SCORPIONS-Humanity-Hour I.Japan/Hong Kong(BVCP-21526)+2Bonus

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SCORPIONS - Humanity - Hour I
Japan/Hong Kong BVCP-21526

Disco de los germanos publicado en 2007 y que, en mi humilde opinión, sólo le falta algún tema más con un ritmo más rápido para ser perfecto. El álbum tiene grandes riffs y unas melodías preciosas pero quizás abuse demasiado de ritmos lentos o pausados, con muchas baladas y medios tiempos incidiendo en un tono triste y melancólico a lo largo del mismo.

La lírica del disco sigue la misma línea a lo largo del mismo, siendo un álbum conceptual de temática futurista. Fue muy bien recibido por la prensa, la crítica y el público en general.

Esta edición es la publicada en Hong-Kong, aunque en alguna parte del disco alterna lo de "Hecho en Japón" con la frase "Prensado en Hong-Kong". Aunque no he podido compararlo con la versión editada en exclusiva para el mercado japo, supongo que los masters son los mismos que en esa edición y desde luego trae los dos mismos temas extras que aquélla, que es lo que importa al fin y al cabo.

Tracklist:

1 Hour I 3:26
2 The Game of Life 4:04
3 We Were Born to Fly 3:59
4 The Future Never Dies 4:03
5 You're Lovin' Me to Death 3:15
6 321 3:53
7 Love Will Keep Us Alive 4:32
8 We Will Rise Again 3:49
9 Your Last Song 3:44
10 Love Is War 4:20
11 The Cross 4:28
12 Humanity 5:26
13 Cold (Bonus Track) 3:52
14 Love Will Keep Us Alive (Radio Edit - Bonus Track) 4:06

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Japanese/Hong Kong edition of Scorpions 2007 album. I'm not really sure where the album is pressed because both "Made In Japan" and "Pressed In Hong-Kong" can be read on the OBI and the surface of the CD. The fact is that both editions have the same bonus tracks and I suppose that they are from the same mastering too.

From Metal-Archives:

God! What can I say? I love this album. It's the best thing they did. Not only this record surpasses "Unbreakable" (a great release too), the older members (Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker) definitely don't sound like two near-60 guys.

The album starts with a powerful blast-beat courtesy of Mr. Kottak (which makes his best performance, for my understanding), and then a powerful, heavier as never, two-guitar riff from the duet Jabs-Schenker. In fact, "Hour I" is one of the band's most aggressive songs they've ever made. Afterwards follows "The Game of Life", another great song, keeping the power and aggressiveness, and with excellent lyrics too!!!

The third track, "We Were Born to Fly", inspires me a feeling of darkness (something weird for a band like Scorpions), it's another song that I love, it's slower than the previous ones, but still powerful (it's something redundant, but the power of this album is a thing you'll notice from beginning to the end).

Something you'll always find in a Scorpions' album is the ballad section. "The Future Never Dies" has an excellent piano accompaniment, and "Love Will Keep Us Alive" is a beautiful acoustic ballad, as they couldn't make it on "Acoustica".

There are most great and powerful songs, like "321", "We Will Rise Again" and "Love Is War". Hear them and you will give me the reason: the band sounds younger than ever, not like a more-than-30-years group. Here the band's chemistry works perfectly, aided with the excellent production from Desmond Child and James Michael. This is definitely the key of success.

But the closing track, "Humanity", deserves special mention, as it's the best closing they made for an album (I dare to compare with "Still Loving You"). Even my teacher from conservatory loves it (I made her listening and she really liked it). I can hear it over and over. It has great chances to become a new classic.

Why I don't give a 100%? The Cross is another good song, but the part "I believed in God, I believed in trust....", sung by Billy Corgan, is the only misstep in all this wonderful record. But it doesn't affect the final product in anything.

Conclusion: we are in front of the Scorpions' best album in many years. I totally recommend it, don't waste any time. Listen to this album, and you won't believe that the same guys years ago did something like "Eye II Eye". But that period is now definitely buried.

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