true :) i see those guys 3 times and they was rock every time , and my opinion is still > World wide live is best live i ever hear quality from the sound are amazing
Yup, that album is the perfect live album. But there is one more live album that is over the top perfect sounding, despite all the studio editing afterwards, and that is KI⚡⚡ Alive.
I've had the pleasure of meeting both of these guys 30 years ago. Met Mikkey Dee after he played a King Diamond show in Georgetown, D.C. and met Matthias Jabs (along with Klaus Meine) at an album release party on the 20th floor of the Trade Center in Boston, MA. Both of these happened in the same year of 1988. I miss those days!
The Scorps are touring....again, please, give me any date in California and I will make it there. I've seen most every major band play through the years, but I have yet to see the Scorpions. Now that we're all a bunch of old farts, I have a real sense of urgency. Thanks for still rocking the hell out of us!
The scorpions has always been one of my favorite band, terrific legendary band as well and to add the best badass drummer in world Mikey Dee makes me love the scorpions even more. No disrespect to hurman or James but I gotta give credit where credit is due. They are looking and sounding fantastic more now than ever !!
Eu estou conheçendo todos os músicos agora estou aprendendo os nomes de todos para que eu possa citar nos meus comentários,eu sou fã de Scorpions e em alguns Shows não podia acompanhar pois eu viajava para fazer Shows com Banda Happyman -pesqueira-pe e cantar as músicas que eu só tinha acesso nas Letras por revistas de músicas de instrumentos,AQUI no Brasil quando eu entoava uma música Scorpions a galera vibrava aqui todos sempre amaram muito scorpions,sou seguidora de Scorpions
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All Americans talk about "grunge" in the 90s, but really the bigger thing the Scorps survived was punk in the 70s. Americans had never heard of Scorps back then, but look at how different that Roth-era music was from the likes of the Damned and the Pistols... Oh wait - you never heard of them either...
Yes, I agree it was awful, but you must admit it was a reaction to the over-bloated self-indulgent way rock had gone in the mid to late 70s. It gave rock the kick up the arse it needed and forced an injection of new life into it.
Eye to eye is a great album. Many great songs in there, it was good to change, change is the opposite of stagnation. I celebrate Eye to eye, A moment in a million years what a great song, skywriter, excellent, the song in german a great rocker, mind like a tree psicodelic wonder, the title song, gorgeous rythym and message, nah Mathias, you saying that to please the squared ear
Aleyah is the heaviest song. I mean, he was right it might be not the album that represents their musics, just like Helloween's Chameleon, but it's a good album overall.
I was turned on to mikkey dee when he was with king Diamond. My first reaction when I started “ them “ on the CD player was “ who the fuck is playing drums. Holy shit “ .. just a phenomenal drummer. And a pretty cool dude. Hope he does well with the scorpions 🦂. No way they keep up with him. Lol.
🔖I thought I Recognize him, not by motorhead? But by his drumming day's with "KING DIAMOND?" in fact he's in one of King's videos.. "The family Ghost" video. Yup that's him.🤘😎
Mathias is right about EYE TO EYE album,was not scorpions, that's why Herman rarebell left scorpions because he stated : Rudolf and Mathias were experimenting with music and they are not delivered the sound of the band roots to the fans.
What an interesting view of how Grunge music intersected with mainstream heavy rock in the early 90s. Suddenly from guitar heroes there was a transition to "guitar anti heroes", such as Cobain and others. I think Mattias is right in that at its height in the late 80s hevay metal was overly produced, which probably led to a "back to basics" , raw and simple attitude which Grunge bands provided. Scorpions were so lucky that "Crazy world" at the very last minute (1990), before the loat decade of the 90s for Heavy metal bands. Had this album been released 2-3 years after i dought it qould have been that successful with the Seattle wave sweeping the rock industry. By itself, "Crazy world", apart of the ballads, is a very raw, basic and straight forward rock album.
E2E is just gorgeous, it's a little shame the men themselves don't seem to appreciate it the way it deserves. yeah, it's a little out of typical r'n'roll bubble, but there's nothing wrong about it, it's packed with great songs, the band's performance is great, it was James' first album and he totally pulled that off, so.. I'd actually prefer to see them stand their ground and stop mocking E2E
I totally agree. I’m glad they went back to making music they love and they feel good about.. but there are some great songs on E2E and I’m glad they made it.
i'am happy micky join the party. but what I want to know is what is the real reason they kick Kottak out? It's break my heart that they threat kottak this way
Hey. Kottak has/had bad booze trouble. It was an amicable separation. No hard feelings from either of them. He decided to go to Antigua to Eric Claptons substance abuse clinic and while he was there he decided that Mikkey keep the job permanently.
Come on Matthias, Eye To Eye is a good album. Priscilla, Skywriter, Aleyah, Freshly Squeezed, Yellow Butterfly, Du Bist So Schmutzig, Eye to Eye...Ooh I love that album
Kinda shitty for James Kottak tho, the way they were sneaking Mikkey into the band during the while he (Kottak) was playing at night, not knowing his fate was sealed. Mikkey sounds like a grounded guy.
hugolafhugolaf they gave kottak a huge time to think and recover from his alcohol problems.but he continue drinking and the band was in the middle of a tour so they need somebody to fills that spot while kottak get to normal. But was impossible and they decide to let him go amicable.
You are so wrong Mickey. According to Uli Roth the audience on Tokyo Tapes are not even from same concert. This is his words. “I did the playing on the album and there were no overdubs afterwords. We just left everything as it was, except for the audience clapping because we forgot to record the audience so we had no audience sound. I don’t know who’s idea it was in the studio. It wasn’t mine. There was this massive album Frampton Comes Alive album at the time, so somebody took the clapping from that recording and they put it on a loop. So suddenly, Sun Plaza hall becomes Stadium Rock. There is your dirty little insight and it’s a true story nobody will deny it. So the audience of Frampton Comes Alive is on Scorpions‘ Tokyo Tapes. We had a great audience but they weren’t recorded.”
Hello,i am a french fan of the scorpions band,and i don' t understand for what matthias jabs speaking about crazy world(1990),face the heat(1993),eye 2 eye(1999) and don' t speaking about the album pure instinct of 1996,he to forget the pure instinct album,so this is an important album and thé 3rd album in the 90's of the scorpions ,i don' t understand the reason of what he speaking about crazy world ,face the heat and eye 2 eye,so pure instinct was better than eye 2 eye,because pure instinct have great some good titre for exemples:wild child,oh girl i wanna be with you,when you came into my life,you and i,she knocking at my door,but the best for you ,where the river flows,are you the one or the un-releases songs just on you or over the top,attention i love and i' m adore crazy world ,face the heat,but matthias jabs have reason about eye 2 eye this is an bad album and not an réal album of the scorpions,I am an big fan of scorpions for the 70's era,80's era and mid-90' s ,but i like the renctly album as return to forever or rock to bieliever
Why the hell aren't the Scorps in the hall of fame. Judas Priest made it finally. There are so many bands and artists that aren't even rock and made it. I heard there is one guy that decides who gets in. Hey guy whos in charge. You are a big deuche. 2024 inductees should be Scorpions, Motley Crue, Iron Maiden, Bachman Turner Overdrive, & Molly Hatchet. God bless rock n roll!!!
@ 2:20 When she said 'Mustache & wig"? I had to laugh. I saw Scorpians this year and Mikkey's Hair was trimmed and styled better than I've seen on a Victoria Secrets super model. I can't say I know this for a fact, but if that guy ain't sporting a wig, then TROLLS come forth and serve me a social media beat down! But guy's in their 50's and up, don't have hair that thick and full, naturally. But hey, I'm not dissing on the guy. The hair looks fantastic. Just doesn't match the face. But so what! Better than being a que ball. I mean who wants to attend a head bangers ball to watch a speed metal band of Dr. Phil clones playing Master Of Puppets? That just ain't METAL!
Come on Matthias, Eye To Eye is a good album. Priscilla, Skywriter, Aleyah, Freshly Squeezed, Yellow Butterfly, Du Bist So Schmutzig, Eye to Eye...Ooh I love that album
