SCORPIONS

♫ MUSIC SHARE ♫ - Scorpions is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany which is famous for their rock anthem Rock You Like a Hurricane and their singles No One Like You, Send Me an Angel, Still Loving You, and Wind of Change in 1980. Scorpions was ranked 46 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock program. Rock You Like a Hurricane is also ranked 18 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. On January 24, 2010, after 45 years of performing, Scorpions announced that they will be retiring after touring in support of their new album Sting in the Tail. The Scorpions albums has been sold over 100 million copies worldwide. Other sources mentions over 150 Million Albums.



website : http://www.the-scorpions.com/

Band members

Current members

Rudolf Schenker - Rhythm & Lead Guitars, Backing Vocals (1965 - present)
Klaus Meine - Lead Vocals (1970 - present)
Matthias Jabs - Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals (1978 - present)
James Kottak - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals (1996 - present)
Paweł Mąciwoda - bass, backing vocals (2003 - present)

Former members
Karl-Heinz Vollmer - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals (1965 - 1970)
Lothar Heimberg - bass, backing vocals (1965 - 1973)
Wolfgang Dziony - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1965 - 1973)
Michael Schenker - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals (1970 - 1973, 1979)
Uli Jon Roth - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on song Drifting Sun, Fly to the Rainbow, Dark Lady, Sun in My Hand, Hell Cat, and Polar Nights (1973 - 1978)
Achim Kirschning - keyboards (1973 - 1974)
Jürgen Rosenthal - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1973 - 1975)
Francis Buchholz - bass, backing vocals (1973–1983, 1984 - 1992)
Rudy Lenners - drums, percussion (1975 - 1977)
Herman Rarebell - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1977 - 1983, 1984 - 1995)
Ralph Rieckermann - bass, backing vocals (1993 - 2000, 2000 - 2003)
Curt Cress - drums, percussion (1996)
Ken Taylor - bass, backing vocals (2000)
Barry Sparks - bass, backing vocals (2004)
Ingo Powitzer - bass, backing vocals (2004)

Discography (Released Album) :

1972 - Lonesome Crow
1974 - Fly to the Rainbow
1975 - In Trance
1976 - Virgin Killer
1978 - 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
2000 - Moment Of Glory
2004 - Unbreakable
2007 - Humanity: Hour I
2010 - Sting in the Tail

Live albums

1978 - Tokyo Tapes
1985 - World Wide Live
1995 - Live Bites
2001 - Acoustica

Tours

1972 - Lonsome Crow Tour
1974 - Fly to the Rainbow Tour
1975 - 1976 - In Trance Tour
1976 - Virgin Killer Tour
1977 - 1978 - Taken by Force Tour
1979 - Lovedrive Tour
1980 - Animal Magnetism Tour
1982 - 1983 - Blackout Tour
1984 - 1986 - Love at First Sting Tour
1988 - 1989 - Savage Amusement Tour
1990 - 1991 - Crazy World Tour
1993 - 1994 - Face the Heat Tour
1996 - 1997 - Pure Instinct Tour
1999 - Eye to Eye Tour
2000 - Moment of Glory Tour
2001 - Acoustica Tour
2002 - Scorpions Tour 2002
2003 - Scorpions Tour 2003
2004 - 2006 - Unbreakable World Tour
2007 - 2009 - Humanity World Tour
2010 - 2013 - Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour