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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Scorpions - World Wide Live (50th Anniversary Deluxe Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.nov-22-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........19 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.the-scorpions.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Scorpions Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : World Wide Live (50th AnniversLabel : BMG ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Second live album of Scorpions. After publishing ║ │
│║ Tokyo Tapes, their previous live album, Uli Jon ║ │
│║ Roth left the band and were replaced by Matthias ║ │
│║ Jabs so this live album is mainly focused on the ║ │
│║ studio albums of that era, maybe their most ║ │
│║ important in terms of comercial success and ║ │
│║ popularity. ║ │
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│║ This edition belong to the Deluxe editions ║ │
│║ celebrating the 50TH anniversary of the German ║ │
│║ band. Eight albums have been published in total, ║ │
│║ mainly from 80's era. Some of them content rare, ║ │
│║ outtakes or previously unreleased songs as bonus ║ │
│║ tracks. Additionally, some of the CD editions ║ │
│║ are accompanied by a DVD with TV appearances, ║ │
│║ video-clips and or the band talking about the ║ │
│║ making of the album. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ The DVD included is the World Wide Live video, ║ │
│║ previously published only in VHS, the whole ║ │
│║ video with songs, sketches, behind the the ║ │
│║ scenes... The image is good enough for a DVD if ║ │
│║ we think it was recorded thirty years ago, but ║ │
│║ the sound is super-b although no 5.1 remix is ║ │
│║ included. And as a new stuff we can find the ║ │
│║ making of the album told by Matthias, Rudolf, ║ │
│║ Klaus and Herman Rarebel, their drumer at that ║ │
│║ time. ║ │
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│║ 7 years after their last live album was ║ │
│║ released, Scorpions recorded another impressive ║ │
│║ performance on stage. Things had changed since ║ │
│║ the Uli Jon Roth days, including the bandÆs ║ │
│║ sound and status. Back in the mid-80Æs, they ║ │
│║ were more popular than ever, selling millions of ║ │
│║ copies of their latest album, ôLove At First ║ │
│║ Stingö, one of the more acclaimed of the whole ║ │
│║ decade. The classic line-up Meine-Schenker- ║ │
│║ Jabs-Buchholz-Rarebell already proved its ║ │
│║ potential and creativity with 3 previous records ║ │
│║ that became essential in their discography ║ │
│║ catalog. Now that Scorps had renewed their set- ║ │
│║ list completely with a bunch of hits and metal ║ │
│║ anthems, it was the right time to put out ║ │
│║ another live LP. ║ │
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│║ The huge screaming crowd seems impatient and ║ │
│║ canÆt even wait for the ôCountdownö few seconds ║ │
│║ intro to end. It was worth the wait. Scorpions ║ │
│║ attack since the very first tunes very hard, ║ │
│║ with raging loose tracks like ôComing Homeö and ║ │
│║ the immense ôBlackoutö. And the audience has ║ │
│║ already gone crazy with those 2. The best is yet ║ │
│║ to come, though. The band plays a handful of ║ │
│║ more melodic but still heavy compositions. ║ │
│║ ôLoving You Sunday Morningö or ôMake It Realö, ║ │
│║ for instance, sound magnificent and superior to ║ │
│║ the studio versions. Same happened with the ║ │
│║ emotional ballads, ôStill Loving Youö ║ │
│║ particularly, with those riffs like roaring ║ │
│║ thunder in the main chorus and MeineÆs voice ║ │
│║ totally touching and heavenly. The audience ║ │
│║ reacts positively and passionate to the new ║ │
│║ album cuts the group introduced to them. Just ║ │
│║ check out how they sing the lyrics of ôBig City ║ │
│║ Nightsö, loud and terrifying. It must be mission ║ │
│║ impossible to remain quiet, silent and calmed ║ │
│║ while listening to such brutality on numbers ║ │
│║ like ôBad Boys Running Wildö or ôRock You Like A ║ │
│║ Hurricaneö, both plenty of fierce riffs that ║ │
│║ reach an absolutely higher level of power and ║ │
│║ intensity in concert. The outrageous speed and ║ │
│║ aggression of ôDynamiteö and ôAnother Piece Of ║ │
│║ Meatö will make you jump from your seat and ║ │
│║ break your neck headbanging to them. Those are ║ │
│║ the most cathartic moments of the whole record, ║ │
│║ no doubt about it. Damn, any other 80Æs heavy ║ │
│║ metal group did it that harsh, fast and ║ │
│║ insatiable? ThatÆs the pure definition of metal: ║ │
│║ fury, strength, attitude and skills. Elements of ║ │
│║ ScorpionsÆ music that became bigger and more ║ │
│║ spectacular on stage. Pure magic can be found ║ │
│║ too on the instrumental ôCoast to Coastö, with ║ │
│║ Klaus joining the guitar combo, and ôThe Zooö ║ │
│║ with its weighty monumental riff, the crowd ║ │
│║ sings along unleashed. ║ │
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│║ Scorpions demonstrated once again they were a ║ │
│║ live band, not like other cheesy rock bands of ║ │
│║ those times whose potential was based only on ║ │
│║ studio tricks and overdubs. The energy, power ║ │
│║ and the whole climax on each of these live ║ │
│║ compositions is extraordinary, offering ║ │
│║ something much more memorable than the original ║ │
│║ studio work itself. The live shows of Meine and ║ │
│║ co. had always been amazingly brilliant since ║ │
│║ the early 70Æs. Now that the times had changed, ║ │
│║ I guess the band had to simplify their old ways ║ │
│║ and follow strictly the studio patterns of the ║ │
│║ songs. The alternative structures, surprising ║ │
│║ changes and arrangements, along with the ║ │
│║ extended improvised jams became old-fashioned in ║ │
│║ the 80Æs. The audience demanded something ║ │
│║ straighter, more direct. So these live versions ║ │
│║ donÆt offer any remarkable difference on their ║ │
│║ structures and execution from the originals. But ║ │
│║ if we are talking about the presence and rage, ║ │
│║ definitely this record makes a difference from ║ │
│║ anything we heard before. Studio work use to be ║ │
│║ clean, exact, polished...this performance is the ║ │
│║ opposite. Immaculately played and professional, ║ │
│║ but completely rough, violent, even speed ║ │
│║ increases and the riffs become more lethal and ║ │
│║ abrasive. DonÆt forget we got a legendary line- ║ │
│║ up here. MeineÆs vocals sound plenty of grace, ║ │
│║ rich even on the final tracks with no ║ │
│║ exhaustion. He motivates the crowd incessantly ║ │
│║ with his charisma, whose undisputed effect on ║ │
│║ the fans make ôCanÆt Live Without Youö or ║ │
│║ ôHolydayö absolutely exciting. The audience ║ │
│║ scream, clap and sing along like crazy, louder ║ │
│║ than the instruments themselves at times. And ║ │
│║ the combo Jabs-Schenker make another incredible ║ │
│║ display of virtuosism and impossible abilities. ║ │
│║ Admire the ultra-fast shredding solo of Matthias ║ │
│║ on ôSix String Stingö, for instance. The sound ║ │
│║ in general is quite good, fortunately, for a ║ │
│║ giant stadium concert recording. Although ║ │
│║ RarebellÆs excessively dry snare drum and ║ │
│║ cymbals sound might be the only tolerable weak ║ │
│║ spot. ║ │
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│║ This is one of the best live records that ║ │
│║ represent accurately the glorious splendour of ║ │
│║ 80Æs heavy metal, that unique vintage sound you ║ │
│║ wonÆt find anywhere nowadays. The living proof ║ │
│║ of these guys talent, honesty and inspiration on ║ │
│║ stage. They offered one of the most thrilling ║ │
│║ gigs back then. In the same level of Iron ║ │
│║ MaidenÆs ôLive After Deathö or Judas PriestÆs ║ │
│║ ôPriest...Live!ö, this is an album you must have ║ │
│║ to feel and relive the magnificence of one of ║ │
│║ the greatest metal groups Germany has ever ║ │
│║ produced. Plenty of that innate brutality and ║ │
│║ killer attitude of most of European acts, this ║ │
│║ stuff will provide you something raw to headbang ║ │
│║ to. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Countdown [00:41] │
│ 02 - Coming Home [03:17] │
│ 03 - Blackout [04:04] │
│ 04 - Bad Boys Running Wild [03:53] │
│ 05 - Loving You Sunday Morning [04:42] │
│ 06 - Make It Real [03:49] │
│ 07 - Big City Nights [04:59] │
│ 08 - Coast To Coast [05:13] │
│ 09 - Holiday [03:23] │
│ 10 - Still Loving You [05:50] │
│ 11 - Rock You Like A Hurricane [04:15] │
│ 12 - Can't Live Without You [05:33] │
│ 13 - Another Piece Of Meat [03:37] │
│ 14 - Dynamite [07:18] │
│ 15 - The Zoo [05:54] │
│ 16 - No One Like You [04:10] │
│ 17 - Can't Get Enough, Pt. 1 [02:17] │
│ 18 - Six String Sting [04:16] │
│ 19 - Can't Get Enough, Pt. 2 [01:55] │
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│ Total Length : [79:06 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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