Scorpions Album: “Pure Instinct [PA]”

I would say this is probably the Scorpions best studio album. The Song Wild Child is the best song in there. "But the best for you" is another great song. Does anyone know is more soft and emotional, so is "When you came into my life". You and I is the 2nd best song in that album. If you are a Scorpions fan, starting fan or long time fan, you should get this album.

Let us look at this album as a Scorpion album that can be appreciated purely for it's creative appeal, and not for the sting that makes Scorpions the scorpions they were. Fine, Wild Child may be a great opening song, but can it hope to match the sting delivered by Blackout, which in my regard, is probably as good as an opening track ever. Ok, forget Blackout, we can blame, the changing time for the lack of enough sting. How about Tease Me, Please Me, a 90's masterpiece, that stands out as yet another opening scorcher. Play it, and you'd wanna play it again.

Musically, yes, Pure instinct can be described as a definite attempt towards goodie soft rock, but that's just not what the Scorpions are made up of. I mean, just listen to ' Soul behind the face', it's a nice song, but does it deliver the intensity that say 'you give me all i need' does, with it's shifting melodies.

I must say I was pretty impressed with the album till I heard it in isolation of their previous efforts, such as 1st Sting, Blackout, Crazy World and even Face the Heat. But it's criminal to do that.

If you are a Scorpions fan, buy the album, because it still is musically appealing and appreciative. But, this is not a typical Scorpions album, if you know what I mean. Probably the only song that gets you anywhere close to the gems of the past is 'You and I, without doubt. That too, comes right at the end, when youre probably snoozing instead of fisting the air.

Too me the scorps never made a average release until 'face the heat' and then this one , which still has some wonderfully played songs on it. But there were just too many ballads on this one for me. The bite was gone here and I think 'eye to eye' was a stronger release than this one was. Still a average scorps cd is better than alot of other metal out there. like most thrash metal for instance.

I know some people do not like this album,but I do.I LOVE it.It is more Foreigner then Scorpions,but maybe that is the reason I love it so much.Now their next cd is a different matter.That is not even rock music at all.But PURE INSTINCT? Great album. Buy it!!!

Megadeth did good retro with return to hangar, but some of the other retro Megadeth is not so great. I can honestly listen to scorpions Pure Instinct right along with In Trance and feel there is a sameness there. The rest of the album is nothing like eye to eye, or face the heat or crazy world or savage,sting, blackout,love drive,magnet,killer,force,fly,crow. just listen to those two, trance and instinct. We don't need any more sting; I personally think hurricane is one of their worst songs.