love at first sting

The Scorpions were ready to win and broke down the walls with the catchy concupiscent crossfire of this massive metallic monsoon.  After the triumph of 'Blackout'  the band was primed for a major breakthrough.  The follow-up 'Love at First Sting' was produced by Dieter Dierks at Dierks Studios in Cologne, Germany with engineer Gerd Rautenbach.  The sessions featured Klaus Meine on lead vocals; Matthias Jabs on  lead guitar, backing vocals, and rhythm guitar on "Still Loving You" and "Big City Nights"; Rudolf Schenker on rhythm guitar, backing vocals, and lead guitar on "Still Loving You" and "Big City Nights"; Francis Buchholz on bass, Moog Taurus, and backing vocals; and Herman Rarebell on drums and backing vocals.  

Meine would express at the time:    "We don't see ourselves as a heavy metal band ... because Scorpions are making a kind of music that is on the one hand extreme power, on the other hand it has a ballad side. We are also playing ballads, that´s a part of Scorpions. I think a song ... like Holiday with acoustic guitar, that is actually high treason at heavy metal, at least that's what a real heavy metal freak would say."

 'Love at First Sting' was one of the first metal albums to be recorded digitally.  The slick sound was embraced by radio and the videos became staples on MTV, who dubbed them 'The Ambassadors of Rock'.  The album was an international sensation, going to nineteen in Austria; seventeen in Sweden and the UK; fifteen in Canada; nine in Switzerland; six in Germany and the US; and number four in Finland and France. It has been certified triple platinum in the US, double platinum in Canada, and gold in Germany.  The album cover was created by Helmut Newton; but due to complaints, a clean version was created with a photo of the band.  

Meine considers:    "With “Love At First Sting”, we were on top of the game, with double-platinum albums in America and lots and lots of success, arena success all over the world."








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Rock You Like A Hurricane







Big City Nights







Still Loving You




'Love at First Sting'
full album:



All lyrics written by Klaus Meine except where noted; all music composed by Rudolf Schenker.

Side one
1. "Bad Boys Running Wild" Meine, Herman Rarebell 3:54
2. "Rock You Like a Hurricane" Meine, Rarebell 4:11
3. "I'm Leaving You" 4:16
4. "Coming Home" 4:58
5. "The Same Thrill" 3:30
Side two
6. "Big City Nights" 4:08
7. "As Soon as the Good Times Roll" 5:01
8. "Crossfire" 4:31
9. "Still Loving You" 6:26