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Axl Rose, Kirk Hammett von Metallica, Beth Ditto, Musiker der Band Weezer, Anders Fridén, Alex Skolnick, Joe Satriani oder Andreas Kisser von Sepultura nennen die Band oder einzelne Musiker der Scorpions als Vorbild. Auch die Sängerinnen Shakira, Tarja Turunen und Pink zählen die Band zu ihren Vorbildern.
List of Scorpions members. (left to right) Mikkey Dee, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker and Pawel Maciwoda. Two lineups of Scorpions in 2010 (top) and 2016 (bottom). Scorpions are a German rock band from Hanover, formed in 1965. The band went through numerous changes in personnel in its early years.
ImageNameYears ActiveInstrumentsWolfgang Dziony1965–1972 1972drums backing vocals lead vocals ...Lonesome Crow (1972)Achim Kirchhoff1965–1968 (died 1977)bassnoneKarl-Heinz Vollmer1965–1967lead and rhythm guitarnoneWerner Hoyer1967lead vocalsnone- History
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Formation and early history
Rudolf Schenker, the band's rhythm/lead guitarist, launched the band in 1965. At first, the band had Merseybeat influences and Schenker himself handled the vocals. He played in a band with Lothar Heimberg before he founded Scorpions. Karl Heinz Vollmer left the band in 1967 because of his military obligations, then he could not associate anymore with the concerts and the military life. Things began to come together in 1970 when Schenker's younger brother Michael and vocalist Klaus Meine, who...
Rise to fame
In 1974, the new line-up released Fly to the Rainbow. The album proved to be more successful than Lonesome Crow and songs such as "Speedy's Coming" and the title track established the band's sound. Achim Kirschning decided to leave after the recordings. Soon after, Jürgen Rosenthal had to leave as he was drafted into the army. In 1976, he joined German progressive rock band Eloy recording three albums. He was replaced in July 1974 by Jürgen Fechter. In 1975, Rudy Lenners from Belgiumbecame th...
Commercial success
Following the addition of Jabs, Scorpions left RCA for Mercury Records in the United States and Harvest/EMI Electrola worldwide to record their next album Lovedrive. Just weeks after quitting UFO, Michael Schenker returned to the group for a short period during the recordings for the album. This gave the band three guitarists. Lovedrive was an album that some critics consider to be the pinnacle of their career. Containing such fan favourites as "Loving You Sunday Morning", "Always Somewhere",...
Since the band's inception, its musical style has ranged from hard rock, heavy metal and glam metal to soft rock.
Scorpions are one of the best-selling bands in the history of music, according to various sources, the band's sales are about 100 million worldwide, of which 10.5 million are certified in the United States. All their editions with issued sales certificates have repeatedly reached gold and platinum status in various countries around the world. Rolli...
1975: Best German Live Band1976: Album of the Year in Germany – Virgin Killer1979: Playboy magazine: Best artwork of the year for the Lovedrivecover1985: Entry into the Golden Book of HanoverThe Scorpions have played around 5,000 concerts in over 80 countries. 1. 1972–1974: Lonesome Crow Tour 2. 1974–1975: Fly to the Rainbow Tour 3. 1975–1976: In Trance Tour 4. 1976–1977: Virgin Killer Tour 5. 1977–1978: Taken by Force Tour 6. 1979: Lovedrive Tour 7. 1980: Animal Magnetism Tour 8. 1982–1983: Blackout Tour 9. 1984–1986: Love at First St...
Sources
1. Weinstein, Deena. Heavy Metal: The Music and its Culture. DaCapo, 2000. ISBN 0-306-80970-2, pp. 29, 36. 2. Ingham, Chris (14 November 2002). The Book of Metal. Thunder's Mouth Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-56025-419-5. LCCN 2002071975.
Popoff, Martin (2013). Scorpions: Top of the Bill. Power Chord Press. ISBN 978-0-981-10579-6.Popoff, Martin (2016). Wind of Change: The Scorpions Story. Wymer Publishing. ISBN 978-1-908-72440-3.Prato, Greg (2016). German Metal Machine: Scorpions in the '70s. self-published. ISBN 978-1-519-49167-1.Rarebell, Herman (2019). And Speaking of Scorpions... self-published. ISBN 978-1-709-82373-2.Scorpions at AllMusicScorpions discography at DiscogsKlaus Meine (* 25. Mai 1948 in Hannover) ist der Sänger der Hard-Rock -Formation Scorpions [1] und maßgeblich am Verfassen der Liedtexte und seit Ende der 1980er-Jahre auch am Songwriting beteiligt. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Scorpions. 3 Alben/Projekte mit anderen Künstlern. 4 Gastauftritte (Auswahl) 5 Sonstiges. 6 Bücher. 7 Literatur.
Meet the members of the most successful rock band of Continental Europe, with over 100 million records sold worldwide. Learn about their history, achievements, awards and live performances in 50 years of rock music.
18. Nov. 2023 · Erfahre mehr über die ikonische deutsche Rockband, die seit den 1960er Jahren aktiv ist und mit Hits wie \"Wind of Change\" und \"Rock You Like a Hurricane\" Generationen von Musikliebhabern geprägt hat. Hier findest du Fakten, Interviews, Quiz, Alben und mehr über die Scorpions.
20. Mai 2023 · Bandgründer und Gitarrist Rudolf Schenker ist das einzige bis heute verbleibende Bandmitglied der Urbesetzung. In den Anfangsjahren covert Schenker mit wechselndem Personal vorerst Songs der...
