Biography
A group that rushes the wind to the wind of change. The Germans who fought in English lyrical rock ballads for the suitis reef bass guitars. In the early 1970s, the English connoisseurs of rock skeptically wrote about them, and in 2017, Scorpions enters the Havi-Metal History Hall and continues to collect stadiums.The history of creation and composition
In 1965, in Hannover, a young German talented guitarist Rudolf Shenker founded his first Nameless group, inviting Mikhael's younger brother. Soon the team was renamed Scorpions.
The younger Shenker possessed a violent temper, but an amazing musical talent, like his older brother, who first took an acoustic guitar at the age of 5. Michael, without lingering in the Rudolf group, soon moved to Copernicus, where the vocalist was Claus Main.
The founder of the "Scores", realizing that it does not pull at the same time work on the stage in the role of a guitarist and vocalist, began to search for the artist's songs. In 1969, the older brother managed to return to the team of Michael, and together with him, Klaus joined the band, becoming since then the author and performer of almost all rock band hits.
Vocalist recalled that young musicians gave all existing forces and funds for the development of the group and on the struggle for the place on the musical Olympus. The money earned to the last Cent was spent on the needs of the team. Shenker even persuaded Main to quit smoking to save more. On the first savings, the guys bought Merecedes on which he was chased in tour.
In 1972, the musicians first declared themselves on Hard Rock scene, releasing the debut album Lonesome Crow. Almost at the same time, a saturated tour of the team began with this. The English press and musical experts in the bayonets adopted the Germans singing in English, calling such an invasion of the international rock platform Blitzkrieg.
Despite the fact that the musicians hung like this attitude, they did not stop the desire for the goal and continued to climb the stairs to popularity. In 1973, SPRs were accompanied by the Germans of London Rockers UFO. The British were highly appreciated by the skill of Michael Shenkera, offering the guitarist to enter the staff of their team, to which he answered consent.
Michael asked to take the vacancy of a guitarist of the Rota Ufa, who played at that time in the Dawn Road group. The performance was successful, and the musician was invited to scorpions on an ongoing basis, but the mouth responded with refusal. Then Rudolph himself poured into the company's team, a little later pulling the same Claus Main.
Ultimately, the musicians make a decision to take the name Scorpions as already known to fans of rock. In the new composition, the team records the next album Fly to the Rainbow. In the same year, the striker of the group becomes Rudy Lenners instead of the team of Yurgen Rosental's team.
The popularity of "Scores" in Europe and Asia grew in geometric progression. The musicians recorded two more albums and spent all the time in touring tours, increasing the number of recording concerts. The country of dreams remained unrealized.
In 1977, the younger brother called Shenkew from states, saying that he was watching how the popular American group Van Halen plays the Scorpions compositions at one of the concerts. To the question of Michael, why a brother with colleagues still not in America, Rudolph replied that they immediately fly out.
By this time, Rockers recorded Taken by Force and changed the striker at Herman Rarelal. After a concert tour, in support of the Department of Mouth, Roth left the group due to creative disagreements and the desire to play another style of music. In 1978, Casting guitarists won Mattias Ves, but he was able to start the work of the team only a year later. Michael Shenker, having collapsed with UFO, returned to the "Scorem", recorded three songs with his brother and company.
Musicians who interacted with Michael, who had an indisputable talent, noticed that it was difficult to work with a guitarist. In addition to a difficult nature, he was distinguished by alcohol and drug problems. Often Shenker brought himself to an unconscious state. In Scorpions, a non-permanent guitarist did not delay, founding his own rock team. Since 1979, Mattias Yabs became a permanent solo guitarist.
Since the 80s, the group comes a stunning and long-awaited world success. Finally submitted, and unattainable, but desirable America. 1980-1981, on memoirs of musicians, resembled an endless party with concerts, fans and records of new songs. It is noteworthy that at the same time the rockers managed to avoid drug problems that most stars of that time suffered. However, the musicians could not avoid some infringement on the part of colleagues on the scene.
So, in 1983, those Americans Van Halen acting as a leader at the festival in California, banned by playing the "Scorem" playing the light effects on the scene. With a brilliance, coming out of the position, the Germans hired 5 fighters that spinning over the audience.
In the late 80s, having achieved popularity in the world, rockers got the opportunity to take a breather and arranged a short rest. And already in 1989, the Germans took part in the Moscow International Festival of the world, one of the few among the Western stars at the Soviet Union.
In 1992, a new one who became permanent, bass guitarist Ralph Rikermann, and in 1996 - Drummer James Cottak. In the late 90s, the team overtakes the creative crisis, leaving the Germans to record the album experimental for their music, which passed unnoticed in Europe and America. According to the leaders of the team, the group was exhausted after decades of success and was on the verge of decay.
The unexpected luck overtakes the record in Asia, the next world tour passes, and the team receives an invitation from Michael Jackson's pop music to participate in a charitable concert in Munich. In 2004, the Group takes another update in the person of the Polish bass guitarist Pavel Montchival.
In the new millennium, the Germans are repeatedly visited by Russia and the CIS countries, without stopping concert activities in Europe and America in 2006 in honor of the 41th anniversary of the "Screws" team performed at the Wacken Open Air Festival. The concert was also attended by the former musicians of the gold compositions of the legendary group.
In 2012, German rockers assured fans that they were not going to leave the scene, but they only plan to reduce touring activities. According to musicians, they saw interest in their own work, including the youth, which gave them an incredible push and inspiration. In 2016, the group leaves James Cotak, whose place is occupied by Drikher Mottorhead Mickey Di.
Music
The founders of the team from the very beginning did a bet on the international stage, not wanting to be limited to the German experimental rock music, which teams were mainly played in Germany in the early 70s. In the first album, a musical genre of a group was determined, characterized by virtuoso guitar losses and lyrical vocals.Rock ballads will become a distinctive feature of a group that brought love fans. The breakthrough of German hard rockers, which brought international glory, became the album Lovedrive. Thanks to the record about Scorpions spoke in America.
In 1980, the soloist and the author of the songs of Claus Main faced inflammation of voice ligaments. The voice of "Scores" risked the abyss. The musician suffered two operations, and after the restoration period, the vocals of the Main unexpectedly improved, the sound range expanded. The group's albums occupy the top lines of charts and are included in the top lists of the world press.
After the speech in the USSR, inspired by the concert and the country rockers recording Wind of Change, which became a hymn restructuring. The clip, filmed on the composition, also reminds of future changes not only in a separate country, but also around the world, including them the fall of the Berlin Wall. The "Wind of Changes" entered into the Crazy World album as the most successful for the history of the group.
In the new millennium, inexhaustible ideas of the legendary Germans end in the creative union with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and a joint album.
After a memorable concert at the Moscow Festival, the team was repeatedly returned to Russia. In 2000, the musicians held a concert tour of the cities of the country.
Scorpions now
Despite the impressive age of the musicians, the group continues to delight fans with new concerts, affecting entertainment and energy.
In 2017, the team is included in the Hevi-Metal History Hall. Participants from the current and past formulations were repeatedly repeatedly recognized as the best in their genre.
In 2018, the Group does not plan to reduce the revolutions, it works on overwriting old songs and regularly drives with global tour.
Discography
- 1972 - "Lonesome Crow"
- 1974 - "Fly To The Rainbow"
- 1975 - "In Trance"
- 1976 - "Virgin Killer"
- 1977 - "Taken by Force"
- 1979 - "Lovedrive"
- 1980 - "Animal Magnetism"
- 1982 - "Blackout"
- 1984 - "LOVE AT FIRST STING"
- 1988 - "Savage Amusement"
- 1990 - "CRAZY WORLD"
- 1993 - "Face The Heat"
- 1996 - "Pure Instinct"
- 1999 - "Eye II Eye"
- 2004 - "Unbreakable"
- 2007 - "Humanity: Hour I"
- 2010 - "STING IN THE TAIL"
- 2015 - "Return to Forever"
Clips
- Still Loving You.
- Wind of Change.
- Rhythm Of Love.
- You and I.
- Big City Nights.
- Tainted Love.
- Send Me An Angel
- CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION