
Birthday:
10-25-1955
(69 years)
Birthplace:
Hannover, Germany
Biography
Matthias Jabs (born 25 October 1955) is a German guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for being the lead guitarist in the hard rock band Scorpions. He has played on all but the first five Scorpions studio albums starting with Lovedrive (1979). He has a music store, MJ Guitars, in Munich, Germany.
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Die Scorpions Story - 40 Jahre Weltstars
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The Scorpions were one of the first rock bands from Germany, which also gained international fame. This documentary covers the history of the band.
Scorpions – Crazy World Tour Live...Berlin 1991
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event2003 star_border 9
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Recorded live in December, 1990 at Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany.
Scorpions: World Wide Live
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event1985 star_border 5
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Since the Scorpions' career was at its peak, World Wide Live could not have been recorded at a better time. This 19-track album contains all of their early-'80s hits, and while they aren't as energetic on-stage as they are in the studio, the band still perform with a great amount of flamboyance. The record is the Scorpions' only worthwhile live album and is a must for their fans.
Scorpions: Blackout: 50th Band Anniversary
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1965 marks the starting point of one of the most successful rock bands of our time. Hailing from Hannover, Germany, SCORPIONS embarked on a journey that would lead them around the globe and would establish them as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Five of the eight albums are accompanied with a DVD that contains live concert footage from the respective period, together with TV performances and in-depth interviews with the band. In these interviews, they talk about the background history and the creative process of each of these albums: "Lovedrive", "Blackout", "Love At First Sting", "World Wide Live" and "Savage Amusement".
Scorpions: Love At First Sting: 50th Band Anniversary
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1965 marks the starting point of one of the most successful rock bands of our time. Hailing from Hannover, Germany, SCORPIONS embarked on a journey that would lead them around the globe and would establish them as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Five of the eight albums are accompanied with a DVD that contains live concert footage from the respective period, together with TV performances and in-depth interviews with the band. In these interviews, they talk about the background history and the creative process of each of these albums: "Lovedrive", "Blackout", "Love At First Sting", "World Wide Live" and "Savage Amusement".
Scorpions: World Wide Live: 50th Band Anniversary
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1965 marks the starting point of one of the most successful rock bands of our time. Hailing from Hannover, Germany, SCORPIONS embarked on a journey that would lead them around the globe and would establish them as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Five of the eight albums are accompanied with a DVD that contains live concert footage from the respective period, together with TV performances and in-depth interviews with the band. In these interviews, they talk about the background history and the creative process of each of these albums: "Lovedrive", "Blackout", "Love At First Sting", "World Wide Live" and "Savage Amusement".
Scorpions: Lovedrive: 50th Band Anniversary
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1965 marks the starting point of one of the most successful rock bands of our time. Hailing from Hannover, Germany, SCORPIONS embarked on a journey that would lead them around the globe and would establish them as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Five of the eight albums are accompanied with a DVD that contains live concert footage from the respective period, together with TV performances and in-depth interviews with the band. In these interviews, they talk about the background history and the creative process of each of these albums: "Lovedrive", "Blackout", "Love At First Sting", "World Wide Live" and "Savage Amusement".
Scorpions: Savage Amusement: 50th Band Anniversary
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1965 marks the starting point of one of the most successful rock bands of our time. Hailing from Hannover, Germany, SCORPIONS embarked on a journey that would lead them around the globe and would establish them as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Five of the eight albums are accompanied with a DVD that contains live concert footage from the respective period, together with TV performances and in-depth interviews with the band. In these interviews, they talk about the background history and the creative process of each of these albums: "Lovedrive", "Blackout", "Love At First Sting", "World Wide Live" and "Savage Amusement".
Moscow Music Peace Festival
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event1989 star_border 8
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A recap of the Moscow Peace Festival, a heavy metal concert promoting the drug war in Russia, in the aftermath of the fall of the U.S.S.R. Featuring performances by Bon Jovi, Skid Row, Motley Crue, a reunited Black Sabbath, Scorpions, Gorky Park, Nuance, Brigada-S, and Jason Bonham.
Scorpions - Moment of Glory Live with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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A "reunion" concert of sorts, featuring the Scorpions biggest hits. Recorded at Hannover EXPO in June 2000, with Christian Kolonovits conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The live performance was filmed to be released in VHS and Video CD in December 2000.
Scorpions - To Russia With Love and Other Savage Amusements
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This video release follows the Scorpions' 1989 Russian tour, with videos from Savage Amusement and Love at First Sting as highlights. 01. Blackout 02. Rhythm of Love 03. Holiday 04. Believe in Love 05. The Zoo 06. Walking on the Edge 07. Long Tall Sally 08. Don't Stop at the Top 09. Rock You Like a Hurricane 10. Media Overkill 11. Passion Rules the Game 12. We Let it Rock, You Let it Roll
Scorpions: Get Your Sting & Blackout Live
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Track Listing 1.Ladies And Gentlemen (Live in 3D 2011) 2.Sting In The Tail (Live in 3D 2011) 3.Make It Real (Live in 3D 2011) 4.Bad Boys Running Wild (Live in 3D 2011) 5.The Zoo (Live in 3D 2011) 6.Coast To Coast (Live in 3D 2011) 7.Loving You Sunday Morning (Live in 3D 2011) 8.The Best Is Yet To Come (Live in 3D 2011) 9.Send Me An Angel (Live in 3D 2011) 10.Holiday (Live in 3D 2011) 11.Raised On Rock (Live in 3D 2011) 12.Tease Me, Please Me (Live in 3D 2011) 13.Dynamite (Live in 3D 2011) 14.Kottak Attack (Live in 3D 2011) 15.Blackout (Live in 3D 2011) 16.Six String Sting (Live in 3D 2011) 17.Big City Nights (Live in 3D 2011) 18.Still Loving You (Live in 3D 2011) 19.Wind Of Change (Live in 3D 2011) 20.Rock You Like A Hurricane (Live in 3D 2011) 21.When The Smoke Is Going Down (Live in 3D 2011) 22.Behind The Scenes
Scorpions: MTV Unplugged in Athens
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2013 live release from the iconic German rockers. On September 11 and 12, 2013, the Scorpions played two fantastic acoustic sets in the Lycabettus theatre of Athens. The open-air theatre, which was designed by the Greek architect Takis Zenetos in 1965 is situated on Mount Lycabettus, at 300m height, and offers an impressive view of the Greek metropolis.
Flying V
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Flying V chronicles the origin of the most unique guitar on earth and its incredible influence on the history of Rock and Roll and Heavy Metal. Hear from the Rock Stars themselves as they describe how, when, and why the Flying V forever changed their careers and altered their entire approach to guitar playing. Journey inside the minds of the biggest icons of our era as they tell their riveting tales of discovery and passion for their beloved Flying V's. Exclusive interviews with members of Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, Scorpions, Accept, Michael Schenker Group and more. This musical journey is one you will want to take over and over again as secrets of the Flying V guitar are revealed like never before!
Scorpions: Rock In Rio
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Classics such as "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Still Loving You" and "Blackout" will be performed and sung live on October 4th in Rock City. The German band Scorpions, 34 years after having performed for the first time in Brazil, in double dose, in the first edition of Rock in Rio, is back at the festival for another amazing show at Palco Mundo. With a respectable legacy, Scorpions is responsible for influencing much of metal and hard rock, not only from Germany, but from around the world. Unmissable!
Scorpions - Forever and a Day
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A documentary on the acclaimed rock band Scorpions
Scorpions: Unbreakable World Tour 2004 - One Night in Vienna
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event2005 star_border 5.6
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Recorded live on June 25th, 2004 in Vienna, Austria.
Track 15 recorded live in 2004 at Circus Krone in Munich, Germany.
Scorpions - Live at Wacken Open Air 2006
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Celebrating their 35 anniversary, Germany’s most successful Heavy Metal band, Scorpions, invited former members Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker and Herman Rarebell to join them onstage at Wacken Open Air 2006. Billed as “A Night To Remember, A Journey Through Time”, the August 3rd performance’s setlist was voted on by fans around the world via the Scorpions’ website and witnessed by over 60,000 metalheads in attendance.
Scorpions: Live in 3D - Get Your Sting & Blackout
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Captured live with eleven 3D cameras in Saarbrücken, Germany on 15 April 2011 during their Get Your Sting & Blackout "farewell" world tour . 01. Intro 02. Sting In The Tail 03. Make It Real 04. Bad Boys Running Wild 05. The Zoo 06. Coast To Coast 07. Loving You Sunday Morning 08. The Best Is Yet To Come 09. Send Me An Angel 10. Holiday 11. Raised On Rock 12. Tease Me Please Me 13. Dynamite 14. Kottak Attack 15. Blackout 16. Six String Sting 17. Big City Nights 18. Still Loving You 19. Wind Of Change 20. Rock You Like A Hurricane 21. When The Smoke Is Going Down
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1 Tina Turner - Addicted To Love | 2 Toto - Rosanna | 3 Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking | 4 Spandau Ballet - True | 5 Cock Robin - The Promise You Made | 6 Candy Dulfer - Lily Was Here | 7 Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World | 8 The Nits - Nescio | 9 Culture Club - Victims | 10 Golden Earring - Twilight Zone | 11 The Stranglers - Always The Sun | 12 Alice Cooper - Poison | 13 Europe - The Final Countdown | 14 Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart | 15 Lever | 42 - Love Games | 16 Earth Wind & Fire - Let's Groove | 17 Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin/I Will Survive | 18 Scorpions - Wind Of Change | 19 Crowded House - Sister Madly | 20 Sinead O'Connor - Troy
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
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A global television broadcast of the event in which former Pink Floyd leader singer and composer Roger Waters led an all-star cast in a mammoth benefit performance of his acclaimed concept album, The Wall. Set in Berlin, Germany less than a year after the destruction of the hated Berlin Wall, Waters was accompanied by disparate talents such as Cyndi Lauper, James Galway, Joni Mitchell and Albert Finney in the classic dark musical tale of a rock star's descent into madness and back.
Scorpions - Live in Munich
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Live In Munich 2012 captures the final concert on the Scorpions Sting In The Tale world tour at the Olympiahalle in Munich on December 17th, 2012. Scorpions are one of the all-time great live rock bands and this concert is no exception with the band producing a high octane performance in front of a wildly enthusiastic crowd.
Scorpions - Live at Brooklyn, NY, USA 2015-09-12
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Scorpions performing a 'Big City Nights' live at Brooklyn, New York in September 2015 as part of their 'Return To Forever' Tour.
Scorpions - Live At Hellfest 2015
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Scorpions Live At Hellfest 2015.
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