Category Archives: Scorpions

Happy Hour 2016-07-16 CRAB Radio Live
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Alice Cooper, Delta Moon, Scorpions

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Scorpions – 1978-04-25 – Nagoya, Japan  [SBD]

Scorpions are a German rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover by Rudolf Schenker.  Since the band’s inception, it’s musical styles Scorpion - Nagoya Tapes - Fronthave ranged from hard rock to heavy metal.  The lineup from 1978–92 was the most successful incarnation of the group, and included Klaus Meine (vocals), Rudolf Schenker (rhythm guitar), Matthias Jabs (lead guitar), Francis Buchholz (bass guitar), and Herman Rarebell (drums). The band’s only constant member has been Schenker, although Meine has been the lead singer for all of the band’s studio albums, and Jabs has been a consistent member since 1978.  During the mid-70s, with guitarist Uli Jon Roth part of the line-up, the music of Scorpions was defined as hard rock.  After the Scorpions-Nagoya78-Backdeparture of Roth in 1978, Matthias Jabs joined and, the Scorpions changed their sound towards melodic heavy metal, mixed with rock power ballads.  That is where we find the Scorpions on this bootleg from the “Taken by Force” tour.  This was NOT part of the Tokyo Tapes  album, which was recorded on the 24th and 27th of April 1978.  This was on the 25th, day two of their Japan dates.

 

Alice Cooper – 1979-04-09 – San Diego, CA KBFH-FM  [FM]

Vincent Damon Furnier, Alice Cooper, started his musical career in 1964 in a band called the Spiders.  Alice Cooper 1979-04-09-THE_STRANGE_CASE_OF_ALICE_COOPER_KBFH_version-Front(It was called the Earwigs before they actually learned to play instruments, and instead mimed Beatles songs for a talent show.)  The Spiders released their first single in 1965.  In 1966, after the band graduated from high school, they released their second single.  In 1967, they were starting to travel outside of Arizona, and renamed themselves Nazz. This name was shortlived, and in 1968 when the band discovered that Todd Rundgren‘s band was also named Nazz.  So, Alice Cooper was born.  Alice Cooper’s first big hit was I’m Eighteen in 1971, followed by an even larger hit in 1972, School’s Out.  Alice Cooper 1979-04-09-THE_STRANGE_CASE_OF_ALICE_COOPER_KBFH_version-BackThe band quickly reached their peak in 1973 with Billion Dollar Babies.  Furnier took the band’s name as his own, legal, name and went solo in 1975.  By 1977, alcoholism and drug use had taken its toll, and he put himself into a sanitarium for treatment.  This bootleg is for the tour in support of From the Inside and is in San Diego, CA, and was broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Network.

Delta Moon – 2005-08-27 – Smith’s Old Bar, Atlanta, GA  [SBD]

Delta Moon is an American blues rock band from Atlanta, GA, that was formed in 2003 by Tom Gray and deltamooncoverMark Johnson when they met at an Atlanta music store.  At first, neither gave a thought to the idea of forming a double slide guitar band. Then Mark saw Ry Cooder and David Lindley perform together at the New Orleans Jazz Festival. “It was like a light came on over my head,” Mark said. “I thought, that’s what Tom and I do.” The two, along with singer Gina Leigh and a rotating cast of drummers and bassists, formed Delta Moon. Their idea was to weave the two slide guitars into one big sound, in the tradition of great two-guitar bands like the Rolling Stones, the Allman Brothers, and the early Fleetwood Mac.  This boot is from early in their career, when Gina Leigh was still vocalist, and if you only listen to one concert from this page, I recommend it to be this one.  😉


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Happy Hour 2015-04-11 CRAB Radio Live
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Cinderella, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Scorpions, Triumph, US Festival 83, Van Halen

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Happy Hour Heavy Metal Night

Cinderella – 2000-07-16 – Tampa, FL

Cinderella is a glam metal band founded in Philadelphia, PA in 1983 by guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist Tom Keifer and CinderellaTampa2000Frontbassist Eric Brittingham as well as guitarist Michael Smerick and drummer Tony Destra.  Smerick and Destra left the band in 1985 prior to their record contract with Mercury/Polygram  to form Britney Fox.  Their initial tour was 1986, and with Poison, opened for Loudness, a Japanese heavy metal band.  1987 brought large venue tours in Japan, Scandanavia, and the Monsters of Rock festivals in the UK and Germany.  In 1991, Keifer lost his voice due to a paresis of his vocal cords.  Several surgeries followed to repair the damage.  Mercury dropped the band, and they went on hiatus in 1995 until 1997.  Cinderella toured the US in 1998 and recorded and CinderellaTampa2000Backreleased Live at the Key Club in 1998 through Cleopatra Records.  In 1999, Sony Records signed the band, but they were dropped before an album could be recorded, resulting in three years of litigation.  It was in the midst of these court battles that Cinderella toured in 2000 and 2002.  This  concert was on the 2000 tour in Tampa, FL on 16 Jul 2000, and they still had not been signed to a new contract after Sony dropped them.  Cinderella is still together today, and continues to tour.

The next segment is the US Festival ’83, and is only broken up by a couple short station ID spots.  The US Festival US Festival 83 Frontwas founded by Steve Wozniak, creator of the Apple II.  The first was held Labor Day weekend, 1982 and the second was held Memorial Day weekend, 1983.  Wozniak bulldozed, and constructed a new open-air venue at Glen Helen Regional Park near Devore, San Bernadino, CA.  This site is now home to the San Manuel Amphitheatre.  This festival was comprised of: New Wave Day, Heavy Metal Day, Rock Day, and (a week later) Country Day on Saturday 28 May, Sunday 29 May, Monday 30 May, and Saturday 4 June, respectively.  This segment is the Heavy Metal Day US Festival 83 Backcomprised of Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Triumph, Scorpions, and Van Halen, many of which you have heard on this blog in the past.  This festival, by the way, is not pronounced the ‘U.S.’ Festival, but the ‘US’ Festival the term being coined by Wozniak.  This Festival was originally broadcast on the Westwood One Satellite Network, and is FM broadcast quality.


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Happy Hour 2015-03-21 CRAB Radio Live
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ACDC, Scorpions, Van Halen, Whitesnake

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Whitesnake – 1978-11-07 – Victoria Hall, Hanley, Staffordshire, UK

Whitesnake is an English hard rock band formed by David Coverdale in 1978, after he left Deep Purple.   The Whitesnake 78 Front band had actually been working as his backing band on the White Snake and Northwinds tours,  and was called The White Snake Band.  Whitesnake was originally comprised of David Coverdale, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray, David “Duck” Doyle, and Brian Johnston.  Keyboardist Pete Solley of Procul Harem replaced Johnston  before their first album.  Solley was replaced during recording sessions for their first LP by Jon Lord of Deep Purple.  This concert was in support of that first album, Trouble, which was released in the autumn of 1978.  A live album, Live at Hammersmith, was recorded on Whitesnake 78 Backthis tour, and released in 1979.  Coverdale folded the band in 1990, stating that he was taking a ‘break’ from music.  The very next year, though, he collaborated with Jimmy Page to release an album called Coverdale and Page.   Coverdale reformed Whitesnake in 2002 for Whitesnake’s 25th anniversary.  They are still together, to this day.   VH1 ranked them as the 85th Greatest Hard Rock Band of all time.

 

Scorpions – 1979-09-16 – Lovedrive in Japan – Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan

The Scorpions are a German heavy metal band originally founded in 1965 by rhythm guitarist Rudolf Schenker.  Scorpions-LDShow79-InsideThings really began to get moving when, in 1970, Michael Schenker and Klaus Meine joined the band.  They recorded and released their debut album, Lonesome Crow, two years later.  During the tour in support of this album, they played warm up for UFO.  UFO was impressed with Michael’s guitar playing, enough that they recruited him immediately, right in the midst of that tour.  They enlisted friend, Uli Roth’s help to fill in.  After the tour, Michael’s departure caused the immediate breakup of the band.  Rudolf Schenker, along with Klaus Meine, joined Uli Roth’s band, Dawn Road.  However, rather than keep Scorpions-LDShow79-Back2their name, they decided to adopt the Scorpions name since it was more widely known.  This concert was in support of the 1979 album, Lovedrive.  It was during the recording of this album that UFO let Michael go, and he returned to the Scorpions, causing Mathias Jabs to leave.  This album, has been regarded as the pinnacle of their career.  However, it was just a few dates into this tour when Michael’s fight with alcoholism caused his departure from this band.  Mathias Jabs was brought back in to permanently replace Michael.

 

Van Halen – 1976-05-29 – Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, CA

Van Halen is an American hard rock band that was founded in 1972 in Pasadena, CA.  The band was originally Van Halen 76 Fronta power trio, comprised of Eddie Van Halen (guitars, lead vocals), Mark Stone (bass, backing vocals), and Alex Van Halen (drums).  1974 saw Michael Anthony replacing Stone and the addition of David Lee Roth on lead vocals.  This lineup would stay active until 1985.  In 1985, former Montrose frontman Sammy Hagar would replace David Lee Roth as vocalist.  During their time with David Lee Roth at the helm, they continued their rise in popularity as a hard rock band.  In later years, Wolfgang Van Halen, son of Alex Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli, would replace Michael Anthony on bass guitar.  This concert finds Van Halen at the Pasadena Convention Van Halen 76 BackCenter in South Pasadena on 29 May 1976.  This concert was fairly early in their career and proof as to why they achieved worldwide fame and popularity.  They are one of the world’s best selling bands of all time, having sold more than 80 million units.  They were voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 and VH1 ranked them 7th on their list of the top 100 Hard Rock Artists of All Time. In 2003, they reunited with Hagar after a brief hiatus, and then in 2006, they reunited with David Lee Roth for a few years.

 

ACDC – 1977-12-07 – 110/220 – Live in Atlantic Studios

ACDC is an Australian hard rock band founded in 1973 by the brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.  They continue to ACDC 77 frontrecord and tour, however, Malcolm has had to depart in 2014 due to illness, and has been replaced by his nephew Stevie.  Stevie Young has filleld in for Malcolm in the past on a tour due to Malcolm being unable to perform on that tour due to sickness.  This concert was recorded live at Atlantic Studios in support of the album, Let There Be Rock.   Even though bassist Mark Evans had played during the recording of that album, he had been replaced by Cliff Williams by this time.  The other members of this play date were:  Bon Scott (vocals), Angus and Malcolm Young (lead and rhythm guitars, respectively), and Phil Rudd (drums).  ACDC 77 backPhil Rudd recorded the newest album, Rock or Bust, however due to legal issues has been replaced on the current tour by former ACDC drummer, Chris Slade.  The Rock or Bust tour is due to start on 10 Apr 2015.  The band set a new record in Germany by selling 300,000 tickets in 77 minutes.  This tour celebrates the band’s 40th anniversary, and has already sold out many European dates, so don’t delay and get your tickets as soon as soon as you can.


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Happy Hour – CRAB Radio Live 2015-01-24
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ACDC, Aerosmith, Grand Funk Railroad, Scorpions

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This broadcast was billed as:   Four concerts in four hours…..

The first concert segment was Aerosmith, Boston 29 August 1975.  This was broadcast initially on the Aerosmith BostonKing Biscuit Flower Hour on WBCN in Boston.  Aerosmith, “The Bad Boys from Boston”, formed in Boston, 1971.  Originally, Joe Perry (guitar) and Tom Hamilton (bass) were in the band Jam Band.  They got together with Steven Tyler (vocals/harmonica), Joey Kramer (drums), and Ray Tabano (guitar) and Aerosmith was born.  They replaced Ray Tabano with Brad Whitford, and were signed to Columbia records in 1972.  This concert was the Toys in the Attic tour, which broke the band into mainstream popularity.  Their first five albums have attained multi-platinum status.  Joe Perry and Brad Whitford left the bandAerosmith 1975 in 79, and Aerosmith basically floundered through a couple albums until their return in 1984.  Aerosmith is the best selling American rock band of all time, selling more than 150 million albums.  They have also scored four Grammy Awards and ten MTV music video awards.

The next concert segment was the Scorpions, Complete Munich 1993.  This was an FM broadcastscorpions-93complete from Munich, Germany and includes Michael Schenker on stage.  The band was actually formed in Germany in 1965 by Rudolf Schenker (rhythm guitar), Karl-Heinz Vollmer (lead guitar and backing vocals), Achim Kirchoff (bass), and Wolfgang Dziony (drums).  Rudolf handled lead vocals during this period.  Things really got moving when Rudolf’s younger brother, Michael (lead guitar) and Klaus Meine (vocals) joined the band in 1970.  In 1972, the band recorded their debut album, Lonesome Crow.  It was during that tour that thescorpions-93complete1 band opened for a rising Brit band, UFO.  It was toward the end of the tour,  that UFO convinced Michael Schenker to ‘jump ship’ and join them.  Uli Roth stepped in to finish the tour, but this led to the band’s breakup.    Rudolf eventually joined Uli’s band, Dawn Road, and brought Klaus Meine along.  This ‘new’ band decided to adopt the Scorpions name since they already had a following and an album record release.  The next segment in the broadcast was Grand Funk Railroad, 1974 live at the LA Forum.  This is a soundboard recording, soGFR LA Forum it’s quality is very good.  Rolling Stone magazine once said, “You cannot talk about rock in the 1970’s without talking about Grand Funk Railroad!”  There is a lot of truth in that statement, for sure.  The band formed in Flint, MI in 1969 originally as a power trio.  Mark Farner (guitar, vocals) and Don Brewer (drums, vocals) from Terry Knight and the Pack along with Mel Schacher (bass) from Question Mark & the Mysterians became GFR.  It was Terry Knight, who became their manager, who named the band as a play on words about the “Grand Trunk Railroad”, a well-known rail line in Michigan. The band’s initial recognition came at the 1969GFR Forum Atlanta Pop Festival July 4 & 5.  After a highly charged set on the first day, they were asked to come back the following year.  Capitol records immediately signed the trio.  In 1971, the band fired Terry Knight which sparked a lengthy legal fight.   In 1972, the band had attempted to attract Peter Frampton of Humble Pie, but instead added Craig Frost (keyboards).  This sparked a shift from GFR’s ‘garage band’ to a more rhythm and blues and pop rock oriented style.  Although highly successful in the mid 70’s,  tensions continued to grow due to personal issues as well as burn out.  The band continued to head towards theirGFR breakup in 1976.  They reunited in 81, with Don Bellinger replacing Schacher until they broke up again in 83.  The bands original members reunited again in 96.    Farner was eventually forced to quit the band due to contractual issues, and a couple years later Don and Mel recruited Max Carl, Bruce Kulick, and Tim Cashion (of .38 Special, Kiss, and Bob Seger, respectively) and continue to perform  45 shows annually.   TheACDC Paris Front final segment of the broadcast was ACDC, Power Outage in Paris, 1979, a soundboard recording.  This was recorded at the peak of their popularity thus far, and just a couple short months before Bon Scott died.  This was the Highway to Hell tour, and was at the Pavillion, in Paris France on 9 Dec 1979.   There has been a long road sprinkled with many albums between then and now, but it appears that ACDC has lost yet another of its founding fathers.  Malcolm Young has retired due to dementia with nephew Stevie Young picking up the ACDC Paris Backrhythm guitar duties on the new album, Rock or Bust as well as the tour.  ACDC also came very close to losing drummer Phil Rudd as well due to allegations of attempting to procure a murder, threatening to kill, as well as possession of methamphetamine and cannabis.  The murder and threatening charges were removed the following day, but his future is still uncertain.


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Next week’s broadcast, 31 Jan 2015 will air starting at 8 PM Eastern time, and will include:

(FOUR concerts in FOUR hours – This time, a spotlight on female bands.)

Vixen – Live at Music Hall – Koln, Germany 19 Feb 1991

The Runaways – Live at the Agora – Cleveland, OH 19 Jul 1976

Girlschool – King Biscuit Flower Hour – Nashville, TN 12 Jan 1984

Heart – California Jam II – Ontario, CA 18 Mar 1978

(I know Heart isn’t all female, but absolutely has to be included due to the work of Ann and Nancy Wilson.)