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The Scorpions

The Scorpions is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lady, Eloy, Onyx, The Everly Brothers and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how The Scorpions arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Billy Squier, Boston, Sammy Hagar, Journey and Meat Loaf, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around The Scorpions, reaching back through Lady. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Scorpions are a German hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Hanover in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker. The longest-running and most successful line-up of the band included Schenker, Klaus Meine (vocals), Matthias Jabs, Francis Buchholz (bass), and Herman Rarebell (drums), and lasted from 1978 to 1992. The band's only continuous member has been Schenker, although Meine has been with the band continuously since 1969, while Jabs has been a consistent member since 1978 and bassist Paweł Mąciwoda and drummer Mikkey Dee have been in the band since 2003 and 2016, respectively.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The ScorpionsLadyEloyOnyxThe Everly BrothersThe BeatlesThe ShadowsThe Rolling StonesThe EasybeatsBilly SquierBostonSammy HagarJourneyMeat LoafNight RangerRobert PlantLoverboy

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The Scorpions grew out of Lady, Eloy, Onyx and The Everly Brothers, shares an orbit with Billy Squier, Boston, Sammy Hagar and Journey. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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