The Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads

The Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads

Track Listings

1. Rock You Like a Hurricane

2. I Can't Explain

3. Still Loving You

4. Big City Nights

5. Lovedrive

6. Holiday

7. Blackout

8. Rhythm of Love

9. No One Like You

10. You Give Me All I Need

11. Hey You

12. Zoo

Tracks:

Rock You Like A Hurricane
I Can't Explain
Still Loving You
Big City Nights
Love Drive
Holiday
Blackout
Rhythm Of Love
No One Like You
You Give Me All I Need
Hey You
The Zoo

Customer Reviews:

Awesome music.......2006-09-13

If you like the Scorpions you can't go wrong with this CD. Excellent selection of all my favorites.

Pre Wind of Change Best of.......2006-08-30

This disc got a fair bit of push at the time but when it was released prior their biggest international hit (Wind of Change) the validity of this '89 release comes into question for the latter day convert. No arguing with the tracks that are on the disc though. Have a squiz at the track listing and you'll see the quality. Rock You Like A Hurrican, Rhythm of Love, Big City Nights and Lovedrive all do the job as does their cover song Can't Explain which was also the bands contribution to the Stairway To Heaven, Highway to Hell compilation album. Some of the ballads don't work for me personally but a number of them were hits in certain territories like Still Loving You and No One Like You. The title gives fair warning, for every You Give Me All I Need ther is a rocker like Blackout and Another Piece of Meat.

I always get a good feeling about this album but that's probably because I bought it while on holiday in Switzerland so perhaps the good vibes of my trip are colouring my judgement a bit. But for me this is a four star release due to it's judicious blend of metal (Blackout/Another Piece of Meat), hard rock (Rock You Like A Hurricane), generic rock 'n' roll (Can't Explain) and ballads (No On Like You etc). But there are later and far more exhaustive best of packages out there nowadays, so despite the quality tunes this is a package of limited value for buyers today. Still, top wattage.

Absolutely Great CD!.......2006-08-26

Not sure why people are bashing this CD because it's one of my absolute favorite CD's of all time. My first Scorps purchase was "The Zoo" on a 45. For you youngens, that's a single song on a vinyl disk that's played on a record player. Good luck finding any of these anymore! I upgraded from my 45 version of The Zoo to the full-blown LP. I had to save up my pennies to get this expensive album when it came out and then figure out how to record it onto a cassette. What can I say, I was a kid and I was broke. For those that don't know what an album is, it's also a vinyl disk but this baby ran at 33 revolutions per second and had better quality sound than the 45 and even had a bunch more songs like a CD does today. The cassette was a miracle product that came on the market shortly after those wonderful 8 track players came into full swing. Ah, I miss the days of seeing an 8-track tape fluttering in the breeze after someone threw the tape out his or her car window at 65 mph because the darn thing got stuck in the player for the last time. Those were the days all right. Speaking of CD's, when these little beauties came on the scene, I had the money and went straight out and bought this CD right after buying my first CD player. At that time you couldn't record to a CD like you can today. Did I mention I didn't stop there? I had to go out and get the DVD's as well and how about that mp3 file in my cell phone? Anyway, I've played these songs through most of my adult life. On the CD version I played the laser dots off the disk. Did I mention I'm loosing my hearing from playing Scorps rock tunes like Still Loving You at full volume on a Boze system that really cranks? But wait, there's more. I love the songs on this album, oops, I mean CD, so much that I couldn't just listen to them anymore. I wanted to learn how to play them myself so I went to the local Guitar Center Store and spent a little more coin on a new $1000 guitar and $900 Marshall amp. Sorry Amazon, you weren't even a twinkle in someone's eye back in those days. After doing this I learned just how talented the Scorps are and admired their talent even more. The Scorpions are master musicians and the reviewers are right, this CD doesn't have all the Scorp songs but it's the CD you must have if you love the Scorps. The songs on this CD are the ones the Scorps are known for and I wouldn't trade this CD for anything. They'll have to pry this CD out of my cold dead hands after I die!

Missing Some Songs, But Still A Great Scorps CD!!!.......2004-02-27

This album is missing a couple good songs, like Send Me An Angel, And Loving Sunday Morning. But a good CD nonetheless...
Here's my 2 Cents:

Rock You Like A Hurricane - A Scorps Classic!!! It'll make you wanna' stand up and shout!!! Very electrifying. 5/5

I Can't Explain - Simular to Blackout. Sounds like somthing you'd hear from Judas Priest. 4.75/5

Still Loving You - A slow ballad. Very sullen. MAkes you want to break down and cry. *sniff* 5/5

Big City Nights - It's like Rock You Like A Hurricane pt. 2. They both have that great neon Jaming feeling. 5/5

Lovedrive - Not a weak song... Just sounds like somthing you'd hear from Loverboy *Blaughh* 3.75/5

Holiday - My friend DJ's favorite Scorps song EVER. I love the intro and overall statistics of the song. 5/5

Blackout - An up-and-go-go feeling song! Good chorus. 5/5

Rhythem Of Love - A sweet love ballad. The Scorps make love ballads so NOT sickeningly sweet. There all just so damn powerful!!! 5/5

No One Like You - MY FAVORITE SCORPIONS SONG EVER!!! The chords are very Jamin'. 6/5

You Give Me All I Need - Awsome... Need I say more? 5/5

Hey You - My least favorite on the CD. Still good though. 3.5/5

The Zoo - Great pick for an outro, one of the Scorps best! 5/5

In Conclusion... Get it if you are into Old School, like Judas Priest, Ozzy, Dio, and all that. If your into nu-metal, This may be too old for your tastes. Personally I love it!!!

Too much missing to be taken seriously.......2003-08-05

Tying with Roger Daltrey for the worst album title of all time, it's hard to imagine that this is what the powers that be saw as a Scorpions best of collection. To begin with, the disc leans too heavily on the later years, which admittedly are the bread and butter of the record company, but not at all representative of what a force the Scorps were in the late '70's/early '80's. From where I stand, start with Animal Magnetism and Blackout, then slip in the occasional mid to late '80's cookie cutters. True, there were some decent songs on the late '80's albums, but to get a real taste for the band, much of the early stuff is essential. Average at best, but an okay place for the casual fan to start.

Average customer rating:

Not worth it
Stay Away

Best of Rockers n' Ballads
Scorpions
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005MFGH
Release Date: 2001-08-27

Tracks:

Rock You Like A Hurricane
Can't Explain
Rhythm Of Love
Big City Nights
Lovedrive
Is There Anybody There?
Holiday
Still Loving You
No One Like You
Blackout
Another Piece Of Meat
You Give Me All I Need
Hey You
The Zoo
China White

Album Description

UK repackaged reissue of 1989 compilation includes three tracks n.a. on the original domestic, 'Is There Anybody Out There?', 'Another Piece Of Meat' & 'China White'. 2001

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Collection of their UK Hits to Commemorate their 30th Anniversary Together.

Customer Reviews:

Not worth it.......2006-09-07

If you want a Scorpions "greatest hits" CD, this is NOT the one to get. It is worth shelling out a few more buck to get "The No. 1's" or "Deadly Sting:The Mercury Years."

I would think that most Scorpions fans, would want the songs that are missing from this compilation. I don't recommend buying this CD simply because there are better options out there.

Stay Away.......2003-01-11

Just got this disc after getting just about all the EMI remasters. Those remasters are some of the best, and this remaster is probably the absolute worst I've ever heard. The vocals are turned down, no warmth, the bottom end seems to have been removed, and it sounds sloppy, like they remastered this off a cassette tape someone made on their bad home stereo that's deteriorated since 1989.

The version of "Hey You" on here is the sloppier-sounding, short version found on Animal Magnetism, not the good, longer version on the original Best of Rockers N Ballads.

Unfortunately, this appears to be the only remastered version of the remixed "Holiday" other then the one found on Deadly Sting. Maybe it's on that Gold box Asian import, guess I'll find out when I get that.

Regretfully, I can't think of a single reason for anyone to buy this.

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