In the midst of their farewell tour, German hard rock powerhouse the Scorpions have found time to enter the studio and release a new CD titled, Comeblack. The album is not to be taken too seriously, as it contains a mix of classic Scorpions tunes and a handful of 1960’s classics given the Scorp’s unique sting.

The album is pretty much new product for the record company to release during the farewell tour and, as such, is not the best thing the band has ever done. That said, it is still an album filled with rocking tunes including the bands’ classics “Rhythm of Love,” “No One Like You,” “The Zoo,” “Blackout,” “Wind of Change” and “Still Loving You.”

The remakes, all from the 1960’, even though most people will relate “Tainted Love” to Soft Cell from the New Wave days of the ‘80’s, also includes “Children of the Revolution” from T. Rex, which is a cool ass song that makes the album step up one notch. The Small Faces are represented by “Tin Solider” while the Beatles and Stones are covered with “Across the Universe” and “Ruby Tuesday.”

While this is not going to sell platinum, gold, or even tin for that matter, it is welcome in the bands’ vast and diverse catalog.