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The Michael Schenker Group(album)

Not to be confused withMSG (Michael Schenker Group album).

The Michael Schenker Groupis the debut studio album by Englishhard rockbandMichael Schenker Group,released in 1980. This was the first album afterSchenker's departure fromUFOin 1978 and brief reunion withScorpionsfor the albumLovedrive.

The Michael Schenker Group
Studio albumby
Michael Schenker Group
ReleasedAugust 1980
RecordedMay–July 1980
StudioWessex,London, UK
Genre
Length39:28
LabelChrysalis
ProducerRoger Glover
Michael Schenker Groupchronology
The Michael Schenker Group
(1980) 		MSG
(1981)
Michael Schenkerchronology
Lovedrive
(1979) 		The Michael Schenker Group
(1980) 		MSG
(1981)
SinglesfromThe Michael Schenker Group
  1. "Armed and Ready" / "Bijou Pleasurette"
    Released: August 1980
  2. "Cry for the Nations" / "Into the Arena (live)"
    Released: October 1980

Reception and legacy

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboard(favourable)[3][4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[5]

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 theKTUH's charts on the week of 29 September 1980.[6]

The song "Armed and Ready" is featured in the video gameGuitar Hero: Metallica.

Track listing

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All songs written byMichael SchenkerandGary Bardenunless otherwise noted.

Side one
  1. "Armed and Ready" - 4:05
  2. "Cry for the Nations" - 5:08
  3. "Victim of Illusion" - 4:41
  4. "Bijou Pleasurette"(Schenker)- 2:16
  5. "Feels Like a Good Thing" - 3:44
Side two
  2. "Into the Arena"(Schenker)- 4:10
  3. "Looking Out from Nowhere" - 4:28
  4. "Tales of Mystery" - 3:16
  5. "Lost Horizons" - 7:04

2009 Reissue bonus tracks

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  2. "Just a Lover" (demo) - 4:34
  3. "Looking Out from Nowhere" (demo) - 5:13
  4. "Get Up and Get Down" (demo) - 3:59
  5. "After Midnight" (demo) - 4:31
  6. "Breakout" (demo) - 4:42
  7. "Cry for the Nations" (radio edit) - 3:35
  8. "Armed and Ready" (live at theManchester Apollo) - 4:40
  9. "Into the Arena" (live at theHammersmith Odeon,London) - 4:13

Personnel

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Band members
Session musicians
Production
  • Roger Glover– producer
  • Gareth Edwards – engineer
  • Jeremy Allom – tape operator
1979 demos on 2009 reissue
1980 Live tracks on 2009 reissue

Charts

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Chart (1980) Peak
position
Japanese Albums(Oricon)[7] 59
UK Albums(OCC)[8] 8
USBillboard200[9] 100

References

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  1. ^Rivadavia, Eduardo."AllMusic Review".AllMusic.Retrieved15 October2021.
  2. ^Hinds, Andy."Michael Schenker The Michael Schenker Group review".AllMusic.Rovi Corporation.Retrieved17 July2011.
  3. ^"Review: The Michael Schenker Group – Michael Schenker Group"(PDF).Billboard.Vol. 85, no. 36. 6 September 1980. p. 70.ISSN0006-2510.Retrieved24 May2020– via American Radio History.
  4. ^"Review: The Michael Schenker Group – Michael Schenker Group"(PDF).Billboard.Vol. 85, no. 39. 27 September 1980. p. 66.ISSN0006-2510.Retrieved24 May2020– via American Radio History.
  5. ^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.ISBN978-1894959315.
  6. ^[1]KTUH FM Honolulu - Charts - September 29th, 1980. URL:http://ktuh.fm/charts/1980/09/29
  7. ^Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005(in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo:Oricon Entertainment.2006.ISBN4-87131-077-9.
  8. ^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  9. ^"Michael Schenker Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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