SCORPIONS Drummer talks about 'Unbreakable'

[Dreamaster]

SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak has launched his official web site at this location: http://www.jameskottak.com/ In a posting on the site, Kottak had the following to say about the songwriting and recording process for the group's new album, "Unbreakable":

"This will give you and idea of the laborious process it is to create 'The Ultimate Hard Rock CD'... 'Unbreakable', which Rudolf, Klaus, Matthias, and myself wrote over 150 songs, with only 13 songs making the grade! Well...we have a few tucked away for special release....HA! I am proud to say that 4 of my own songs appear on the record... Yeah!!!

"Preparing for 'Unbreakable' actually started over 2 years ago. After the Berlin Philharmonic CD 'Acoustica', we knew it was time for a smash and trash hard rock extravaganza.

"Starting while on tour in 2002, we would sit in the back of the tour bus late night, playing each other songs each of us had written, writing, listening to new stuff on the radio, and brainstorming what each one of us thought which direction should the new CD take. Soon after it was unanimous, which is to make the ultimate hard rock CD!!!

"It wasn't really that profound, we just knew we had to come up with 20 great hard rock classics, which was easier said than done."

[Dreamaster]

No-one here likes Scorpions ?!

[God Called In Sick T]

I like some songs of them, most of them are ballads. They are teh ballad band!

I won't download this new cd until I have listened some of their previous works... and it'll take me a long long long long long long LONG LONG LONG time.

NP: Pantera - The Badge

[Dreamaster]

They're are not a ballad band, belive me. Only at the begining of the 90's they became more balladish. Before they were a kick ass hard rock band.
Their new album is pretty good.

[Stratobanger]

I only like "Blackout"

[Fight4Freedom]

The Berliner Philharmoniker CD was called "Moment of Glory" and the subsequent acoustic album was "Acoustica". Kottak should get his facts straight! Scorpions rock pretty hard in their 80's metal way. Not many people care for Klaus Meine's voice, but I think they are a really talented band that has a big future even though they're old guys now.

[Dreamaster]

Stratobanger wrote:
I only like "Blackout"

That means you still have a real blackout to say that

[God Called In Sick T]

I'm going through a Scorpions addiction, these days, due to I have download a Best Of and some of their previous mp3 (the ones that are covered in the A Tribute To The Scorpions CD) like Crying Days (brutal song, indeed) and so on.

NP: Scorpions - Love Of My Life (live)

[Dreamaster]

God Called In Sick Today wrote:
I'm going through a Scorpions addiction, these days, due to I have download a Best Of and some of their previous mp3 (the ones that are covered in the A Tribute To The Scorpions CD) like Crying Days (brutal song, indeed) and so on.

NP: Scorpions - Love Of My Life (live)

Love Of My Live it's not a Scorpions song

[God Called In Sick T]

Balls Of Steel wrote:

God Called In Sick Today wrote:
I'm going through a Scorpions addiction, these days, due to I have download a Best Of and some of their previous mp3 (the ones that are covered in the A Tribute To The Scorpions CD) like Crying Days (brutal song, indeed) and so on.

NP: Scorpions - Love Of My Life (live)

Love Of My Live it's not a Scorpions song

Then, who the fuck wrote that song? Is it a cover? I have it in my When Love Kills Love single.

o_O
O_o

... and Scorpions never lie.

NP: Manowar - The Power Of Thy Sword

[Dreamaster]

God Called In Sick Today wrote:

Balls Of Steel wrote:

God Called In Sick Today wrote:
I'm going through a Scorpions addiction, these days, due to I have download a Best Of and some of their previous mp3 (the ones that are covered in the A Tribute To The Scorpions CD) like Crying Days (brutal song, indeed) and so on.

NP: Scorpions - Love Of My Life (live)

Love Of My Live it's not a Scorpions song

Then, who the fuck wrote that song? Is it a cover? I have it in my When Love Kills Love single.

o_O
O_o

... and Scorpions never lie.

NP: Manowar - The Power Of Thy Sword

Yeah it's a cover. The song was writen by Queen.

[God Called In Sick T]

Thank you very mucho, man.


NP: Metalium - Revenge Of Tizona

[Nicko]

I like "love 'em or leave 'em" off the new album, other than that I havent heard anything else by them