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Air, hair and Germans make a delightful combination for a live show. That melting pot created the top dogs of monster rock: the Scorpions. The quintet of German rockers was formed in 1969 and proceeded to whip up a pop/metal smoothie consisting of hits like "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and "Wind of Change." The Scorpions stung a hefty fan base with record sales in the 22-million range and continue to release albums into their fourth decade as a group.“more

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  • The Neil Diamond Effect: AC/DC vs. Scorpions

    by Ben WesthoffMay 5, 2009Comments (6)

    Surely I don’t need to waste your time explaining that “Rock You Like a Hurricane” is as adrenalizing as “You Shook Me All Night Long.” (read more)

  • Heavy Metal in Baghdad

    by Ben WesthoffJune 25, 2008Comments (1)

    "the group learned English by listening to tapes of groups like Metallica and Slayer" (read more)

  • Like a Runaway Hurricane

    by Denise SullivanMarch 5, 2008Comments (0)

    Neil Young always makes it into my stack of CDs designated for long car rides. There's something about the momentum of his songs, especially the ones performed with Crazy Horse, that fits my motoring mood. Maybe it can be credited to Young's known love of automobiles that make his songs road-ready (read more)

  • Risk-Free Rebellion: The Music of Heavy Metal

    by Paul WilliamsSeptember 19, 2007Comments (9)

    From Chapter 14 of The Map: or Rediscovering Rock and Roll, a Journey Is rock ‘n’ roll now an agent of change? It can be. It depends very much on what the performer wants and what the individual listener wants. Sometimes we think we want change but in fact we only want the feeling of it, the release (read more)