the band set off for the greek capital in september twenty third team. so we re looking forward to athens. and the greek fans were already waiting. the venue was the new combatants amphitheater the stage for the first open air m.t.v. unplugged concerts and the scorpions invited some guest musicians to join them. to understand the hottest water from the hamburg band revolver health the first thing he said was i grew up with your music rock you like a hurricane is one of my favorite tracks and the song i d most like to sing with you. it is.
let me kill mr in twenty fifteen. was working as former drummer james caltech had repeatedly made the headlines because of his drinking problems he finally retired from the band on health reasons. live in may twenty sixth jane making the first step in for james coach back on tour the fifty three year old is now. a real scorpion. are. the success of the scorpions was hard earned but they can thank chance for their debut album in one nine hundred seventy one they took part in a band contest the first prize was a recording contract but the jury thought the five musicians from hanover were too loud so scorpions came in second. position the middle. of. the table. but four weeks later they got
from the vibrant world of pop music on facebook at d w music stories stars and the latest from the music scene. join us in the universe of pop on facebook to send us a message we love hearing from you. the scorpions in our pop exports special in one thousand nine hundred four the band released one of their best selling albums of love at first staying which sold more than six million copies we re now featuring the power ballad still loving you.
unplugged series the scorpions exchange their electric guitars to stick instruments . but that wasn t the only novelty for the rock icons. the biggest adjustment was definitely m.t.v. s request that all of the musicians on stage should sit down it makes sense since this isn t about a big show it s all about the music. also shows on. the form the old classics along with new songs appearing in greece during the financial crisis was a conscious decision by the band. their good idea was to say during a politically difficult time that it s easy to party with your friends when there s something to celebrate. but it s when you re down and out that you see who your real friends are that s why we said we re going to athens you know how to.
also on hand the singer of norwegian pop group aha marchin market. modern vinyl morton was one of the first to agree to the project. so he chose wind of change change and i think it turned into a very nice and usual version because he has a unique voice so it was just about. you meet in june. last year earlier the band had been ready to retire but there was no talk of that anymore you just thought life and we re starting over again. the project was like a fresh shot of energy the fans reaction to the afghans a crucifix set was so positive that the musicians decided to take it on a european to where.