Scorpions
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Germany
- Born: 1965 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Active: 1965 - present
Biography
Scorpions are a German hard rock band formed in Hanover in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker. The longest-running line-up of the band, active from 1978 to 1992, included Schenker, Klaus Meine on vocals, Matthias Jabs on lead guitar, Francis Buchholz on bass, and Herman Rarebell on drums. Schenker has been the only continuous member, while Meine has been with the band since 1969, Jabs since 1978, and bassist Paweł Mąciwoda and drummer Mikkey Dee joined in 2003 and 2016, respectively.
Genres
Scorpions Discography
- Lonesome Crow (1972) - Album - rated 3.54/5
- Fly to the Rainbow (1974) - Album - rated 3.61/5
- In Trance (1975) - Album - rated 3.48/5
- Tokyo Tapes (1978) - Album - rated 4.04/5
- Taken by Force (1978) - Album - rated 3.66/5
- Best of Scorpions (1979) - Compilation - rated 4.19/5
- Lovedrive (1979) - Album - rated 3.71/5
- Animal Magnetism (1980) - Album - rated 3.19/5
- Blackout (1982) - Album - rated 3.61/5
- Love at First Sting (1984) - Album - rated 3.85/5
- World Wide Live (1985) - Album - rated 3.95/5
- Savage Amusement (1988) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- Crazy World (1990) - Album - rated 2.91/5
- Face the Heat (1993) - Album - rated 2.88/5
- Pure Instinct (1996) - Album - rated 2.65/5
- Big City Nights (1998) - Compilation
- Hot & Slow: Best Masters of the 70's (1998) - Compilation
- Eye II Eye (1999) - Album - rated 1.94/5
- In Trance / Virgin Killer (2000) - Compilation - rated 4.16/5
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Scorpions (2001) - Compilation - rated 3.57/5
- Acoustica (2001) - Album - rated 3.35/5
- Moment of Glory: Live With the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (2001) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions (2002) - Compilation - rated 3.55/5
- Classic Bites (2002) - Compilation - rated 3.15/5
- Unbreakable (2004) - Album - rated 2.79/5
- Humanity: Hour I (2007) - Album - rated 3.22/5
- Sting in the Tail (2010) - Album - rated 2.78/5
- Comeblack (2011) - Album - rated 3.04/5
- Return to Forever (2015) - Album - rated 2.86/5
- Rock Believer (2022) - Album - rated 3.07/5
Members
- Rudolf Schenker - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1965–Present)
- Klaus Meine - lead vocals (1969–Present)
- Matthias Jabs - lead guitar, backing vocals (1978–Present)
- Paweł Mąciwoda - bass, backing vocals (2003–Present)
- Mikkey Dee - drums (2016–Present)
- Francis Buchholz - bass, backing vocals (1973–1992)
- Uli Jon Roth - lead guitar, vocals (1973–1978)
- Rudy Lenners - drums (1975–1977)
- Herman Rarebell - drums, backing vocals (1977–1996)
- Ralph Rieckermann - bass, backing vocals (1993–2003)
- James Kottak - drums, backing vocals (1996–2016)