UNBREAKABLE is the fifteenth studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions, released in 2004. In this album, Scorpions return to their original, more raw style of music after many concept albums and experimenting with different styles.
Album's production strikes a winning balance between mid-80's excess and tight nu-metal guitar, resulting in one of the heavier records they've done in quite some time. Singer Klaus Meine's voice has aged gracefully, retaining the raucous snarl that fueled hits like "No One Like You," while attaining a rich, fully rounded cadence on the beautiful new ballad "Maybe I Maybe You." UNBREAKABLE was recorded live in the studio, and it shows on the brutal standouts "Love 'Em or Leave 'Em" and "Borderline" - the latter being one of the more inventive and memorable of their career. The record acts as a bridge between hard rock generations, and is perhaps the first step in handing over their legacy to the myriad of young bands that have basked in the veteran group's light for so long, but if they continue to make records as lively and skilled as this, that transfer could be a long time coming.
Scorpions: Klaus Meine (vocals); Rudolph Schenker (guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Matthias Jabs (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, voice box); Paul Maciwoda (bass guitar); James Kottak (drums, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Koen VanBaal (keyboards); Barry Sparks, Ingo Powitzer (bass guitar); Ralph deJongh, Joss Mennen, Alex Jansen (background vocals).
Recorded at PEPPERMINT PARK studio's, Hannover, Germany. Mixed at WISSELOORD studio 3, Hilversum, The Netherlands. Recorded and mixed by Erwin Musper. Mastered at WISSELOORD studio by Darius van Helfteren. Produced by Erwin Musper & Scorpions.
Track Listing:
1. New Generation - 5:51 2. Love 'Em or Leave 'Em - 4:04 3. Deep and Dark - 3:39 4. Borderline - 4:53 5. Blood Too Hot - 4:16 6. Maybe I Maybe You - 3:32 7. Someday Is Now - 3:25 8. My City, My Town - 4:55 9. Through My Eyes - 5:23 10. Can You Feel It - 3:49 11. This Time - 3:36 12. She Said - 4:42 13. Remember the Good Times [Retro Garage Mix] - 6:56 (BONUS TRACK)
Unbreakable (2004) (1 BONUS TRACK)
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Album Description:
UNBREAKABLE is the fifteenth studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions, released in 2004. In this album, Scorpions return to their original, more raw style of music after many concept albums and experimenting with different styles.
Album's production strikes a winning balance between mid-80's excess and tight nu-metal guitar, resulting in one of the heavier records they've done in quite some time. Singer Klaus Meine's voice has aged gracefully, retaining the raucous snarl that fueled hits like "No One Like You," while attaining a rich, fully rounded cadence on the beautiful new ballad "Maybe I Maybe You." UNBREAKABLE was recorded live in the studio, and it shows on the brutal standouts "Love 'Em or Leave 'Em" and "Borderline" - the latter being one of the more inventive and memorable of their career. The record acts as a bridge between hard rock generations, and is perhaps the first step in handing over their legacy to the myriad of young bands that have basked in the veteran group's light for so long, but if they continue to make records as lively and skilled as this, that transfer could be a long time coming.
Scorpions: Klaus Meine (vocals); Rudolph Schenker (guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Matthias Jabs (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, voice box); Paul Maciwoda (bass guitar); James Kottak (drums, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Koen VanBaal (keyboards); Barry Sparks, Ingo Powitzer (bass guitar); Ralph deJongh, Joss Mennen, Alex Jansen (background vocals).
Recorded at PEPPERMINT PARK studio's, Hannover, Germany.
Mixed at WISSELOORD studio 3, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
Recorded and mixed by Erwin Musper.
Mastered at WISSELOORD studio by Darius van Helfteren.
Produced by Erwin Musper & Scorpions.
Track Listing:
1. New Generation - 5:51
2. Love 'Em or Leave 'Em - 4:04
3. Deep and Dark - 3:39
4. Borderline - 4:53
5. Blood Too Hot - 4:16
6. Maybe I Maybe You - 3:32
7. Someday Is Now - 3:25
8. My City, My Town - 4:55
9. Through My Eyes - 5:23
10. Can You Feel It - 3:49
11. This Time - 3:36
12. She Said - 4:42
13. Remember the Good Times [Retro Garage Mix] - 6:56 (BONUS TRACK)