Scorpions Sting In The Tail (2010) (24bit - 192 kHz)

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From the Artist "While we were working on our album these past few months, we could literally feel how powerful and creative our work was - and how much fun we were still having, in the process," said KLAUS MEINE. "We want to end the SCORPION's extraordinary career on a high note. We are extremely gracious for the fact that we still have the same passion for music we've always had since the beginning." RUDOLF SCHENKER stated, "The three year tour through five continents is meant to be a huge blowout, where we can party with our fans and say good-bye." "When I started out, I had a lot of wishes," SCHENKER noted. "It's crazy, I achieved more than I ever even dreamed of." Product Description After the release of their next album, STING IN THE TAIL, and a three-year mammoth tour, which will take them across five continents, one of the most successful rock bands in the world, SCORPIONS, will be ending their career. During their 40-year career, SCORPIONS sold over 100 million albums and received many awards, such as the World Music Award and several Echos--the German equivalent to the Grammy. Today they still play sold-out venues around the world. Not long ago, 152,000 South Americans came to 15 SCORPIONS concerts between Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City. Their song "Wind of Change" has become an anthem for the fall of the Iron Curtain. The tour will launch in the band's home country Germany in May. After that, they will be touring through North America before they continue their journey through five other continents until 2012.

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Scorpions is a hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, best known for their 1984 rock anthem “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and their singles “Wind of Change”, “No One Like You”, “Still Loving You”, and “Send Me an Angel”. The band has sold over 100 million records worldwide. Along Metallica, Iron Maiden, Eric Burdon, KISS, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne and Deep Purple they are one of the most successfull hard rock/heavy metal acts.

Current line-up
Klaus Meine - Vocals (1969-) (Mushrooms, Copernicus)
Matthias Jabs - Guitar (1978, 1979-) (Fargo, Lady)
Rudolph Schenker - Guitar (1965-)
Pawel Maciwoda-Jastrzêbski - Bass (2003-) (TSA, Virgin Snatch)
James Kottak - Drums (1996-) (Black Sheep (USA), Buster Brown, Krunk, Kingdom Come, Warrant (USA))
Former/past member(s)
Vocals:
Werner Hoyer (1967)
Bernd Hegner (1968-1969)

Guitar:
Karl-Heinz Vollmer (196?-1967)
Ulrich Worobiec (1968-1969)
Michael Schenker (1969-1973, 1978) (UFO, Michael Schenker Group, Copernicus)
Ulrich Roth (1973-1978) (Uli Jon Roth, Electric Sun, Dawn Road)

Bass:
Lothar Heimberg (Also Vocals) (1965-1967, 1967-1973)
Harald Grosskopf (1967)
Achim Kirchoff (1973)
Francis Buchholz (1973-1983, 1984-1992) (Dawn Road)
Jimmy Bain (1983-1984, session for "Love at First Sting") (Rainbow, Dio, WWIII, Wild Horses)
Ralph Rieckermann (1992-1999, 2000-2003)

Drums:
Wolfgang Dziony (1965-1973)
Jürgen Rosenthal (1973-1975) (Dawn Road)
Rudy Lenners (1975-1977) (Steelover)
Herman Rarebell (1977-1983, 1984-1995) (Fargo)
Bobby Rondinelli (1983-1984, session for "Love at First Sting") (Sun Red Sun, Doro, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Riot, Quiet Riot, Blue Öyster Cult, Warlock (Deu), The Lizards)
Curt Cress (1995-1996)
Robert Jöcks (Moon Doc, Viva (Deu))

Keyboards:
Achim Kirchining (1973 - 1974)

TRACKLIST
01. Raised On Rock
02. Sting In The Tail
03. Slave Me
04. The Good Die Young [feat. Tarja Turunen]
05. No Limit
06. Rock Zone
07. Lorelei
08. Turn You On
09. Let's Rock
10. SLY
11. Spirit Of Rock
12. The Best Is Yet To Come
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Class status vinyl: EX +
Playback device: Thorens TD-125 + SME3009 sII imp
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