The Scorpions in Manila is a chance to see the band that will hopefully be enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
By Rick Olivares
It isn’t everyday where you get to watch a band with a chance to make it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in these shores.
This coming March 7, Filipinos will get a chance to watch one of rock music’s most enduring acts in the Scorpions when they perform at the Mall of Asia Arena as part of their Crazy World Tour.
The band, along with the Rolling Stones and the Who have been around for 50-plus years and are still rocking hard. With the latter two inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it is possible the Scorpions, will surely follow. After all, they do have the track record to make a serious claim.
Klaus Meine, the Scorpions’ vocalist, made no bones about his band’s hopes to make it into the music’s hallowed halls during an interview with American trade magazine, Billboard.
"It was good to see that finally they (the hall) picked up some classic rock bands, hard rock acts," Meine said. "Deep Purple's in there. Bon Jovi just made it. Judas Priest is nominated. It's good. Of course we would love to be part of the Hall of Fame family at some point. It's a huge honor for every musician out there, and for us, being a European band, that would really mean the world to us."
Ironically, the band is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame permanent exhibit, but not as an official inductee.
The Scorpions are certainly one of the longest-running, performing, and recording acts in modern music. The band was formed in 1965 in Hanover, Germany by guitarist Rudolf Schenker. Along with Meine, they are the only two remaining members of the band when their debut album, Lonesome Crow, was released in 1972. The band has sold almost 100 million records worldwide from 18 studio albums, six live recordings, and 28 compilation albums.
Their 19th studio album will be released this 2020 with the band having worked on new material.
While nomination and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has yet to come, the band has already made the Heavy Metal Hall of Fame for being one of the pioneers of a twin-guitar attack in the genre. Rudolf’s younger brother, Michael Schenker who made a name for himself as a lead guitarist, shared twin guitar duties with Matthias Jabs who joined the band in 1978 and still remains with the Scorpions.
Michael, who made a bigger name for himself with English band UFO and his own Michael Schenker Group, was with the Scorpions during their early years and was a part of Lonesome Crow. He returned in 1978 to be a part of the massively popular Lovedrive album that sold over a million copies. That album featured the power ballads “Always Somewhere” and “Holiday” as the Scorpions perfected the hard rock ballad.
They have influenced a lot of other acts from Yngwie Malmsteen, Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Metallica, testament, Skid Row, Cinderella, Helloween, and Hanoi Rocks to name a few.
Their songs and albums have been named to various Best of Lists by music authorities.
Crazy World Tour: Scorpions Live in Manila is brought to us by Insignia Presents, the concert and events company that brought international acts such as Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Grammy winner, Ella Mai in 2019. Their upcoming shows in 2020 include LANY headlining Plus63 Music and Arts Festival, Stereolab, and Rex Orange County.
Tickets for Crazy World Tour: Scorpions Live in Manila will be available for sale online starting Friday, January 31, 2020 at 11am at or at any SM Tickets outlets nationwide.
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