Learning to Rock

Learning to Rock
Studio album by Sturm und Drang
Released May 30, 2007 (2007-05-30)
Recorded 2006/2007
Genre Hard rock
Length 38:36
Label HMC Finland, GUN
Producer Jimmy Westerlund, A.Linman, P.Linman, M.Persson
Sturm und Drang chronology
Learning to Rock
(2007)
Rock 'n Roll Children
(2008)

Learning to Rock is the debut album by the Finnish band Sturm und Drang. It spawned "Rising Son" and "Forever" (only radio promo single) as its first two singles. The band members were only 15 and 16 years old when the album was released. The album was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on August 24 2007, and the versions released there had different cover and different tracklists. One version was the same in Finland, but their German label GUN Records released an Amazon special version which included a cover of Judas Priests "Breaking the Law", the video for "Rising Son" and an EPK interview. They also recorded a new version of "Forever", featuring Udo Dirkschneider on backing voals.

Tracklist

  1. "Broken" (A.Linman/P.Linman)
  2. "Talking to Silence" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)
  3. "Forever" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)
  4. "Rising Son" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)
  5. "The Raven" (A.Linman/P.Linman)
  6. "Indian" (A.Linman/P.Linman)
  7. "Learning to Rock" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)
  8. "Fly Away" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)
  9. "Mortals" (P.Linman/A.Linman/Caleb/J.Nikula)
  10. "Miseria" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)

Special editions

The German record company GUN Records released two versions in Germany, Switzterlan and Austria (GSA). One contain the same tracks as the Finnish one and the Rising Son video, and one Amazon special edition. The Finnish record company HMC will release a new version intitled: "Learning To Rock: International version´, which contain bonus tracks

German Amazon special edition Bonus-tacks:

  1. Breaking the Law
  2. Rising Son (video)
  3. EPK Interview (video)

International edition Bonus-tracks

  1. Forever (feat. Udo Dirkschneider)
  2. Breaking the Law
  3. Rising Son (video)
  4. Indian (video)

Singles

  1. "Rising Son"
  2. "Forever"
  3. "Indian"