SCORPIONS — Savage Amusement (review)

SCORPIONS — Savage Amusement album cover Album · 1988 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
1.5/5 ·
Negoba
Lackluster then, Pointless Now

It took the Scorpions 4 years to followup their wildly successful "Love At First Sting." And it shows. The Scorps clearly are trying to cash in again, and the songs are too slick, lack energy, and follow formula. Nothing here is terrible, but nothing has, well, any sting.

There are no big anthems here though perhaps the aging rockers are trying on "Rhythm of Love." Or maybe not. There's too much mid-tempo, pop-metal, pseudo-love song stuff here. "Every Minute Every Day," Walkin' on the Edge," "Passion Rules the Game," they're all just yawn-fests. There are a few moments here and there, but for the most part this is color by numbers rock. There is no stomp-your-foot, raise-your-fist power of even a relatively pop song like "No One Like You."

Ironically, this was the first Scorpions album I actually bought and I listened to it quite a bit when it was new. But that tape was jettisoned long ago and now I have to search through youtube to sample the songs again. Not surprisingly, they're even less appealing than they were in the late 80's.

Bottom Line: Scorpions have a huge catalog. Don't waste your money on this one.
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Metal Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA
Buy this album from our partners
Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH
Buy this album from our partners
Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH
Buy this album from our partners
Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN
Buy this album from our partners
Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW
Buy this album from our partners

New Metal Artists

New Metal Releases

Hin helga kvöl Atmospheric Sludge Metal
SÓLSTAFIR
Buy this album from MMA partners
The Cycles of Suffering Black Metal
BURIAL OATH
Buy this album from MMA partners
The Suns of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion Black Metal
PANZERFAUST
Buy this album from MMA partners
Facilis Descensus Averno Death Metal
SAEVUS FINIS
Buy this album from MMA partners
Merciless Crossover Thrash
BODY COUNT
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Metal Online Videos

DAWN OF REVENGE - Sanctuary [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 5 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - Farewell [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 5 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - Curtain of Death - [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 5 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - Vengeance [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 5 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - I Need You [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 5 days ago
More videos

New MMA Metal Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Metal News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed