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Scorpions
Known best for their 1984 anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
and the 1990 ballad "Wind of Change," the German rockers the
Scorpions have sold over 22 million records, making them one of the most
successful rock bands to ever come out of Continental Europe.
Formed in the early 19070’s, The Scorpions first big worldwide album
came in 1982 release Blackout contained the cult hit "No One Like
You." A major success worldwide, Blackout sold over one-million copies
in the U.S. alone. But as popular as Blackout was, it was the band's powerful
follow-up, Love at First Sting, that succeeded in making them superstars.
Released in 1984, the album boasted the MTV single "Rock You Like
a Hurricane" and would eventually achieve double-platinum status.
The group undertook one of their most successful world tours yet, boasting
an outstanding stage show with high-energy performances.
After releasing World Wide Live in 1985, the band took a long hiatus and
remained uninvolved from the music industry for two years. Their tenth
studio album, Savage Amusement, was finally released in 1988, and the
hit ballad "Rhythm of Love" brought on another major success.
In 1990, the album Crazy World was released and would eventually become
the Scorpions' biggest-selling record to date, drawing on the strength
of the hit ballad "Wind of Change."
Not too surprisingly, Crazy World was the last successful Scorpions release
in the U.S. By the time their Face the Heat album hit the shelves in 1993,
many longtime fans had already lost interest in the band, due to the alternative
explosion of the early '90s. Face the Heat did eventually reach gold,
and in 1995 the band released another live album, Live Bites. Now with
bassist Ralph Rieckermann and drummer James Kottak, they released Pure
Instinct in 1996. Mercury Records assembled a double album of the band's
greatest hits, Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years, and released it in 1997.
Eye II Eye, an album in which the band experimented with pop-techno melodies,
was released in the summer of 1999. Moment of Glory, featuring the Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra and several revamped versions of Scorpions cult
classics, was released in fall 2000. ~ Barry Weber, All Music Guide
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