The 70s Scorpions is sadly overlooked. I could list so many great songs they have from that era. Uli is amazing. One of the best!!

The early scorpions with Ulrich Roth is by far the best scorpions. No comparison IMO

Hard to beat 70s Scorps and Uli is one of the smoothest coolest players ever \m/

I’m 56 and only knew the Scorpions from their 80’s hits… I discovered this song about a year ago- sooooo good

Sails of Charon and Burn the Sky are the major standouts of my favorite era of Scorpions, the 70's Uli Jon Roth era.

Great band. Uli is a wizard. He has inspired so so many of our great guitar players. The whole band is tight..

This is easily my favorite Scorpions song. Such a great sound from Uli's guitar 🤘🏻

Hahaha Rich your face when he starts soloing in the beginning! Hahaha... Priceless!

Get all the Scorpions and UFO lps from 74 to 79 EVERY SONG ON EACH LP IS INCREDIBLE.

Both of their faces and reactions throughout the intro are priceless!!

This was when Scorpions were relevant IMHO. Their first albums were superb including the albums Take By Force, Fly To The Rainbow, In Trance, Virgin Killers etc... I've been honored to see Uli on several occasions and have had multiple conversation with him. He's a super human being and very humble.

Uli Jon Roth is a guitar God!

One of my all-time favorite bands when I was a kid love the Scorpion's especially the Uli Roth era.. yellow Raven is a must-listen too

Being born in Germany I was lucky to experience great bands and European album covers !!! LOL Have all the Scorpion ones from Fly to the Rainbow to Love at First Sting ....

Hahaha sweet.. Thanks for listening to this gem of a song and glad you got a chuckle out of my alias lol

Thanks for the reaction. Scorpions is one of my favorite bands. I have seen them twice in concert. We'll Burn The Sky is an awesome song.

Yes, more Uli Roth era Scorpions please. This one is actually a lip sync to the studio version. Many people here in the states aren't very aware of this period of Scorpions because these albums were only available as imports until maybe the late 90's or later before they were finally released here.

Rockumentary...❤

As a young kid growing up in the 70's i was also missing out on all this great rock music. But it's never too late to discover it.

Try We'll Burn the Sky on the 1979 live album Tokyo Tapes....its a Scorpions and Uli Jon Roth classic !

You will never see a video that better displays effortless guitar virtuosity. Salute to Kel-n-Rich for your generosity and eclectic love of music.

Early Scorps take some beating.... and still sound surprisingly fresh. Its great to see your reaction....it was a bit like my first reaction 40 years ago!!!!!.

You missed so much great stuff before 1982, Rich. Most of their best stuff was before that.

GREAT choice! The Scorpions (especially in the 70's) have been around a long time, and were one of the hard rock bands that helped usher in the Heavy Metal genre. Uli Jon Roth, their amazing guitarist, is one of the best players ever. I just saw Uli live a few weeks ago here at The Agora in Cleveland, and I was blown away! Go see him if he comes around to your parts!

I love look on your face rich, that's exactly my look when I first time heard this song. Thanx for the shout out keep up with the great work and stay true to yourself, God bless you.

Hey guys! Thanks for picking one of my jams! This song is so fuckin mean I LOOOVE IT

Rich, that was Uli Jon Roth, original lead guitarist before either he left or being replaced by Mathias Jabs who still touring with band today. Klaus still has the voice at the age of 70.

This reaction video was one of the first I ever watched and I think it's still one of my favorites. You introduced this song to me , which is extraordinary because I am German and probably have watched the original broadcast in 1978. Thanks a lot .

No doubt early Scorps with Uli kicks ass and is indeed sadly overlooked. One of my favorite Uli numbers is "Longing For Fire" from 'In Trance'. Sweet little number with a heavy rhythm but very melodic. I feel fortunate to have grown up in LA during the late 80's and having the legendary rock station 105.5 KNAC play music and bands not found in regular pop or AOR stations. Your videos bringing back many memories. Thank you.

We'll Burn The Sky double stop main groove is one of my favorite of all time.

Uli Roth: one of the best and most influential guitarists ever.

“Taken By Force” was my introduction to The Scorpions in the late 70’s! When my buddy gave it a spin on his turntable, i liked what I heard on this album so much that I bought it the next day, my first of many Scorpions albums. And I still have it today in mint condition!! 😃

Uli with his guitar was far ahead of his time. So incredibly good

Love the 70's Scorps 👌👌 Fly to the Rainbow , In Your Park , Yellow Raven to just name a few. Uli is a genius !!

Uli f'n Roth ladies and gentlemen, a hell of guitar wizard 🤘🤘 Scorpions 70s albums with Uli on lead are hands down mind-blowing!

only discovered this song about a month ago from Spotify. definitely a banger🤘😝🤘

Glad you did this. Don't be surprised if it's playing over and over in your head for the next few days. It's one of those riffs.

I'm 54 and this is one of my fav early Scorps tunes that I heard from my older bro's records back in the 70s.

Yeah! The real Scorpions

I was in the 11 grade in 1979 and was in a garage band back in So Cal. A friend turned me on to the Tokyo Tapes and Love Drive Albums. So our band started playing all the old Scorpions and UFO music. Back then, Van Halen just got started...but we as a Rock Band played our covers of the Scorps and UFO. Lots of good music in the Late 70's and early 80's!

It's funny how Klaus(for about 45 years or more) has never lost his accent when he sings

Uli Jon Roth, another of my guitar heroes. Genius, maestro...legend! Such an inspiration, still today

Thank you so much for doing this song. Like some people said. This Era is over looked. The band stopped playing these songs for years. They have started putting a few in the set as a medley. Love it. Thank you again.

Funny story, I actually was aware of this song for many years since Uli Jon Roth (lead guitarist) wrote a small article in Guitar World magazine teaching how to play the opening riff back in... 2004-ish? I knew what the riff sounded like, but had no idea what the whole song sounded like. Anyways, I didn't hear the actual song itself until maybe 2012 and was blown away by how it sounded.

Oh my God, The Scorps are one of my favourite bands, I could recommend so many tracks...

uli jon roth is a mastermind on the guitar. He play with is special sky guitar the four seasons from vivaldi. And he ith one off the guitar players who can play Jimi Hendrix like hendrix himself

Uli’s melodic inventiveness is second to none. He was a Flamenco player before he joined the Scorpions. Longing for Fire is my favorite that he did with them.

That whole album, Taken by force, is my favorite

IF, you're lucky enough to learn of this song, you're AHEAD of the pack. A truly fantastic song. 🤘😎🤘

Ufo and Scorpions both unbelievably good.

Tokyo tapes was my introduction to the scorpions in 1977

Awesome song!

Scorpions era with Uli Roth on guitars is the best scorpions years.When Roth left scorpions became more pop.All albums with Roth on guitars have amazing songs

Try Coast to Coast an instrumental track from my favourite album of theirs, Lovedrive.

Amazing song guys!!!!

dude, the Scorpions of yesteryear were the happening thing, starting with "Lonesome Crow" 1972 with Micheal and Rudolf Schenker, Fly to the rainbow 1974 Schenker brothers but Micheal left to join UFO, In Trance 1975. Virgin Killer 1976, Taken by force 1977, Uli Jon Roth leaves, Tokoyo Tapes 1978, Mathias Jabs and Micheal Schenker help out on Love drive 1979, Micheal help out after leaving UFO in 79 and had his debut LP in 1980 (The Micheal Schenker Group), Animal Magnetism 1980 all of those albums are way better than most of the new preppy stuff they began to release with 1982 Blackout. You know what I am not going to even ask what or why because I truly understand everyone's circumstances. I truly recommend checking out Micheal Schenker one of the pioneers of the Scorpions and the progressive metal and hard rock as it was beginning in those days

This is the best around my opinion for the scorpions Uli Jon Roth was an absolute genius no joke him and Michael Schenker Pass through the fingers of the scorpions they were off the radar probably because they were from Germany but they were no joke amazing and renowned throughout the world people like me knew them back in the day but your average person didn’t

Yes,1970s Scorpions are great and they don't get enough credit for being one of the first bands with a real metal sound and image.This song has definitely one of the bist riffs of all times.This performance must be from 1978,on January

Rich’s face just froze, great reaction !!

The Zoo.... one of their best. Also loved China White with t's awesome heavy riff

I love the Scorpions funky era

Uli and Yngwie were always on good terms and are friends. You can hear so much in this song of how Yngwie was influenced by Uli! Yngwie incorporated arpeggios a lot more, but so much of the scale stuff was already there, in Uli's playing from way back in the 70's. It's kind of like the way you can hear Bach in Mozart's work.

Helll Yeahh!!! Now y'all have No Choice but to delve into the Under Appreciated TOKYO TAPES! Y'all WON'T Regret it!!! It's my Dad's All time favorite lp. Crazy ...

Uli's band Electric Sun does a song named "Enola Gay." Uli does the atomic bomb dropping in Japan ON GUITAR. He still does it live and it is an amazing song.

Today was my first day of hearing this song also. I must say that I'm surprised that this song didn't get played much more.

Sweet Uli Roth

Uli rips out one of the greatest solos ever written, while going over his grocery list in his head. The dude has the most effortless style ever.

Hands down my favorite Scorpions song that not many people know about. Testament did a cover of this and man it is heavy as fuck but to be honest this is heavy and metal as fuck for its time! High school in the mid 90's is when I first heard this song and I was playing guitar and all into shred like Yngwie Malmsteen and a very archaic internet, people were into that pearl jam grunge garbage lol I first heard testaments version and seeing the writers as Scorpions. Blew my mind! Had to get the the original song. I had to import it from Japan via the local record store.

Few songs that I an recall that open up with a unbelievably rocking solo and then proceeds with a driving rock beat than Sails of Charon. Boston's Foreplay/Longtime is another. Its interesting though how most Americans who are Scorpions fans were introduced to them in the early 80s from their "Blackout" album and videos which received heavy rotation on MTV. What many didn't realize was the Scorps had been around for twenty years prior in one form or another. Uli John Roth is a awesome and this is but one song that displayed his talent.

I’m pleased to see you dipping into great older Scorpions. There’s so much more.....

Scorpions ! I love them ❤🤘

Rich, you missed the golden era of the Scorpions. Listen to their first 5 albums, It will blew you away.

Badass Scorpions tune!!!! Been a long time sinceI I’ve heard that! Rock on🤘🤘

I have always dreamed about a Uli Roth-Michael Schenker Scorpions guitar duo.Would have been easily the best duo in Rock history.

Fly to the rainbow or In Trance!

Wow...thanx for showing me this early Scorpions blast. Very kool!!!

This was not a "Live" performance. The audio was taken straight from the studio album. It was a lip-sync type of performance. My only proof is that I have listened to Sails if Charon since 1977. Rich u came into Scorpions around '82. I have to tell you again that I am from San Antonio, we were so lucky as Rock fans to have our radio station, KMAC/KISS play so much of this great music In the 70s and 80s. Sails of Charon was a huge radio hit as well as Steam Rock Fever. But it's safe to say, all or nearly all tracks from that album got airplay in San Antonio, either by Joe Anthony the Godfather or Lou Roney. So, yes we're the lucky ones. I mean, they even played 70s Supertramp, like Fools Overture (huge hit here as well). I will mention again, they helped make a lot of bands. They heavily promoted and played many of Canada's 70s rockers, many of which became headlining artists, including Rush, Triumph and April Wine (keeping the list short, cuz there are others!). All these bands were relative unknowns throughout, but they were already huge in San Antonio. Thanks KnR

I understand you totally, after listening scorpions for the last 33 years but only knowing scorpions from the 80s and forward. Until I listened to this music and we'll burn the sky. I was crazy astonished like you. Then I had to listen the all 70s scorpions but go for the Tokyo tapes first, you will love. Strange enough, when they release their world wide live, they made you think that their 80's was their only style. But man their 70's were so ahead and more progressive, which unfortunately makes me think that their 80's were more "commercial". Imagine what would they achieve with this progressive, but, maybe nothing reason why me and you would never know nothing of them. Go immediately to pictured life

You're not the only one who missed the Scorpions. Great suggestion! Now I'm off to find out more about them...

Top of the Bill or In Trance.Another bad ass songs of Scorpions.

Yay! I was mentioned on KZfaq! I'm famous! LOL I knew you two would like this. You're right, Rich- what a riff!

Yesssss

This version of the Scorpions knew how to write killer music. The popular version of the Scorpions knew how to write a killer pop song. ;)

In 1976 when I was 12 instead of second hands I bought my first two new albums with my own money. Aerosmith "Rocks", and Scorpions "In Trance". The Scorps were my number 1 band for years. Over a period of time not a day went by without me listening to tracks from Lovedrive, Animal Magnetism, and Blackout. I was hearing some from Taken By Force on my playlist today.

😍...so glad you liked it!!!

This was soooo unlike the more radio-friendly later stuff, like Rock You Like A Hurricane and Winds Of Change. There are some great songs on the early stuff , albums Fly To The Rainbow, Lonesome Crow, and Taken By Force.

One of my favorite scorp tunes!!!

Hi guys. A lot of German/Dutch music went under the radar - even in Europe! The Scorpions, VDG, Bauhuas, Focus, TanDream, Faust etc etc. A lot of it was English/US music bias in record companies as they owned the big labels. Very few 'foreign' bands got the promotion they deserved. There is a wealth of progressive/rock continental music just waiting to be undearthed, you've made a start!

I've heard a lot of songs in my short 55 years,your right about how many lifetimes and then some it would take to know every song

You a class on his own!!! Unbelievable guitarist and musician!!! Dig it!!! :-)

The only reason why I am glad I grew up in San Antonio TX because I missed nothing.

Your face, bro! Watching Ulrich Roth play with his eyes closed...never saw that coming did you?? lol, he was classically trained...was pretty amazing while with the band...

I agree with the folks that have stated that the 70's Scorpions were the best. Uli Jon Roth is a classically guitarist. You will hear many different influences in his playing. All great. Oh, I have this on the original vinyl along with their other first 5 albums. Cool stuff.

I can’t not leave you my favorite Scorpions song of all time before I go.... #Scorpions No One Like You Harrisburg \m/ Stay Metal \m/

So glad I was a teenager when music like this came out what do teenagers have now nothing poor bastards missed everything!!!

That song hits me hard. Had to watch twice, your reaction! A legitimate 1rst Time Wtf am I hearing,same look I had in 1985. That Riff!

That song "We'll burn the sky" is so so good! If anyone haven't heard it, give it a listen!

Kel, I know exactly what you’re saying, I’ve been a rock music fan since I was 8 years old, starting with The Beatles, I own over 800 CD’s, I started getting into more heavier rock/metal around late 70’s early 80’s and I haven’t heard it all, but I will listen to the day I die. \m/ Stay Metal \m/

Nice Jackson King-V in the background. I always liked those thin Jackson necks for guitar playing.

Uli Jon Roth one of the best of all time!!!