Lovedrive

Lovedrive is the sixth studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions, released in 1979. Lovedrive was a major evolution of the band's sound, which exhibited a new Van Halen-style energy. Michael Schenker, younger brother of rhythm guitarist Rudolf Schenker, performed lead guitar on 3 songs. The RIAA certified 'Lovedrive' as Gold on 28 May 1986 and the album ranked 25 on IGN's list of the top 25 metal albums. This was the first album to fe... more

Lovedrive is the sixth studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions, released in 1979. Lovedrive was a major evolution of the band's sound, which exhibited a new Van Halen-style energy. Michael Schenker, younger brother of rhythm guitarist Rudolf Schenker, performed lead guitar on 3 songs. The RIAA certified 'Lovedrive' as Gold on 28 May 1986 and the album ranked 25 on IGN's list of the top 25 metal albums. This was the first album to feature Matthias Jabs as the band's new full-time lead guitarist, replacing Uli Jon Roth. During the recording of the album with Jabs, original Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker exited the band UFO and rejoined Scorpions for the remaining recording sessions, the result being "Lovedrive became a three-guitar-player album". Jabs recorded the album, but left shortly after completion to make way for Michael Schenker's full time return. Schenker, coping with drugs and alcohol addiction, missed tour dates repeatedly, with Jabs returning to fill in... less