![]() The pacing is unbelievable boring a drags on and goes nowhere. It is a sad piece and so slow and dreary. “Heroes Don’t Die” is up next and is a ballad. The chorus is decent, but that is about it. The song plods along with a monotonous beat and I am bored to tears. Klaus’ vocals are really high pitched and a little irritating with his vocal delivery and that tone. The first new song is “Edge of Time” and is the only rocking track of the three. I get that it isn’t a full show and they were trying not to repeat tracks, but this is a strange set of songs…although it does sound great. An album that comes in like a lion goes out like a lamb. I’m tired of that song as it has been so overplayed which is a CIA ploy, but we won’t go there (LOL!). Then the final live song is, of course, “Wind of Change”. Another heavy song to the keep the energy going and one that I think is pretty good live as the guitar work on it is great as Schenker and Mathias really tie one on with this one. We get “Crazy World” up next from San Francisco and Klaus is yelling at the crowd to go nuts. This is a great live track as it is hard and heavy and totally rocks out. The boys really tear it up here and take this song to another level. It is a fantastic solo that then smoothly bleeds in to the killer freaking riff from “Alien Nation”. The song ends with a fury and then goes in to Schenker’s guitar solo which he calls “Concerto in V”. Klaus speaks to the crowd in Russian as it was recorded in Leningrad. On here, two slow songs in a row really can start to drag the show down. Next up is “Living for Tomorrow” and this song had been released previously on the 1992 compilation called ‘Still Loving You’. I didn’t like this song as the ending to that album, but mixed here in the middle of the show and listening to Klaus sound incredible on this one, I dig it here. Then from ‘Blackout’ we get “When the Smoke is Going Down” and another surprise track for me. It fits better in the live setting than album setting, but not by much. The first misstep for me is “No Pain No Gain” as I’m not a fan of this song, but they do make it sound a little better than the studio track here. Back to the heavy rock guitar sound with “Rhythm of Love” and they nail it here before going in to the only song that is a found on another live album and that is the fantastic “In Trance” and this is a classic track. I really unexpected choice for the live show, but very welcomed. Then we get a real treat with the ‘Lovedrive’ track “Is There Anybody There”. They kick off with “Tease Me Please Me” and it would be a good song to start with as it totally rocks out and gets you on your feet. There is no denying these boys can play live. And Klaus’ vocals are spot on, the drum sound is hard and heavy. The guitar sound is actually killer, almost to amazing which makes me wonder if any touch up was done. No definitive time on the recordings, but I believe they range for 1988-1995, just no where I can prove that out.Īs far as live albums go, it does sound fantastic. The best thing about the album is that they did include 3 studio tracks which is the real reason to buy. However, most of the bass playing is long time member Francis Buchholz. The album has the normal crew of Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Mathais Jabs, Herman Rarebell and current bass player, Ralph Rieckermann. The cities were Leningrad (Russia), San Francisco (US), Mexico City (Mexico), Berlin (Germany) and Munich (Germany). They took shows from several concerts from 1988 to 1994. ![]() Now, the disc is not one show as that would be the smart thing to do and this instead is the easy way out. This would be the band’s third to date and was released April 3, 1995. The Scorpions camp felt it was time for another live album.
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