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  • Issued : 09 Feb 2009

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : 2676482
Format : CD Label : Chrysalis
Issued : 09 Feb 2009 Item sourced from : Europe
Number of Discs : 1
Other : 8BonusTracks, Remaster, Reissue, 1980

Michael Schenker Group

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  • CD   UK Edition   ¥1,617   UK Import   Released: 07 Feb 1999  

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The concept may seem patently absurd, but guitarists were held in such high regard during the late '70s and early '80s that many elite players were given to tantrums and notions of self-worship usually reserved only for singers and divas. And maybe no one better exemplified this six-string megalomania than German guitarist Michael Schenker, whose turbulent flights of emotional fancy had already earned him the Mad Michael nickname during his mercurial tenure with Brit rockers UFO. Of course, this behavior simply went into overdrive when the guitar legend launched the Michael Schenker Group with a 1980 self-titled album, which was at times as unstable as the man himself. Witness the downright weird, Jimmy Buffet-like calypso melodies that introduce Cry for the Nations or the absurd title bestowed upon the delicate solo guitar piece Bijou Pleasurette. But fear not, as for the most part the album is dominated by straightforward hard rockers very much in the UFO vein. Highlights like Looking Out from Nowhere and Lost Horizons are laced with the pomp and bombast typical of the era, and storming opener Armed and Ready is arguably Schenker's finest solo track. Vocalist Gary Barden wisely stays out of the way, his understated style (not unlike that of UFO singer Phil Mogg) placing all emphasis where it is intended: Schenker's stunning axe work. In spite of its random quirks, the general consensus among fans holds that this remains the MSG's best work. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, Rovi

Credits

Chris Glen(Bass),  Cozy Powell(Drums),  Don Airey(Keyboards),  Don Airey(Keyboards),  Gary Barden(Vocals),  Michael Schenker(Guitar),  Mo Foster(Bass),  Simon Phillips(Drums),  Gareth Edwards(Engineer),  Roger Glover(Producer),  Jerry Ewing(Liner Notes),  Peter Mew(Remastering),  Lucy Jordache(Series Producer)

Songs

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    Armed And Ready
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    2
    Cry For The Nations
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    3
    Victim Of Illusion
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    4
    Bijou Pleasurette
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    5
    Feels Like A Good Thing
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    6
    Into The Arena
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    7
    Looking Out From Nowhere
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    8
    Tales Of Mystery
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    9
    Lost Horizons
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    10
    Just A Lover (Demo)
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    11
    Looking Out From Nowhere (Demo)
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    12
    Get Up And Get Down (Demo)
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    13
    After Midnight (Demo)
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    14
    Breakout (Demo)
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    15
    Cry For The Nations (Radio Edit)
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    16
    Armed And Ready (Live At The Manchester Apollo)
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    17
    Into The Arena (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, London)

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  • ★★★★★ 

    chopianism  |  北海道  |  不明  |  10/April/2010

    マイケル・シェンカーというギタリストの天才がいかんなく発揮された名盤だ。マイケルのギタープレイは極めてメカニカルだが、実はその凄さはその旋律が常に楽曲に寄り添い、よく歌っていることにある。そんじょそこらのバカテクギタリストとは違って、マイケルのソロプレイは楽曲の一部として完璧に構築されていて、弾き過ぎたり弾き切れなかったりすることが全くない。今でこそマイケル以上の超絶テクの持ち主はゴロゴロいるが、マイケルのように楽曲を生かしつつしかもギター自体も必要十分に歌い切ることのできるプレイヤーは、実はそういない。 本作は、”Armed And Ready”や”Into The Arena”という超名曲を囲んでバラエティーに富んだ楽曲がひしめいていて、社会に飛び出した若者が意欲に燃えてあらゆる挑戦を試みようとするようなアグレッシヴさにも満ちている。ヴォーカルの弱すぎるのが唯一最大の汚点だが、それも気にならないほど完成度の高い楽曲と充実のインストプレイは、ハードロックの教科書と言ってもいいほどだ。要するにマイケル・シェンカーは超一流の「音楽家」なのだ。

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  • ★★★★★ 

    DTS  |  日本  |  不明  |  08/March/2009

    デモ始めて聞いたのですが、 ビリーシーンのベースすごいです。 まるでマイケルとビリーのツインギターのようです、2人のテクが炸裂してます。 ゲイリーのボーカルがダメで、とっても惜しいですね これもしビリーがベースでそのまま神に参加してたらサイモンのドラムと絡みあってすごいアルバムになってたことでしょうね

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  • ★★☆☆☆ 

    Y-90  |  横浜赤煉瓦近く  |  不明  |  02/March/2009

    2009年デジタル・リマスターを謳う割には、案外しょぼい音。UFOのリマスターと同じ人がやっているのになぁ。物凄く期待していたのに・・・。

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