{"id":39801,"date":"2006-06-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/lovedrive-3\/"},"modified":"2006-06-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-06-16T00:00:00","slug":"lovedrive-3","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/lovedrive-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovedrive"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

When a writer does pre-writing exercises, it is
\nmainly to loosen up the creative juices and to get ready for a
\npiece of writing that will become their best work. The Scorpions’
\nLovedrive<\/i> is an audio example of this process; while the
\nmaterial is not terrible, it definitely is a prelude to what would
\ncome later.<\/p>\n

The Scorpions recorded these eight songs in four
\nmonths, adding to a schedule that saw them tour around the world,
\nplaying in Moscow before it was okay to do so and creating some
\ngreat slices of heavy arena rock. One could argue that guitarists
\nRudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs are synonymous with “great guitar
\nriff.”<\/p>\n

But the disc starts slowly with “Loving You Sunday
\nMorning,” which suffers from the mid-tempo crunch when the band
\ndrops the tempo and gets sappy. “Another Piece of Meat,” is a solid
\ntrack, one I consider pre-writing for later classics like “No One
\nLike You.” The groove is solid and drummer Herman Rarebell and
\nbassist Francis Buchholz nail the up-tempo shifts, which are more
\nenergetic than “Loving You Sunday Morning.” The lyrics are better
\nas well.<\/p>\n

Also, the ballad “Always Somewhere” is like any other
\ntrack about being on the road and away from loved ones, giving it a
\nuniversal appeal because it is about the desolation inside of the
\nsoul when the spark that makes life worthwhile is not around.
\nVocalist Klaus Meine sounds convincingly alone and sad on this
\ntrack.<\/p>\n

Other highlights include the instrumental “Coast To
\nCoast,” a showcase for the Schenker\/Jabs guitar experience that has
\nno low points, and the chaotic “Can’t Get Enough,” which is a
\npre-write of “Coming Home.” The band pulls out an apparent reggae
\ninfluence for “Is There Anybody There?,” the least rocking song on
\nthis release but a refreshing departure from the rest of the
\nmaterial that works.<\/p>\n

The title track and “Holiday” end this release.
\n“Lovedrive” could have easily been the lead-off track as Schenker
\nand Jabs introduce it with a great guitar riff, Meine sings in his
\nthick German accent and the rhythm section pounds throughout the
\nsong. “Holiday” is the band’s other ballad and, like other tracks
\non this release, is really pre-writing for “Still Loving You” or
\neven “Winds of Change.”<\/p>\n

In short, this disc is solid but not great,
\nfunctioning more as an indicator of where this band was headed.<\/p>\n

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