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The Scorpions had been around much longer than most
people realized before their 1980's heyday. Hailing from Germany,
The Scorpions was formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who
ironically is the only original member of the band. By 1970,
Rudolf's younger brother Michael had joined the band, as well as
vocalist Klaus Meine (the vocalist we all know and love).
The Scorpion's first release was in 1972, called
Lonesome Crow, and the band went on tour with UFO to support the
album. Soon after, Michael Schenker was hired by UFO, and The
Scorpions broke up. A few of the members joined a band called Dawn
Road, and it wasn't long before so many old Scorpion's rockers where in
Dawn Road, including Klaus Meine, that they resurrected the band name
"Scorpions". The rest of the 1970's found the band polishing their
metal sound and making a name for themselves. Some critics
consider the bands 1979 release, Lovedrive, to be their magnum
opus. We are not sure about that, but we will give props to some
of the great songs that came off this album, including "Loving You
Sunday Morning" and "Always Somewhere".
The 1980's brought The Scorpions huge success.
Their 1980 release, Animal Magnetism, bought us songs like "The
Zoo" and "Make It Real". Their 1981 release, Blackout,
featured great songs like "No One Like You" and "Dynamite". It was
the bands 1984 release,
Love at First Sting,
that propelled the band into worldwide stardom. This album
included songs like "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Big City Nights", "Bad
Boys Running Wild", and "Still Loving You". MTV played the band's
music videos heavily. The band went on to release Savage
Amusement in 1988, and Crazy World in 1990 (featured the song
"Winds of Change").
As the years have gone by, the glory days for The
Scorpions dried up (sorry, boys, no offense). Since 1990, they
experimented with their sound, which caused them to lose more old fans
than they gained new ones. In the last several years, the band has
returned to their metal roots (post 2004). At the time of this
writing, the band could still be found releasing new material and
touring the world. The Scorpions Discography is currently as
follows: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
1985: World Wide Live
1988: Savage Amusement
1990: Crazy World
1993: Face the Heat
1996: Pure Instinct
1999: Eye to Eye
2000: Moment of Glory
2004: Unbreakable
2007: Humanity Hour I
2010: Sting in the Tail |
