MSG (album)

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Not to be confused with The Michael Schenker Group (album).
MSG
MSG II - 1981.jpg
Studio album by
Michael Schenker Group
ReleasedSeptember 1981
RecordedMarch–May 1981
StudioAIR Studios, London and Montserrat
GenreHard rock
Length36:47
LabelChrysalis
ProducerRon Nevison
Michael Schenker Group chronology
The Michael Schenker Group
(1980) 		MSG
(1981) 		One Night at Budokan
(1982)
Singles from MSG
  1. "Ready to Rock" / "Attack of the Mad Axeman"
    Released: August 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]

MSG is the second album by the hard rock band Michael Schenker Group, released in 1981. Producer Ron Nevison's high production values resulted in the recording of this album going over budget, a crippling debt that dogged the band for the rest of their short career. Though the band at the time had reservations about the recording, it is regarded by fans as perhaps their finest hour.[citation needed] MSG saw Schenker reunited with his former UFO bandmate Paul Raymond, and was the last album to feature Gary Barden until 1983's Built to Destroy.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ready to Rock"Michael Schenker, Gary Barden3:26
2."Attack of the Mad Axeman"Schenker, Barden4:17
3."On and On"Schenker, Barden4:41
4."Let Sleeping Dogs Lie"Barden, Chris Glen, Cozy Powell, Paul Raymond, Schenker5:21
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."But I Want More"Schenker, Barden6:56
6."Never Trust a Stranger"Raymond4:24
7."Looking for Love"Schenker, Barden4:03
8."Secondary Motion"Schenker, Barden3:42
Total length:36:47
2009 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Never Trust a Stranger (Rough Monitor Mix)"Raymond4:33
10."Natural Thing"Schenker, Phil Mogg, Pete Way4:18
11."Feels Like a Good Thing"Schenker, Barden3:53
12."Looking Out from Nowhere"Schenker, Barden5:55
13."Shoot Shoot"Schenker, Mogg, Andy Parker, Way4:39
14."Doctor Doctor"Schenker, Mogg5:31
15."Lights Out"Schenker, Mogg, Parker, Way5:09
Total length:71:33
  • Tracks 10 to 15 recorded live at the Manchester Apollo on 30 September 1980

Personnel[]

Michael Schenker Group[]

Additional musicians[]

Production[]

  • Ron Nevison - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Rick Isbell, Renate, Mike Stavrou, David Wooley - assistant engineers
  • Gareth Edwards - live tracks engineer

Charts[]

Year Chart Peak position Sales Weeks on Chart
1981 UK 14[3] - 8
1981 Japan 15 48,000 11
1981 US 81[4] - -
1981 Netherlands 31[5] - 2

References[]

  1. ^ Hinds, Andy. "Michael Schenker Group - MSG". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 316–317. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. ^ "MSG The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  4. ^ "MSG Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  5. ^ "Michael Schenker Group - MSG (album)". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
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