There's no denying the Scorpions' influence on '80s heavy metal -- and particularly, on hair metal bands.
And this point is certainly proven on 2008's Scorpion Tales, by former Dokken guitarist George Lynch.
This 12-track release sees Lynch paired with a gaggle of singers who were consistently splashed across the pages of Hit Parade and Circus Magazine during the late '80s, all of which cover tunes from Klaus Meine and company.
As with all "tribute" releases, it's a mixed bag of the good, the bad, and the ugly, as you'll find Hurricane/Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen sounding quite Don Dokken-ish on "Rock You Like a Hurricane," Quiet Riot's Kevin DuBrow warbling through "Big City Nights" (on one of his last-ever recordings), and Kix's Steve Whiteman simply slaying (and not in a good way) "Still Loving You." While Scorpion Tales is certainly not the biggest "must hear" of Lynch's career, it does succeed on shining the spotlight on an oft-overlooked metal act.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | George Lynch, Kelly Hansen | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | Still Loving You | George Lynch, Steve Whiteman | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Falling in Love | George Lynch, Marq Torien | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | Big City Nights | George Lynch, Kevin DuBrow | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Blackout | George Lynch, Stevie Rachelle | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | No One Like You | George Lynch, Jizzy Pearl | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Steamrock Fever | George Lynch, Phil Lewis | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | In Trance | George Lynch, Kory Clarke | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | He's a Woman, She's a Man | George Lynch, John Corabi | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Holiday | George Lynch, Paul Shortino | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 11 | Lovedrive | George Lynch, Taime Downe | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 36 MB |
| 12 | Zoo | George Lynch | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 52 mins | 119 MB | |||||
| 52 mins | 366 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kory Clarke | Primary Artist |
| 2 | John Corabi | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Taime Downe | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Kevin DuBrow | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Chuck Garric | Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 6 | Kelly Hansen | Primary Artist |
| 7 | Jake E. Lee | Guitar |
| 8 | Joe Lesté | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Phil Lewis | Primary Artist |
| 10 | George Lynch | Guitar, Main Personnel, Primary Artist |
| 11 | John Morris | Guitar, Main Personnel |
| 12 | Jizzy Pearl | Primary Artist |
| 13 | Stevie Rachelle | Primary Artist |
| 14 | Steve Riley | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 15 | Paul Shortino | Primary Artist |
| 16 | Matt Thorne | Mixing |
| 17 | Marq Torien | Primary Artist |
| 18 | Steve Whiteman | Primary Artist |
| 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. |