Scorpions - Fly to the Rainbow

Title: Fly to the Rainbow Artist: Scorpions Release Date: 1974 Re-Released On: 6/3/2008 Label: RCA Records, BMG International, BMG Duration: 40:09 UPCs: 035627008429, 4988017659786, 4988017663516, 078635505726, 078635505740 Genre: Rock Styles: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Arena Rock, Album Rock Moods: Dramatic, Energetic, Hedonistic, Rebellious, Intense, Party/Celebratory, Rowdy, Aggressive, Confident, Fiery, Raucous, Rousing, Sleazy, Theatrical Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 11 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Speedy's Coming
2. They Need a Million
3. Drifting Sun
4. Fly People Fly
5. This Is My Song
6. Far Away
7. Fly to the Rainbow

Year Type Label Catalog # 2008 CD BMG 35343 1999 CD BMG International 70084 1987 CD RCA Records 5057-2-R

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On their second effort, Fly to the Rainbow, the Scorpions begin to establish their trademark hard-rock sound while exorcising the last of their remaining psychedelic hippie tendencies. In fact, the band bursts out of the gate in surprisingly straightforward fashion with the hard rocking "Speedy's Coming" before resorting to the aforementioned bad habits on otherwise promising tracks such as "Fly People Fly" and "They Need a Million"; the first never really gets off the ground, seeming almost like a prelude to the title track, and the second is let down by the weak vocals of guitarists Rudolf Schenker and Uli Jon Roth, who have no business competing against vocalist Klaus Meine. Roth insists, however, on taking center stage for "Drifting Sun," which exposes his shameless Hendrix-isms, down to the opening riff lifted straight out of "Spanish Castle Magic." And while it closes the album in rather schizophrenic fashion, the epic nine-minute title track would become a concert standard -- albeit without its senseless folky intro. Fly to the Rainbow is another growing experience for the Scorpions; and the band would truly hit the jackpot with the following year's In Trance. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide

Name Credits Achim Kirschning Keyboards, Synthesizer Francis Buchholz Bass, Guitar (Bass) Frank Bornemann Producer Jurgen Rosenthal Drums Klaus Meine Vocals Rudolf Schenker Vocals, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) Uli Jon Roth Vocals, Guitar