蝎子樂隊簡介
蝎子樂隊(Scorpions),德國著名的搖滾樂團,70年代初期發(fā)跡于漢堡南方的工業(yè)重地漢諾威。在樂團靈魂人物吉他手,也是創(chuàng)團團員的Rudolf Schenker,以及聲音讓人一聽就難以忘懷的主唱Klaus Meine的帶領下,Scorpions以狂泄的快速吉他演奏、強有力的打擊樂器以及高能穿透力的演唱風格成為歐洲70年代數(shù)一數(shù)二的搖滾樂領導樂團。2015年5月1日,蝎子樂隊首次來華,壓軸長江國際音樂節(jié),為中國樂迷獻唱。
此次演出樂隊成員:
Klaus Meine - Vocals (1970-今)
Matthias Jabs - Lead Guitar(1978-今)
Rudolf Schenker -Rhythm Guitar (1965-今)
Pawel Maciwoda-Jastrzski - Bass (2003-今)
Mikkey Dee - Drums(2016-今)
傳記
回首當年,意氣風發(fā)的Klaus Mieine,Rudolf Schenker 和Matthias Jabs帶著他們的樂器、音響徘徊在剛剛從戰(zhàn)后癱瘓中蘇醒的漢諾威街道,而這一去,已是50年。在這50年中,他們已儼然成為德國,或者說歐洲大陸最為成功的搖滾樂隊,德國人向世人證明,不光大眾、奔馳和寶馬可以在全球競爭,同樣,經(jīng)典的搖滾樂也可以德國制造。過去的幾十年中,蝎子樂隊的音樂被無數(shù)樂隊進行翻唱,包括碎南瓜樂隊(Smashing Pumpkins)、綠日樂隊(Green Day)、科恩樂隊(Korn)、墜落體制樂隊(System of A Down)以及皇后殺手樂隊(Queensryche)等。其中,光《搖滾如風》(Rock You Like A Hurricane)一首歌已被不同的音樂人翻唱150余次。
僅僅用數(shù)字來表述蝎子樂隊的音樂生涯幾乎是不可能的。但是,我們不得不提及其超過1億銷售量的記錄。這樣的記錄使得蝎子樂隊成為迄今為止歐洲大陸最為成功的搖滾樂隊。
以下,僅僅是蝎子樂隊成軍50年歷史中的一小部分:
唱片全球銷量:1億余張
四大重要市場認證專輯銷售量:2200萬
美國公告牌200第一張專輯:1979 Lovedrive (#55)
美國公告牌200排名前十:
1988 Savage Amusement (#5)
1984 Love At First Sting (#6)
1982 Blackout (#10)
公告牌硬搖滾專輯(前十):
2010 Sting In The Tail (2)
2012 Comeblack (#7)
2014 MTV Unplugged (#7)
公告牌熱門單曲(前十):
1982 No One Like You (#1)
1991 Wind Of Change (#2)
1989 I Can‘t Explain (#5)
1988 Rhythm Of Love (#6)
1990 Tease Me, Please Me (#8)
1991 Send Me An Angel (#8)
1993 Alien Nation (#10)
在德國,蝎子樂隊的《Crazy World》已售出1億余張,相比于其他搖滾界樂隊,如涅槃樂隊(《Nevermind》)、AC/DC(《Back In Black》)和槍炮與玫瑰樂隊(《Use your Illusion I》),其依舊別具風格。1991年,他們當之無愧榮獲“雙白金”唱片。在瑞士和加拿大同樣如此。此外,《Sting In The Tail》(1991)以及單曲《Wind Of Change》(1991)在德國達到白金銷量,且后者在7個國家中榮登榜首!他們在全球獲金獎無數(shù),難以在此一一羅列。
然而,無以計數(shù)的銀獎、金獎以及白金獎項只是蝎子樂隊的一部分。蝎子樂隊還有著永不倦怠的巡演意愿。多年以來,沒有一支同等級的樂隊能像蝎子樂隊一樣在世界各地演出。他們已在世界各個角落為樂迷呈現(xiàn)了上千次演唱會:里約熱內(nèi)盧、東京、莫斯科、華盛頓、迪拜、巴黎、柏林。
1988年,在還是蘇聯(lián)列寧格勒時期,蝎子樂隊已成為第一支連續(xù)5天演出售罄的西方樂隊。其開創(chuàng)性的成就還包括:通過早期在中國和東南亞地區(qū)開演唱會,蝎子樂隊為其它西方樂隊開辟了新的道路。
1995年,巴西傳奇“Rock in Rio”音樂節(jié)上,蝎子樂隊旗開得勝,而在當時,“Rock in Rio”音樂節(jié)還是其它德國樂隊在國外的最大夢想。他們的表演被記錄于劃時代現(xiàn)場專輯《World Wide Live》中,專輯成為樂隊進軍美國的重大突破,并奠定了其全球最熱門現(xiàn)場樂隊的地位。
1989年,“莫斯科和平音樂節(jié)”上,蝎子樂隊憑借震撼的表演征服了俄羅斯人,這激勵了主唱Klaus Meine寫下不就之后成為俄羅斯鐵幕落下的主題曲《Wind of Change》。
蝎子樂隊的音樂歷程還有許多神奇的現(xiàn)場瞬間,其中一些被記錄在現(xiàn)場專輯中,一些則刻錄在電影和視頻中。而這些時刻使得蝎子樂隊成為遠遠高出其它大眾樂隊的佼佼者。
Started in Hannover, an industrial heartland to the south of Hamburg, Scorpions is one of the most celebrated German rock band throughout the globe. Under the lead of Rudolf Schenker, the guitarist and the founder of the band, together with Klaus Meine(vocals), Scorpions became one of the best rock band in Europe in the 70s. Violent guitar, powerful percussion and highly explosive rendition is the trademark of Scorpions. In May 1st 2015, Scorpions first came to China and gave a grand finale in the Changjiang Music Festival.
Band members:
Klaus Meine - Vocals (1970 to date)
Matthias Jabs - Lead Guitar(1978 to date)
Rudolf Schenker -Rhythm Guitar (1965 to date)
Pawel Maciwoda-Jastrzski - Bass (2003 to date)
Mikkey Dee - Drums(2016 to date)
Biography
50 years have gone by since the days the juvenile Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs wandered the streets of Hannover, which was just awakening from post war paralysis, with a barrow carrying their instruments and amplifiers. In these 50 years, they have become Germany’s, or rather Continental Europe’s most successful rock band, the living proof that not only VW, Mercedes or BMW are able to compete internationally, but classic rock music made in Germany as well. Countless bands, including the Smashing Pumpkins as well as Green Day, Korn, System Of A Down or Queensryche have covered songs by the Scorpions throughout the years. “Rock You Like A Hurricane” on its own was covered over 150 times by different musicians.
Expressing a career like the one of the Scorpions in mere numbers is almost impossible. However, one number that should still be mentioned is more than 100 million records sold to date. This makes the Scorpions the most successful rock band of Continental Europe by far.
Below, there is a small – far from complete – selection of further milestones from fifty years of Scorpions history:
Records sold worldwide: more than 100,000,000 units
Certified album sales in the four most important markets: 22 million
First album in the US Billboard 200: 1979 Lovedrive (#55)
Top Ten positions in the US Billboard 200:
1988 Savage Amusement (#5)
1984 Love At First Sting (#6)
1982 Blackout (#10)
Billboard top hard rock albums (Top Ten only):
2010 Sting In The Tail (2)
2012 Comeblack (#7)
2014 MTV Unplugged (#7)
Billboard hit singles (Top Ten only):
1982 No One Like You (#1)
1991 Wind Of Change (#2)
1989 I Can‘t Explain (#5)
1988 Rhythm Of Love (#6)
1990 Tease Me, Please Me (#8)
1991 Send Me An Angel (#8)
1993 Alien Nation (#10)
In Germany, the Scorpions have sold more than one million copies of “Crazy World” alone – and with this, in the rock genre easily draw even with Nirvana (Nevermind), AC/DC (Back In Black) or Guns‘N Roses (Use Your Illusion I). They deservedly received double platinum for it in 1991. Like in Switzerland and Canada as well, by the way. Additionally, “Sting In The Tail” (1991) and the single “Wind Of Change” (1991) were awarded platinum in Germany. Incidentally, the latter was No.1 in seven countries! The complete inventory of worldwide gold awards is simply too extensive to be listed here.
However, countless silver, gold and platinum awards are only one side of the Scorpions’ history. Another is their unabated desire to travel. No other rock band of their caliber after so many years takes to the stage as often as the Hannover natives. They have played thousands of concerts in all corners of the planet: in Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Moscow, Washington, Dubai, Paris or Berlin.
In 1988, they were the first Western rock band to play sold--‐out shows five days in a row in the then still Soviet Leningrad. Pioneering achievements elsewhere as well: through very early concerts in China and Southeast Asia, they have opened doors for many other Western bands.
They’ve swept the board big time in Brazil in 1995 at the legendary “Rock in Rio” festival, when other German bands could at best dream of foreign countries. The performance is documented on the epochal live album “World Wide Live”, which was the band’s final breakthrough in the US, for all time cementing their reputation as one of the planet’s hottest live bands.
And then there was the 1989 “Moscow Music Peace” festival, where the Scorpions ultimately conquered Russia, inspiring Klaus Meine to write the track that not much later became the theme song to the Iron Curtain’s final fall: “Wind of Change”.
There were many magic live moments; some of them are captured on live albums, others on film and video recordings. These are the moments, which have cemented the Scorpions’ reputation as one of the rare bands rising far above the crowd.