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Taken by Force
Rock · 1977 · 5 tracks

Taken by Force

Scorpions

A collision of neoclassical guitar wizardry and muscular hard rock. The final, fiery collaboration between Uli Jon Roth's mysticism and the band's stadium ambitions.

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The moment Scorpions stopped being a hippie band and started becoming a heavy metal machine.

A high-tension blend of technical brilliance and raw, proto-metal energy.

Taken by Force · vs · Scorpions
Dusk+2.9σ

Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
02
We’ll Burn the Sky
6:30
03
I’ve Got to Be Free
4:04
04
The Riot of Your Time
4:13
06
Your Light
4:33
08
Born to Touch Your Feelings
7:41
Moments Worth Waiting For
The hypnotic, Middle Eastern-inspired guitar intro of The Sails of Charon that predates neoclassical metal
The sudden shift from delicate acoustic arpeggios to a crushing hard rock riff in We'll Burn the Sky
Klaus Meine's soaring, glass-shattering high note that punctuates the climax of He's a Woman – She's a Man
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