Viva - Born To Rock (1980)

01. Fire
02. Hard Rock Lover
03. What I Need
04. Darkness
05. No Hopeless Dream
06. Blue Jeans Forever
07. Viva
08. Dark Eyes
09. Rock 'N' Roll Singer
10. City Of Love

Artist : Viva
Country : Germany
Release : Born To Rock
Year : 1980
Genre : Heavy Metal
File Type : mp3 320

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Many know that Rudy Schenker (longtime Scorpions guitarist) and Michael Schenker ( UFO, Michael Schenker Group, and on a few occasions, Scorpions as well) are brothers. Fewer know that the pair has a sister, Barbara, also involved in metal. She was and is the songwriter, keyboardist, and leader of Viva, a German band that achieved some success in the early eighties, making them one of the older metal bands from that country (though her brother's group Scorpions were far older). Style-wise, as heard on 1981's What The Hell Is Going On, Viva was firmly rooted in early 80's rock/metal. The band has released five albums, but Schenker was only a part of the first three, as she had departed before 1984's Apocalypse and was not a part of the odd Andy Fach-led version of the band that recorded the obscure Cream Cake Box in 1996. Eventually Schenker and vocalist Marc Paganini from the old days decided there was still some live in the band, and they put together a new lineup in 2007.

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Viva - Apocalypse (1984)

Artist : Viva
Country : Germany
Release : Apocalypse
Year : 1984
Genre : Heavy Metal
File Type : mp3 VBR

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Digitally remastered reissue of the German hard rock band. They had several other CDs, including their second album “What The Hell Is Going On” (1981) and the follow up “Dealers Of The Night” (1982). They received a great deal of attention by adding Barbara Schenker, the sister of Michael and Rudolph Schenker at keyboards and singer Marc Paganini. Schenker and Paganini left VIVA before the release of the 4th album “Apocalypse” (1984).

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Viva - Cream-Cake-Box (1996)

1. Street Survivor
2. Oriental
3. It's All Over Now (Baby Blue)
4. Deeper
5. Dare
6. How Can You Feel
7. The Storm
8. Cream-Cake-Box
9. Love In Slow Motion
10. Get It On
11. Love Drug

Artist : Viva
Country : Germany
Release : Cream-Cake-Box
Year : 1996
Genre : Heavy Metal
File Type : mp3 192

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Best known for featuring keyboard player Barbara Schenker - sister of UFO and MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP guitar hero Michael Schenker and SCORPIONS rhythm guitarist Rudy Schenker - VIVA formed in 1980 in Hannover, but were unable to achieve much success with their traditional based Hard Rock. Vocals on the debut album, 1980's 'Born To Rock', are handled by Frank Algermissen alongside a band comprising guitarists Kai Reuter and Ralph Murthy, bassist Andreas Kawaldt and drummer Shaban Yavaz.
Line Up:
Eddy Peterson - vocal
Ronald Hensel - keys
Andy Fach - guitar
Lars Ratz - bass guitar
R.R. Oddly (R.R. Oddly) - drums

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