Product: Scorpions: Live at Wacken Open Air 2006 (2008)
Rating: 5.0
Doesn't get better than this!
I've been collecting the body of work from SCORPIONS for the past 25 years and this particular DVD is my most valued item in my collection. I don't care where it was imported from, (mine came from Germany), I'd rate it 7 stars, if I could. You need to be a REAL 'fan' to appreciate how the current members of the band managed to collaborate on stage for this DVD, former & founding members of the band. They put aside any and all differences and pride; Matthias shows grace and finesse when on stage, playing along with Uli Jon Roth. The songs were selected by members of the fan club who were given a choice of 50 to choose from. The songs that made this concert are truly a "Journey through time." Some songs played have not been played in recent years (live) or at all, so it's a treat for them to pull out all the stops and return to their roots. I feel, as usual, Klaus' voice is not mixed very well within the sound and that he's a little drowned out by such LOUD (but awesome riffs). The photography angles are good but you can tell the footage was edited quite a bit by quick changes in the focus. These are production issues, not quality of the content problems. They're performances are MASTERFUL, full of renewed energy, and they all appear very happy on this "Night to Remember." I had a sense of having gone to a live performance when it was over, it gave me the chills. Even band historians, such as myself, saw new things and the thrills kept coming. Buy one for yourself AND a friend, there's no doubt you're not the only one who will want this level of pure enjoyment.