Scorpions – Lonesome Crow (1972)
Chances are you have heard the final studio album, Sting in the Tail from the Scorpions by now. Have you ever listened to the Scorpions first studio album? The Scorpions debut Lonesome Crow was released 38 years ago in 1972 (gasp!). This album has a sound deeply seated in the seventies, and probably has more in common with bands like Iron Butterfly, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix & Cream. The music is early progressive rock, and is unlike anything else you will hear in the Scorpions’ discography. Even as a teenager, Michael Schenker proved to have some incredible guitar skills, although you have NEVER heard him play like this. Klaus Meine’s voice wasn’t as much in the forefront of the music as it is today, but when he does cut loose, you can almost sense a level of greatness within him. I can’t imagine what the folks who heard this first time in the seventies thought, but this is some trippy, psychedelic music that must be fully listened to, to be appreciated.
If you are the type of person that needs big sing-a-long hits, Lonesome Crow will not be an album for you. There aren’t any songs on this CD that would translate over to radio play very well. This CD does however showcase the raw early talent of this amazing band that so many of us have come to love over the years. Playing Lonesome Crow in 2010 will take you back to an era when rock was still primal, strange and unpolished. It is a radical beginning for the Scorpions, and is an album that requires multiple listens before you can fully grasp what you are hearing. Lonesome Crow is a mind-bending masterpiece that ought to be essential to all Michael Schenker fans, and Scorpions die-hards.
Rating: 
Out of 10
Track Listing:
- I’m Going Mad
- It All Depends
- Leave Me
- In Search of the Peace of Mind
- Inheritance
- Action
- Lonesome Crow
Scorpions are:
Klaus Meine – Vocals
Michael Schenker – GLead Guitar
Rudolf Schenker – Guitar
Wolfgang – Dziony – Drums
Lothar Heimberg – Bass Guitar
super ! desconocia estas canciones hata que me puse a buscar y ahora estoy muy emopcionado , buen video !!
I had a red vinyl version of this which was marked “not for sale” which I picked up in the late seventies. I no longer have it (don’t ask). All I have now are the memories of playing it over and over again in college. Thanks for posting the video. I can’t find this on Rhapsody.
Yeah, nice post! I did listen to Lonesome Crow for the first time in 2010 and I thought the album was great! BTW this kind of sound is ultra modern today! Hope to see them live (for the last time???) in September here in Brazil!
Very Metal historic and important album is “Lonesome Crow”. Absolutely a “different” sound than you hear today from this prolific band. “In Trance” is another Scorpions album that fits this “breakthrough” mold too. A great post… about a legendary album and an ultra legendary band! (:
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