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Fly To The Rainbow is the second studio album by German hard rock/heavy metal band Scorpions, released in 1974. In support of their Lonesome Crow album, Scorpions landed a spot as the opening act for the British hard rock/heavy metal band UFO. At the end of the tour, Scorpions lead guitarist Michael Schenker was asked to fill an open position as UFO's guitarist and accepted the role.[1] Michael's departure temporarily resulted in the breakup of the band but Rudolf Schenker and later Klaus Meine ultimately merged with the band Dawn Road which consisted of guitarist Ulrich Roth filling Michael's role, as well as drummer Jürgen Rosenthal, and bassist Francis Buchholz.[2] The new line up now complete, resumed under the Scorpions name and recorded Fly to the Rainbow which moved to a more heavy rock sound than the previous experimental jazzy Krautrock of their debut album.
[edit] Cover art
When asked to comment on the cover art to the album, the band's former lead guitarist Uli Jon Roth stated "Don’t ask me what that cover means… I disliked it from the beginning. It looked ludicrous to me back then and looks just as bad today. It was done by a firm of designers in Hamburg, who had actually done a good job on the Lonesome Crow album before, but I think that time they failed miserably. As for the meaning, I can only guess, but I’d rather not…" [3]
This album was recorded in 1973 and a video appeared in 1973 on German TV its documented.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- "Speedy's Coming" (Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine) – 3:36
- "They Need a Million" (Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine) – 4:50
- "Drifting Sun" (Ulrich Roth) – 7:42
- "Fly People Fly" (Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine) – 5:03
[edit] Side two
- "This Is My Song" (Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine) – 4:18
- "Far Away" (Rudolf Schenker, Michael Schenker, Klaus Meine) – 5:38
- "Fly to the Rainbow" (Michael Schenker, Ulrich Roth) – 9:40
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