As discussed by reference (a), the SCORPION pressure-hull collapsed at 18:42:34Z at a depth of 1530-feet. These events, which did not breach the pressure-hull, prevented the crew from maintaining depth-control. The USS SCORPION was lost because hydrogen produced by the 65-ton, 126-cell TLX-53-A main storage battery exploded in two-stages one-half second apart at 18:20:44Z on. (c) Originator s ltr of Įncl: (1) Enclosure (1) to Originator s ltr of 14 March 2009 Ref: (a) Originator s ltr of (b) SCORPION SAG Report: “EVALUATION OF DATA AND ARTIFACTS RELATED TO THE USS SCORPION (SSN-589) (U)” of 29 June 1970, prepared for presentation to the CNO SCORPION Technical Advisory Group by the Structural Analysis Group: Peter Palermo, CAPT Harry Jackson, Robert Price, et al. Mr.īruce Rule is an acknowledged acoustics expert. The following is analysis of what caused the loss of the USS SCORPION by Mr. The song selection is uninspiring being either ballads or emasculated rockers, and I only wish I had read the kevmeister and Nev Daimler's reviews before I splashed the cash.50 Years today the USS SCORPION was lost with 99 crewmen dying in the incident.

The playing is excellent but the arrangements are laboured, and the recording lacks the bottom end and has the vocals too far forward. It's disappointing, it maybe live but frankly it's moribund.

Final track 'Hurricane 2001' is without doubt the best track here with at last a bit of the oomph that I had expected and wanted, but sorry guys it really is a case of far too little far too late and I doubt I'll get this far again.Īnd that's it. 'Still Loving You' is a great song but like so many of the tracks here its presentation is laboured and lacks any tension. The cover of The Cars 'Drive' could have been inspired, the instrumentation would be great but for the awful plinky-plinky highlights. A cover of Queen's 'Love of My Life' follows, always a dirge it only succeeds in dragging the album down further, fortunately though it's short. But not for long, 'I Wanted to Cry (But the Tears Wouldn't Come)' is another slow ballad, but then at last it's time for 'Wind of Change' and things must get better, but no, this too is laboured and over-engineered, it does at least get a big cheer so someone must have appreciated it. The ballad 'Send Me an Angel', a real standout from the general frankly forgettable thump-thump-bang-bang that makes up much of the 'Crazy World' album, follows but what I want right now is some forgettable thump-thump-bang-bang and not another hand-wringing ballad.Īt least 'Catch Your Train' kicks-off with a little honky-tonk piano before rocking and rolling and at this point things are looking up. Things don't really get any better with the next track, a cover of the Kansas hit 'Dust in the Wind', it's never been one to get the heart racing but here it too gets the Eurovision treatment with ladleful's of over-wrought pathos. So far it's all largely been a bit stodgy like a rice pudding, the songs have been laboured and drawn-out, and I get a feeling that I'm caught in an endless re-run of the all-time most mediocre moments from the Eurovision Song Contest. 'You and I' follows keeping-up the audience participation levels up before another new track 'When Love Kills Love' and it's about this point with six tracks down and nine to go that I'm beginning to have my doubts about this album. The infectious 'Holiday' from the breakthrough 'Lovedrive' album follows picking-up the pace slightly and getting the Portuguese audience going but somehow in this acoustic setting it lacks the oomph and power of the electric version. 'Acoustica' opens with the rocker 'The Zoo' before slowing down with 'Always Somewhere' and then new track, the first of four new tracks, the ballad 'Life Is Too Short', it's ok but not great being too long with an extended repetitive outtro. But I've always had a thing for hard rock/metal bands going acoustic so here goes'. I'm not even a Scorpions fan, the only other album I have by them is 'Crazy World' which I gave three stars and described as 'not being 54 minutes of Wind of Change'. Let me honest upfront, the Scorpions' 'Acoustica' album was a random purchase, completely random, it wasn't anywhere near my long list of wanna-haves let alone the short list of must-have next purchases.

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