Scorpions/CA, USA 1984

From the “Wolfgang’s Vault” sound source, which has been unearthed one after another to surprise rock enthusiasts, SCORPIONS’ stereo soundboard is now available! From the 1984 live performance when SCORPIONS rose to global success, the performance at the Pacific Amphitheater in Costa Mesa, California, was held on April 28th, which became one of the original sources for the official live work “WORLD WID LIVE”. , will be released as a 2-CD set that fans have been waiting for! After Uli Jon Roth left the band, SCORPIONS went through many twists and turns and welcomed Matthias Japs as a new guitarist, establishing a bright musicality different from that of the 1970s and a harder, more active appeal. With 1982’s “BLACKOUT” that determined their direction, and 1984’s “LOVE AT THE FIRST STING”, SCORPIONS became a big hit in America. They became recognized as a worldwide hard rock band. The official live work “WORLD WIDE LIVE” released in 1985 is a record of such “upbeat” SCORPIONS live performance. The song selection was limited to songs after Matthias joined the band, and the content was filled with big sounds and overflowing spectacle, making it a work that truly tells the story of SCORPIONS in the 1980s. According to the album’s credits, this work was performed at performances in Los Angeles on April 24th and 25th, 1984, in San Diego on the 26th, in Costa Mesa on the 28th, and in Paris, France on February 29th. It consists of a performance in Cologne, Germany on November 17th. Among them, the main material (as you can see in Klaus Meine’s MC that can be heard in the work) is the above-mentioned 4 performances in California in April. This time, the Costa Mesa performance on April 28th will be featured with the highest quality stereo soundboard! Just like OZZY OSBOURNE’s “SPEAK OF THE DEVIL: RITZ 1982 COMPLETE” and “LIVE & LOUD: SOUNDBOARD MASTERS,” you can listen to the live performance that became the material for the official work with the finest sound source leaked by the people involved! The sound you can hear on this source was already excellent when it appeared on “Wolfgang’s Vault”. However, it is also true that with the former master, there were some partial noises and a dark sound image that appeared to be due to aging of the material. Therefore, for this edition, it has been carefully remastered to achieve a polished sound suitable for CD (this “perfection” is the strength of a collector’s item)! In the official “WORLD WIDE LIVE”, the musical tone of each part was strongly assertive, probably because they prioritized the big scale feeling as the title suggests, and some songs, such as “Still Loving You”, had too much echo. However, in the real sound source, which has space and gaps in the sound image in a good sense, not only Klaus Meine’s vocals but also Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Japs’ guitars, which are neatly separated into left and right channels, are clear down to the single note. . The rhythms of Francis Bucholz and Herman Larebel are also very easy to hear, and the band ensemble of the time can be clearly seen. According to verification by overseas enthusiasts, the officially adopted takes from this San Diego performance are “Big City Night,” “Dynamite,” “The Zoo,” and “No One Like You” (also “Bad Boys”). It is said that parts of songs such as “Running Wild” and “Can’t Get Enough” were edited and replaced. However, when listening to the original sound source, Klaus, Rudolf, and Matthias’s plays are as good as the performances that can be heard on “WORLD WIDE LIVE” even if they are considered to be unofficially used, and each live performance was performed with a very high sense of stability. I understand. In particular, you can enjoy wonderful performances such as “Blackout”, “Holiday”, and even “Rock You Like A Hurricane”, which combine the “momentum” that rose to stardom and the “matureness” that only a veteran can provide. This is unique to the ’84 SCORPIONS! In addition, this sound source includes the tuning and long MC after the performance of “Coast To Coast” that cannot be heard in the final version, the break in the middle of “Dynamite” (some parts are missing), and Herman’s drum solo, etc. “You can only hear it here. The best part about listening is that it includes many “no” scenes. Furthermore, the point is that “Holiday” and “Still Loving You”, which had too many echoes in the final version, can be enjoyed with a straight, raw and raw tone. It’s a pity that “Six String Sting” fades out in the middle and the last reprise of “Can’t Get Enough” is not included, but the “truth of live” is carefully recorded over 94 minutes with the best material and the highest level of entertainment. You can taste it! At this time, SCORPIONS had the success of the album “LOVE AT THE FIRST STING”, and there are professional shot videos and soundboards (or broadcast sound sources) from multiple live performances in Japan, Germany, etc. And in all of them, you can see the momentum of their growth into a world-famous band. However, I can assure you that there is no other sound source that brings out the band’s sound and performance as realistically as this one! Not only SCORPIONS fans, but also enthusiasts who love ’80s metal, should definitely listen to this work. Live at Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa, CA. USA 28th April 1984 STEREO SBD Disc 1 (42:31) 1. Countdown 2. Coming Home 3. Blackout 4. Bad Boys Running Wild 5. Loving You Sunday Morning 6. Make It Real 7. Big City Nights 8. Coast To Coast 9. Holiday 10. Still Loving You Disc 2 (51:39) 1. Rock You Like A Hurricane 2. Can’t Live Without You 3. Drums Solo 4. Another Piece Of Meat 5. Dynamite 6. The Zoo 7. No One Like You 8. Can’t Get Enough 9. Six String Sting Klaus Meine – Vocal Matthias Jabs – Guitar Rudolf Schenker – Guitar Francis Buchholz – Bass Herman Rarebell – Drums STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING