Scorpions (band)
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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 |
| Members | Klaus Meine Matthias Jabs Rudolf Schenker Mikkey Dee Paweł Mąciwoda |
| Past member(s) | See: List of former members |
| Website | Official website |
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]
Band members
[change | change source]Current members
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]- Stewart Young (1995-Present)
Discography
[change | change source]Albums
[change | change source]- 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)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scorpions (band).
- Official Website Archived 2010-05-10 at the Wayback Machine