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Live 2011 – Get Your Sting & Blackout

Scorpions · 2011

85 min · 18 tracks · hard rock

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

57 /100
Foothills
Higher than 5% of albums we've rated

A well-executed concert set with a purposeful build and familiar Scorpions material, though its faithful arrangements offer limited new depth on repeat plays.

What we noticed

  • A spoken introduction leads straight into “Sting in the Tail,” then the set moves from newer material into early staples such as “Make It Real” and “The Zoo.”
  • The two instrumental showcases, “Kottak Attack” and “Six String Sting,” break up the vocal songs before the closing run of ballads, “Rock You Like a Hurricane,” and “When the Smoke Is Going Down.”
  • The performance keeps the studio-song structures intact; crowd noise and stage energy frame the songs rather than substantially changing their arrangements.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
4/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Ladies and Gentlemen 0:35
  • 2 Sting in the Tail 3:27
  • 3 Make It Real 3:57
  • 4 Bad Boys Running Wild 3:56
  • 5 The Zoo 5:44
  • 6 Loving You Sunday Morning 4:47
  • 7 The Best Is Yet to Come 6:56
  • 8 Send Me an Angel 4:25
  • 9 Holiday 6:42
  • 10 Tease Me, Please Me 5:32
  • 11 Kottak Attack 3:01

Disc 2

  • 1 Blackout 4:33
  • 2 Six String Sting 3:01
  • 3 Big City Nights 6:25
  • 4 Still Loving You 6:43
  • 5 Wind of Change 5:26
  • 6 Rock You Like a Hurricane 6:23
  • 7 When the Smoke Is Going Down 4:14

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