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Acoustica (Album) by Scorpions

Artist Biography For Scorpions

1 Scorpions Is A German Rock/heavy Metal Band Formed In Hanover In 1965 By Guitarist Rudolf Schenker. Since The Band's Inception Its Musical Style Has Ranged From Hard Rock Heavy Metal And Glam Metal To Soft Rock. The Lineup From 1978 To 1992 Was The Most Successful Incarnation Of The Group And Included Klaus Meine Vocals Rudolf Schenker Rhythm Guitar Matthias Jabs Lead Guitar Francis Buchholz Bass And Herman Rarebell Drums . The Band's Only Continuous Member Has Been Schenker Although Meine Has Appeared On All Of Scorpions' Studio Albums While Jabs Has Been A Consistent Member Since 1978 And Bassist Paweł Mąciwoda And Drummer Mikkey Dee Have Been In The Band Since 2003 And 2016 Respectively. During The Mid-1970s With Guitarist Uli Jon Roth Who Replaced Schenker's Younger Brother Michael Part Of The Lineup The Music Of The Scorpions Was Defined As Hard Rock. After Roth's Departure In 1978 Schenker And Meine Took Control Of The Group Giving Them Almost All The Power To Compose Music And Write Lyrics. Matthias Jabs Joined In 1978 And With The Melodic Rock He Played And The Influence Of Producer Dieter Dierks In The Band The Scorpions Changed Their Sound To Melodic Heavy Metal Mixed With Lyrical "power Rock Ballads" Which Is Evident In The Album Lovedrive 1979 Which Began The Evolution Of The Band's Sound With Recording A Developed Later In Several Of Their Albums. Michael Schenker Also Played On The Lovedrive Album. Over The Next Decade The Band Achieved Influence Approval From Music Critics And Significant Commercial Success With The Albums Animal Magnetism 1980 Blackout 1982 Love At First Sting 1984 The Live Recording World Wide Live 1985 Savage Amusement 1988 Their Best-Selling Compilation Best Of Rockers 'n' Ballads 1989 And Crazy World 1990 All Awarded At Least One Platinum Award In The United States. The Band Has Released Thirteen Consecutive Studio Albums That Were In The Top 10 In Germany One Of Which Reached No. 1 As Well As Three Consecutive Albums That Were In The Top 10 In The Billboard 200 In The United States. Their Latest Studio Album Rock Believer Was Released In February 2022. Scorpions Are Estimated To Have Sold Over 100 Million Records Around The World Making Them One Of The Best-Selling Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Bands. One Of Their Most Recognized Hits Is "Wind Of Change" From Crazy World A Symbolic Anthem Of The Political Changes In Eastern Europe In The Late 1980s And Early 1990s And The Fall Of The Berlin Wall And It Remains As One Of The Best-Selling Singles In The World With Over 14 Million Copies. Two Of The Songs On Their Ninth Studio Album Love At First Sting "Rock You Like A Hurricane" And "Still Loving You" Are Regarded As Some Of The Most Influential And Popular Works Both In Heavy Metal Music And Among Rock Ballads Defined As "rock Anthem" And "a True Hymn Of Love". Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Scorpions_ Band Discography
Lonesome Crow 1972 Fly To The Rainbow 1974 In Trance 1975 Virgin Killer 1976 Taken By Force 1977 Lovedrive 1979 Animal Magnetism 1980 Blackout 1982 Love At First Sting 1984 Savage Amusement 1988 Crazy World 1990 Face The Heat 1993 Pure Instinct 1996 Eye II Eye 1999 Unbreakable 2004 Humanity Hour I 2007 Sting In The Tail 2010 Return To Forever 2015 Rock Believer 2022 2 Scorpions Sometimes Also Scorpions S/T Is A Band From Barreiro Portugal.

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Acoustica Is A 2001 Unplugged Album By German Hard Rock Band Scorpions. Acoustica Was Recorded During Three Concerts At Convento Do Beato Lisbon Portugal. It Was A Most Unusual Set For The Band As Klaus Meine Comments On The DVD. The Band Was Backed Up By A Bunch Of Extra Musicians Like Backing Vocalists Percussionist Extra Guitarist And Christian Kolonovits Who Had Worked With The Band As Conductor And Arranger On The Moment Of Glory Album On Keyboards. He Also Collaborated On Rearranging The Songs For The Acoustic Set. Four New Songs Were Performed "Life Is Too Short" "When Love Kills Love" "Back To You" And "I Wanted To Cry". All The New Songs Were Featured On The DVD While "Back To You" Was Not Included On The CD. Another Unusual Thing That Can Be Observed On Acoustica Are The Performances Of Cover Versions Of Famous Songs Like The Cars' "Drive" Kansas' "Dust In The Wind" And The Queen Hit "Love Of My Life". The Album Went Gold In Brazil And The DVD Went Platinum. CD Track Listing
All Tracks By Rudolf Schenker And Klaus Meine Except Where Otherwise Noted. "The Zoo" - 5 49 "Always Somewhere" - 4 10 "Life Is Too Short" - 5 18 "Holiday" - 5 55 "You And I" Meine - 5 19 "When Love Kills Love" - 4 53 "Dust In The Wind" Livgren - 3 49 Kansas Cover "Send Me An Angel" - 5 24 "Catch Your Train" - 3 36 "I Wanted To Cry But The Tears Wouldn't Come " - 3 47 "Wind Of Change" Meine - 5 34 "Love Of My Life" Mercury - 2 26 Queen Cover "Drive" Ocasek - 4 00 The Cars Cover "Still Loving You" - 5 45 "Hurricane 2001" Schenker/Meine/Rarebell - 4 35 DVD Track Listing
"Loving You Sunday Morning" - 5 24 "Is There Anybody There" - 4 39 "Still Loving You" – 7 30 "The Zoo" – 7 15 "Always Somewhere" – 5 26 "Life Is Too Short" – 6 32 "Holiday" – 6 02 "You And I" – 5 23 "When Love Kills Love" – 5 10 "Tease Me Please Me" - 5 21 "Dust In The Wind" Original By Kansas – 4 01 "Send Me An Angel" – 5 55 "Under The Same Sun" - 5 25 "Rhythm Of Love" - 5 22 "Back To You" - 4 57 "Catch Your Train" – 3 50 "I Wanted To Cry But The Tears Wouldn't Come " – 4 07 "Hurricane 2001" – 4 39 "Wind Of Change" – 6 56 "Love Of My Life" Original By Queen - 3 00 "Drive" Original By The Cars - 4 10 "Still Loving You" – 5 45 Credits
Klaus Meine - Vocals Rudolf Schenker - Acoustic Guitar Matthias Jabs - Acoustic Guitar James Kottak - Drums Ralph Rieckermann - Acoustic Bass Guitar Christian Kolonovits - Piano Johan Daansen - Acoustic Guitar Mario Argandona - Percussion Ariana Arcu - Cello