{"id":3155,"date":"2014-01-29T08:32:24","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T14:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scorpsnews.com\/?p=3155"},"modified":"2014-01-29T08:35:18","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T14:35:18","slug":"scorpions-on-rockline-tonight-january-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scorpsnews.com\/?p=3155","title":{"rendered":"Scorpions on Rockline tonight January 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We\u00a0 were beyond saddened to learn a couple of years back that Germany’s finest Rock\u00a0 & Roll export, the Scorpions, had decided to begin unwinding their career\u00a0 as a live touring band, yet they alluded to the fact that there might be more\u00a0 music released over the years. Already, we have something new to celebrate. On\u00a0 the heels of their LIVE 2011 release and 2010 studio album, “Sting in the\u00a0 Tail”, the band has decided to strip things down again. Not since their\u00a0 2001 release, “Acoustica”, has the band taken such elaborate steps to\u00a0 offer more with less. Assuming, of course, one views acoustic as somehow less\u00a0 or inferior. Even a cursory look at the new DVD\/CD “Scorpions: MTV\u00a0 Unplugged in Athens” will dispel any notions of anything construed as\u00a0 less; the stage is teeming with performers, a coterie of female background\u00a0 singers, an accordion player, harmonica, piano\/keyboards, beautiful, exotic looking\u00a0 instruments, a string section and in the middle of it all Klaus Meine resolute\u00a0 and confident in the eye of the storm, his domain. Matthias Jabs is on fire\u00a0 from the get go, his picking style of guitar playing really lending itself to\u00a0 an acoustic performance, Rudolph Schenker plays a wide range of guitars,\u00a0 sneaking in a bit of electric, and even offers some sitar and a lead vocal too.\u00a0 The Polish prince, Pawel Maciwoda, stoically lays down fluid bass lines\u00a0 propelling the delicate yet powerful band throughout the evening and American James\u00a0 Kottack is so tasteful and in the moment on his drum kit that he’s sometimes\u00a0 forgotten. From note one, Scorpions lay down a nasty groove that persists\u00a0 throughout the evening. The completely rearranged “Sting in the Tail”\u00a0 begins the set and sets a tone. This show, all two hours of it, is something\u00a0 special. Visit at \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The-Scorpions.com <\/a><\/p>\n

Klaus\u00a0 once said to me the European audiences seem to enjoy the slightly softer side\u00a0 of the band where the Americans wanna rock more. Likely, “Humanity” was\u00a0 more in line with Europe in its scope, “Sting in the Tail”, perhaps\u00a0 more USA. There’s very little to not enjoy in this sparkling set from Athens. It’s\u00a0 an ornate and beautiful show, powerful in performance, symphonic in scope. Their\u00a0 songs take on a new dimension, they resonate differently, they’ve been given\u00a0 new life and we cannot imagine any band performing at this level calling it\u00a0 quits anytime soon. Scorpions give us the hits we want, offer five new songs\u00a0 and have structured their set so it all flows beautifully as well. A terrific\u00a0 new song, “Dancing with the Moonlight” is followed by “In\u00a0 Trance” (for longtime fans) featuring a duet with Klaus and Cathe\u00a0 intertwining her made-for-rock voice with his. Arrangements are so clever at\u00a0 one point Meine teases the audience to identify the song the band is playing\u00a0 under him. They can’t….until the chorus of “Blackout” removes any\u00a0 doubt. Something special for sure.<\/p>\n

Join us for Klaus and\u00a0 Matthias from the Scorpions on the next Rockine!<\/p>\n

-bc<\/p>\n

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