The Michael Schenker Group (album)
The Michael Schenker Group | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 1980 | |||
Recorded | May–July 1980 | |||
Studio | Wessex Studios, London, UK | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 39:28 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | Roger Glover | |||
Michael Schenker Group chronology | ||||
| ||||
Michael Schenker chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from The Michael Schenker Group | ||||
|
The Michael Schenker Group is the first album by the hard rock band Michael Schenker Group, released in 1980. This was his first album since he left UFO in 1978 and briefly returned to Scorpions for the album Lovedrive.
Reception and legacy[]
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Billboard | (favourable)[2][3] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[4] |
The album was a commercial and critical success, entering the charts in the US, the UK and Japan, and was supported by the singles "Armed and Ready" and "Cry for the Nations". The album also topped the KTUH's charts on the week of 29 September 1980.[5]
The song "Armed and Ready" is featured in the video game Guitar Hero: Metallica.
Track listing[]
All songs written by Michael Schenker and Gary Barden unless otherwise noted.
- Side one
- "Armed and Ready" - 4:05
- "Cry for the Nations" - 5:08
- "Victim of Illusion" - 4:41
- "Bijou Pleasurette" (Schenker) - 2:16
- "Feels Like a Good Thing" - 3:44
- Side two
- "Into the Arena" (Schenker) - 4:10
- "Looking Out from Nowhere" - 4:28
- "Tales of Mystery" - 3:16
- "Lost Horizons" - 7:04
2009 Reissue bonus tracks[]
- "Just a Lover" (demo) - 4:34
- "Looking Out from Nowhere" (demo) - 5:13
- "Get Up and Get Down" (demo) - 3:59
- "After Midnight" (demo) - 4:31
- "Breakout" (demo) - 4:42
- "Cry for the Nations" (radio edit) - 3:35
- "Armed and Ready" (live at the Manchester Apollo) - 4:40
- "Into the Arena" (live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London) - 4:13
Personnel[]
Michael Schenker Group[]
Session musicians[]
Production[]
- Roger Glover - producer
- Jeremy Allom, Gareth Edwards - engineers
1979 demos on 2009 reissue[]
1980 Live tracks on 2009 reissue[]
- Gary Barden - vocals
- Michael Schenker - guitar
- Paul Raymond - keyboards
- Chris Glen - bass
- Cozy Powell - drums
Charts[]
Year | Chart | Peak position | Sales | Weeks on Chart |
---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | UK[6] | 8 | - | 8 |
Japan | 59 | 12,600 | 7 | |
US[7] | 100 | - | - |
References[]
- ^ Hinds, Andy. "Michael Schenker The Michael Schenker Group review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ "Review: The Michael Schenker Group – Michael Schenker Group" (PDF). Billboard. 85 (36). 6 September 1980. p. 70. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 24 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
- ^ "Review: The Michael Schenker Group – Michael Schenker Group" (PDF). Billboard. 85 (39). 27 September 1980. p. 66. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 24 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 316. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ [1] KTUH FM Honolulu - Charts - September 29th, 1980. URL:http://ktuh.fm/charts/1980/09/29
- ^ "Michael Schenker Group The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "The Michael Schenker Group Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
Categories:
- 1980 debut albums
- Michael Schenker Group albums
- Albums produced by Roger Glover
- Chrysalis Records albums
- Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis