Don't call it a Comeblack.... 3 Out Of 5 Stars
It's hard to elevate the new (and allegedly, final) Scorpions album "Comeblack." For whatever reason, the band decided to revisit some of their greatest hits, along with members' personal favorites. We'll cover the bad news first: the re-recordings offer nothing new. They're basically note-by-rote redoes. I understand that bands occasionally do retreads to get a better royalty rate or creative/licensing control over their songs, but otherwise, why redo a song as perfect as "Wind of Change" or "Rock You Like a Hurricane" for a new tour?
Then there's the second half. Who would have guessed that T-Rex or "Tainted Love" were in the Scorpions' box of guilty pleasures? Or that they'd so totally get off on tearing up on The Kinks' "All The Day and All Of The Night"? Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs sound like they're have a ball turning T Rex's "Children Of The Universe" into a crunch fest. Then you get Klaus Meine showing off his genuine vocal chops by tackling The Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" and The Beatles' "Across The Universe." These make the last half of "Comeblack" into a pretty cool party album. However, it's not going to make me discard my copy of "Deadly Sting" anytime soon.
No comments:
Post a Comment