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Lovedrive . This was their first album for Mercury records.
Hannover . And thought it was Berlin,eh?
Lonesome Crow. This one really isn't all that bad...
Klaus Meine . Klaus ranks right up their with Plant and Mercury, wouldn't you say?
Love At First Sting. What a rocker!
Klaus Meine. Rudolf Schenker was a guitarist who founded the Scorpions in 1965. Singer Klaus Meine joined the group after realizing that he and Schenker shared the same dream. Ulrich Roth had played guitar for the Scorpions, but left the band in 1978, after their tour in Japan. Matthias Jabs replaced Ulrich as lead guitarist.
| What song was written after the Scorpions' first visit to New York City and West 42nd Street? | The Scorpions
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The Zoo. The Scorpions toured the U.S. for the first time in 1979 as the opening acts for Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, AC/DC, and Journey. The band was so inspired from their experience in New York City that they wrote "The Zoo" for their next album, "Animal Magnetism".
Animal Magnetism. The Scorpions returned to the U.S. for a second major tour following the release of this album.
Crazy World. "Send Me An Angel" reached #44 on the U.S. charts and sent "Crazy World" past the double platinum mark.
| Which album was released in 2000 and featured the Berlin Philharmonic? | The Scorpions
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Moment of Glory. This was the start of the Scorpions' musical experimentation. Along with the release of this album, they launched a worldwide tour with the orchestra.
| According to their official website, in which year did guitarist and singer Rudolf Schenker found the band? | Scorpions
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1965. Rudolf was still in high-school when he formed the band, with influences mainly being The Beatles and Buddy Holly.
| Uli Jon Roth, Jürgen Rosenthal and Francis Buchholz were all members of which band before joining the Scorpions in 1973? | Scorpions
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Dawn Road. The Scorpions had temporarily disbanded after "Lonesome Crow", and Rudolf Schenker was interested in the sound of Dawn Road, so he kick-started the Scorpions with a fresh line-up, killing Dawn Road in the process.
| Who spoke the poem in the middle of the nine and a half minute epic "Fly to the Rainbow"? | Scorpions
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Uli Jon Roth. Uli Jon Roth also penned the poem, and the rest of the song.
| Which album was banned in several countries for its cover art, depicting a pre-pubescent fully naked girl? | Scorpions
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Virgin Killer. When singer Klaus Meine first saw the cover he was shocked, but he was pressured by the record company to do something controversial. Although fans didn't mind the cover, many critics were infuriated, forcing many countries to pull the album. The band were forced to re-release the album with a different cover; a picture of the band in different expressions, with the album name strangely above Uli Jon Roth's head.
| The band's biggest rock hit was "Rock you Like a Hurricane". Which album did it appear on? | Scorpions
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Love at First Sting. A clue is in the lyrics to the song;
"On the hunt tonight for love at first sting".
| "Wind of Change" was released in 1990 to partly-commemorate which major political event? | Scorpions
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The impending end to the Cold War. It was written in 1990 after a visit to Moscow in 1989 by Klaus Meine. It celebrates the political changes in Eastern Europe at the time, including the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the USSR.
| Whihc legendary producer worked on 1993's "Face the Heat"? | Scorpions
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Bruce Fairbairn. He also produced Kiss' "Psycho Circus", Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet" and "New Jersey", and Yes's "The Ladder". He died of natural causes on May 17th 1999 at the age of 49.
| Where did the band record "Acoustica" in 2001? | Scorpions
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Portugal. It was recorded over several shows in Portugal, most notably in Lisbon.
| What nationality is bassist, Pawel Maciwoda? | Scorpions
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Polish. He was born in Wieliczka in Southern Poland near Kraków. He has only appeared on "Unbreakable" so far.
| From which Scorpions song are these lyrics from: "New places to go, I've got to leave, it's time for a show"?
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Rock You Like A Hurricane. "Rock You Like A Hurricane" was a hit song off of the band's 1984 album, "Love At First Sting". The lineup, for the band, featured Klaus Meine on vocals, Rudolf Schenker on lead guitar, Matthias Jabs on backup guitar, Herman Rarebell on drums, and Francis Buchholz on bass. The mainstream music video, for the song, featured the band playing a concert behind a chain-link fence. When the song ended, the fence came down and the fans stormed the band. "Rock You Like A Hurricane", had been such a popular song, it's even been included in several television shows, videogames and movies including "The Simpsons", and "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories". It was also the theme song of the Carolina Hurricanes, an NHL team, based in Raleigh, North Carolina.
| In which Scorpions song does Klaus Meine sing: "There's no one like you, I can't wait for the nights with you, I imagine the things we'll do, I just wanna be loved by you"? | Scorpions Lyrics
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No-One Like You. "No-One Like You" was a hit song, from the Scorpions 1982 album, "Blackout". The lineup, for the band, featured Klaus Meine on vocals, Rudolf Schenker on lead guitar, Matthias Jabs on backup guitar, Herman Rarebell on drums, and Francis Buchholz on bass. The mainstream music video, for the song, was one of the most in-depth music videos the band made. It took place on Alcatraz, where a man(Meine) was on death row. His girlfriend went to visit him before he was executed but it turned out she was the one that ended up pulling the switch on the electric chair. It all turned out to be a dream, in the end. After waking up, Klaus Meine opened his curtains, to look outside, but the famous island prison seemed to ominously look back.
| From which powerful hit did the Scorpions sing: "Let's spend the night together, I know you want it too, the magic of the moment, is what I've got for you."? | Scorpions Lyrics
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Rhythm of Love. "Rhythm of Love", was a hit song taken off of the band's 1988 album, "Savage Amusement". The music video, for the song, had a futuristic theme featuring an urban wasteland. Klaus Meine, the lead singer, flew home in a spaceship, in the video, to be with his girlfriend all the while singing the song.
| From which Scorpions song did the lyrics: "A girl to drive a car to love, the music rocks me down the motorway", appear?
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Lovedrive. The song, "Lovedrive" was taken from the band's 1979 album of the same name. The lineup, for the band, featured Klaus Meine on vocals, Rudolf Schenker on lead guitar, Michael Schenker on guitar, for a select set of songs, Matthias Jabs on backup guitar, Herman Rarebell on drums, and Francis Buchholz on bass. The album was not the band's most successful one, however, their songs "Holiday", and "Lovedrive" proved to be mega-hits.
| In which Scorpions song were the words: "The job is done and I go out, another boring day. I leave it all behind me now, so many worlds away" sung?
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The Zoo. "The Zoo" was one of the hit songs taken off of the band's 1980 album, called "Animal Magnetism". The mainstream music video for the song was slightly uninspiring as it merely featured the band playing in front of a large crowd. The up-side of the video, was that the sound quality, and the wild theme of the song were expressed by the ravenous nature of the crowd.
| In which Scorpions song did Klaus Meine sing: "Spinning webs and make you pray, tie you up and you can't get away"? | Scorpions Lyrics
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Bad Boys Running Wild. The song was from the band's popular album, "Love At First Sting". The song was one of the songs that the band regularly played in concerts, because they view themselves as bad boys running wild.
| In which Scorpions song did the following lyrics: "Time, it needs time, to win back your love again" appear? | Scorpions Lyrics
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Still Loving You. The song "Still Loving You", was taken from the Scorpions album, "Love At First Sting". The song was one of the many that happened to have a mainstream music video. The music video, started with a view of a harbour and then cut to the band playing in front of a crowd, to juxtapose the calm serenity of the ocean, next to the craze of a concert.
| In which gruff Scorpions song did the lyrics: "New love is blind, why don't you see, you hurt me inside, you're killing me", appear?
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You Give Me All I Need. "You Give Me All I Need" was a song taken from the band's album, "Blackout". The song was a respectable addition on the "Blackout" album, but never reached the mythical status of other songs from the album, particularly, "No-One Like You". The song was rarely performed in concert, but remained an iconic piece of music to any Scorpions lover.
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