Michael Schenker Group "Essential Michael Schenker Group"

Michael Schenker Group "Essential Michael Schenker Group"

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Michael Schenker Group
Essential Michael Schenker Group
The Story
"Essential Michael Schenker Group" collects the best tracks from the MSG recordings from 1980 through 1984 ("The Michael Schenker Group", "MSG", "Assault Attack" and "Built To Destroy"), plus one unreleased track from the "Built To Destroy" sessions entitled "Don't Take It Out On Me". Instrumental fans will love the inclusion of classic instrumentals such as "Into The Arena", "Bijou Pleasurette" and "Captain Nemo", as well as the extended instrumental break closing the track "Attack Of Mad Axeman". The collection reinforces Schenker's near legendary status within the metal and guitar crowds - as Pete Prown puts it in the liner notes, "The image of the axeman bent over his Flying V, executing classical runs with unbelievable agility and then literally squeezing out the highest, most soulful notes possible, is to many the quintessence of our modern guitar hero."
The Music
04:05 Armed And Ready Vocal
05:08 Cry For The Nations Vocal
02:16 Bijou Pleasurette Instrumental
04:10 Into The Arena Instrumental
04:17 Attack Of The Mad Axeman Vocal
04:41 On And On Vocal
04:24 Never Trust A Stranger Vocal
04:16 Assault Attack Vocal
05:48 Rock You To The Ground Vocal
05:16 Samurai Vocal
05:51 Desert Song Vocal
03:09 Captain Nemo Instrumental
05:39 Rock Will Never Die Vocal
03:42 Still Love That Little Devil Vocal
04:15 Don't Take It Out On Me Vocal
The Artists
Michael Schenker Guitar, Production
Don Airey Keyboards
Gary Barden Vocals, Production
Mo Foster Bass
Simon Phillips Drums
Paul Raymond Keyboards
Chris Glen Bass, Production
Cozy Powell Drums
Steven Stills Backing Vocals
Billy Nichols Backing Vocals
Graham Bonnet Vocals
Ted McKenna Drums, Production
Tommy Eyre Keyboards
Andy Nye Keyboards, Production
Derek St. Holmes Vocals, Production
Roger Glover Production
Ron Nevison Production
Martin Birch Production
Louis Austin Production
Jeff Daniel Executive Production
Adam Block Executive Production
Mike Greene Series Origination
Henry Marquez Art Direction
Randall Martin Design, Cover Art
Andre Pegus Engineering
Pete Prown Liner Notes, Track Annotations
Engineered at Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, May, 1992.