Rock Project 6- Scorpions

Scorpions and Whitesnake were my inicial hard rock top bands, so their influênce in the musical knowledge and taste was top important and made a personal preferênce by this type of groups more solid and consistent. It is hard to talk about such a big group, since the 70's, 80's and the 90´s (i saw them live in 1994 at Cascais, with Duff from Guns and Roses making the first part), with a strong retourn in this last decade. But the most important thing in the last years (at least for me) was when Mike Dee (ex Motorhead) enter to the drum pack.  True that the band have made a lot of "good bye" tours, but they always came back, so their image was a small conection with that particular type of Tour. In the final years of the last century was one of the best live hard rock bands in the world, and a best sellers group with fine records and a high criative mojo. Their influênce in bands and in the industry was inquestionable, but how is today? The problem is that industry is different from what was in the 80's or 90´s, and we see with bands like the Who that made regular tours and the last album of originals was in 2006, after the 1982 "Its hard Reason?" It's more lucrative to do another Tour than a new album. But Scorpions made also albuns, and probably are one of the 70's band that made more new ones in the last years. The negative (besides to much good bye tours), is the war between the Shenker brothers, about money, music rights and also from former bass guitar player Francis Buchholz who when the ex manager was fired, also give up from the band (today he play with Uriah Heep, and i guess he still does).  They came again to Portugal, and was another blast with the Altice Arena full. To bad i was not in the mode to see them again. Maybe next time. 

Scorpions - Rock you like a Hurricane

Scorpions - Wings of Change

Scorpions - Still Loving you

Scorpions - Big City Nights

Scorpions - In Trance

Scorpions - Living for Tomorrow

Scorpions - Humanity

Scorpions - Always Somewere

Scorpions - Is There Anybody There

Scorpions - We'll Burn the Sky

Scorpions - Under the Sun

Scorpions . Sails of Charon

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Rock Project 5 - Dire Staits

Probably the first band that i descover alone, about 35 years ago (i think that was not a influênce of someone from my family, and came straight from Mtv and radio Fm), Dire Staits were my principal rock option in the first years of the 80's, and the best one i guess (at least for my personallity).
"Money for Nothing" is so important for rock as the songs from bands like the Beatles, Stones, The Who or BB King, this last one from the blues who also had a big influence in this type of music. The song, de videos, MTV and of course rock music in general were never thw same, since was to futuristic and with the state of the art video efects, a blast in that time. But is not the only one, because "Private investigation" or "Walk of Live" are also impressive, in all their single expression.
Also, i remember that epic concert in the old Wembley with Eric Clapton on the rithm guitar, so Dire Staits have many peculiar things, like Knofler way of play the guitar or the modern production of the records, but not with a big legacy since the band was togheter not more than 20 years (wich is too bad). Today Knofler has a sucess solo carrier and the rest of the members is separade by a diferent kind of projects without plans for a reunion (what a shame, gentlements). To bad, because was a band that i will see without any problem and Knofler is still in action. And i like much more a Mark  in the band that a Knofler in is solo project (for me is not a option see him solo, only with Dire Straits).

Dire Straits - Money for Nothing

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

Dire Straits . Walk of Live

Dire Straits - Alchimy

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

Dire Straits - Tunnel of Love

Dire Straits - Your latest Trick

Dire Straits - Why Worry

Dire Straits - Romeu and Juliet 

Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel

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A final Kiss Tour or just more "fake news"?

Yes, another one. Probably more "fake news" (or another attempt to have a full tour with a gigantic ticket sell), since Kiss had made a significant number of goodbye tours and they are still here, playing and singing, but again, we can talk about it, can we?

Since is the (supposed) final tour, is Peter Criss and Ace Frehley in? Are they out? And other names like Vicent or Kulick, who we see in recent Kiss convenctions in this last decades? Name's citations in the show of Carr and St John that are no long with us, would be nice. And are we talking about 2 years on the road in the 5 continents? So, there's a lot to think. But in the past Kiss have been made a lot of goodbye tours and they are stell here, touring especially, without new albuns (only two since 1998), and always with the possibility of a reuning with original line up. But the tour is near and no details, so are talked seresly (only some interviews), with suposed dates all around the world and with the actual formation? And what about Portugal (Kiss only give 2 concerts in is history by lusitan lands)? Again out of the last tour or will be a supraise? My gess is that we will see Kiss for many years, but this is just a personal opinion. And since theres's a gold silence abou it or there's a massive goodbye tour in preparation or is just one more regular clip of concerts. The rearsel have satrted now and tour is on the way, so we hope fresh news sone or we catalog this like only one more tour (Edit: In a recent interview in 29/01/2019 to Loudwire, Gene end the rumours of a reunion with the original lineup. Again, he use strong words and of course, Ace make a statement in is facebook, slamming Genne and Paul. So the peace time is ended).

Rock and Roll all Night 

Detroit Rock City

Forever

Beth

God of Thunder

Psycho Circus

Talk to Me

Hard Lock Women

New York Grove

Shandy

Black Diamond

Strutter

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