{"id":8318,"date":"2015-10-05T10:51:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T17:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/?p=8318"},"modified":"2015-10-05T10:55:08","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T17:55:08","slug":"scorpions-queensryche-rock-the-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/2015\/10\/05\/scorpions-queensryche-rock-the-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Scorpions & Queensr\u00ffche Rock The Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Review by Andrew Bansal, live photos by Karina Diane<\/strong><\/p>\n

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October 3rd 2015, The Forum, Los Angeles CA: <\/strong>German rock legends Scorpions are currently on their 50th anniversary world tour, and coming towards the end of its North American leg with Queensr\u00ffche as the support act, they arrived in the Los Angeles area for a nearly sold-out gig at the Forum in Inglewood last Saturday October 3rd 2015, to bring an assortment of classics along with material from the latest album ‘Return To Forever’. Fans paid good money and turned up in huge numbers to experience the 2015 incarnation of Scorpions and be treated to a throwback to the 70s and 80s with songs that have stood the test of time. The Forum was buzzing with excitement, and the stage was set for an epic arena rock show.<\/p>\n

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Doors to this all-seated show opened at 7, and at 7:55, Queensr\u00ffche<\/a><\/strong> took the stage for a 40-minute set presenting classics of their own, and the song ‘Arrow Of Time’ off of their latest Century Media Records full-length release ‘Condition Human’. The new song exudes old-school Queensr\u00ffche elements and blended excellently in the set, in all honesty leaving a greater impact than anything on the 2013 self-titled album. Older selections like ‘The Needle Lies’, ‘Eyes Of A Stranger’, ‘Empire’ and ‘Queen Of The Reich’ garnered huge cheers from the audience. Singer Todd La Torre’s voice was resonating beautifully throughout the entire arena, and the band sounded absolutely fantastic. There were quite a few Queensr\u00ffche fans here at this show, but doing these arenas with Scorpions has been a tremendous opportunity for them to open up to larger audiences. “Who’s the new guy? He sounds like that Myles guy from Slash’s band, said the guy sitting two seats to my left. In the band since 2012, Todd La Torre is most certainly no longer the new guy, but if this gentleman represents the average attendee at these Scorpions show, this is clearly a great tour for Queensr\u00ffche to play an introductory set for such people. ‘I Don’t Believe In Love’ was a glaring omission from the set but understandably so, because given a longer set they would have certainly played it. As it turned out, Queensr\u00ffche not only made a positive contribution to this show but upstaged the Scorpions in terms of the quality of performance. If you’ve never seen Queensr\u00ffche or have been disappointed and bored by their performances with the previous singer, see them now, because this version of Queensr\u00ffche can simply do no wrong.<\/p>\n

Set List:<\/strong>
\n01. Anarchy-X
\n02. The Needle Lies
\n03. Walk In The Shadows
\n04. Jet City Woman
\n05. Silent Lucidity
\n06. Arrow Of Time
\n07. Eyes Of A Stranger
\n08. Empire
\n09. Queen Of The Reich<\/p>\n

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