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The Scorpions have had an amazingly long and successful career, and a very busy year. The band kicked off 2009 with an ECHO Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the equivalent of the Grammys for German artists. The band spent much of the year culminating a major two-year world tour in support of their most recent studio CD, Humanity Hour 1. Now the band is back in the studio working on 12 new tracks for their 17th studio album, which will be released in March, 2010. However, fans need not wait that long for something fresh from the German metallers. On November 20th, the band will be releasing a new DVD package titled Amazonia- Live in the Jungle. A 2-disc set recorded in of Brazil with a goal of helping bring awareness to the destruction and deforestation of South America's rainforests.
In August 2007, the Scorpions ventured deep into the Brazilian jungle for a sold out show in front of 40,000 enthusiastic fans. The band played a concert in Manaus, a metropolis on the Amazon river. The show was so successful, the Scorpions worked with Greenpeace to return the following year and do it again.
Lead singer Klaus Meine recalls, "Due to the unbelievable success we returned to Manaus in 2008, but we also played Rio, Sao Paulo and Recife again. During the show in Belem we accepted Greenpeace's invitation to participate in a three-hour flight across the rainforest in order to get a picture of the proceeding destruction (an area twice the size of Germany has been destroyed by fire so far). We wholeheartedly supported Greenpeace with large banners saying "Stop the deforestation" during these shows and part of the proceeds from this DVD will consequently be given to this organization that is commited in so many parts of the world."
Amazonia – Live In The Jungle
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For many years, Greenpeace has been fighting against the rapid deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and for the preservation of the habitat of numerous animal and plant species as well as more than 180 indigenous tribes, counting more than 200,000 people altogether. Scientists assume that the rainforest will be gone by 2050 - given a constant "deforestation speed". The consequences would be disastrous: People would lose their homes, animals and plants would become extinct and the impact on the world climate would be bomb-like. The Scorpions have now also commited themselves to protecting this unique ecosystem. The rock icons' DVD Amazonia - Live In The Jungle not only includes the complete show played in Recife on September 7, 2008 but five video tracks from their legendary 2007 concert in Manaus. A second disc includes a Greenpeace documentary of the Scorpions' legendary flight across the Amazon rainforest. Royalties of DVDs sold in Brazil and Mexico go to Greenpeace Brazil's projects to protect the ancient forest.
Musically, the DVD is a highlight as well. Meine says, "During the 2008 tour we had the pleasure to perform with Brazilian guest musicians. It was a wonderful experience and demonstrated very well how music builds bridges and brings people from different cultures together." In a closing statement, the musician addresses his South American fans and says, "We want to thank our Brazilian fans for the support and the incredible enthusiasm. Brazil rocks!!!" And so do the Scorpions.
Here is the DVDs track listing:
Main Programme: Live in Recife
1. Hour I
2. Coming Home
3. Bad Boys Running Wild
4. No Pain No Gain
5. Always Somewhere
6. Holiday
7. Dust In The Wind
8. Wind Of Change
9. 321
10. Blackout
11. Big City Nights
12. Still Loving You
13. Rock You Like A Hurricane
[SOURCE: the-scorpions.com]
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