If we are discussing putrid Scorpions albums, then Eye II Eye must get a mention. That album is a complete abomination.
I recall Michael Schenker mocking it as Scorpions dance music, and he wasn’t far off base with that comment.
Yeah, that album was awful. I remember buying it and Nuclear Cowboy from John Sykes at the same time. That was the first time I ever bought albums and promptly took them back to the store to demand a refund.
I'm somewhat selective when it comes to Scorpions. When they hit for me, they hit pretty hard. But they have a lot of material, and I am just not interested in a lot of it.
For me, the run of Blackout through Savage Amusement was magic.
I don't own anything prior to Blackout and don't really have any desire to. There are a number of good songs scattered throughout those early albums, but I don't have a desire to own the albums themselves.
After Savage Amusement, it's hit and miss. Crazy world was okay, but seemed like a generic, "let's just follow the Scorpions radio hit formula" album from start to finish. Face the Heat was GREAT. Pure Instinct wasn't bad. I don't remember anything on it being a real standout, but it sounded like Scorpions and had some pretty consistent mid-tier Scorps tunes. After that, the only ones I bought were Eye II Eye and Humanity. Hated the former; LOVED the latter and put it up there with their best material.
Haven't heard the other albums and never really had much desire to. Honestly, I'm perfectly content with my Scorpions collection consisting solely of Blackout, Love at First Sting, Savage Amusement, Face the Heat, and Humanity, with the addition of a 2-disk hits album, World Wide Live, and Live Bites. I feel like that collection is giving me just about everything I want to listen to from them when I want a good Scorpions fix.