Animal Magnetism (Scorpions album)
Occupation
- Vocals: Klaus Meine (except on Hey You)
- Rhythm guitars and acoustic guitar on Lady Starlightund vocals on Hey You: Rudolf Schenker (except on Hold Me Tight Twentieth Century Man, Lady Starlight and Animal Magnetism: Lead Guitar )
- Lead guitars and Talkbox on The Zoo: Matthias Jabs (except on Hold Me Tight, Lady Starlight and Animal Magnetism: Rhythm guitars)
- Bass: Francis Buchholz
- Drums: Herman Rare Bell
Animal Magnetism is the seventh studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1980. The two best-known songs of this album are the opening titles Make It Real and The Zoo, which is about 42nd Street in New York (USA).
- 2.1 bonus track (2001 Remastered)
Origin, characteristics and importance
Production history
Animal Magnetism was included in the Cologne Dierks Studios between December 1979 and February 1980. Some of the songs on the album came in the midst of production. An example of this is the piece Hold Me Tight. Singer Klaus Meine of the production: "Animal Magnetism was created in a relatively short time, under difficult conditions, and was very much influenced by our American experience. " This most telling example of this is the title of The Zoo, according to Rudolf Schenker especially in America, a classic was. " The song is still an absolute must for any stripper It sounds like the whole album. Dirty, very animalistic ," says Schenker on. The string and horn section of the ballad Lady Starlight arranged the Americans Allan Macmillan, the recordings took place in February 1980 in the Manta Sound studios in Toronto, Canada.
Musical Style
On this album, the band compared to the previous shows significantly harder and darker. So is included with Lady Starlight only one ballad on this album. In this regard unusual is that Animal Magnetism place like most other albums ends with a ballad with the particularly harsh title track. In addition, at The Zoo a talk box is used for the first time.
Songwriting and features of texts
Went there on the previous Lovedrive almost exclusively about love, the Scorpions grab here, among other things socially critical problems ( Twentieth Century Man ) on. In addition, drummer Herman Rare Bell (also the text of the bonus tracks Hey You Rare Bell wrote ) indicated in all six of the nine songs as a writer, so he has been involved so much in the songwriting on any other album of the band like this. With Falling in Love here is even contain a complete of Rare Bell composed and written song. Do not Make No Promises ( Your Body Can not Keep ) is also the first Scorpions title, co-wrote the guitarist Matthias Jabs. With the exception of the last two mentioned songs all the arrangements of this album were composed by Rudolf Schenker.
Album Title
The bassist Francis Buchholz commented on the album title as follows: " Herman (Rare Bell, drummer ) got the idea for the title of the album Animal Magnetism, and we all liked him, because it is an interesting title." ( Translated)
Album Cover
The cover was designed by Storm Thorgerson of the design company Hipgnosis. Animal Magnetism is the first Scorpions album since Fly to the Rainbow ( 1974), which has a single matching cover design. According to Francis Buchholz all the band members loved the Cover up on beech wood itself is true provided the motif shown here for some controversy, which, however, were not strong enough to replace the cover used here.
Tour
The tour for this album was launched on 6 March 1980 in Japan, Tokyo. She also toured for three months by the United States. Other concerts took place in France, England, Scotland, Canada and Sweden. As opening acts, among others acted Def Leppard, Judas Priest and Ted Nugent.
Criticism, sale and Awards
The German Music Express described the work as " perfect synthesis of pop, hard rock and clear, catchy melodies ." Christof glue, author of the German Metal Hammer, described it as " a dark and difficult accessible album that never got the recognition they deserve to be wrong."
The album sold so far worldwide over 4 million times. In 1991, the album in the U.S. was certified platinum.
Title list
Bonus track (2001 Remastered)
Single releases
As singles were released Make It Real ( with Hold Me Tight ) and The Zoo with the song Holiday ( from the previous album Love Drive). This single reached # 75 The song Hey You was first released as a single in 1980 and can be found as a bonus track on this album since 2001 in the UK.
Other song versions and live recordings
The remix album released in 1992 Still Loving You contains a new version of Lady Starlight. Another version of this ballad together with the Berlin Philharmonic was released on the album Moment of Glory ( 2000). The song The Zoo was released in 2001 on the album Acoustica as Akusik version.
The live album, World Wide Live in 1985 contains, inter alia, live versions of the songs Make It Real and The Zoo. The 2009 recorded a USB stick A Night to Remember - Live in Essen contains live recordings of the same two songs.
Cover versions
- Animal Magnetism was by Oneiroid Psychosis (1999); Solaris (2001); Helstar (2011) and Testament (2012 Bonus Track) gecovert.
- Falling In Love was covered by Marq Torien ( 2000).
- The Zoo was by Bruce Dickinson ( 1998); Obscure (1999); Dream Theater ( 2000 Live Version, Fan Club CD); Black Earth (2001); Bang Tango (2005 Bonus Track); Smashing Pumpkins (February 29, 2008 Live in Oslo); Arch Enemy (2012 Supplement to the 300th issue of the magazine Rock Hard ); and Joe Leste gecovert.