all i need" is a power ballad minus the cheese.
The Scorps take a beautiful melody and make it swoon with heart and soul but they never get wimpy or sappy like Bon jovi.
"You give me all i need" is just pure ballad mastery.
This album is just one bad mutha that i've been jamming out to since i was 14 years old and it still rocks me like a hurricane
17 years later.
Accept no substitutions....The Scorpions "Blackout" is real pure METAL!
O.f.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their Breakthrough Album, July 5, 2006

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B. P. Hanks "Rockin' Barb" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blackout (Audio CD)

This album FINALLY got the Scorps noticed and played on the radio. Now go back and get Animal Magnetism, Lovedrive and their original compilation (from In Trance, Virgin Killers, Fly to the Rainbow, etc). That stuff never got radio-play and is not the pop most people are familiar with.