1. Taken by Force 2. In Trance 3. Savage Amusement 4. Blackout 5. Loverdrive 6. Virgen Killer 7. Love at the First Sting 8. Animal Magnetism 9. Rock Beliver 10. Crazy World 11. Fly to the Rainbow 12. Lonesome Crow And the others. Mmm...
Better late than never lol! Getting around to seeing some of your older vids. Awesome man! The Scorpions are an enigma for me. What I mean is...I've loved them for over 40 yrs and I usually don't like my metal/hard rock bands playing balads, but damn nobody pulls them off like Scorps! Maybe it's not a ranking like you put it, but rather just your preferences, but I'd agree for the most part on that order....with a few exceptions. That I chalk up to when one is introduced to a band is usually more special. Whatever, we all like what we like and it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Good stuff man! Cheers! 🤘🤘
Most people telling me UJR years are best while I like those albums mostly I prefer the more commercial hard rock. I guess it's because what I grew up with and prefer as I'm a "hair metal" guy first lol. Which is also why I like ballads even tho I'm single and never relate to them haha but the Scorps did it better than almost everyone.
interesting List, Black out is my Favorite also because it was the first thing i heard from them, Just did a Scorpions Video also, Looked 2 weeks ago didn't see your video, mine isn't a Ranking vid just talking about the Scorpions.
Thank you I appreciate it! I think I'd go a s far as crazy world as their last great album. UJR and MJ def have different sounds but they are both classic guitarists. I prefer Jabs but you can't deny the complex sound of the mid 70s playing of UJR. Many prefer it actually.
1. Taken by Force 2. Fly to The Rainbow 3. Virgin Killer 4. In Trance 5. Animal Magnetism 6. Love at First Sting 7. Blackout 8. Lovedrive 9. Rock Believer 10. Crazy World 11. Savage Amusement 12. Humanity: Hour 1 13. Unbreakable 14. Lonesome Crow 15. Face The Heat 16. Sting In The Tail 17. Return to Forever 18. Pure Instinct 19. Eye II Eye
There are a lot of UJR era fans out there that prefer that era the most. I like it but prefer mostly the more poppier arena sound. I will say the 70s scorps era is them at their creative peak. In a sense that they had their own sound. TBF yes it is awesome!
I grew up with 80s hard rock and metal so I'm biased there. It's definitely different and it's great for a lot of people but it's just not my style I like that much. A young band still trying to find what they were at that point I think.
@@husq48 loved lovedrive and blackout especially. UJR style is a bit different style that's for sure. It's still very good taken by force being my fav of his.
Yeah it's a joke. They put Jay fucking Z in there this year not Maiden Scorpions or Priest. They need to change the name of it. Thanks it's a strong comback album of sorts imo. Looking forward to hearing their new album this year or next!
@@retro_wanderluster9962 I saw them in 2010 in Nashville Tennessee. I love the scorps but after seeing RATT open for them on the infestation tour, I was satisfied and headed home. I do regret not staying though.
@@olegv.khlevniuk2391 I never leave unless it's a terrible headliner haha 😄 I don't have all of theirs but I have a good many missing dying for the world Babylon and another new one
Worst to Best! 18. Eye 2 Eye 17. Face the Heat 16. Return to Forever 15. Pure Instinct 14. Humanity Hour 1 13. Sting in the Tail 12. Unbreakable 11. Savage Amusement 10. Love at First Sting 9. Crazy World 8. Blackout 7. Animal Magnetism 6. Fly to the Rainbow 5. Lovedrive 4. Virgin Killer 3. Taken By Force 2. In Trance 1. Lonesome Crow Yes, I love Lonesome Crow.
Well I know many that like the UJR era more but lonesome crow as top that's a rare pick indeed. That's why these ranking videos are so cool so many different opinions. My buddy likes it too because he likes Kraut rock I am not sure if it's his favorite or not but I know it's up there.
I haven't heard anyone say face the heat was better than crazy world but that is what makes these rankings so unique everyone usually has very different opinions. Alien nation rips though
My list has changed a bit. I have Blackout at number 4. Also Crazy World has grown on me and I would rank it a bit higher. But I still prefer Face the Heat over it
Wow surprising but yeah check it out it's a very slow moving almost like sensual album for late nights if you catch my drift lol I think that was the point very sexual album.
Your page is underrated. You rank bands most others haven’t tackled. I agree pretty much with this from top to bottom, I liked Return To Forever a little more than Sting In The Tail that’s all.
Yeah I think I said it may surprise people that sting in the tail being so high haha but thanks man. We are very similar too bad we're so far away would be cool to bullshit about music or a collaboration. Appreciate it.
I don't understand it either. I'm not a huge fan of the album per say but that song is really good. That and Alien Nation. At least it was in that Segal film lol On Deadly Ground.
This is a good ranking you got here's mine 19 love at first sting 18 unbreakable 17 eye to eye 16 prue instant 15 sting in the tail 14 return to forever 13 humanity hour 1 12 rock believer 11 face the heat 10 lonesome crow 9 virgin killer 8 Savage amusement 7 in Trance 6 taken by force 5 fly to the rainbow 4 animal magnetism 3 love drive 2 blackout 1 crazy world
I don't get why Taken by Force cover was controversial. That is just an anti war cover, a theme so common in metal, I mean kids playing with guns in front of a war cemetery, that is great commentary.
Wow, been a die hard Scorps fan since the release of Blackout. Other than maybe moving Crazy World down a few spots for my rankings, totally agree. Great review and rankings.
Thank you very much. Crazy world was my first scorpions album being mid 30s so it holds higher place with me always dug it. I tried to be honest with rankings in all my videos.
19 love at first sting 18 eye to eye 17 Prue instant 16 sting in the tail 15 unbreakable 14 humanity hour 1 13 rock believer 12 return to forever 11 Savage amusement 10 vigint killer 9 face the heat 8 in trance 7 lonesome crow 6 taken by force 5 fly to the rainbow 4 animal magnetism 3 love drive 2 crazy world 1 blackout
Sorry I just saw this occasionally I won't get notifications and I have to check the comments tab on analytics page. Love your top 3. There also in my top 3. didn't like the rock you like a hurricane era huh? haha I love that album but I rarely listen to it because I've heard them so many damn times. I've seen a lot of hate on LAFS lately I dunno why maybe because it's very commercial?
I only heard lonesome crow fly to the rainbow in trace virgin killer taken by Force love drive animal magnetism blackout love at first sting crazy world sassage amusement and face the heat if I have a top 13 it will be like this 13 fly to the rainbow 12 face the heat 11 Virgin killer 10 taken by Force 9 lonesome crow 8 fly to the rainbow 7 crazy world 6 savage amusement Here's the albums I play everyday 5 animal magnetism 4 love drive 3 crazy world 2 blackout 1 love at first sting
@CharlesKelley-x3k solid list can't disagree with most of your list if any really. The ones after that are hit and miss I would recommend the latest album for shining of your soul and seventh sun at very least has black out and lovedrive vibes sorta reminds me of China white and is there anybody there respectively.
Eye II Eye was HORRIBLE...I heard it when it came out in 1999 and I never heard it again...Pure Instict also sucked big time...I heard it too when it came out in 1996 and, guess what, I never heard it again...also I am not really a fan of the albums prior to Lovedrive, I have heard them but I only liked In Trance...the 80's were the best years of the band, Lovedrive, Animal Magnetism, Blackout, Love At First Sting, all of these albums were PHENOMENAL, I even liked Savage Amusement which came out in 1988, the last 80s album of the band...and then I liked Crazy World, Face The Heat and Unbreakable...Humanity Hour I was ok...Sting In The Tail and Return To Forever I didn't like that much...their 2022 album Rock Believer is probably their best after Unbreakable...nice review :)
I was gonna get a copy of E2E just to have it on tapehead city sale but it SOLD lmao. The website that sells cassettes and does live listings. I thought it would be rare to have but it sold instantly. You and I both don't get me wrong UJR is great and I like some songs like In Trance and We'll burn the sky among others, but they really found their sound and identity with Lovedrive from that point on it was their strength. Most on here disagree with it saying their original albums with UJR are better even had a few say Lonesome Crow was the best lol. RTF wasn't great but it was mostly old unreleased songs that's why and the new album is KILLER their best since Crazy World IMO it's a return to from and has a mix of lovedrive and amimal magnetism and black out like seventh song and shining of your soul great stuff. Thanks for watching!
return t forever's terrible, worst than eye2 eye, less inspired, e2e's not bad despite the change in sound, mysterious' good, skywrite too, and a few others
I listened to it a few times just wasn't for me as for RTF yeah pretty bad but mostly was unused songs from the 80s the best one for me is catch your luck and play it's a good tune but yeah even the ballads on it were boring 😴 but I'm glad you like e2e most hate it. I dig their new single it rocked
@mvjonsson yup lol 😆 I don't like it at all well it's not always that but the debut gave me those types of vibes. Do love the artwork though lol on the picture disc.
@@retro_wanderluster9962 I think it is an interesting album at least. The real Scorpions for me started with the second album and the contribution of Uli J Roth.
@mvjonsson many people think so as well having being younger and grew up with the Jabs mainstream stuff when I heard it when I was little it kinda fit the sound I like more. I do love me some in trance and taken by force though. I see why he left the band as he wasn't in favor of the mainstream sound they went more towards with lovedrive and since then. The first album is def interesting that's for sure.
@@retro_wanderluster9962 Uli wanted to develop, which is understandable, he is a true guitar genius. He has said that the albums after he left had great songs and melodies. I think they were strong up until Black Out at least.
@mvjonsson yeah expert musicians usually like to play or learn all sorts of styles to explore their playing even more. There have been reports that Randy Rhodes was gonna quit Ozzy anyway because he wanted to go back and study classical guitar and music theory.
So sad, once a truly great band went on to produce so much drivel! Last album I bought was "Love at First Sting", and that was the beginning of the end.
1 Animal Magnetism 2 Love at First Sting 3 Love Drive 4 Black Out 5 In Trance 6 Savage Amusement 7 Virgin Killer 8 Crazy World 9 Taken by Force 10 Fly to the Rainbow 11 Lonesome Crow 12 Unbreakable
I agree with most of the top animal magnetism has grown on me over the years but interesting to see it at the top the rest are about for the most close to mine. until 10.
19 love at first sting 18 eye to eye 17 Prue instant 16 sting in the tail 15 unbreakable 14 humanity hour 1 13 rock believer 12 return to forever 11 Savage amusement 10 vigint killer 9 face the heat 8 in trance 7 lonesome crow 6 taken by force 5 fly to the rainbow 4 animal magnetism 3 love drive 2 crazy world 1 blackout
1. Taken by Force
2. In Trance
3. Savage Amusement
4. Blackout
5. Loverdrive
6. Virgen Killer
7. Love at the First Sting
8. Animal Magnetism
9. Rock Beliver
10. Crazy World
11. Fly to the Rainbow
12. Lonesome Crow
And the others. Mmm...
Better late than never lol! Getting around to seeing some of your older vids. Awesome man! The Scorpions are an enigma for me. What I mean is...I've loved them for over 40 yrs and I usually don't like my metal/hard rock bands playing balads, but damn nobody pulls them off like Scorps! Maybe it's not a ranking like you put it, but rather just your preferences, but I'd agree for the most part on that order....with a few exceptions. That I chalk up to when one is introduced to a band is usually more special. Whatever, we all like what we like and it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Good stuff man! Cheers! 🤘🤘
Most people telling me UJR years are best while I like those albums mostly I prefer the more commercial hard rock. I guess it's because what I grew up with and prefer as I'm a "hair metal" guy first lol. Which is also why I like ballads even tho I'm single and never relate to them haha but the Scorps did it better than almost everyone.
interesting List, Black out is my Favorite also because it was the first thing i heard from them, Just did a Scorpions Video also,
Looked 2 weeks ago didn't see your video, mine isn't a Ranking vid just talking about the Scorpions.
Just watched it was a nice overview of the band's history and speaking of German I think they're worst album eye 2 eye they did a German song or two
Great ranking scorpions are a huge influence on me as a guitarist expecially their albums from fly to the rainbow to love at first sting.
Thank you I appreciate it! I think I'd go a s far as crazy world as their last great album. UJR and MJ def have different sounds but they are both classic guitarists. I prefer Jabs but you can't deny the complex sound of the mid 70s playing of UJR. Many prefer it actually.
Great ranking - very close to what I would say. Rock Believer makes the top 3.
I wouldn't put it that high but it's in the top 10 somewhere. Maybe the album of the year already.
1. Taken by Force
2. Fly to The Rainbow
3. Virgin Killer
4. In Trance
5. Animal Magnetism
6. Love at First Sting
7. Blackout
8. Lovedrive
9. Rock Believer
10. Crazy World
11. Savage Amusement
12. Humanity: Hour 1
13. Unbreakable
14. Lonesome Crow
15. Face The Heat
16. Sting In The Tail
17. Return to Forever
18. Pure Instinct
19. Eye II Eye
There are a lot of UJR era fans out there that prefer that era the most. I like it but prefer mostly the more poppier arena sound. I will say the 70s scorps era is them at their creative peak. In a sense that they had their own sound. TBF yes it is awesome!
How you explain the material on "Fly to the Rainbow" is great music!
I grew up with 80s hard rock and metal so I'm biased there. It's definitely different and it's great for a lot of people but it's just not my style I like that much. A young band still trying to find what they were at that point I think.
@@retro_wanderluster9962 I did as well, but enjoy the 70's hard rock more. The first 3 albums they did after Uli left were very good though.
@@husq48 loved lovedrive and blackout especially. UJR style is a bit different style that's for sure. It's still very good taken by force being my fav of his.
Scorpions aren’t in the rock n roll hall of fame? Good lord!!!! I enjoyed your list mostly because you gave sting of the tail some props
Yeah it's a joke. They put Jay fucking Z in there this year not Maiden Scorpions or Priest. They need to change the name of it. Thanks it's a strong comback album of sorts imo. Looking forward to hearing their new album this year or next!
I have that shirt my man! Great minds think alike! Any thoughts on doing a W.A.S.P. ranking? My personal #1 favorite band
I got it at their 50th anniversary show back in 2015 that's awesome
@@retro_wanderluster9962 I saw them in 2010 in Nashville Tennessee. I love the scorps but after seeing RATT open for them on the infestation tour, I was satisfied and headed home. I do regret not staying though.
@@olegv.khlevniuk2391 I never leave unless it's a terrible headliner haha 😄 I don't have all of theirs but I have a good many missing dying for the world Babylon and another new one
Worst to Best!
18. Eye 2 Eye
17. Face the Heat
16. Return to Forever
15. Pure Instinct
14. Humanity Hour 1
13. Sting in the Tail
12. Unbreakable
11. Savage Amusement
10. Love at First Sting
9. Crazy World
8. Blackout
7. Animal Magnetism
6. Fly to the Rainbow
5. Lovedrive
4. Virgin Killer
3. Taken By Force
2. In Trance
1. Lonesome Crow
Yes, I love Lonesome Crow.
Well I know many that like the UJR era more but lonesome crow as top that's a rare pick indeed. That's why these ranking videos are so cool so many different opinions. My buddy likes it too because he likes Kraut rock I am not sure if it's his favorite or not but I know it's up there.
Good!!!!!
Lonesome Crow. Prog album. Masterpiece!!!!!
My top 6
1. Savage Amusement
2. Animal Magnetism
3. Love at First Sting
4. Lovedrive
5. Face the Heat
6. Return to Forever
Savage is so underrated
I haven't heard anyone say face the heat was better than crazy world but that is what makes these rankings so unique everyone usually has very different opinions. Alien nation rips though
My list has changed a bit.
I have Blackout at number 4.
Also Crazy World has grown on me and I would rank it a bit higher.
But I still prefer Face the Heat over it
👏🤟🦂🤩
Never heard The Zoo. But it is pretty good. Definitely will have to listen to that album.
Wow surprising but yeah check it out it's a very slow moving almost like sensual album for late nights if you catch my drift lol I think that was the point very sexual album.
Your page is underrated. You rank bands most others haven’t tackled.
I agree pretty much with this from top to bottom, I liked Return To Forever a little more than Sting In The Tail that’s all.
Yeah I think I said it may surprise people that sting in the tail being so high haha but thanks man. We are very similar too bad we're so far away would be cool to bullshit about music or a collaboration. Appreciate it.
@@retro_wanderluster9962 Definitely.
His videos are awesome
@@yanistancheva3076 😃 thank you!
and after all these years I still wonder why Under The Same Sun hasn't become a Scorpions all time classic...like Holiday or Still Loving You...
I don't understand it either. I'm not a huge fan of the album per say but that song is really good. That and Alien Nation. At least it was in that Segal film lol On Deadly Ground.
My favorite album is all albums featuring Uli John Roth.
seems like everyone thinks that but I guarantee you the band wouldn't have found success they did if they kept him.
Cool ranking man. I've gotta subscribe, I love ranking vids, particularly from someone that seems to know his metal.
Thanks man. It's basically my life and traveling but that's been put on hold. Music is always what I turn to.
I think the song I like best on face the heat is unholy alliance
This is a good ranking you got here's mine
19 love at first sting
18 unbreakable
17 eye to eye
16 prue instant
15 sting in the tail
14 return to forever
13 humanity hour 1
12 rock believer
11 face the heat
10 lonesome crow
9 virgin killer
8 Savage amusement
7 in Trance
6 taken by force
5 fly to the rainbow
4 animal magnetism
3 love drive
2 blackout
1 crazy world
One song I thought was such a jam, China White.
That's such a heavy song and the lyrics reflect the state of the world today
5 - Return To Forever
4 -Lovedrive
3 - Animal Magnetism
2 - Blackout
1 - Love At First Sting
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@user-el6ds6il8m 3 of these are in my Top 5 as well and AM is underrated and is not talked about as much as it should be.
China White and Animal Magnetism are their two heaviest songs!
Looking into their new 2022 realize here it's pretty good anyways
I like it did a review of it
I don't get why Taken by Force cover was controversial. That is just an anti war cover, a theme so common in metal, I mean kids playing with guns in front of a war cemetery, that is great commentary.
I thought the same thing, it was probably some Karen from back then lol thinking it was a political attack on the country so they had it changed.
@@retro_wanderluster9962 So they just went back to their stupid sexists covers lol. At least they used grown women for those !!
@@MsKalachakra haha if it ain't broke....haha I prefer those anyway 😅
There is an alternate cover to taken by force.
@@kurtemeigh yeah the boring cover with the band at the top over a black background with the title in red letters.
Wow, been a die hard Scorps fan since the release of Blackout. Other than maybe moving Crazy World down a few spots for my rankings, totally agree. Great review and rankings.
Thank you very much. Crazy world was my first scorpions album being mid 30s so it holds higher place with me always dug it. I tried to be honest with rankings in all my videos.
19 love at first sting
18 eye to eye
17 Prue instant
16 sting in the tail
15 unbreakable
14 humanity hour 1
13 rock believer
12 return to forever
11 Savage amusement
10 vigint killer
9 face the heat
8 in trance
7 lonesome crow
6 taken by force
5 fly to the rainbow
4 animal magnetism
3 love drive
2 crazy world
1 blackout
Sorry I just saw this occasionally I won't get notifications and I have to check the comments tab on analytics page. Love your top 3. There also in my top 3. didn't like the rock you like a hurricane era huh? haha I love that album but I rarely listen to it because I've heard them so many damn times. I've seen a lot of hate on LAFS lately I dunno why maybe because it's very commercial?
@@retro_wanderluster9962 yes I like the other more then I still like rock you like a hurricane big city nights and still loving you
@@OutlawBadperson classics for sure
Amazing ranking. We got the same taste in the Scorpions. Crazy world was my First album from them so...
Rock on, dude.
Thank you for the comment! One of my favourite bands all time! The early 90s is when I got into music at a young age haven't looked back haha 😅
FLY TO THE RAINBOW is probably is probably the best Scorpions song.
Maybe I'm not old enough but man I dunno the first 2 albums just don't do it for me. It's a totally different style though so maybe that's why
I only heard lonesome crow fly to the rainbow in trace virgin killer taken by Force love drive animal magnetism blackout love at first sting crazy world sassage amusement and face the heat if I have a top 13 it will be like this
13 fly to the rainbow
12 face the heat
11 Virgin killer
10 taken by Force
9 lonesome crow
8 fly to the rainbow
7 crazy world
6 savage amusement
Here's the albums I play everyday
5 animal magnetism
4 love drive
3 crazy world
2 blackout
1 love at first sting
@CharlesKelley-x3k solid list can't disagree with most of your list if any really. The ones after that are hit and miss I would recommend the latest album for shining of your soul and seventh sun at very least has black out and lovedrive vibes sorta reminds me of China white and is there anybody there respectively.
Blackout rules
Damn right it is. Parts of their new album sound like blackout-era which makes it a great album overall.
Eye II Eye was HORRIBLE...I heard it when it came out in 1999 and I never heard it again...Pure Instict also sucked big time...I heard it too when it came out in 1996 and, guess what, I never heard it again...also I am not really a fan of the albums prior to Lovedrive, I have heard them but I only liked In Trance...the 80's were the best years of the band, Lovedrive, Animal Magnetism, Blackout, Love At First Sting, all of these albums were PHENOMENAL, I even liked Savage Amusement which came out in 1988, the last 80s album of the band...and then I liked Crazy World, Face The Heat and Unbreakable...Humanity Hour I was ok...Sting In The Tail and Return To Forever I didn't like that much...their 2022 album Rock Believer is probably their best after Unbreakable...nice review :)
I was gonna get a copy of E2E just to have it on tapehead city sale but it SOLD lmao. The website that sells cassettes and does live listings. I thought it would be rare to have but it sold instantly. You and I both don't get me wrong UJR is great and I like some songs like In Trance and We'll burn the sky among others, but they really found their sound and identity with Lovedrive from that point on it was their strength. Most on here disagree with it saying their original albums with UJR are better even had a few say Lonesome Crow was the best lol. RTF wasn't great but it was mostly old unreleased songs that's why and the new album is KILLER their best since Crazy World IMO it's a return to from and has a mix of lovedrive and amimal magnetism and black out like seventh song and shining of your soul great stuff. Thanks for watching!
return t forever's terrible, worst than eye2 eye, less inspired, e2e's not bad despite the change in sound, mysterious' good, skywrite too, and a few others
I listened to it a few times just wasn't for me as for RTF yeah pretty bad but mostly was unused songs from the 80s the best one for me is catch your luck and play it's a good tune but yeah even the ballads on it were boring 😴 but I'm glad you like e2e most hate it. I dig their new single it rocked
"krautrock, psychedelic shit"... 🤦♂️ Well, to each his own...
@mvjonsson yup lol 😆 I don't like it at all well it's not always that but the debut gave me those types of vibes. Do love the artwork though lol on the picture disc.
@@retro_wanderluster9962 I think it is an interesting album at least. The real Scorpions for me started with the second album and the contribution of Uli J Roth.
@mvjonsson many people think so as well having being younger and grew up with the Jabs mainstream stuff when I heard it when I was little it kinda fit the sound I like more. I do love me some in trance and taken by force though. I see why he left the band as he wasn't in favor of the mainstream sound they went more towards with lovedrive and since then. The first album is def interesting that's for sure.
@@retro_wanderluster9962 Uli wanted to develop, which is understandable, he is a true guitar genius.
He has said that the albums after he left had great songs and melodies. I think they were strong up until Black Out at least.
@mvjonsson yeah expert musicians usually like to play or learn all sorts of styles to explore their playing even more. There have been reports that Randy Rhodes was gonna quit Ozzy anyway because he wanted to go back and study classical guitar and music theory.
So sad, once a truly great band went on to produce so much drivel! Last album I bought was "Love at First Sting", and that was the beginning of the end.
A grower??? Hahaha
Lol I say that a lot lol it's a popular saying
1 Animal Magnetism
2 Love at First Sting
3 Love Drive
4 Black Out
5 In Trance
6 Savage Amusement
7 Virgin Killer
8 Crazy World
9 Taken by Force
10 Fly to the Rainbow
11 Lonesome Crow
12 Unbreakable
I agree with most of the top animal magnetism has grown on me over the years but interesting to see it at the top the rest are about for the most close to mine. until 10.
19 love at first sting
18 eye to eye
17 Prue instant
16 sting in the tail
15 unbreakable
14 humanity hour 1
13 rock believer
12 return to forever
11 Savage amusement
10 vigint killer
9 face the heat
8 in trance
7 lonesome crow
6 taken by force
5 fly to the rainbow
4 animal magnetism
3 love drive
2 crazy world
1 blackout
@OutlawBadperson 2 in a row that had LAFS last lol 😆 I agree with your top 3 pretty much 3 of my top 4 are those picks.