456 - Scorpions He’s a Woman, She’s a Man 1977

The 70´s is an often unheralded period in light of the commercial success Scorpions achieve in the following decade, but it is undoubtedly the era in which they were the most powerful, musically speaking. This is the band they still were for 1977’s "Taken by Force": a band of integrity and musicianship forging a new sound that combined their psychedelic rock roots with the soaring harmony leads and intense riffage of proto-power metal. "Taken by Force" was the last album to feature one Ulrich Roth, the most talented guitar player they’d ever have in their lineup. The classic “He’s a Woman, She’s a Man” has one riff that can’t really be misconstrued as anything but a thrash riff.