Lovedrive
by Scorpions

Scorpions bestography

Lovedrive is ranked 3rd best out of 37 albums by Scorpions on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Scorpions is Love At First Sting which is ranked number 1888 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 883.

Scorpions album bestography « Higher ranked (1,969th)
Blackout
This album (2,751st)
Lovedrive
Lower ranked (4,424th) »
Crazy World

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Lovedrive rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,751st | 1970s rank: 497th | 1979 rank: 51st

Lovedrive collection

Lovedrive ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 187 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.5/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.

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90/100
From 05/17/2024 21:07 | #303583
Arguably their best work they rocked really hard but added more commercial appeal which is the direction former guitarist Uli Roth didn’t want to go. They had the original guitarist Michael Schenker return and added Matthias Jabs. Favorite tunes are Loving You Sunday Morning, Another Piece of Meat, Always Somewhere and Is Anybody There?
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From 04/24/2023 06:56 | #296346
In 1979 best albums from Rainbow, Hawkwind, Joy Division, Pink Floyd, Cure
Best albums of Scorpions ? are 1sr two ??
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From 06/27/2022 19:29 | #286735
Alongside Blackout this is the Scorpions at their commercial best.
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From 12/07/2020 14:38 | #262203
This seemed very promising after the -very good- opening track, but the rest of it didn't deliver the same way.
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From 02/12/2020 20:24 | #247724
This album is very good thanks to Michael Schenker's involvement. Michael left shortly after the release on tour. Rudy, Uli & Mathias have never come close to Michael's talent.
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From 03/11/2018 07:51 | #210626
An excellent Scorpions album with a good mix of heavy and melodic tracks. The change in guitarist saw Scorpions moving through a transition. What an album cover too, you wouldn't see a cover like that in 2018!
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From 02/10/2016 03:41 | #159230
A new guitarist brings a welcome new sound to the band. The first classic album by the band.
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From 03/14/2013 03:01 | #68222
A good Scorps album, yes.
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From 11/22/2012 06:28 | #55625
Suuuch a good Scorpions album! Plus Michael Schenker was back to do some guest work on this one!!!
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From 05/16/2012 00:20 | #42444
What a difference a new guitarist makes. Everything else was constant except Uli John Roth had left and had been replaced for recording purposes by Mathias Jabs and Michael Schenker. The production work is so much better - the guitar is a sonically more up front. But the song writing and arrangements are markedly improved from their predecessors.
Favourite tracks: Loving You Sunday Morning, Coast to Coast, Is There Anybody There?, Lovedrive and Holiday.
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