I thought about doing a post by a different artist, but I just got a new Scorpions album, and I couldn't resist. The Zoo, in my opinion, one of Scorpion's best. Though it never made it far on the charts, this song has depth and is very well written. Written by Rudolph Schenker(guitarist) and Klaus Meine(lead vocalist) , The Zoo was released in Scorpion's 1980 album, Animal Magnetism. Though it was never very popular, The Zoo is one of Scorpion's most acclaimed songs, and contains many appealing factors. The tempo of the song is heavy and ominous, giving it a supernatural and deadly feel. The guitar riffs are of notable factor in this song, being heavy and jagged, but at the same time melodic, catchy, and smooth. A very nice guitar solo in contained within it, being notably appealing to the most sensitive of ears, and powerful enough for the rockers and metalheads. This song is about a date, to put it simply, though it's not an ordinary date. It's a very cynical date, they walk along, and notice the streets around them to be a zoo, filled with wild and savage beasts, intent on demise. Yet the pair walk onward, feeding upon the misery of others. This might be a little dark of an interpretation, but hey, everyone's entitled to their own opinions.
