小档案
中 文 名 蝎子乐队
外 文 名 Scorpions
国 籍 德国
代表作品 wind of change
组建时间 1965年
风 格 重金属Heavy Metal
主 唱 Klaus Meine
乐队资料
蝎子乐队(Scorpions),德国著名的重金属摇滚乐团,70年代初期发迹于汉堡北方的工业重地汉诺威。在乐团灵魂人物吉他手,也是创团团员的Rudolf Schenker,以及声音让人一听就难以忘怀的主唱Klaus Meine的带领下,Scorpions以狂泄的快速吉他演奏、强有力的打击乐器以及辐射极高能量的演唱风格成为欧洲70年代数一数二的重金属领导乐团。2015年5月1日,蝎子乐队首次来华,压轴长江国际音乐节,为中国乐迷献唱 。
乐队发展
Scorpions(汉译蝎子乐队),德国最著名的重金属摇滚乐团。
Scorpions 70年代初期发迹于汉堡北方的工业重地汉诺威。在乐团灵魂人物吉他手,也是创团团员的Rudolf Schender,以及声音让人一听就难以忘怀的主唱Klaus Meine的带领下,Scorpions以狂泄的快速吉他演奏、强有力的打击乐器以及辐射极高能量的演唱风格成为欧洲70年代数一数二的重金属领导乐团,主唱Klaus可以飙高到震慑人心地步的歌声,亦成为Scorpions最著名的代表特色之一。80年代中期Scorpions以首席的遥滚乐团之姿狂野横扫欧美乐坛,是少数获得全球性成功的欧洲乐团。他们拥有三张排行Top 10经典专辑:《Blackout》、《Love at First Sting》、和《Savage Amusement》。1988年Scorpions更成为第一支到苏俄表演的重金属乐团。
Scorpions最早成立于1969年,由 Rudolf Schenker(主唱/节奏吉他手),Karl-Heinz Follmer(主音吉他手),Lothar Heimberg(贝斯手),Wolfgang Dziony(鼓手)组成。1971年,Rudolf Schenker 的弟弟 Michael Schenker 加入乐队,担任成为主音吉他一职,好朋友 Klaus Meine 则离开了汉诺威乐团Copernicus,成为新的主唱。Rudolf Schenker和Klaus Meine成为顶尖的词曲创作二人组,为一个成功的故事立下基石。
1972年,Scorpions 推出了第一张专辑《Lonesome Crow》,专辑中的一些歌曲后来被用在一部电影的原声唱片中。这张专辑由Conny Plank在汉堡制作。这时,我们已能听到后来发展成Scorpions典型音乐的嗓音和乐器成分∶不妥协的吉他主导硬式摇滚,脉络承袭自六零年代中期的Jimi Hendrix、Cream和Led Zeppelin。Scorpions的乐风结合了两把电吉他∶独特、强劲有力的吉他刷弦加上有创意和爆发力的吉他独奏。在吉他铺陈之上,是主唱和团长Klaus Meine鲜明、富旋律性且成熟世故的声音线。Scorpions为了从一开始就晋身国际硬式摇滚乐坛,因此Klaus Meine用英文写所有的歌词,这在德国摇滚乐坛是前所未见的。
2015年2月16日,打破壁垒、撼动地球的世界摇滚王牌蝎子乐队确认将于2015年5月1日-2日在江苏镇江世业洲上举办的长江国际音乐节压轴献艺!
德国蝎子乐队创始于1965年,50载自始至终都坚持重金属、硬摇滚风格。乐队现有成员包括Rudolf Schenker(节奏、主音吉他手)、Klaus Meine(主唱、吉他手)、 Matthias Jabs(主音、节奏吉他手)、James Kottak(鼓手)、Pawel Maciwoda(贝斯手)。一曲《Wind of Change》,自80年代末便风靡全球。悠扬的口哨、魔幻的吉他、穿越时空的韵律 - 蝎子乐队在历史的变革中谱写了一曲后人再难以逾越的音乐里程碑,它的成功超越了种族、语言和年龄的限制。Youtube上高达1.08亿次的视频点击率让蝎子成为第一支点击量突破1亿大关的德国乐队。乐迷对其音乐强有力的节拍、激昂顿挫的旋律和极富感染力的现场氛围一直顶礼膜拜,这使得他们集聚了世界上最大和最具摇滚精神粉丝团之一。2015年五一的长江国际音乐节,蝎子乐队将首次为中国乐迷们献唱!
据悉,与其他音乐节不同,2015年长江国际音乐节将首度尝试“音乐节”+“演唱会”的全新模式 - 此次将为中国的蝎子迷们倾心打造长达90分钟的蝎子乐队“回归永恒50周年巡演”专场演唱会!这是2015长江音乐节在音乐品质上最有诚意的追求!相关负责人向记者表示,长江国际音乐节将以其长期积累的国际化运营班底全力服务蝎子乐队,以便让观众获得国际化演唱会的完整体验。该负责人还透露,蝎子乐队将在音乐节上献上多首经典曲目。
长江国际音乐节自2012年成立以来,一直秉承“音乐无界 生活万岁 Unbounded Music · Enjoy Life”的理念,致力于打造最国际化的音乐节体验。历届所邀艺人包括格莱美获奖者Nile Rodgers、Ashley Davis、LIT乐队等。在为期两天的2015长江国际音乐节上,除蝎子乐队外,DEMI LOVATO(美国流行歌手、2012年获第38届“人民选择奖”最受欢迎流行歌手、《冰雪奇缘》电影主题曲《LET IT GO》的演唱者)也将为长江迷们激情献上一场90分钟的演唱会专场。
2015年五一假期的夜晚,扬子江畔将星光璀璨,带上家人和朋友,双手举过头顶,与台上的蝎子们齐声高歌,一同迷醉,一同狂欢!
Scorpions are a German rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover by Rudolf Schenker.Since the band's inception, its musical style has ranged from hard rock to heavy metal.The lineup from 1978–92 was the most successful incarnation of the group, and included Klaus Meine (vocals), Rudolf Schenker (rhythm guitar), Matthias Jabs (lead guitar), Francis Buchholz (bass guitar), and Herman Rarebell (drums). The band's only constant member is Rudolf Schenker, although Meine has been the lead singer for all of the band's studio albums, and Jabs has been a consistent member since 1979.
During the mid-1970s, with guitarist Uli Jon Roth part of the line-up, the music of Scorpions was defined as hard rock. After the departure of Roth in 1978, Matthias Jabs joined and, following the guidance of producer Dieter Dierks, Scorpions changed their sound towards melodic heavy metal, mixed with rock power ballads. Throughout the 1980s the group received positive reviews and critical acclaim from music critics, and experienced commercial success with the albums Animal Magnetism (1980), Blackout (1982), Love at First Sting (1984), World Wide Live (1985) and Savage Amusement (1988).
Their best-selling album Crazy World (1990) includes the song "Wind of Change", a symbolic anthem of the political changes in Eastern Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990s and the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is one of the best-selling singles in the world with over fourteen million copies sold. Scorpions have sold over 100 million records in total.They have released 18 studio albums, 27 compilation albums and 74 singles. Six of their singles have reached number one on the charts in different countries. Their albums, singles, compilations and video releases have reached 200 times gold, platinum and multi-platinum status in different countries.
Rolling Stone magazine describes Scorpions as "the heroes of heavy metal",and MTV called them "Ambassadors of Rock". The band was ranked number 46 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock programme,with "Rock You Like a Hurricane" at number 18 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. "Still Loving You" ranked 22nd place among the greatest ballads. Scorpions have received prestigious awards such as three World Music Awards,a star on the Hollywood Rock wall,and a presence in the permanent exhibition of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2015 the group celebrated its 50th anniversary.
The new album Return to Forever was released on February 20, 2015. On August 29, 2015, the Scorpions announced 50th anniversary deluxe editions of their albums Taken By Force, Tokyo Tapes, Lovedrive, Blackout, Love At First Sting, World Wide Live, and Savage Amusement which were released November 6, 2015. These deluxe releases include "dozens of unreleased songs, alternate versions of big hits, rough mixes, and rare live concert recordings". On April 28, 2016, it was announced Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee would fill in for James Kottak and play drums on 12 North American headlining dates,including a run of shows at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas dubbed "Scorpions blacked out in Las Vegas" with Queensryche opening the Vegas shows.