What a Great Idea!

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What an incredible trick you could play on someone. I'm gonna remember this one for the future.. whether I find ~something to trap~ or not!

Evolution of Scorpions

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A Discovery

So I clicked on a video link a Facebook friend of mine posted. I was checking out the video. It was a guy by the name of Uli Jon Roth (who's like 56 now) with his band from 2006. First I was like, "why have I never heard of this guy? He's a great guitarist!" A few seconds later I realized
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what song they were playing, and I was like "Hells yeah - I LOVE this song!" Hmm.. "Sails of Charon".

Then I thought for another few seconds... "Whose song is this?"

Went to Google. Typed in "Who wrote 'Sails of Charon'"? The page only gave me a few performances.. Yngwie.. Scorpions.. Wait, Scorpions?

So I went to Wikipedia and typed in "Sails of Charon". Wow! It was the Scorpions.. ...Written by former guitarist Ulrich Jon Roth. Doh!

I never, ever knew they had a guitarist prior to Matthias Jabs. Scorpions are a top-10 all-time favorite of mine, I've seen them live (that was 1989), but yet I didn't know this. I'm ashamed of myself! Nevertheless, I guess you learn something everyday, huh! Now I get to go back and re-listen to the Ali Jon Roth -led Scorpions (before 1979's "Lovedrive") all over again with a new perspective.

Scorpions live, 1977:

Incredible Rock Music Era 1: Sept. 1983 - Sept. 1984

What an incredible year for hard rock releases. I was in 7th grade, and transitioning my piano-trained mind from the likes of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, popular rock like Prince, Billy Squier, and Night Ranger - to the likes of some harder bands. Def Leppard was instrumental in this transition. One of the best albums of all time, Def Leppard's Pyromania was still in my head, and going strong since its January, 1983 release, and I've just began with my first drum set. Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" was a highlight in my growth as a drummer, as I was featured on my set in our 8th grade band's performance of it in fall of 1984. The rest is history:

Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil - Sept. 1983


Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon - Dec. 1983


Van Halen - 1984 - Jan. 1984


Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith - Jan. 1984


Ratt - Out of the Cellar - Mar. 1984


Rush - Grace Under Pressure - Apr. 1984


Scorpions - Love at First Sting - May 1984


Metallica - Ride The Lightning - July 1984


Dokken - Tooth and Nail - Sept. 1984


Iron Maiden - Powerslave - Sept. 1984


Queensryche - The Warning - Sept. 1984

(A preview of what's to come in another era..)

What an incredible year of rock releases, huh? Rush is really the only one who is on this list, but whose prior songs were really more prevalent than their newest release during this period. So began my backtrack to the BEST Rush, and the beginnings of Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Van Halen. Another Era will also be showing you The Cult, who has by this time already introduced their debut album, plus one. Pink Floyd and Boston were both kind-of in hiatus. Enjoy!

Scorpions Too

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When Scorpions Fly

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Everyone who knows me knows how I feel about scorpions.

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