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Scorpions
The formation of Time: 1969
Nationality: Germany

The type of style: Album Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal

Band:

In 1990, there is a known as the "Wind Of Change" rock and roll music swept the world, singing songs of Germany is the world's most well-known band - Scorpions. Band in the early 1970s to set up, has been aggressive two-guitar playing and lead singer of the loud music is famous treble, and 30 years of the same stick to a popular line of heavy metals, in spite of the recent work has added the popular electronic dance music composition , But still can not be separated from the main line of heavy metals, we are surprised at their obstinacy, are not they also pay tribute to the dedication of this.

The first band was founded in 1969 by Rudolf Schenker (rhythm guitar / vocals), Karl-Heinz Follmer (lead guitars), Lothar Heimberg (bass), Wolfgang Dziony (drums), in 1971, Rudolf Schenker's younger brother joined the Michael Schenker Band, as the post to become the lead guitar, a good friend Klaus Meine has become the new lead singer. In 1972, Scorpions launched his first album "Lonesome Crow", album of some of the songs were later used in a movie's soundtrack album in. However, they are not the first attack people too much attention, it was another well-known hard rock band UFO have taken note of the outstanding performance of Michael Schenker, in 1973 he dug into the band. As a result Uli Jon Roth joined the Scorpions, in place of the original location of Michael Schenker, the band and became a leading figure in his leadership, Scorpions has launched four albums: "Fly to the Rainbow" (1974), "In Trance" (1975 ), "Virgin Killer" (1976) and "Taken By Force" (1977), although the band was not well-known in the United States started, but they are very popular in Japan. In 1978, the band released a live performance in Tokyo's double album - "Tokyo Tapes".

70 era of the late, Michael Schenker as a result of excessive alcohol and were driven out of UFO and returned to the Scorpions, 1979, the band signed with Mercury. Under the new album "Lovedrive" before the launch, the band's central figure Uli Jon Roth left the band, and rock and roll at the moment the altar of the trend is increasingly popular Heavy Metal, the band immediately change the style of music, not so pay attention to the band The Guitar Trio, but will make music more popular, more and more inclined to the tune of hard rock, just like at the time of the very popular, like Van Halen. The introduction of the album, the band began their first trip to the United States, but "Lovedrive" in the United States because there the same year, but the efforts were not successful, the opposite sex over the cover has been severely condemned the United States, Michael Schenker Alcohol remains the drug, and thus often miss playing time, Matthias Jabs of employment was not to substitute his seat performance. Michael Schenker ultimately realize that their return can not be beneficial to the band, left the band.

After a series of personnel changes, Scorpions of the line-up is as follows: Klaus Meine (vocals), Rudolf Schenker (rhythm guitar), Matthias Jabs (lead guitar), Francis Bucholzon (bass) and Herman Rarebell (drums).

Scorpions in 1980, launched album "Animal Magnetism", made a second global performance. Surprisingly, this album is just acceptable to the Americans in the United States to sell the gold sales have become best-selling products. Scorpions has been encouraged by the rapid return to the studio, they are actively preparing for the next new album, but Haoshiduomo, when the band's lead singer Klaus Meine to do because of vocal cord surgery, delayed the announcement of the new album. As a result of a variety of bands on the rumor-mongering, after Klaus Meine treatment is safe and sound natural. In 1982, the band new album "Blackout", the album achieved global success, leading up to 1,000,000. In 1984, the album "Love at First Sting" of the issue so that they will become a real superstar, "Love at First Sting" made the double-platinum sales, the album's ballad "Still Loving You" became the band Qu signs. Scorpions immediately launch a new round of global tour, launched in 1985 and recorded one of the most exciting part of the scene of the album "World Wide Live".

In 1988, the band launched the tenth studio album, Zhang "Savage Amusement", heavy metal music at this moment is the most prosperous era, the success of the album, not to mention natural, single, "Rhythm of Love" became the band Reservations repertoire. In 1989, they held in Russia for a few concerts, making it the first of the former Soviet Union to the concerts of Western capitalist countries in the rock band, the Russia of their exercise of the former Soviet Union in the Western world are hard to imagine The country had a new understanding, but also to Klaus Meine wrote his most famous song "Wind Of Change", the song was later included in their next album, "Crazy World" in. In the same year, they launched selected album "Best Of Rockers' N 'Ballads". In 1990 the most successful launch of Scorpions is also the best album, "Crazy World". In the late 80's to early 90's heavy metal music is the most powerful and prosperous period, the Scorpions is also the most successful period.

With the 90's heavy metal music since the development of increasingly weak, Scorpions are also the inevitable decline began in 1993 album "Face the Heat" or the seller even though the gold sales, but it has been unable to return to the grand occasion of the year . In 1995, the band selected to launch concert album "Live Bites 1988-1995", recalled the intention of dwindling band of supporters, but album sales or not. In 1996 the band's bass and drums respectively replaced by Ralph Riekermann and James Kottak, signed in the Atlantic's launch album "Pure Instinct", with a well-known rock singer Alice Cooper terror carried out together with the world tour. The following year, Mercury introduced the old boss called "Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years" of the two-CD album selection. At this point even though it will no longer look on their body, but the group is to continue the old guy for his love of music.

In 1999, only Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs of Scorpions to launch three new album "Eye II Eye", and other old band, they did not let the music along with the increasing age and become Will lose its vitality, on the contrary, their album to add a great deal of popular electronic dance music composition, the whole album is full of Huanyu tone, many people are listening to the songs heard on the dance, but they are still the main line at the most popular heavy metal People had also heard that the 12, 3 80's style heavy metal works, it is far beyond people's surprise.

50-year-old is old scorpion will be "Eye II Eye" as a new starting point, their music has long been the kind of dedication more than the kind of music they play in the value.

In August 2000, Scorpions new song of the album plus selected "Moment Of Glory", "Moment Of Glory" is the Scorpions with the Berlin Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of the crystallization of the album is a collection of the 8 members Scorpions favorite songs 2, as well as new songs through metal symphony + the way of heavy metals. In order to promote their new album, Scorpions will be back on the path to the tour itinerary, the first in the Sept. 21 departure from the United States in Phoenix.

Scorpions band in May 14, 2001 will launch a new Live Unplugged album, titled album, "Acoustica", in which the band recorded in February 2001 in Lisbon at the scene of live performances, the band at the same time a new round of The European tour will start by the end of May.

 

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