MTV Unplugged in Athens [CD/DVD]

by Scorpions, Strings From Heaven

Overview

In the grand tradition of MTV's Unplugged series, MTV Unplugged in Athens features German hard rock stalwarts Scorpions putting on an all-acoustic set for the good people of Greece. Rather than the intimate studio performances that put the series on the map in the '90s, however, the set was recorded at the Lycabettus Theatre in Athens, a setting that feels appropriately grand given the band's arena-rocking tendencies. Despite the larger venue, the set still feels fairly personal, stripping away the bombast of the plugged-in versions to reveal the emotions at the core of the band's more upbeat numbers like "Rock You Like a Hurricane" while adding a new level of simplicity to power ballads like "Send Me an Angel." With two discs of acoustic goodness, Scorpions fans are definitely going to want to check this out. [A 42-track CD/DVD was also released.] ~ Gregory Heaney

Product Details

Release Date:	01/21/2014
Label:	Sin/U.K. / Sony Music
UPC:	0888430236424
Rank:	6091

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Sting in the Tail
2. Can't Live Without You
3. The Best Is Yet to Come
4. Dancing with the Moonlight
5. Delicate Dance [Matthias Solo]
6. Love Iis the Answer [Rudolf Solo]
7. Follow Your Heart [Klaus Solo]
8. Send Me an Angel
9. Where the River Flows
10. Rock You Like a Hurricane
11. Rock'n'roll Band
12. Blackout
13. Still Loving You
14. Big City Nights
15. Wind of Change
16. No One Like You

Disc 2

17. Sting in the Tail
18. Can't Live Without You
19. Pictured Life
20. Speedy's Coming
21. Born to Touch Your Feelings
22. The Best Is Yet to Come
23. Dancing with the Moonlight
24. In Trance
25. When You Came Into My Life
26. Delicate Dance [Matthias Solo]
27. Love Is the Answer [Rudolf Solo]
28. Follow Your Heart [Klaus Solo]
29. Send Me an Angel
30. Where the River Flows
31. Passion Rules the Game
32. Rock You Like a Hurricane
33. Hit Between the Eyes
34. Drum-Athenica, Pitti Vs. James
35. Rock'n'roll Band
36. Blackout
37. Still Loving You
38. Big City Nights
39. Wind of Change
40. No One Like You
41. When the Smoke Is Going Down
42. Making of Documentary

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Scorpions   Primary Artist
Strings From Heaven   Primary Artist
Ola Hjelm   Guitar,Vocals
Johannes Strate   Guest Artist
Irina Shalenkova   Violin
Mikael Nord Andersson   Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Weissenborn,Slide Guitar
Pawel Maciwoda   Guitar (Bass)
Hans Gardemar   Piano,Vocals,Accordion
Matthias Jabs   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Ingo Powitzer   Guitar,Guitar (Baritone)
Morten Harket   Guest Artist
Klaus Meine   Guitar,Vocals
Rudolf Schenker   Sitar,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Martin Hansen   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
Alexandros Botinis   Cello
Dimitra Kokkori   Guest Artist
Elena Shalenkova   Violin
Ewa Moszynska   Violin
George Gaitanos   Viola
Katja Kaminskagia   Violin
Lilia Giousoupova   Viola
Marsela Bassiou-Bineri   Cello
Pitti Hecht   Vocals,Percussion
James Kottak   Drums

Technical Credits

James Kottak   Composer,Group Member
James F. Sundah   Composer,Lyricist
Mats Lindfors   Mastering
E. Bazilian   Composer,Lyricist
Irina Shalenkova   Leader
Robin Schafer   Assistant Photographer
Boris Dommenget   Guitar Technician
Sonja Kittelsen   Composer,Lyricist
Mikael Nord Andersson   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Pawel Maciwoda   Group Member
Jim Vallence   Composer,Lyricist
Stefan Fuchs   Guitar Technician
Hans Gardemar   Arranger
Markus Bauer   Artwork
Uli Jon Roth   Composer,Lyricist
Matthias Jabs   Arranger,Composer,Group Member
Dan Boreham   Guitar Technician
Titiek Puspa   Composer,Lyricist
Klaus Meine   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Rudolf Schenker   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Martin Hansen   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Andreas Dom   Technician,Guitar Technician
Boris Loehe   Guitar Technician
Elmar Lamberti   Backline Technician
Franz Kuffner   Guitar Technician
Henry Juszkiewicz   Guitar Technician
Isabel Pyc   Artwork
James Dimick   Guitar Technician
Nadja Tremmel   Artwork
Patrick Papendorff   Guitar Technician
Peter F. Amend   Executive Producer
Pitti Hecht   Composer
Stefan Eyernschmatz   Guitar Technician
Thomas Noack   Guitar Technician
Thomas Supper   Technician,Bass Technician
Torsten Hilse   Photography
Uwe Rack   Stage Design