The Scorpions' two previous releases, Blackout and Love at First Sting, were mostly successful due to the band's ability to adjust with the times; with Blackout, they used the classic power rock introduced by bands like Van Halen, and for Sting they used similar melodies, but with a harder, tighter sound akin to the work of such bands as Dokken and REO Speedwagon.
With Savage Amusement, the group's first studio recording in almost four years, the Scorpions experimented with more polished pop melodies that Def Leppard and the like had made popular.
The end result is polished and often predictable music that, while good, on the whole fails to be as infectious as the music on their previous albums.
Die-hard fans will certainly find their share of worthwhile songs, such as "Don't Stop at the Top" and "Believe in Love," but they still may find Savage Amusement to be incomparable to its predecessors.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don't Stop at the TopKlaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Rudolf Schenker | Scorpions | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Rhythm of LoveKlaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker | Scorpions | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Passion Rules the GameKlaus Meine, Herman Rarebell | Scorpions | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Media OverkillKlaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker | Scorpions | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Walking on the EdgeKlaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker | Scorpions | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | We Let It Rock...You Let It RollKlaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker | Scorpions | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Every Minute Every DayKlaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker | Scorpions | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Love on the RunKlaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Rudolf Schenker | Scorpions | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Believe in LoveKlaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker | Scorpions | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 37 mins | 86 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 251 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Aaron | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Peter Baltes | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Peter Brandt | Assistant, Mixing Assistant |
| 4 | Francis Buchholz | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | John Cremer | Digital Remastering |
| 6 | Dieter Dierks | Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 7 | Mark Flannery | Mixing Assistant |
| 8 | Mike Flannery | Assistant |
| 9 | Gert Gliniorz | Project Coordinator |
| 10 | Greg Gorman | Photography |
| 11 | Nigel Green | Mixing |
| 12 | Caroline Greyshock | Photography |
| 13 | Matthias Jabs | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Vocals (Background), Voice Box |
| 14 | Jurgen Joisten | Assistant |
| 15 | Klaus Meine | Composer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Matthias Mineur | Text |
| 17 | Michael Narten | Reissue Art, Reissue Design |
| 18 | Herman Rarebell | Composer, Drums, Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | Gerd Rautenbach | Engineer |
| 20 | Rudolf Schenker | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm), Slide Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Scorpions | Mixing, Primary Artist |
| 22 | Mike Shipley | Mixing |
| 23 | Fred Swanson | Retouching |
| 24 | Ian Taylor | Engineer |
| 25 | Howie Weinberg | Mastering |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |