UPC: 4050538159547
Format: CD (2 disc)
Release Date: Nov 20, 2015
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Scorpions: Klaus Meine (vocals); Ulrich Roth, Rudolf Schenker (guitar); Francis Buchholz (bass); Herman Rarebell (drums).
Recorded live at Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan on April 24 & 27, 1978.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
If you played in a hard rock band during the '70s, what were you likely to be doing circa 1978? Why, recording a live album, of course. Preferably a double vinyl set, and in Japan to boot. The Scorpions were no exception, and in fact, their Tokyo Tapes were captured only days after Cheap Trick's At Budokan in April 1978. Though hardly as inspired or successful, the Tokyo Tapes set still serves as an ideal greatest-hits collection of the Scorpions' first decade. This recording also showcases the spectacular playing (and occasionally, the dreadful singing) of guitarist Uli Jon Roth, who would soon leave the band for a misguided solo career, but displays some jaw-dropping technique here, most notably on the epic "We'll Burn the Sky." The rest of the band also puts in competent performances on such early standards as "In Trance," "Fly to the Rainbow," and "Speedy's Coming." The material on disc one is consistently strong, and though a number of pointless covers ("Houng Dog," "Long Tall Sally") and that most dreaded concert spectacle -- the drum solo -- break the flow on disc two, the band still closes strong with the crowd-pleasing Japanese folk song "Kojo No Tsuki" and frenetic versions of "Dark Lady" and "Robot Man." Ultimately, if you have any curiosity about the Scorpions' early material, Tokyo Tapes provides the perfect introduction. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
Recorded live at Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan on April 24 & 27, 1978.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
If you played in a hard rock band during the '70s, what were you likely to be doing circa 1978? Why, recording a live album, of course. Preferably a double vinyl set, and in Japan to boot. The Scorpions were no exception, and in fact, their Tokyo Tapes were captured only days after Cheap Trick's At Budokan in April 1978. Though hardly as inspired or successful, the Tokyo Tapes set still serves as an ideal greatest-hits collection of the Scorpions' first decade. This recording also showcases the spectacular playing (and occasionally, the dreadful singing) of guitarist Uli Jon Roth, who would soon leave the band for a misguided solo career, but displays some jaw-dropping technique here, most notably on the epic "We'll Burn the Sky." The rest of the band also puts in competent performances on such early standards as "In Trance," "Fly to the Rainbow," and "Speedy's Coming." The material on disc one is consistently strong, and though a number of pointless covers ("Houng Dog," "Long Tall Sally") and that most dreaded concert spectacle -- the drum solo -- break the flow on disc two, the band still closes strong with the crowd-pleasing Japanese folk song "Kojo No Tsuki" and frenetic versions of "Dark Lady" and "Robot Man." Ultimately, if you have any curiosity about the Scorpions' early material, Tokyo Tapes provides the perfect introduction. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - All Night Long
2 - Pictured Life
3 - Backstage Queen
4 - Polar Nights
5 - In Trance
6 - We'll Burn the Sky
7 - Suspender Love
8 - In Search of the Peace of Mind
9 - Fly to the Rainbow
10 - He's a Woman, She's a Man
11 - Speedy's Coming
12 - Top of the Bill
13 - Hound Dog
14 - Long Tall Sally
15 - Steamrock Fever
16 - Dark Lady
17 - Kojo No Tsuki
Disc 2:
1 - Robot Man
2 - Hell Cat
3 - Catch Your Train
4 - Kimi Ga Yo [Japanese National Anthem]
5 - Polar Nights
6 - He's a Woman, She's a Man
7 - Top of the Bill
8 - Robot Man
1 - All Night Long
2 - Pictured Life
3 - Backstage Queen
4 - Polar Nights
5 - In Trance
6 - We'll Burn the Sky
7 - Suspender Love
8 - In Search of the Peace of Mind
9 - Fly to the Rainbow
10 - He's a Woman, She's a Man
11 - Speedy's Coming
12 - Top of the Bill
13 - Hound Dog
14 - Long Tall Sally
15 - Steamrock Fever
16 - Dark Lady
17 - Kojo No Tsuki
Disc 2:
1 - Robot Man
2 - Hell Cat
3 - Catch Your Train
4 - Kimi Ga Yo [Japanese National Anthem]
5 - Polar Nights
6 - He's a Woman, She's a Man
7 - Top of the Bill
8 - Robot Man