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“Those seeking pointers on how to tailor a solo to serve the song would do well to investigate their back catalog”: The Scorpions guitarists list boasts some of rock's most electrifying and underrated players – this is what you can learn from each of them

The German hard rock juggernaut's song-focused approach has required their guitarists to showcase their distinctive styles with a concise blend of taste and technique appropriate to the setting

‘We were being watched by the KGB’: how Scorpions made Wind of Change

‘We were being watched by the KGB’: how Scorpions made Wind of Change

‘A guy from our record company told me to take out the whistling. I said no way. When the song went through the roof, he came to me, bent over and said, “Kick my ass!”’

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“When we came to England, all the headlines said: ‘Crash-boom-blitzkrieg, the Krauts are here!’”: The epic story of the Scorpions, the German band who smashed through the barriers to conquer America

“When we came to England, all the headlines said: ‘Crash-boom-blitzkrieg, the Krauts are here!’”: The epic story of the Scorpions, the German band who smashed through the barriers to conquer America

The Scorpions proved that Britain and the US didn’t have the monopoly on hard rock and heavy metal

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"Ted Nugent came down to the dressing room and said ‘Guys! You have to calm down!'": The turbulent story of the Scorpions

Whether it’s almost changing their name to Stalingrad or filling their biggest hit with whistling, there’s always a sting in the Scorpions' tale

"That band was dangerous. People died!”: Michael Schenker on his years with UFO, success and escape, and why he didn't join the Rolling Stones

With guests including Axl and Slash, for his new album maverick guitarist Michael Schenker went back to the songs he recorded first with UFO

“In the 80s, you ordered a gram of cocaine like you ordered a beer. Doing cocaine was normal in those days”: The high times and crazy life of the Scorpions

Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine and Matthias Jabs look back on the career of Germany’s biggest rock band

"It was unbelievable. Every second was an inspiration": How a single show rejuvenated the Scorpions and sent them on the path to superstardom

With two members “smashed after touring”, the Scorpions‘ career was wobbling. Then the Love At First Sting album turned them into global icons

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“The record company said, ‘You are completely out of your mind!’ Which I was!”: Scorpions’ hit song Rock You Like A Hurricane originally had a different title, and it was definitely NSFW

“The record company said, ‘You are completely out of your mind!’ Which I was!”: Scorpions’ hit song Rock You Like A Hurricane originally had a different title, and it was definitely NSFW

Ex-Scorpions drummer Herman Rarebell reveals the title he originally had in mind for their 1984 classic Rock You Like A Hurricane

"On every stage, we played for our lives": The Scorpions look back on 50 years of rock'n'roll

"On every stage, we played for our lives": The Scorpions look back on 50 years of rock'n'roll

In 2012 the Scorpions announced their retirement, and a decade later they’re still with us. We caught up with the band to celebrate their extraordinary career and ask them: why?

How secretly embracing English glam rockers The Sweet put Scorpions on the launch pad to global stardom

How secretly embracing English glam rockers The Sweet put Scorpions on the launch pad to global stardom

In 1975 Scorpions released a German language version of Sweet's Fox On The Run under a different band name: it played a little-known but vitally important part in their rise

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