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Scorpions are a hard rock/heavy metal band from Hannover, Germany, best known for their 1984 rock anthem “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and their singles “Wind of Change”, “No One Like You”, “Still Loving You”, and “Send Me an Angel”. The band has sold over 75 million records worldwide.
Formation and early history (1965-1973)
Rudolf Schenker, the band’s rhythm guitarist, set out to find a band in 1965. At first, the band was school-kind with beat influences and Schenker himself on vocals. Things began to come together in 1969 when Schenker’s younger brother Michael and vocalist Klaus Meine joined the band. In 1972 the group recorded and released their debut album Lonesome Crow with Lothar Heimberg on bass and Wolfgang Dziony on drums. During the Lonesome Crow tour, Scorpions opened for upcoming British band UFO. At the end of the tour the members of UFO offered guitarist Michael Schenker the lead guitar job; an offer which he soon accepted. Uli Roth was then called in temporarily to finish off the tour.
The departure of Michael Schenker led to the break up of the Scorpions. In 1973, guitarist Uli Roth, a friend of the Schenker brothers, was in a band called Dawn Road. He had been offered the role as lead guitarist in Scorpions after Michael Schenker’s departure but turned the band down. Rudolf decided that he wanted to work with Roth but did not want to resurrect the last Scorpions lineup.
Rudolf Schenker attended some of Dawn Road’s rehearsals and ultimately decided to join the band, which consisted of Roth, Francis Buchholz (bass), Achim Kirschning (keyboard) and Jurgen Rosenthal (drums).
Formation and early history (1965-1973)
Rudolf Schenker, the band’s rhythm guitarist, set out to find a band in 1965. At first, the band was school-kind with beat influences and Schenker himself on vocals. Things began to come together in 1969 when Schenker’s younger brother Michael and vocalist Klaus Meine joined the band. In 1972 the group recorded and released their debut album Lonesome Crow with Lothar Heimberg on bass and Wolfgang Dziony on drums. During the Lonesome Crow tour, Scorpions opened for upcoming British band UFO. At the end of the tour the members of UFO offered guitarist Michael Schenker the lead guitar job; an offer which he soon accepted. Uli Roth was then called in temporarily to finish off the tour.
The departure of Michael Schenker led to the break up of the Scorpions. In 1973, guitarist Uli Roth, a friend of the Schenker brothers, was in a band called Dawn Road. He had been offered the role as lead guitarist in Scorpions after Michael Schenker’s departure but turned the band down. Rudolf decided that he wanted to work with Roth but did not want to resurrect the last Scorpions lineup.
Rudolf Schenker attended some of Dawn Road’s rehearsals and ultimately decided to join the band, which consisted of Roth, Francis Buchholz (bass), Achim Kirschning (keyboard) and Jurgen Rosenthal (drums).
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Love At First Sting
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Crazy World
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Blackout
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Still Loving You
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Rock You Like A Hurricane
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Send Me An Angel
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No One Like You
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Holiday
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Always Somewhere
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Big City Nights
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The Zoo
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Blackout
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When The Smoke Is Going Down
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Humanity
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Bad Boys Running Wild
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Kayna22 wrote:
love Scorpions,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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http://www.last.fm/music/Rain/+images/39789415 UP! please, please, please, please, please, please!!!
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Kayna22 wrote:
love Scorpions,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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CrimsonRebel wrote:
The best band ever (rock)
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Kayna22 wrote:
love Scorpions,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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RockandRobin wrote:
hahahaha lol @ gabrielcavaresi! Just love em :D! thanks dad for let me grow up with such great music!! haha!
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ruscitizen wrote:
the best.
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Serene_page wrote:
awesome band
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gabrielcavaresi wrote:
Fag under me.
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MatthewGerlach wrote:
I really like them, but some songs are too heavy for me.
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CrimsonRebel wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Scorpions+is+our+top+artist
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Selecon wrote:
Best Hard Rock Band!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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How come "Sails of Charon" is not on the top list..totally disappointed in listeners...
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SaraAT wrote:
maybe i'm a little bit early .. Happy New Year Scorpions ^_____^ I LOVE YOU Klaus (L)
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Dominionys wrote:
We were born to fly!!! =DDD Merr Chistmas =D
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Muchaselo wrote:
Merry Christmas Scorpions fans!!
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Stopko_0 wrote:
<3 this
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secretnumber wrote:
Humanity<3333
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dliauchuk wrote:
their first three albums are the best of what they have done to the moment.
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Mar
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Scorpions - Get Your Sting And Blackout World Tour 2010
TBA, Praha, Czech Republic
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Mar
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Scorpions - Get your Sting and Blackout World Tour 2010
Ледовый дворец спорта на Ходынском поле, Москва, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Apr 10 Power Prog & Metal Fest Mons Expo, Mons, Belgium
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