The year is 1972. The place is Cologne, Germany. The Scorpions are in the recording studio, about to lay down their debut album, Lonesome Crow, with producer Conny Plank. But first they have an ...
Scorpions' Klaus Meine shares that while the band isn't political, they changed the lyrics to "Wind of Change" to stand with ...
In the 1980s and very early Nineties, every hard-rock and metal act worth their leathers scored big with a power ballad or two. But only Germany’s the Scorpions can say that one of theirs — in this ...
It’s been 50 years since Scorpions stung its way out of Hanover, Germany, with its first album, “Lonesome Crow.” So it seems appropriate the hard rocking quartet has commemorated that by releasing ...
Whether you give them credit or hold them accountable, Teutonic hard-rock titans the Scorpions crafted a canny mix of ear-pleasing hooks and heavy guitar crunch that inspired countless ...
If your itch for hard rock was to be scratched Thursday at the Toyota Music Factory, we have some bad news. Due to “severe laryngitis” suffered by Scorpions frontman Klaus Meine, the band has canceled ...
In an old Saturday Night Live skit, Will Ferrell portrays fictional cowbell player Gene Frenkle. During a recording session, the band’s producer (played by Christopher Walken) repeatedly encourages ...
Mention the Scorpions to casual music fans, and their mental inventory likely will have the German hard-rockers filed away as just another ’80s band. The thing is, the Scorpions were churning out ...