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The 18th studio album by the Scorpions was never meant to be.
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While contemplating life without a stage, the veteran rockers became inspired and returned to the studio to muscle out one more album.
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Meine continues to sound forever youthful and endlessly energetic on a collection of rousing rockers and soaring ballads ushering in another spirited Auf Wiedersehen.
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The band is at its best delivering straightforward rockers like 无毛视频淲e Built This House,无毛视频� 无毛视频淩ock My Car,无毛视频� 无毛视频淎ll for One无毛视频� and 无毛视频淗ard Rockin无毛视频� the Place.无毛视频� Catchy power ballads such as 无毛视频淗ouse of Cards,无毛视频� 无毛视频淕ypsy Life无毛视频� and 无毛视频淓ye of the Storm无毛视频� are reminiscent of the earlier classics 无毛视频淪till Loving You无毛视频� and 无毛视频淲ind of Change.无毛视频�
The quality of the arrangements offered on 无毛视频淩eturn to Forever无毛视频� solidifies it as one of the band无毛视频檚 best releases.
It also provides plenty of support to convince the rockers that retirement isn无毛视频檛 an option just yet.
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At the moment, the Scorpions don无毛视频檛 appear to be in any rush to choose either one of these options.