Scorpions perform in Bangalore

A stunning surprise package was boxed and tied and ready for unwrapping: the Scorpions, Germany’s most-successful international music export, rocked Bangalore for the second time on 16 dec 2007 at Palace grounds.

One lakh, fifty thousand watts of sound, 200 psychedelic lights, 50 tonnes of music instruments and a fanatical crowd -- that's the best way to describe the Scorpions concert. The legendary rock band performed to a moderate turnout in Bangalore on Sunday, as part of their Humanity Concert.

Klaus Mein set the mood with his deep vocals, while James Kottak stole the show with a power-packed performance on the drums.

"He is simply non-stop!" a fan in the crowd exclaimed.

Rudolf Shanker, Pawel Maciwoda and Mathias Jabs made magic with the guitar and sent the crowd into a tizzy each time they came forward and played.
Klaus Mein was at his best when he belted out the popular number, Rock You Like A Hurricane. The crowd sure rocked for this number. The band also sang new numbers from their latest album Humanity Hour-1 like Love is War, We Were Born to Fly and Love Will Keep Us Alive.

But when the band dished out old favourites like Send Me An Angel, Still Loving You and Winds of Change, the entire atmosphere changed with the crowd left begging for more.

The band also had its share of fun with the crowd. While Rudolf Shenker threw guitar picks into the crowd, Klaus Meine might have thrown at least a 100 drum sticks. Needless to say, chaos reigned as people tried to grab them.

In the end, it was quite clear that even after being in the music business for 40 years, Scorpions were still able to enthrall the audiences of different age groups. For Bangalore, Scorpions just became bigger on Sunday.

A frontal attack on the musical artery of rock fans all over the globe with their new album Humanity – Hour I. Thirty-five years after the release of their debut album Lonesome Crow, the Scorpions believe they have reached a new creative high in their impressive career.


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