SCORPIONS - Blackout Stereo Hybrid SACD Release Date Confirmed; Pre-Order Live
October 22, 2014, 10 years ago
The Stereo Hybrid SACD (Super Audio CD) edition of SCORPIONS' classic 1982 album, Blackout, will be released on November 4th via Audio Fidelity.
According to a press release, Blackout, their eighth studio album, is Scorpions at their peak... it is the band's 1982 breakthrough album that made them global superstars. Every song is a gem and this album contains a splendid balance of pop/rock, power ballads and catchy heavy metal. Scorpions dish-out catchy fist-poundin' anthems like the top ten hit “No One Like You” then turn around and offer the soul stirring ballad “When The Smoke Is Going Down”. Klaus Meine is a singer who knows how to wring the last ounce of impact from each song. The band sounds great as highlighted by the fast-paced performances of guitarists Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs. Herman Rarebell and Francis Buchholz add a tight and powerful drum and bass bottom. Blackout is the band's heaviest and most solid album and Dieter Dierks production is immaculate. A self-portrait of artist Gottfried Helnwein is featured on the cover of the album.
Blackout trackisting:
“Can't Live Without You”
“No One Like You”
“You Give Me All I Need”
“Now!”
“Dynamite”
“Arizona”
“China White”
“When The Smoke Is Going Down”
Photo credit: Rudolf Schenker live by Joe Kleon
