Humanity - Hour I.
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Publication |
May 25, 2007 |
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admission |
October 2006 to February 2007 |
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| Label (s) | Ariola | |||
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Title (number) |
12 or 13 |
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running time |
49:00 or 52:48 |
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Studio (s) |
Little Big Guy Studios, Gentlemens Club, Glenwood Place Studios, Track Record and Village, Los Angeles, Record Plant (orchestra), Mixed by The Nook, Studio City, California, Marcussen Mastering (mastering) |
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Humanity - Hour I is a concept album by the German hard rock band Scorpions . The idea comes from Desmond Child. The album is based on a novel by Liam Carl and focuses on the war between humans and machines. The album was released on May 25, 2007 as the 16th studio album on the Airola label, in the USA and Canada it was released on August 28, 2007. It was produced by Desmond Child and James Michael in Los Angeles, who also act as backing vocals .
Music genre
According to Rudolf Schenker, the Scorpions wanted to work with the best songwriters and producers for the production of their 21st album. They found this in the legendary producer Desmond Child ( Aerosmith , Alice Cooper , Kiss , Bon Jovi ) and in James Michael ( Alanis Morissette , Meat Loaf ). “There are a lot of people who say the classic concept album is dead. We see it differently and are swimming against the tide with our new CD. Desmond is a fabulous visionary who has taken us to musical levels that we have never reached before, ”said Rudolf Schenker in an interview. The band itself sees the style of the album as its own renewal. The well-known style of the band mixes with modern style elements. "... is a mature album, the lyrics of which are often provocative and also deal with the dark side of our everyday world," explains Klaus Meine. Matthias Jabs says about the album: “We delivered a strong oeuvre and are more self-confident than ever before.” For four months we worked on the new sound with Desmond Child and James Michael. At the beginning of the title piece, Klaus Meine interspersed two German words with the second line of text “… goodbye ” in the otherwise without exception English-language texts.
Album cover
For the first time in 33 years, the album cover does not show the usual Scorpions logo, but the lesser-known logo of the band, which can be seen on the albums Lonesome Crow (1972) and Fly to the Rainbow (1974). The famous band logo can be seen on the neck of the female android on the cover .
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The tour for the album started on March 2 with a concert in the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow and also led back to the USA and Canada, where they gave a dozen concerts in 2007 and six in Canada. The band played a total of 164 concerts in 36 countries: Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Greece, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Canada, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, South Korea, Czech Republic, Turkey, Ukraine, Hungary, USA, United Arab Emirates
Track list
- 1. Hour I
- 2. The Game of Life
- 3. We were born to fly
- 4. The Future Never Dies
- 5. You're Lovin 'Me to Death
- 6. 321
- 7. Love Will Keep Us Alive
- 8. We Will Rise Again
- 9. Your Last Song
- 10. Love Is War
- 11. The Cross
- 12. Humanity
The limited edition of the album, published as a digipack, also contains a DVD with the album EPK, a picture gallery and the additional title Cold .
occupation
tape
- Klaus Meine - vocals
- Matthias Jabs - lead guitar , backing vocals
- Rudolf Schenker - rhythm guitar , backing vocals
- Paweł Mąciwoda - bass , backing vocals
- James Kottak - drums , percussion , backing vocals
Guests
- Billy Corgan - vocals on "The Cross"
- Eric Bazilian - guitar on "Love Will Keep Us Alive"
- John 5 - guitar on "Hour I"
- Russ Irwin: piano in "The Future Never Dies"
- Jason Paige - backing vocals
Charts
| country | Top ranking | |
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| 2007 | Argentina | 8th |
| Germany | 9 | |
| Finland | 29 | |
| France | 16 | |
| Greece | 1 | |
| Italy | 44 | |
| Japan | 16 | |
| Canada | 40 | |
| Mexico | 97 | |
| Netherlands | 91 | |
| Austria | 41 | |
| Russia | 5 | |
| Switzerland | 27 | |
| Spain | 59 | |
| Czech Republic | 47 | |
| United States | 63 |
The album received various gold and platinum awards , including in countries such as Greece, Japan and Russia. Worldwide sales of the album are estimated at around 2 million.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.mix1.de/neuheiten/Scorpions/Humanity-Hour-I/
- ↑ http://www.mix1.de/neuheiten/Scorpions/Humanity-Hour-I/
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