Label: BMG Victor Inc. (Japan), B20D-41013
Style: Hard Rock
Country: Hanover, West Germany
Time: 39:20
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 256 Mb
Review
Summary: Taken By Force is yet another solid effort, with Uli Roth
shining brighter than ever before. But still, despite all the positives,
there are some minor flaws deteriorating the whole experience.
During
the mid 70’s and after recording 4 studio albums, Scorpions had to be
regarded as an entirely different band compared to the first line up
incarnation that wrote Lonesome Crow. With each release the germans got
meliorated, sweeping off any possible imperfection the previous
recordings might had. With Virgin Killer, Scorpions displayed a natural
growth in wisdom and stature and their future in the music industry at
that point looked prosperous, purely, in terms of musical evolution and
progress. But the same could not be said for their financial revenues.
Since the band couldn’t get any serious attention outside of Europe,
every release failed to meet with the expectetions of each member. That
alone explains why Scorpions changed so much after this album.
Musically
speaking, the album carries on from where it’s predecessor left us.
Virgin killer had almost the same direction with In Trance, but in that
album we hear for the very first time the results of Uli Roth’s extended
practicing, as he incorporated in his playing style far more advanced
compositional elements. As a result, Virgin killer had an exotic, middle
eastern vibe combined with the melancholic and sorrowful tone of In
Trance. When the time was right, and the band decided to write the
successor of Virgin killer, as they set in motion the writing
procedures, they took a bold decision, to drag the compositions a step
further and experiment a little bit more. Inevitably,the weight of the
writing process fell in the shoulders of Uli Roth. Roth’s contribution
here is huge. He takes full credit for writing four songs out of the
total eight, as also, writing along with Monika Dannemann the lyrics of
the epic ballad We’ll Burn The Sky.
Due to it's unconventional
nature, Taken By Force, might be perceived by the audience as being
somehow less brutal than the two previous albums. Although that point of
view is veritable, the presented material is still provided with a
vigorous thrust. Scorpions at that time seemed to have almost completely
forsaken any effort of writing anything that would sound usual,
straightforward or accessible to the wider audience, something which can
only be confusing since all of their previous records were a financial
failure. But Scorpions insisted. And they were vindicated, as the album
provides us with some of the most beautiful songs in the band’s catalog.
Streamrock Fever is the album’s opener and as with the previous
album-opening songs, Scorpions continue the same trend: Bursting out of
the gate with brute force, playing fiercely but without ever crossing
the lines of unconventional experimentantion.
(full version: sputnikmusic.com/review/56707/Scorpions-Taken-by-Force/)
01. Steamrock Fever (03:41)
02. We'll Burn The Sky (06:31)
03. I've Got To Be Free (04:03)
04. The Riot Of Your Time (04:13)
05. The Sails Of Charon (05:15)
06. Your Light (04:34)
07. He's A Woman-She's A Man (03:17)
08. Born To Touch Your Feeling (07:41)
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