I saw this band several times, all in small clubs, between 1979 and 1981 when I was stationed in Germany. They played a pretty damned good show every time, putting everything they had into each and every song.
My favorite song by far was The Zoo and they rocked the hell out of it.
Intro 0:00
Coming Home 0:34
Blackout 3:48
Bad boys running wild 7:37
Loving you Sunday morning 11:38
Make it real 16:30
Big city nights 20:54
Coast to coast 26:06
Holiday 31:58
Still loving you 35:34
Rock you like a hurricane 41:23
Can’t live without you 45:37
The zoo 53:57
No one like you 1:01:43
Can’t get enough 1:06:50
I met them at the Orange County, N.Y. Fairgrounds before a show in '91. Very friendly guys.
ReplyDeleteI saw them and Del Leppard open for Ted Nugent in the early 80s. Nugent's Wango Tango tour if I remember right..
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Saw them in Greece right after the Wall came down in Berlin. The blew the roof off the giant indoor stadium. Probably the best hard rock show that I've ever seen. Not many groups in their genre (or any, for that matter) that sound as good in concert as they do in the studio.
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ReplyDeleteI got to see Deep Purple in Heidelberg, but it was the 90s and they must have been on the "we need more money" tour.
The Zoo was a great song. Always like Big City Nights. Great band. Underrated in my opinion. They were a thumb in the eye of the east back in the 80's.
ReplyDeleteThe exact two songs I was going to comment on as well. Great minds think alike!
DeleteFunny - I’ve been on a Scorpions kick lately. Always a fan but never saw them but like most of their late 70’s and early 80’s stuff. Later was like they had lost their edge or something. I’m sure they don’t care what I think. Lol
ReplyDeleteIf you’ve never seen “The Wrestler “ and enjoyed Marisa Tomie strip to the Scorpions, so yourself a favor
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Been a long time Scorpions fan and early memory of me driving my friend's 79 Transam (4 on the floor/400) in 1982-ish past who would become my girlfriend's house trying to impress her with Breakout cassette playing to get her attention. Long story short - she wasn't home. That didn't deter me. Took me another 3 months to chase her into making her believe I was cool. The Zoo is my favorite Scorp song also.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of them.
ReplyDeleteNo one like you is my fav. Rock you like a hurricane gets honorable mention. Thx Wirecutter.
ReplyDeleteThe name doesn't ring any bells but I do love music, most music not all music some is crap
ReplyDeleteLots of memory there. thanks
ReplyDeleteCRAZY...I'm actually listening to Blackout as I type this. I was born in 73 and grew up listening to this kind of music. I've been absolutely sick of it for decades now, with the exception of three Scorpions albums that came out from 1980-84.
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