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01-25-2010, 08:08 PM
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Scorpions announce breakup.
The Scorpions, the German metal band whose biggest hits include "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and "Wind of Change," will no longer be stinging.
The band, which has been together in one combination or another for more than 40 years, announced Sunday it will be breaking up. They're in no rush to go, however: besides a new album, "Sting in the Tail," due out in March, the band is embarking on a three-year world tour.
"We want to end the Scorpions' extraordinary career on a high note," the band said in a message on its Web site. "We are extremely grateful for the fact that we still have the same passion for music we’ve always had since the beginning. ... We finish our career with an album we consider to be one of the best we have ever recorded and with a tour that will start in our home country Germany and take us to five different continents over the next few years."
The Scorpions' current lineup consists of Rudolf Schenker - who founded the group in 1965 - Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs, Pawel Maciwoda and James Kottak.
In its history, the band became as well-known for its suggestive album covers - particularly some early releases, which were designed by Hipgnosis - as its hard-driving rock 'n' roll. After years of touring, the group broke through to the mainstream in the '80s thanks to "Rock You Like a Hurricane," which helped the album "Love at First Sting" go double platinum.
Other albums include "Crazy World," "Pure Instinct" and "Moment of Glory," the latter of which was recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic. http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01...akup/?hpt=Sbin
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01-25-2010, 08:09 PM
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I think that's bigger news than anything.
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01-25-2010, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by bui  They're in no rush to go, however: ...the band is embarking on a three-year world tour. | Wow, that's a long tour! Well, at least we know they're not breaking up because they hate each other!
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01-25-2010, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Lazylion Wow, that's a long tour! Well, at least we know they're not breaking up because they hate each other! | I think by breaking up he means physically decomposing.
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01-25-2010, 08:54 PM
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01-25-2010, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by TortillaChip520 I think by breaking up he means physically decomposing. | LOL!
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01-25-2010, 08:56 PM
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01-25-2010, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by spade2you Nine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! | Ja!!!!!!
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01-25-2010, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwesi fix'd it | Thank you! I was scanning the announcement wondering what "nine" was referring to. 
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01-26-2010, 03:22 AM
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01-26-2010, 08:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD | | | Gotta give those guys their props, especially Schenker, Jabs and Meine.
I'm surprised they've hung on this long. Klaus Meine has had voice problems for quite some time already. |
01-26-2010, 10:34 AM
| | | | Scorpions have been a big worldwide band for 40 years selling an estimated 75 million records during that time making them one of the best selling acts ever. Not too shabby. |
01-26-2010, 11:02 AM
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They even got a hockey team named after them. |
01-26-2010, 11:20 AM
| | | | "Breaking up", yet putting out a new album then a 3 year tour? |
01-26-2010, 11:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Delhi, India | | they should have said retiring or something but then the stones would have made them look like idiots
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01-26-2010, 11:35 AM
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01-27-2010, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by TortillaChip520 I think by breaking up he means physically decomposing. |
But seriously, BLACKOUT is one of my favorite albums. 
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01-27-2010, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by hbarcat But seriously, BLACKOUT is one of my favorite albums. | Agreed. I can only understand about half the words he's singing on that record... but what does that matter, anyway? |
01-27-2010, 06:16 PM
| | | Three-year tour! Mucho respect for such a tour. I've always respected bands that can bring it live, and Scorpians is definitely a live band. I still remember seeing a picture of Michael Schenker in a guitar mag with about 70 of his Flying Vs spread out on the floor. Very cool.
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01-27-2010, 07:00 PM
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