Hard rock legends strip it down for new album.
For guys of a certain age, the terms ‘Scorpions’ and ‘MTV Unplugged’ are like catnip. The band formed in 1965 but their commercial peak in the U.S. was the eighties, when hits like “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and “Wind of Change,” both represented here.
Recorded and filmed just a few months ago on September 11 and September 12 of this year, the Scorpions’ MTV Unplugged was culled from two dynamic acoustic sets at the Lycabettus Theatre in Athens, Greece. The spectacular open-air theatre, situated 300 meters above the city, was an impressive backdrop for the first ever open air show in the history of “MTV Unplugged.” In other news, the Scorpions are still in the midst of their epic Farewell World Tour; the tour has been going on for more than three years now. To the delight of their fans there is no end in sight, as to date the band has only played 23 out of the 38 countries planned on the itinerary.
Here’s the set list for MTV Unplugged:
CD:
1. Sting In The Tail
2. Can’t Live Without You
3. The Best Is Yet To Come
4. Dancing With The Moonlight – new song
5. Delicate Dance – new song
6. Love Is The Answer – new song
7. Follow Your Heart – new song
8. Send Me An Angel
9. Where The River Flows
10. Rock You Like A Hurricane
11. Blackout
12. Still Loving You
13. Big City Nights
14. Wind Of Change
15. No One Like You
DVD:
1. Sting In The Tail
2. Can’t Live Without You
3. Pictured Life
4. Speedy’s Coming
5. Born To Touch Your Feelings
6. The Best Is Yet To Come
7. Dancing With The Moonlight – new song
8. In Trance
9. When You Came Into My Life
10. Delicate Dance – new song
11. Love Is The Answer – new song
12. Follow Your Heart – new song
13. Send Me An Angel
14. Where The River Flows
15. Passion Rules The Game
16. Rock You Like A Hurricane
17. Hit Between The Eyes
18. Drum-Athenica
19. Rock N’ Roll Band – new song
20. Blackout
21. Still Loving You
22. Big City Nights
23. Wind Of Change
24. No One Like You
25. When The Smoke Is Going Down
photo: Torsten Hilse