Scorpions - Moment of Glory

On the heels of Metallica's similarly conceived S&M comes the Scorpions' Moment of Glory, a presentation of past favorites (plus three new songs) with full orchestral backing courtesy of the Berlin Philharmonic. The rock instrumentation blends in best on the ballads, but some of the up-tempo rockers can also be pretty exciting, if a little bombastic. That said, the Scorpions' music isn't always complex enough to suggest interesting ways of augmenting the original arrangements -- but since this is more a specialty item for diehards in the first place, that won't likely matter in the end. Some fans may be disappointed that Klaus Meine gives way to guest vocalists on a couple of tunes, but overall, this is a variation on the Scorpions' signature sound that loyalists will probably enjoy quite a bit. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Name Credits Berliner Philharmoniker Performer Bill Smith Studio Cover Design Christian Kolonovits Producer, Conductor, Arranger Götz Teutsch Cello Hartmut Pfannmüller Engineer, Mixing Ian Cooper Mastering James Kottak Drums Jan Diesselhorst Cello Ken Taylor Guitar (Bass) Klaus Meine Vocals Manfred Klier Horn Matthias Jabs Spanish Guitar, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm) Melanie Marshall Vocals Mirco Bezzi Engineer Paul Hümpel Tuba Peter Brandt Engineer Peter Kirkman Supervisor Ray Wilson Vocals Rita Campbell Vocals Rudolf Schenker Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar Scorpions Producer Siegfried Cieslik Trombone Stefan Schrupp Drum Programming Toru Yasunaga Violin Udo Weger Photography Zucchero Vocals