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New Interviews with former Scorpions members Herman Rarebell and Ralph Rieckermann

Herman Rarebell interview:
Classic Rock Revisited caught up with ex-Scorpions drummer Herman Rarebell to discuss his recent role in an upcoming solo album by rocker Michael Schenker. Herman let us know that the new album is great and it is being recorded with Pete Way of UFO on bass, hopefully. It seems Way is still Waysted most of the time and with Rarebell and Schenker being drug free his antics are weighing heavy on their nerves.
Not all the news is bad, however, as Rarebell is still rocking and waving the hard rock flag into his sixties. He has overcome the odds and rocked us like a hurricane for decades. He still has a fever for rock n’ roll and the only cure he can find is to keep on jamming.
We also take a look back in time to the days before Herman joined the Scorpions and learn how writing lyrics came to fall on his shoulders. Lastly, we discuss some career highlights including what it was like to play during Roger Water’s live DVD performed in Berlin where the famous wall once stood.

http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/interviewHermanRarebell.htm

Ralph Rieckermann video interview:
Argentinean rock journalist Lucas H. Gordon, who currently resides in Hollywood, California, recently conducted an interview with former SCORPIONS bassist Ralph Rieckermann. Ralph talks about playing with the legendary German hard rock band from 1993 to 2003, his departure from the group, his present and future. You can now watch the chat in three parts below.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=152747

Scorpions Final USA show of 2010 in Chicago

Chicago Set List;
Sting In The Tail
Make It Real
Bad Boys Running Wild
The Zoo
Coast To Coast
Loving You Sunday Morning
The Best Is Yet To Come
Wind Of Change
Holiday
Raised on Rock
Tease Me Please Me
Another Piece Of Meat (with Michael Schenker)
Kottak Attack
Blackout
Six String Sting
Big City Nights
Encore:
Still Loving You
No One Like You (with Carmine Appice)
Rock You Like A Hurricane

Videos:
Bad Boys Running Wild-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlQE0J6SoVc
Holiday- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKw5uk4DgVw
Tease Me Please Me-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1VvsY3ftj4&feature=related
Another Piece of Meat(w/Michael Schenker)-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf1WT19Jxa0
Kottak Attack-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ye9B1JRHiY
Blackout-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Texn69X2-50&feature=related
Still Loving You-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDKwnpyEBww&feature=related
Wind of Change-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVQn34e6y1A&feature=related
No One Like You(w/Carmine Appice)-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDoKmnDToi4&feature=related
Rock You Like a Hurricane-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emj7L7X84k4&feature=related

Photos-http://www.flickr.com/photos/12270381@N07/sets/72157624655126325/
http://www.the-scorpions.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=568

Article from Chicago Sun-Times-http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/2625668,CST-FTR-scorp23.article

Scorpions 2010 California Tour with live videos

The Los Angeles show was sold out and the Concord,Ontario and Sacramento shows attracted huge crowds.

Ontario Videos:
Sting in the Tail-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXkCKl53qRs&feature=related
Make It Real-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nq2tPc6OFI&feature=related
The Zoo-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n3NsiBKDPc&feature=related
Holiday-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvXuK8lJbv0&feature=related
Blackout-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G5ACJtUs_I&feature=related
Big City Nights-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UBzE249mFk&feature=related
No One Like You-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50b1lJwBNGA&feature=related
Rock You Like a Hurricane-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTgv–J52EA&feature=related

Los Angeles videos:
Medley-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG_1qsa6xkU
Make It Real-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsstrh2h75w&feature=related
The Zoo-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT9WKZIm9G4&feature=related
Coast to Coast-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st1euK8dZS8&feature=related
Send Me An Angel-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJYnXug1KKM&feature=related
Holiday-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX67Hy_ZNzI&feature=related
Dynamite-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAlX0N1Yv-8&feature=related
Blackout-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh6B0hZsXx8&feature=related
Still Loving You-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRUpGxn_ftU&feature=related

Concord videos:
Sting in the Tail-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIG6p6ebkUI
Make It Real-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QckqZEA19xM&feature=related
Bad Boys Running Wild-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK51fwwmsP0&feature=related
The Zoo-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObHip3D6x3k&feature=related
Coast To Coast-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO-UfXFVCnk&feature=related
The Best is Yet to Come-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTDNtbsgT74&feature=related
Wind of Change-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYkdA3daJh8&feature=related
Dynamite-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhLMKn-kxno&feature=related
Big City Nights-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1hNdxouUzo&feature=related
No One Like You-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH8EKGaCD8Y&feature=related
Rock You Like a Hurricane-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UenJtnUa9Q&feature=related

Sacramento videos:
News Report from Scorps show-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtpnb_-dYkU&feature=related
Medley-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSiBZPtUTb8
The Zoo-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgr9MUuU-RM&feature=related
Send Me An Angel-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI3r9nL8bbI
Holiday-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkGmPkpI7Gk&feature=related
Six String Sting/Big City Nights-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMkfDKEnN5I&feature=related
No One Like You (Bobby Blotzer and Warren Demartini)-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n29f61XUqRU&feature=related
Rock You Like a Hurricane(Stephan Pearcy and Jeff Keith)-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPqJtLtj9mQ&feature=related

ArtisanNewsService documentary-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDuTm6M6jzA&feature=related

New Interviews with Past and Present Scorpions members

James Kottak http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143664

Herman Rarebell
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143674

Herman Rarebell
http://www.rockedition.com/interviews/interview-with-herman-rarebell/

Rudy Schenker
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-scorpions-rudolf-schenker-were-like-metallica-classic-rock-262454

Matthias Jabs http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2010/07/20/20100720scorpions-farewell-tour-phoenix.html

Scorpions Concert Reviews from San Antonio, Oklahoma City and New Mexico

Set List – (90 minutes)
Sting In The Tail
Make It Real
Bad Boys Running Wild
The Zoo
Coast To Coast
Loving You Sunday Morning
The Best Is Yet To Come
Send Me An Angel
Holiday
Raised on Rock
Tease Me Please Me
Dynamite
Kottak Attack
Blackout
Six String Sting
Big City Nights
Encore:
Still Loving You
No One Like You
Rock You Like A Hurricane

Still Loving You was only played in San Antonio and then drop for the Oklahoma and New Mexico shows. The Scorpions played a two song encore and added Wind of Change to the set list in New Mexico. The Oklahoma City show had a family reunion. Michael Schenker came out and played Another Piece Of Meat and Herman Rarebell came out and played No One Like You.

Videos
San Antonio
Make It Real-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNfpmISX3Ck&feature=related
Kottak Attack-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnmUZJ0K8Eg
Blackout/part of Big City Nights-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcyYt0700jg&feature=related
Big City Nights(full)-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZCzVyAH2XQ
Send Me An Angel-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRpeiJq4IWs
Holiday-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H35gr1n9WQ&feature=related
Still Loving You-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWDB1tfU9RY

Photos video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qhyj_es4WM&feature=related

Farewell Sting – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTKxWIWAByk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPtVj-2VkIY

Documentary from San Antonio-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Mq1rbxR0E&feature=related

Review from San Antonio – http://themetalfiles.wordpress.com/2010/07/24/scorpionsratt-concert-review-san-antonio-tx-july-23-2010/

Albuquerque
The Zoo -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9UD2aOJo3k
No One Like You-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u39XfBaAtts
Wind Of Change-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdvDSMarrE8
Big Cty Nights-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Hx2wDF1VE

Documentary from New Mexico-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnBpbtAisyI

Oklahoma
Another Piece Of Meat(Michael Schenker)-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoBgV60iXBs
No One Like You (Herman Rarebell)-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUukd06LUEg
Rock You like a Hurricane-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX1tAbvc5IY

Oklahoma City Concert review from classicrockrevisited-
http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/concertreviewsRIA.htm

New Three Part audio Interview with Matthias Jabs

Matthias and the guys in the band are certainly very busy with their farewell tour, and we certainly felt honored that Matthias took the time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about the tour, the new album, and some of his “post” retirement plans.

If you’ve ever seen or heard an interview with Matthias, you already know he’s one of the nicest guys in rock and roll, and one of the truly great all time lead guitar players.  Ladies and Gentlemen, Matthias Jabs:

http://www.mamasfallenangels.com/forum/topics/mfa-interview-with-matthias

In The Studio celebrates the best of the Scorpions

The Scorpions will be appearing on the syndicated radio show In The Studio this week.

Show producer and host Redbeard takes a look back at the SCORPIONS remarkable career including music from their final album Sting In The Tail and interviews with Klaus Meine and Rudolph Schenker. This show airs the broadcast week of MAY 17th. To find out where to listen or to listen ONLINE, visit: www.inthestudio.net

SCORPIONS Interviewed On French TV Show ‘Taratata’

Vocalist Klaus Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS were interviewed on the May 11, 2010 edition of the French TV show “Taratata” on the France 4 channel. You can now watch the chat below.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139957

SCORPIONS’ MATTHIAS JABS Talks Guitars in Frankfurt

Premier Guitar’s Shawn Hammond caught up with SCORPIONS guitarist Matthias Jabs at this year’s Musikmesse Frankfurt 2010 fair, which was held March 24-27, 2010 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. In the video clips below, Jabs introduces the viewers to his store MJ Guitars, based in Germany, and its huge collection of guitars. You get to see plenty of Fender Custom Shop models, including several original, rare Fender Candy Apple Red Teles, 12-strings, Jaguars, Jazzmasters, Stratocasters and J and P Basses; all of Matthias’ vintage and rare Gretsch and Gibson guitars, including a J-45, old ES-335s, ’50s Les Pauls, original ’60s SGs and an original Chet Atkins semi-hollow Gretsch model; you also walk through Matthias’ collection of guitars he uses on tour with the SCORPIONS, including his famous ‘Hurricane’ Explorers, Explorer 90s, Strats and Firebirds.

Three Part Video interview on this link:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139370

SCORPIONS: Audio Of ‘Rockline’ Appearance Available

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS were interviewed on last night’s (Wednesday, April 7) edition of the nationally syndicated radio show “Rockline” with host Bob Coburn. You can now listen to the program at RocklineRadio.com.

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