Scorpions live in Japan 1984: their set at the “Super Rock ’84” festival
At the peak of their career, Scorpions played the “Super Rock ’84 in Japan” festival in August 1984 – the band has released the full recording on its official YouTube channel.
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In August 1984 the “Super Rock ’84 in Japan” festival toured Nagoya, Fukuoka, Osaka and Tokorozawa near Tokyo – with Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Michael Schenker Group, Anvil and Scorpions. The Hanover band itself released its set on its official YouTube channel as part of a package marking the 40th anniversary of the album “Love at First Sting”.
On stage was the classic line-up: Klaus Meine (vocals), Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs (guitars), Francis Buchholz (bass) and Herman Rarebell (drums). The tour was all about the album “Love at First Sting”, released in March 1984 – with songs such as “Rock You Like a Hurricane”, “Big City Nights” and the ballad “Still Loving You”.
“Love at First Sting”, produced by Dieter Dierks, gave Scorpions their definitive breakthrough in the US: the album reached the Top 10 of the US album chart, and “Rock You Like a Hurricane” became their biggest single hit there. Japan had been a special place for the band since the live album “Tokyo Tapes” (1978) – the 1984 festival appearance shows them at their best.
Sources
- YouTube/Scorpions (offizieller Kanal) – Live in Tokyo, Super Rock 1984
- Rockpages.gr – Scorpions veröffentlichen Doku und zwei Konzerte zu 40 Jahren „Love at First Sting“
- Wikipedia – Super Rock ’84 in Japan
- the-scorpions.com – Love at First Sting
- Classic Rock Review – Love at First Sting
- Wikipedia – Tokyo Tapes (1978)