The Scorpions scored a big hit in 1984 with Rock You Like A Hurricane. It was the band's breakthrough in the United States. Love At First Sting was the accompanying album. Partly due to the solid production of Dieter Dierks, the album is still rock solid. Together with Van Halen and Kiss, The Scorpions in turn inspired the necessary young hard rock groups. Besides the hard rock (in Bad Boys Running
… Wild and Big City Nights) the gentlemen also show their sensitive side. Still Loving You becomes a big hit and sets the standard for the rock ballad. As usual, the cover of this Scorpions album also causes a stir. Several chains of American record stores refuse to put Love At First Sting on their shelves. That's grist to the mill of the band,more