Herman Rarebell

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Herman Rarebell in Saarbrücken (2011)

Herman Rarebell (born November 18, 1949 as Hermann Erbel in Hüttersdorf , Saarland ) is a German drummer .

Life

From 1965 Herman Rarebell played drums with the bands The Mastermen, from 1968 with The Fuggs Blues and RS Rindfleisch, with whom he a. a. performed in clubs of the US military across Germany.

He received his training in drums and piano at the Saarbrücken University of Music . In 1971 Rarebell went to England and played in a few bands and as a studio musician. In 1977 he joined the Scorpions and recorded several albums with them. He was also the composer and author of several Scorpions titles, including the text of Rock You Like a Hurricane . Subsequently he went on tours with them until 1994, which took him to many countries in Europe, Asia, North and South America. In 1981 his first solo album was released. With musician friends he recorded his second solo album in California in 1986, entitled Herman ze German & Friends . Herman Rarebell is also active as a producer and composer. As a member of the Scorpions, he received the Echo and the World Music Award and received over 100 gold and platinum records.

In 1996 Rarebell left the Scorpions and founded the record company Monaco Records with Prince Albert in his then main residence in Monaco ; In 2001 the company dissolved again.

Rarebell formed the "Drum Legends" trio with Pete York and Charly Antolini and played several concerts with this line-up and released a live album in 2005. Together with Ronnie Wood and Roland Muri, Rarebell is the initiator of the Art meets Music project.

Rarebell was invited to the performance of the Scorpions at the Wacken Open Air 2006 and played with his old band for the first time since the Face the Heat tour in 1993/94. He can be heard on the track No one Like You , among others . The concert was released on DVD. In 2010 he signed a record deal with Dark Star Records and released the CD Herman ze German. Rarebell was on the world tour Get Your Sting and Blackout of his old band Scorpions in North America as a guest at some concerts and played the song No one Like You there . He also appeared as a guest musician at several MSG concerts in 2010 in North America and in London , England. Rare Bell is the drummer on the album Temple of Rock of Michael Schenker . Together with Schenker, Francis Buchholz u. a. he toured internationally with the Temple of Rock project between 2011 and 2017 . In 2016 Rarebell founded the band Rock Wolves with Michael Voss and Stephan "Gudze" Hinz. Her debut album was released at the end of October 2016. He gives other isolated concerts with his own band and in 2019 again with the Drum Legends.

Herman Rarebell has been an honorary professor at the DeTao Masters Academy in Beijing since 2012 .

Herman Rarebell is the narrator / reader ("Uncle Herman") of the audio books in the children's book series Schnatter and Lieschen by his wife Claudia Raab. Together they read books to children at events.

Rarebell lived in London and Hanover , 1984-85 mainly in Los Angeles County and from September 1985 to 2003 mainly in Monaco. Since 2004 he has lived with his wife, saxophonist and author Claudia Raab, in Planegg near Munich , and since 2008 in Brighton .

Equipment

Herman Rarebell initially played drums from the Premier brand with the Scorpions , later from the Ludwig company , each as a double bass drum set with two hanging toms and two floor toms .

Publications (excerpt)

With the Scorpions (studio and live albums)

Solo and other publications

  • 1981: Nip in the Bud
  • 1985: Herman Ze German and Friends
  • 2004: R & R - The Rhythm of Art (with Claudia Raab)
  • 2005: Drum Legends (Rarebell / York / Antolini)
  • 2007: I'm Back (released in Germany, not distributed in the USA)
  • 2008: My Life as a Scorpion (audio book)
  • 2008: Herman's Collection
  • 2010: Herman Ze German + My Life as a Scorpion (Box Set)
  • 2010: Take it as it Comes (Version of I'm Back in the US)
  • 2011: Michael Schenker - Temple of Rock
  • 2012: Michael Schenker Temple of Rock - Live in Europe (CD, DVD + BLU-RAY)
  • 2013: Acoustic Fever (Herman Rarebell & Friends)
  • 2013: Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock - Bridge the Gap
  • 2014: Herman's Scorpions Songs
  • 2015: Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock - Spirit on a Mission
  • 2016: Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock - On a Mission Live in Madrid (CD, DVD + BLU-RAY)
  • 2016: Rock Wolves - Rock Wolves
  • 2020: Thomas Tomsen - No Return To Earth

book

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.artmeetsmusic.com/
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.metal-trails.com
  3. ↑ https://www.rockhard.de/news/newsarchiv/newsansicht/44588-rock-wolves-neue-band-um-ex-scorpions-mad-max-und-h-blockx-haben.html
  4. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.detaoma.com
  5. ↑ http://www.schnatterundlieschen.de/autorin-illustrator/
  6. ↑ http://www.metal-hammer.de/das-archiv/article267639/herman-rarebell-ex-scorpions.html
  7. ↑ http://www.drummers-focus.de/allgemeine-infos/chronologie/2004.html
  8. ↑ Herman Rarebell Discusses 'Take It As It Comes' Solo Album In Interview - Sep. 8, 2010 ( Memento of the original from September 10, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.roadrunnerrecords.com
Scorpions
Rudolf Schenker  • Klaus Meine  • Matthias Jabs  • Mikkey Dee  • Pawel Maciwoda
Johan Franzon (live) • Herman Rarebell  • Francis Buchholz  • Achim Kirschning  • Uli Jon Roth  • Michael Schenker  • Ralph Rieckermann  • Rudy Lenners  • Jürgen Rosenthal  • Wolfgang Dziony  • Lothar Heimberg  • Karl-Heinz Vollmer • Joe Wyman • Ken Taylor  • Curt Cress  • Barry Sparks  • Ingo Powitzer • James Kottak


Studio albums

Lonesome Crow  (1972) • Fly to the Rainbow  (1974) • In Trance  (1975) • Virgin Killer  (1976) • Taken by Force  (1977) • Lovedrive  (1979) • Animal Magnetism  (1980) • Blackout  (1982) • Love at First Sting  (1984) • Savage Amusement  (1988) • Crazy World  (1990) • Face the Heat  (1993) • Pure Instinct  (1996) • Eye II Eye  (1999) • Moment of Glory  (2000) • Unbreakable  (2004) • Humanity - Hour I  (2007) • Sting in the Tail  (2010) • Comeblack  (2011) • Return to Forever  (2015)

Live albums

Tokyo Tapes  (1978) • World Wide Live  (1985) • Live Bites  (1995) • Acoustica  (2001) • Live 2011 - Get Your Sting and Blackout  (2011) • MTV Unplugged - in Athens  (2013)

Compilation albums

Best of Vol. 1  (1979) • Hot & Heavy  (1982) • Best of Vol. 2  (1984) • Gold Ballads (1988) • Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads  (1989) • Still Loving You  (1992) • Deadly Sting  (1995) • Deadly Sting - The Mercury Years (1997) • Best  (1999) • Millenium Edition (2001) • Bad for Good - The Very Best of (2002) • The Platinum Collection (2005) • Deadliest Stings (2008) • Icon (2010) • Icon 2 (2010) • Still in Trance (2012) • Born To Touch Your Feelings (Best of Rock Ballads) (2017)

Video albums

First Sting (1985) • World Wide Live (1985) • To Russia with Love and Other Savage Amusements (1988) • Crazy World Tour Live (1991) • Moment of Glory - Live (2000) • Acoustica (2001) • A Savage Crazy World (2002) • Unbreakable World Tour 2004 - One Night in Vienna (2005) • Live at Wacken Open Air 2006: A Night to Remember - A Journey Through Time  (2007) • Amazonia - Live in the Jungle (2009) • Scorpions Live in 3D (Blu-Ray 3D) (2011) • MTV Unplugged - in Athens  (2013) • Forever and a Day (2015) • Forever and a Day: Live in Munich (2016)

Singles

Is There Anybody There? • Lovedrive • Make It Real • The Zoo  • Blackout • No One Like You • Still Loving You • Can't Live Without You • Rock You Like a Hurricane  • Big City Nights • Rhythm of Love • Passion Rules the Game • Don't Believe Her • Wind of Change  • Send Me an Angel • Alien Nation • Under the Same Sun • White Dove • Does Anyone Know • When You Came Into My Life • Where the River Flows • To Be No. 1 • Moment of Glory • You Are the Champion • Humanity • Raised on Rock • The Good Die Young • Still Loving You - Je t'aime encore (feat. Amandine Bourgeios) • Dancing with the Moolight / Where the River Flows • We Built This House • Eye of the Storm • Going out with a bang

personal data
SURNAME Rarebell, Herman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Erbel, Hermann (birth name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German drummer
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Hüttersdorf , Saarland