Scorpions (band)
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Scorpions are a heavy metal[1][2][3][4]/hard rock[5][6][7] band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and their singles "No One Like You", "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change". The band has sold over 100 million albums worldwide [8] and were ranked #46 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock program.[9]
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Background information | |
Origin | Hanover, Germany |
Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal, soft rock, psychedelic rock (early), acid rock (early), progressive rock (early) |
Years active | 1965 - present |
Labels | Rhino, RCA, Mercury, EMI, Atlantic, WEA, BMG |
Website | Official website |
Members | Klaus Meine Matthias Jabs Rudolf Schenker Mikkey Dee Paweł Mąciwoda |
Past members | See: List of former members |
Band members
Current members
- Klaus Meine - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, tambourine, backing vocals (1970-present)
- Matthias Jabs - lead & rhythm guitars (1978-present)
- Rudolf Schenker - rhythm & lead guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Hey You" (1965-present)
- Paweł Mąciwoda - bass, backing vocals (2003-present)
- Mikkey Dee - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2015-present)
Former members
- Lothar Heimberg - bass, backing vocals (1965-1973)
- Wolfgang Dziony - drums, percussion (1965-1973)
- Michael Schenker - lead & rhythm guitars (1970-1973, 1979)
- Ulrich Roth - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Drifting Sun", "Fly to the Rainbow", "Dark Lady", "Sun in My Hand", "Hell Cat", "Polar Nights" (1973-1978)
- Francis Buchholz - bass, backing vocals (1973-1983, 1984-1992, 1994)
- Achim Kirschning - keyboards (1973-1974)
- Joe Wyman - drums, percussion (1973)
- Jürgen Rosenthal - drums, percussion (1973-1975)
- Rudy Lenners - drums, percussion (1975-1977)
- Herman Rarebell - drums, percussion (1977-1983, 1984-1995)
- Don Dokken - lead vocals, backing vocals (1981)
- Jimmy Bain - bass (1983-1984)
- Neil Murray - bass (1983-1984)
- Bobby Rondinelli - drums, percussion (1983-1984)
- Ralph Rieckermann - bass (1993-2000, 2000-2003)
- Curt Cress - drums, percussion (1996)
- Ken Taylor - bass (2000)
- Barry Sparks - bass (2004)
- Ingo Powitzer - bass (2004)
Manager
- Stewart Young (1995-Present)
Discography
Albums
- Lonesome Crow (1972)
- Fly to the Rainbow (1974)
- In Trance (1975)
- Virgin Killer (1976)
- Taken by Force (1977)
- Tokyo Tapes (1978, live)
- Lovedrive (1979)
- Animal Magnetism (1980)
- Blackout (1982)
- Love at First Sting (1984)
- World Wide Live (1985, live)
- Savage Amusement (1988)
- Crazy World (1990)
- Face the Heat (1993)
- Live Bites (1995, live)
- Pure Instinct (1996)
- Eye II Eye (1999)
- Moment of Glory (with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, 2000)
- Acoustica (2001, acoustic)
- Unbreakable (2004)
- Humanity: Hour I (2007)
- Sting in the Tail (2010)
- Return to Forever (2015)
- Rock Believer (2022)
Scorpions (band) Media
Scorpions at Gods of Metal in 2007
Live on the 16th of June 2014. It was 23 years ago, on the 19th of June, 1991 that the last soviet soldier left Hungary. Budapest, Hungary. Hősök tere (Heldenplatz, Heroe’s squere). Tags: Kóbor János Scorpions Omega Budapest Klaus Meine Kóbor János Rudolf Schenker Matthias Jabs Pawel Maciwoda James Kottak
References
- ↑ Ingham, Chris (14 November 2002). The Book of Metal. Thunder's Mouth Press. pp. g. 104. ISBN 978-1560254195.
- ↑ Weinstein, Deena. Heavy Metal: The Music and its Culture. DaCapo, 2000. ISBN 0-306-80970-2, pg. 29, 36.
- ↑ Christe, Ian (2004). Sound of the Beast. Allison & Busby. pp. g. 2. ISBN 0749083514.
- ↑ Walser, Robert (April 1993). Running with The Devil. Wesleyan University Press. pp. gs. 2. ISBN 0819562602.
- ↑ M. C. Strong (1998). The great rock discography. Giunti. pp. g. 722. ISBN 8809215222.
- ↑ Philip Dodd (2005). The Book of Rock: from the 1950s to today. Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 1560257296.
- ↑ "Scorpions Biography". www.bighairmetal.com. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ↑ "75 million sold copies". popmatters.com. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- ↑ The Greatest: 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (40 - 21) Archived 2011-08-21 at the Wayback Machine at VH1.com
Other websites
- Official Website Archived 2010-05-10 at the Wayback Machine