The Scorpions
 

Fucking kick ass.

BIG CITY NIGHTSSSSSSSS. http://www.fadzter.com/smilies/buttrock.gif

a great rock n roll band

Hell yeah. I saw them last summer and it was one of the greatest shows ever. They still fucking kick ass 20 years later.

If I find out in any way shape or form you are responsible in any small or large part for the return of the 80's... well I won't do much... but I'll bitch...


fucking 80's

Wait, you're bitching about a shitty hair band. Are you an electronica person who hates that the late 90s are over, or one of those retarded grunge shitheads? R&B and Rap doesn't classify as music, so it's not a valid answer.

I'm pretty eclectic actually, but have yet to find an 80's hair metal band, or really anything from the 80's I enjoy...

Parachute pants... not feelin em.

Mismatched and shitty looking leggings and spandex... thank heavens someone wised up.

Hair ballads and power pop... gahhhhhhhhh

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I am the only good thing to come out of the 80's. Period.

No One Like You, fucking wicked track!
And of course, Still Lovin' You.

Hmm. I tolerate 80s, because it's familiar. Finding Van Halen's 90s shit on the oldies station annoyed the hell out of me. I had a pair of parachute pants in middle school. I wore then twice. Everybody else continued to, so they got 'pantsed'.

The combination of leggings/spandex, good girl looks, and whore makeup was awesome.

did they do any of their new stuff? (Humanity - Hour 1)

One of the greatest metal/rock bands ever!!!

I've seen the Scorpions live at eight different shows over the years...including the concert that the Tokyo Tapes album was recorded at.

I also caught the Scorpions the next year in Japan too (the Japanese love that they include a Japanese folk song, "Kojo no Tsuki" in their playlist). Video from that show is included here:

Scorpions, including "Kojo no Tsuki, and "No One Like You" live in Japan

One of my favorite Scorpions shows was at the US Festival (a 3-day show featuring dozens of bands, such as the Clash, Van Halen, and David Bowie). The Scorpions played in front of 400,000 people on Heavy Metal Day:

Scorpions playing "The Zoo" at the US Festival

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Not sure, probably. I was pretty buzzed up. :upsidedow

what about:

U2
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Social D
Jane's Addiction
Soundgarden

Damn...I pulled up a clip of the Scorpions playing "No One Like You" from the US Festival, and it was awesome!!!

Bands that had already played before the audience of 400,000 that day, included sets by Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, and Triumph.

The Scorpions were followed by Van Halen - keep in mind, the music was nearly non-stop for 12 hours...and the cost was $20 per ticket (I got in free because I was working for a radio station).

The band came onstage just after sunset. As they took the stage a group of airplanes did a fly over with colored smoke trailing behind them. Well, you'll see:

Scorpions playing "No One Like You", live at the US Festival

Check out this site too (links to many US Festival videos):

http://www.usfestivals.com/us83/1983usfestival.htm

Thank you Steve Wozniak (Apple Computers co-founder whom sponsored the US Festival)...

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I'll give you soundgarden and Jane's Addiction...

Social D... isn't characteristic at all of most of the crap that came out during the period.

U2 and RHCP... never dug em, they just sound whiny and poppy to me. :2 cents:

Damn man, sooo much good shit came out of the 80s. Even some of the hairmetal wasn't half shitty. Even Pantera had some scary ass early 80s hair metal days. metal Magic? Hahaha, that was good stuff damnit. All the good hardcore, thrash, and metal came out of the 80's...

here I am, rock you like a hurricane!

haha, even I like me some scorpions...

Musical taste is a subjective thing, however from a musicians perspective, on a strictly musical composition and artistry level, both U2 and Red Hot Chili Peppers have crafted a significant and diverse amount of finely crafted music within their genre.

Their live performances are equally impressive...

I had the honor of being a part of the promotions group at my University that presented U2 at a free mid-day concert during their first U.S. concert tour in support of their first album. I knew they were destined to be great. I've seen them at least a dozen times since, and they rocked every time.

Here is U2 playing live at the US Festival (I saw them a few nights later in the Bay Area too):

U2 - An Cat Dubh / Into The Heart

Red Hot Chili Peppers is more of an acquired taste, but once you tap into their vibe, you discover that you have found a great meld of rock and funk (pius Flea is one of the most kick ass bassists around, to this day).

Seen RHCP live a bunch of times too...

One of my favorite shows was the one they played at the Tibetan Freedom Concert in Golden Gate Park (a 2 day show featuring a diverse group of bands, such as Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins, Bjork, Rage Against the Machine, Sonic Youth, Beck. and the Fugees).

RHCP performing "Suck My Kiss" at the Tibetan Freedom Concert in Goiden Gate Park, San Francisco

If you are still awake and feel like tripping, here is live Smashing Pumpkins playing a song that they did at the Tibetan Freedom concert mid-day - I laid on my back looking up at a blue sky with beautiful white clouds, as the band mixed in some Hendrix ("Crosstown Traffic") and Jefferson Airplane ("White Rabbit") jams into the song. Me? I just floated away...

This video was shot the same year in Germany at night:

Smashing Pumpkins - "Porcelina of the Vast Ocean

G'night...

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