SCORPIONS — Fly To The Rainbow (review)

SCORPIONS — Fly To The Rainbow album cover Album · 1974 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
Warthur
On their second album Scorpions step away from the krautrock influences that had characterised their debut Lonesome Crow and adopted a hard rock style replete with proto-metal influences. Particularly when the vocal harmonies kick in, I am inclined to see this album as an example of Scorpions taking the most hard rock aspects of the classic-era Uriah Heep sound, dialling down on the more progressive rock stylings, replacing the organ with raucous lead guitar, and generally having a grand old time with it. Don't judge this one by the cover, which suggests some sort of bizarre prog nonsense - here we find Scorpions marching directly away from their art rock origins into harder territory, and it's weirdly compelling with it.
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Vim Fuego wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I've always loved this cover. Far classier than the sexist rubbish they got famous for later.

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