Product: Scorpions: Live at Wacken Open Air 2006 (2008)
Rating: 5.0
A Night To Remember
I haven't gotten my concert video of this great Scorpions concert yet...I WAS AT THE SHOW!! Wacken, Germany 2006!! The Open-Air Concert weekend was awesome. The Scorpions 'family' event was the Thursday night of a three-night event. Dead center, 30 body-widths from the barricade or so...I enjoyed the entire show. The weather held and the Scorp's took the stage. I've not yet seen the DVD of this concert though, so I'm counting on sound tech's and camera work to make it come to life.I'd seen The Scorpions in the USA in the early years...on the "Bad Boys Running Wild"-Tour with Iron Maiden as the opening act. In Germany playing to their homeland the show is incredible. Of note however, the band is getting older, Klaus has a few pitchy moments...the stage presence no longer harkens to crazy-rockers...although Rudolf and the boys do perform their trademark flying-guitars, pyramid, etc...The Wacken Open-Air Event is a hard metal, annual 3-day event. With a crowd of younger metal fans in attendance, ie. fans who didn't grow up with The Scorpions, in comparison with the rest of the Wacken Event, The Scorpions were considered a pop band. So, the crowd was responsive, in admiration of the 'old rockers onstage' but reserved for the harder acts to follow.If the technical aspects of the show don't disappoint you'll enjoy a classic performance!! I know I clapped, sweated, cheered, and sang along to all the songs I grew up with.