Scorpions at the Videotron Centre: An evening of spectacular shots

The German offensive across Quebec continued with renewed vigor for a week. After the raucous Rammsteins and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in front of 11,000 enthusiastic fans at the Videotron Center, this Wednesday evening, the group Scorpions descend on our premises.

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Many of Whitesnake’s departure from the tour lamented its absence Rock Believer Its singer David Coverdale was ill before arriving in North America, which ultimately did not dampen the spirits of hard rock fans in the Quebec region.

It was a night of great rock clichés, the first Scorpions back in town, 12 years after a concert at the Pavillon de la Jeunesse as part of a farewell tour.

do you believe Neither are we.

Although the band’s two frontmen, singer Klaus Mein and guitarist Rudolf Schenker, at ages 74 and 73, are surely looking at the finish line of a prolific career, at least this time they aren’t pretending they’re going to bow out.

Lots of new things

Of the five members of the group, Schenker, the spark plug in the uneventful first part of the show, was at fault for their decision to play many titles from the most recent album that clearly had not yet been tamed by fans. Rock BelieverLaunched in February.

One or two would have been enough. They performed a total of four of the program’s 17 songs.

However, the noise followed a timid kick-off Gas in the tank And Make it realThe concert really began when we heard the first notes Zoo, the screens displayed cartoon images of New York showing burning skyscrapers, in which attractive female figures danced. Another cliché imagined by German rockers.

Then, a huge and wonderful instrument Coast to coastA composition that has aged well, one of the best pure rock moments of the evening.

Of course, a Scorpions concert wouldn’t be a Scorpions concert without their most important songs, very soft, but very effective.

A choir for the class

The unifiers Send me a goddess And Affecting change, one after the other, loosened the audience’s vocal cords until the class main didn’t need to be sung. With 11,000 voices, the choruses of these classics are beautiful to listen to.

After that, allowing the band’s headliners to rest, we were treated to – shot number 3 – the drummer’s traditional stunning solo, in this case the work of Mickey Dee, who received a standing ovation.

The final sprint was hellish. Quickly, we qualified Blackout, Big City Nights And, as a reminder I still love you And Rock You Like A Hurricane.

The crowd went crazy and it was a beautiful shot.

♦ Tour Rock Believer There will also be a stop in Montreal at the Bell Center on Saturday evening.