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So here's a place we can review full albums we are listening to.
I am going to attempt to do one review a day. Feel free to add your own commentary on the albums I cover, or reviews of albums I haven't.

I know I'm known for being a metal guy, but my collection spans pretty much all genres, so you'll never know whats coming next.
I created a playlist with one song from each album I have, I throw it on shuffle and the first song that plays will give me the album to cover. The only exeption to this will be the first album.

So to kick things of on the right foot, I will be reviewing an Album I feel most of you can enjoy....the Scorpions 1975 release "In Trance".
I'm currently giving the album one last listen before writing my review. Expect the write up in about an hour.

In Trance by The Scorpions (1975)

Lineup

Klaus Meine - lead vocals
Ulrich Roth - lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Dark Lady" and "Sun In My Hand"
Rudolf Schenker - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Francis Buchholz - bass guitar, backing vocals
Rudy Lenners - drums, percussion

Overview
Solid album all around, even the "bad" tracks are good. Music and vocal are excellent through out and the lyrics are well written.

The Tracks

Dark Lady - Good beat, classic hard rock sound, very typical of "heavy" music of the day. Fun little song but nothing exceptional compared to other tracks on this album

In Trance - Excellent track, my favorite Scorpions song now, classic power ballet structure with slow verses and faster heavier chorus. Very catchy, just listening to it puts me in a good mood. Excellent vocals by the lead and backups. Nice solo towards the end thats not overdone.

Life's like a River - A faster power ballet, relatively mundane track, only thing that really stood out was the voice. Even though this was a great era for scorpions songwriting, even the lyrics on this one seem a little bland.

Top of the Bill - excellent song, great beat and rhythm fun to listen too.

Living and Dying - another power ballet, tempo is a little faster, but the vocals seem to drag a bit

Robot Man - Great up tempo song, classic hard rock sound

Evening Wind - Another power ballet, very slow tempo for most of the song, seems like a very sad song to me. Also the longest song on the album at 5:06

Sun in My Hand - Mis speed song, sounds blues inspired to me. Vocalist does some strange things with his voice in this one. Interesting listen.

Longing for Fire - Faster song, lots of harmony in the vocals. Something else else about this song reminds me of Nazereth. Shortest song on the album, clocking in at 2:45. Great guitar solo in the middle of the track.

Night Lights - Another power ballet song, basic beat, nice lead guitar work throughout the song. This track is an instrumental.

Rating
A solid 8 out ten.

Top Downloads
1. In Trance
2. Robot Man
3. Top of the Bill

More reviews please.