Discography Scorpions: details about the albums of the group

Today we will consider the discography of Scorpions. It's about the German English-speaking rock band. It was established in Hanover in 1965. For the style of this collective are typical guitar lyrical ballads. Also the musicians perform classic rock.

General information

Before the discography of the Scorpions will be presented, we will dwell on several interesting facts about the group. This is the most popular rock group in Germany, as well as one of the most famous in the world. The group sold more than one hundred million copies of albums. The team took 46th position in the list of "Greatest artists of hard rock", compiled by VH1.

Debut

Discography Scorpions opened in 1972 with the album Lonesome Crow. In Russian, this name can be roughly translated as "Lone Raven". All 7 songs of this work are performed in English by Klaus Meine. The material that was included in the album differs significantly from the further work of the band. A sad, gloomy rhythm guitar sound is produced under the direction of Rudolf Schenker (poorly spelled). Also in this work, emphasis is placed on the instrumental part. This is the only record on which Michael Schenker acts as a full member of the group. He soon joined the UFO project. His place will be taken by Ulrich Roth.

The disc was used as a soundtrack to the German film "Cold Paradise". The album had different covers. Some issues are called Action. The cover of the German reissue of 1982 was developed by Rodney Matthews. All the texts were created by Klaus Meine, Lothar Heimberg and Wolfgang Jioni. The music was written by Michael and Rudolf Schenker.

Subsequent studio albums

Fly to the Rainbow - the second disc of the band, which was released in 1974. Its name can be translated as "Fly to the rainbow". Here, music is characterized by a stable hard-rock sound. This album was the first recorded with the participation of Ulrich Roth as a guitarist. It was created in the studios of Munich. Achim Kirsching is a keyboard player who took part in the work on the record as a session musician.

In Trance - an album that was published in 1975. Its name can be translated as "In trance". It was on this record that the band developed their own hard rock style, later it was modified due to the arrival of Matthias Yabs. The disc features powerful ballads, and it was they who found the band "brand name". In this work, as a session musician, Achim Kirsching, a keyboard player, took part. It was the band's first commercially successful record.

It is noteworthy that the cover was decorated with a new logo of the group, which remained behind it until today, having received only small changes. The original version of the album included a photo image of the model, which had a slightly open chest. This caused reproaches and criticism from the censors. The foreground was clarified. The background became radically black. The foreground of the image had to be darkened. The background was for clarity clarified.

Virgin Killer - an album released by the band in 1976. It was the first work that gained fame beyond European borders. The title track, titled Virgin Killer, is about the theme of depravity. The album was very popular in Japan.

Unbreakable - the album, which was released in 2004. In Russian its name can be translated as "Indestructible". The song of the group Scorpions - Maybe I Maybe You - was included in this disc. After many years of experiments in different styles, the band released an album in their native hard rock. The disc is the first for Paul Monchivody - bass guitarist.

Discography Scorpions, except for the discs described above, consists of the following studio albums: Pure Instinct, Moment of Glory, Comeblack. Extreme at the moment is the disk Return To Forever.

Live recordings

The first live album of the group Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes - was released in 1978. In 1985, appeared World Wide Live. In 1995, the musicians recorded Live Bites. The Acoustica disc appeared in 2001. In 2011, the album Get Your Sting and Blackout was released. In 2013 appeared MTV Unplugged - Live In Athens.