The Scorpions To Retire

[Hardrock69]

German rock band Scorpions to end career - Yahoo! News

Sun Jan 24, 7:22 am ET

BERLIN – The German rock band Scorpions is bringing down the curtain on a career spanning more than four decades.

The band, known for its early 1990s hit "Wind of Change" among others, said on its Web site Sunday that "we agree we have reached the end of the road."

It said it would end its career with a final album — "Sting In The Tail," to be released in March — and a tour that will start in Germany in May and take it across the world "over the next few years."

Guitarist Rudolf Schenker founded the band in Hannover in 1965. Singer Klaus Meine joined a few years later. Both men are 61.

[Diamondjimi]

40 year... no shit. They've had a good run, but no doubt could keep going a few more years.

To me their 70's stuff is their best...

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[Diamondjimi]

My favourite Scorps album. Bought this when it came out way back when...



Uli Jon Roth was/is the shit!

[Mr. Vengeance]

"Sting in the Tail"? Nice to see that they are leaving with the same dumbass album titles.

They had a good run, but based on what I've heard recently, it was a good decision.

[Mr Badguy]

I have to agree that their 70's stuff was the best.

They lost me with some of the stranger stuff they did in the late 90's.

Saw them in 2005 supporting Priest and they were awesome.

At least they know when to stop, if they do actually retire that is.

[Mr Badguy]

My favourite Scorps album. Bought this when it came out way back when...



Uli Jon Roth was/is the shit!

I still can't believe that when this came out on CD they cut "Polar nights".

WTF?

[Anonymous]

I have to agree that their 70's stuff was the best.

They lost me with some of the stranger stuff they did in the late 90's.

Saw them in 2005 supporting Priest and they were awesome.

At least they know when to stop, if they do actually retire that is.

You know, I was about to post the exact same shit.

Well, not quite the exact same shit.

I didn't see them open for Priest in 2005.

But your last sentence is what was really on my mind when I clicked this thread.

I wouldn't like to see them retire... but now that they announced they will, I sure hope they'll actually be true to their word and won't pull a ______________* on us.

Cheers! :bottle:

*Insert the name of your favourite "we'll retire after just one more, wait, just one more" band here.

[sonrisa salvaje]

What i never understood is why the Scorpions hit such a brick wall after Love At First Sting. It seems like they just ran out of good ideas after that. Savage Amusement had maybe 2 good songs and after that it just got downright bad. Even the great cover art they were known for went lame. They are calling this last effort one of their greatest, thus in their minds they will go out on top. Most bands say this time and again only to meet failure. I hope for their sake it will be a decent effort.

[binnie]

They've always been good to their fans, and they're still a spectacular live band.

Nice to see that some older bands know how to retire with dignity....

[FORD]

They should have retired after "Blackout". That was probably their last truly great album.

[chefcraig]

They should have retired after "Blackout". That was probably their last truly great album.

That's true, yet Love At First Sting really took off for them. Next thing you know, that so-so live record followed it and they had Penthouse models starring in their videos, as well as dating members of the band. Sorta hard to throw that all away, ya know?

[FORD]

Yeah, being a short bald ugly German guy, Klaus Meine probably wouldn't be getting a lot of pussy if he wasn't a rock star.

[Coyote]

Yeah, being a short bald ugly German guy, Klaus Meine probably wouldn't be getting a lot of pussy if he wasn't a rock star.

Unless he would've taken up a career in German porn... not likely.

[kissfan1976]

Yeah, I kind of stopped listening to them after Love At First Sting.
But I did like the song AlienNation.

I've only seen the Scorps twice in concert.
#1)My first "Heavy Metal" rock concert was The Scorpions/Iron Maiden(Black Out/ Number Of The Beast Tour) back in 1983.

#2)Texas Jam Dallas 1985 co-headlining with Deep Purple.
and some drunk S.O.B. next to me keep singing "Big Titty, Big Titty Nights!"

[sonrisa salvaje]

Yeah, World Wide Live was so-so. What killed it for me was "Tease Me, Please Me."