The Best of the Scorpions, Vol. 2

The Best of the Scorpions, Vol. 2

Track Listings

1. Top of the Bill

2. They Need a Million

3. Longing for Fire

4. Catch Your Train

5. Speedy's Coming [Live]

6. Crying Days

7. All Night Long [Live]

8. This Is My Song

9. Sun in My Hand

10. We'll Burn the Sky [Live]

Tracks:

Top Of The Bill
They Need A Million
Longing For Fire
Catch Your Train
Speedy's Comming
Crying Days
All night Long (Live)
This Is My Song
Sun In My Hand
We'll Burn The Sky

Customer Reviews:

Good for fans of EARLY Scorpions - and no one else.......2003-08-14

The Scorpions are one of the greatest power rock bands of all time, I shouldn't have to tell you that. Unfortunately, there's a problem. Not many of their greatest hits albums cover the band's early material with Michael Schenker and Ulrich Roth. Finally, we have one that does! Read on for pros and cons of this compilation.

PROS:

This compilation features tracks from the band's second through fifth albums (Fly To The Rainbow through Virgin Killer) The CDs that contain these songs are EXTREMELY difficult to find in the States, so American fans of the band may see this as a good alternative to buying many hard to find and pricey CDs.

CONS:

The problem here is obvious - THERE AREN'T ENOUGH SONGS! Likewise, there aren't any songs from the band's underrated debut album, Lonesome Crow. And, of course, this ONLY covers early material, so you get nothing with Matthias Jabs on lead guitar (and that's EVERYTHING from 1979 on!) Accordingly, you won't get ANY big hits here.

OVERALL:

If you really want to hear some early Scorpions stuff, and you don't want to hunt down the albums, this is a good alternative, but I actually recommend hunting them down over buying this, because this just isn't enough.

Early Scorps - The RCA Years.......2001-06-25

As a big Scorpions fan i was very interested in hearing how they sounded before they hit it big. I had heard that their early stuff was as good or even better than the material released on the Mercury Label, i'm not sure that i'd agree with that comment, but this album does feature many solid songs including 3 live ones. Also, they seemed to have a bit more energy & faster riffs, largely due to Uli Roth, who is wicked at guitar! I would definately recommend this album, not just to the die-hard Scorps fan, but to any rock fan!

I don't think it's necessary to buy all of their RCA albums, as long as you buy this and their first Best Of album. Some of the better songs on this Best of Vol. 2 are: "Speedy's Coming" (Live), "They Need A Million", "Longing For Fire", "Top Of The Bill", "Catch Your Train", "Sun In My Hand", "Crying Days", & "We'll Burn The Sky" (Live)

Before They Hit Paydirt , or, When They Were Good.......2000-02-05

I have no idea who all these people are who've been buying Scorpions albums the last 20 years, but in case you're too young to remember or never noticed at the time, the ONLY good Scorpions is OLD (RCA-era) Scorpions, a/k/a The Uli Roth Era. The early model of the band delivered salvo after salvo of blistering, ram-it-down-your-throat heavy metal,70s style, with the aforementioned Herr Roth cranking out tortured leads, fills and justplainsquawk like his hair was on fire and setting a new standard in heavy-rock guitar that hundreds of young players would emulate (to this day). By the time they'd switched to Mercury and begun their world domination, Roth had left the fold and the result was the same uninteresting mix of midtempo chug and syrupy ballads they've paid the bills with the last two decades. I suppose most of the fans they've made over this period wouldn't care for this early stuff for the VERY reason it's great - its raw, immediate, uncompromising urgency and excitement! But like the man said, if you're a connosieur of hard'n'heavy, the only Scorpions you need are these two RCA best-ofs. Uli, you STILL da man!

An easy winner at a bargain price...nice remaster too.......2000-01-14

If you're interested in pre-Mercury Scorpions music, all you really need are Best Of and this. What makes this disc particularly worthwhile is that it culls several live songs from the stunning "Virgin Killer,""Taken by Force," and "Tokyo Tapes." For twelve bucks you can get a nice package which includes many of the best cuts from those albums...BUT don't think this "best of" has anything to do with their mainstream hits, as the pro review at the top points out. For that you want "Deadly Sting" not any of these "bests."

This CD is aimed directly at the older Scorpions fans........1999-02-05

If you are a true Scorpions fan,then you may want to give this one a try. This CD contains some classic sounds from the Scorpions earlier recordings, such as "Speedy's Coming"(live),"Catch Your Train",and my personal all time favorite Scorp's tune "We'll Burn The Sky"(live).The only complaint I have with this album is that my favorite song(We'll Burn The Sky) is not the studio version.All in all,though,this is an excellent mix of they're earlier efforts.If you like the Scorpions, you need this one!!!

Best of Hard Rock, Vol. 2: Kiss/Scorpions/Alice Cooper

Average customer rating:

Best of Hard Rock, Vol. 2: Kiss/Scorpions/Alice Cooper
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000AMWIRG
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

Hate - Kiss
Rain - Kiss
Master & Slave - Kiss
Childhood's End - Kiss
I Will Be There - Kiss
Jungle - Kiss
In My Head - Kiss
It Never Goes Away - Kiss
Seduction of the Innocent - Kiss
I Confess - Kiss
In the Mirror - Kiss
I Walk Alone - Kiss

Tracks:

Alien Nation - Scorpions
No Pain No Gain - Scorpions
Taxman Woman - Scorpions
Ship of Fools - Scorpions
Nightmare Avenue - Scorpions
Lonely Nights - Scorpions
Someone to Touch - Scorpions
Under the Same Sun - Scorpions
Unholy Alliance - Scorpions
Woman - Scorpions
Hate to Be Nice - Scorpions

Tracks:

Teenage Frankenstein - Alice Cooper
Give It Up - Alice Cooper
Thrill My Gorilla - Alice Cooper
Life and Death of the Party - Alice Cooper
Simple Disobedience - Alice Cooper
World Needs Guts - Alice Cooper
Trick Bag - Alice Cooper
Crawlin' - Alice Cooper
Great American Success Story - Alice Cooper
He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask) [From Friday the 13TH, Pt. VI: ...] - Alice Cooper

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