Herman Rarebell
Hermann Erbel (born 18 November 1949), known professionally as Herman Rarebell, is a German musician, best known as the drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions from 1977 to 1996, during which time he played on eight studio albums. Aside from playing drums, Rarebell wrote or co-wrote several songs for the group such as "Another Piece of Meat", "Falling in Love" and "Passion Rules the Game". He wrote the lyrics for some of the band's most well known songs such as "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Blackout", "Make It Real", "Arizona", "Bad Boys Running Wild" and "Tease Me Please Me".
Also recorded as Hermann Erbel · Herman ze German · Hermann Josef Erbel
Herman Rarebell
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- Born
- sources differ (1948 and 1949).
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- drummer, composer, musician and bandleader.
- Fields
- hard rock.
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Rarebell received his education in the subjects drums and piano at the Musikhochschule Saarbrücken. Rarebell played drums from 1965 with the band The Mastermen, from 1968 with The Fuggs Blues and RS Rindfleisch, with whom he released one single and performed in the clubs of the US military throughout Germany. In 1972–73, he played on three albums by the Krautrock band Missus Beastly, with a lineup consisting of three RS Rindfleisch members with a new singer and two additional musicians. The following year, he joined the band Onyx after the name change to Vineyard. During his time in Scorpions, Rarebell released two solo albums Nip in the Bud (1981) and Herman Ze German (1986).
Rarebell has been a long-time user of Ludwig drums and Paiste cymbals, which he used for his entire duration with Scorpions, though he would occasionally alter the amount of drums and cymbals he would have on his setup.
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- 1.Ein 'Scorpion' kehrt zurück. Saarbrücker Zeitung. 2011-03-21.
- 2.RS Rindfleisch. Discogs.
- 3.Missus Beastly. Discogs.
- 4.Sweetsounds.us. Herman Rarebell "Top of the Rock" (single) Sweet Sounds/Interscope, Produced by Duke Jackson.
- 5.Roadrunnerrecords.com. Herman Rarebell Discusses 'Take It As It Comes' Solo Album In Interview – Sep. 8, 2010.
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