Fly to the Rainbow

by Scorpions

Overview

On their second effort, Fly to the Rainbow, the Scorpions begin to establish their trademark hard-rock sound while exorcising the last of their remaining psychedelic hippie tendencies. In fact, the band bursts out of the gate in surprisingly straightforward fashion with the hard rocking "Speedy's Coming" before resorting to the aforementioned bad habits on otherwise promising tracks such as "Fly People Fly" and "They Need a Million"; the first never really gets off the ground, seeming almost like a prelude to the title track, and the second is let down by the weak vocals of guitarists Rudolf Schenker and Uli Jon Roth, who have no business competing against vocalist Klaus Meine. Roth insists, however, on taking center stage for "Drifting Sun," which exposes his shameless Hendrix-isms, down to the opening riff lifted straight out of "Spanish Castle Magic." And while it closes the album in rather schizophrenic fashion, the epic nine-minute title track would become a concert standard -- albeit without its senseless folky intro. Fly to the Rainbow is another growing experience for the Scorpions; and the band would truly hit the jackpot with the following year's In Trance. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Product Details

Release Date:	06/16/2023
Label:	Bmg
UPC:	4050538875768
Rank:	27983

Tracks

1. Speedy's Coming
2. They Need a Million
3. Drifting Sun
4. Fly People Fly
5. This Is My Song
6. Far Away
7. Fly to the Rainbow

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Scorpions   Primary Artist
Michael Schenker   Guest Artist
Uli Jon Roth   Guitar,Vocals
Francis Buchholz   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Klaus Meine   Vocals
Rudolf Schenker   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Achim Kirschning   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Jurgen Rosenthal   Drums

Technical Credits

Uli Jon Roth   Composer
Scorpions   Composer
Michael Schenker   Composer
Klaus Meine   Composer
Ulrich Roth   Composer
Rudolf Schenker   Composer
Frank Bornemann   Producer