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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 - All Night Long [Live]
3 - Pictured Life [Live]
4 - Pictured Life
5 - Backstage Queen
6 - Backstage Queen [Live]
7 - Polar Nights [Live]
8 - Polar Nights
9 - In Trance [Live]
10 - In Trance
11 - We?ll Burn the Sky
12 - We'll Burn the Sky [Live]
13 - Suspender Love
14 - Suspender Love [Live]
15 - In Search of the Peace of Mind [Live]
16 - In Search of the Peace of Mind
17 - Fly to the Rainbow
18 - Fly to the Rainbow [Live]
Disc 2:
1 - He's a Woman, She's a Man [Live]
2 - He's a Woman, She's a Man
3 - Speedy's Coming [Live]
4 - Speedy's Coming
5 - Top of the Bill [Live]
6 - Top of the Bill
7 - Hound Dog
8 - Hound Dog [Live]
9 - Long Tall Sally
10 - Long Tall Sally [Live]
11 - Steamrock Fever
12 - Steamrock Fever [Live]
13 - Dark Lady
14 - Dark Lady [Live]
15 - Kojo no tsuki
16 - Kojo no tsuki [Live]
17 - Robot Man [Live]
18 - Robot Man
Disc 3:
1 - All Night Long [Live]
2 - All Night Long
3 - Pictured Life
4 - Pictured Life [Live]
5 - Backstage Queen [Live]
6 - Backstage Queen
7 - Polar Nights
8 - Polar Nights [Live]
9 - In Trance
10 - In Trance [Live]
11 - We?ll Burn the Sky
12 - We'll Burn the Sky [Live]
13 - Suspender Love
14 - Suspender Love [Live]
15 - In Search of the Peace of Mind [Live]
16 - In Search of the Peace of Mind
17 - Fly to the Rainbow
18 - Fly to the Rainbow [Live]
19 - He's a Woman, She's a Man
20 - He's a Woman, She's a Man [Live]
21 - Speedy's Coming
22 - Speedy's Coming [Live]
23 - Top of the Bill
24 - Top of the Bill [Live]
25 - Hound Dog [Live]
26 - Hound Dog
27 - Long Tall Sally
28 - Long Tall Sally [Live]
29 - Steamrock Fever [Live]
30 - Steamrock Fever
31 - Dark Lady [Live]
32 - Dark Lady
33 - Kojo no tsuki
34 - Kojo no tsuki [Live]
Disc 4:
1 - Robot Man [Live]
2 - Robot Man
3 - Hell-Cat
4 - Hell-Cat [Live, 27th April 1978]
5 - Catch Your Train
6 - Catch Your Train [Live, 27th April 1978]
7 - Kimi Ga Yo (Japanese National Anthem)
8 - Kimi Ga Yo (Japanese National Anthem) [Live, 27th April 1978]
9 - Polar Nights
10 - Polar Nights [Live, 27th April 1978]
11 - He's a Woman, She's a Man [Live, 27th April 1978]
12 - He's a Woman, She's a Man
13 - Top of the Bill [Live, 27th April 1978]
14 - Top of the Bill
15 - Robot Man
16 - Robot Man [Live, 27th April 1978]
1 - All Night Long
2 - All Night Long [Live]
3 - Pictured Life [Live]
4 - Pictured Life
5 - Backstage Queen
6 - Backstage Queen [Live]
7 - Polar Nights [Live]
8 - Polar Nights
9 - In Trance [Live]
10 - In Trance
11 - We?ll Burn the Sky
12 - We'll Burn the Sky [Live]
13 - Suspender Love
14 - Suspender Love [Live]
15 - In Search of the Peace of Mind [Live]
16 - In Search of the Peace of Mind
17 - Fly to the Rainbow
18 - Fly to the Rainbow [Live]
Disc 2:
1 - He's a Woman, She's a Man [Live]
2 - He's a Woman, She's a Man
3 - Speedy's Coming [Live]
4 - Speedy's Coming
5 - Top of the Bill [Live]
6 - Top of the Bill
7 - Hound Dog
8 - Hound Dog [Live]
9 - Long Tall Sally
10 - Long Tall Sally [Live]
11 - Steamrock Fever
12 - Steamrock Fever [Live]
13 - Dark Lady
14 - Dark Lady [Live]
15 - Kojo no tsuki
16 - Kojo no tsuki [Live]
17 - Robot Man [Live]
18 - Robot Man
Disc 3:
1 - All Night Long [Live]
2 - All Night Long
3 - Pictured Life
4 - Pictured Life [Live]
5 - Backstage Queen [Live]
6 - Backstage Queen
7 - Polar Nights
8 - Polar Nights [Live]
9 - In Trance
10 - In Trance [Live]
11 - We?ll Burn the Sky
12 - We'll Burn the Sky [Live]
13 - Suspender Love
14 - Suspender Love [Live]
15 - In Search of the Peace of Mind [Live]
16 - In Search of the Peace of Mind
17 - Fly to the Rainbow
18 - Fly to the Rainbow [Live]
19 - He's a Woman, She's a Man
20 - He's a Woman, She's a Man [Live]
21 - Speedy's Coming
22 - Speedy's Coming [Live]
23 - Top of the Bill
24 - Top of the Bill [Live]
25 - Hound Dog [Live]
26 - Hound Dog
27 - Long Tall Sally
28 - Long Tall Sally [Live]
29 - Steamrock Fever [Live]
30 - Steamrock Fever
31 - Dark Lady [Live]
32 - Dark Lady
33 - Kojo no tsuki
34 - Kojo no tsuki [Live]
Disc 4:
1 - Robot Man [Live]
2 - Robot Man
3 - Hell-Cat
4 - Hell-Cat [Live, 27th April 1978]
5 - Catch Your Train
6 - Catch Your Train [Live, 27th April 1978]
7 - Kimi Ga Yo (Japanese National Anthem)
8 - Kimi Ga Yo (Japanese National Anthem) [Live, 27th April 1978]
9 - Polar Nights
10 - Polar Nights [Live, 27th April 1978]
11 - He's a Woman, She's a Man [Live, 27th April 1978]
12 - He's a Woman, She's a Man
13 - Top of the Bill [Live, 27th April 1978]
14 - Top of the Bill
15 - Robot Man
16 - Robot Man [Live, 27th April 1978]