Live Bites
| Live Bites | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 3 April 1995 | |||
| Recorded | Live tours from 1988 to 1994 | |||
| Studios | Goodnight LA Studios, Los Angeles, California, Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands Scorpio Sound Studio, Hannover, Germany (studio tracks) | |||
| Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 66:39 (international), 63:21 (US) | |||
| Label | Mercury/PolyGram | |||
| Producers | Scorpions (live tracks and "Edge of Time") Keith Olsen & Scorpions (other studio tracks) | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10 |
| Metal Hammer (GER) | 5/7 |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10 |
Live Bites is a live album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released on 3 April 1995.
It was recorded between 1988 and 1994 in Leningrad (Russia), San Francisco (US), Mexico City (Mexico), Berlin (Germany) and Munich (Germany).
Track listing
International version
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tease Me Please Me" | Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Jim Vallance | Matthias Jabs, Vallance | live in Mexico City | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Is There Anybody There?" | Meine, Rarebell | Rudolf Schenker | live in Mexico City | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Rhythm of Love" | Meine | Schenker | live in Berlin | 3:45 |
| 4. | "In Trance" | Meine | Schenker | live in Mexico City | 4:06 |
| 5. | "No Pain No Gain" | Meine, Mark Hudson | Schenker | live in Mexico City | 4:06 |
| 6. | "When the Smoke Is Going Down" | Meine | Schenker | live in Mexico City | 2:37 |
| 7. | "Ave Maria No Morro" | Herivelto Martins, Manuel Salinas | Martins, Salinas | live in Mexico City | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Living for Tomorrow" | Meine | Schenker | live in Leningrad | 6:55 |
| 9. | "Concerto in V" (instrumental) | Schenker | live in Berlin or San Francisco | 3:00 | |
| 10. | "Alien Nation" | Meine | Schenker | live in Mexico City | 5:29 |
| 11. | "Hit Between the Eyes" | Rarebell, Meine, Vallance | Schenker | live in Mexico City | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Crazy World" | Meine, Schenker, Rarebell, Vallance | Schenker | live in San Francisco | 5:33 |
| 13. | "Wind of Change" | Meine | Meine | live in Munich | 5:46 |
| 14. | "Heroes Don't Cry" | Meine | Schenker | new studio track | 4:32 |
| 15. | "White Dove" (cover of Omega song "Gyöngyhajú lány") | Gábor Presser, Schenker, Meine | Anna Adamis, Schenker, Meine | new studio track | 4:18 |
US version
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tease Me Please Me" | live in Mexico City | 4:51 | ||
| 2. | "Is There Anybody There?" | live in Mexico City | 4:08 | ||
| 3. | "Rhythm of Love" | live in Berlin | 3:45 | ||
| 4. | "In Trance" | live in Mexico City | 4:06 | ||
| 5. | "No Pain No Gain" | live in Mexico City | 4:06 | ||
| 6. | "When the Smoke Is Going Down" | live in Mexico City | 2:36 | ||
| 7. | "Living for Tomorrow" | live In Leningrad | 6:55 | ||
| 8. | "Concerto in V" (instrumental) | live in Berlin or San Francisco | 3:00 | ||
| 9. | "Alien Nation" | live in Mexico City | 5:28 | ||
| 10. | "Crazy World" | live in San Francisco | 5:33 | ||
| 11. | "Wind of Change" | live in Munich | 5:46 | ||
| 12. | "Edge of Time" (US edition bonus track) | Meine | Schenker | new studio track | 4:07 |
| 13. | "Heroes Don't Cry" | new studio track | 4:32 | ||
| 14. | "White Dove" (cover of Omega song "Gyöngyhajú lány") | Gábor Presser, Schenker, Meine | Anna Adamis, Schenker, Meine | new studio track | 4:19 |
Personnel
- Scorpions
- Klaus Meine – lead vocals
- Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars, backing vocals
- Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars, backing vocals
- Herman Rarebell – drums, keyboards on "Concerto in V"
- Ralph Rieckermann – bass, upright bass, backing vocals
- Francis Buchholz – bass on "Rhythm of Love", "Living for Tomorrow", and "Crazy World"
- Studio session musicians
- Luke Herzog – keyboards on "Edge of Time"
- Richard Baker – orchestration programming on "Heroes Don't Cry"
- Fred White, Linda McCrary, Alfie Silas, Ricky Nelson – choir on "Heroes Don't Cry"
- Kinderchor Majell Lustenhouwer – children's choir on "White Dove"
- Rocq-E Harrel – additional vocals on "White Dove"
- Production
- Keith Olsen – producer ("Heroes Don't Cry" and "White Dove")
- Erwin Musper – engineer, mixing
- Sander van der Heide – mastering
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 66 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts) | 29 |
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Scorpions Live Bites review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 387. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ↑ Scöwe, Andreas (April 1995). "Scorpions – Live Bites". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ Kupfer, Thomas (1995). "Review Album: Scorpions - Live Bites". Rock Hard (in German). No. 96. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Scorpions – Live Bites" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart on 16/4/1995 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
