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Love At First Sting (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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Love At First Sting Is The Ninth Studio Album By The German Rock Band Scorpions Released In 1984 See 1984 In Music . Love At First Sting Became The Most Successful Album Of The Band In The USA Where It Peaked At Number 6 On The Billboard 200 Chart In 1984 And Went Triple Platinum. The Song "Rock You Like A Hurricane" Reached Number 25 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart In The Same Year "Still Loving You" Reached Number 64 On The Same Chart Number 14 In Germany Number 2 In The French And Swiss Top 50.
"Rock You Like A Hurricane" Ranked #31 On VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs And "Still Loving You" Ranked #22 On VH1's 25 Greatest Power Ballads
An Alternate Cover Showing A Photo Of The Band Members Is Used In Several Department Store Chains Since They Refused To Carry The Original Album Cover Art. Recording Sessions
The Album Was Recorded In 1983 And 1984 Between Stockholm Sweden And Hannover Germany And During The Recording Sessions Some Additional Musicians Were Hired By The Band. Although Francis Buchholz Is Credited With Performing On The Album And Is Included In The Band Picture It Was Recently Revealed That Dio Bassist Jimmy Bain Was The Actual Performer Of The Bass Parts After Being Hired By The Band For The Recording Sessions. However Francis Denied This In A Recent Interview. Former Rainbow And Future Black Sabbath Drummer Bobby Rondinelli Played With The Band In Rehearsals While Rarebell Was Undergoing Treatment For Substance Abuse. Reportedly Neil Murray Of Whitesnake And Black Sabbath Played Bass On The Demos For This Album. Track Listing
All Tracks Written By Rudolf Schenker And Klaus Meine Except Where Noted. "Bad Boys Running Wild" Schenker Meine Herman Rarebell – 3 54 "Rock You Like A Hurricane" Schenker Meine Herman Rarebell – 4 11 "I'm Leaving You" – 4 16 "Coming Home" – 4 58 "The Same Thrill" – 3 30 "Big City Nights" – 4 08 "As Soon As The Good Times Roll" – 5 01 "Crossfire" – 4 31 "Still Loving You" – 6 26 Personnel
Klaus Meine - Lead Vocals Matthias Jabs - Lead Guitar Rudolf Schenker - Rhythm Guitar Lead Guitar On Tracks 6 And 9 Backing Vocals Francis Buchholz - Bass Guitar Backing Vocals Herman Rarebell - Drums Percussion Produced By Dieter Dierks. Charts Album
Billboard North America Year Chart Position 1984 The Billboard 200 #6 Singles
Billboard North America Year Song Chart Position 1984 "Rock You Like A Hurricane" Billboard Hot 100 #25 1984 "Still Loving You" Billboard Hot 100 #64 RIAA Certification
Certification Date Gold April 30 1984 Platinum April 30 1984 Multi-Platinum October 25 1984 Triple-Platinum July 8 1995