Michael Schenker Group Michael Schenker/Germany 2022

MSG in 2022, touring Europe with Robin McAuley at the front. A masterpiece live album that allows you to enjoy the latest stage with superb sound is now available. [Outline of 2022 activities with a mix of McAuley and Romero] This work is recorded in “Speyer performance on May 6, 2022”. It is a super-class audience recording. Following last year’s “IMMORTAL”, Michael Schenker, who completed his new work “UNIVERSAL” in rapid succession, immediately went on tour with his new partner Ronnie Romero… but he did not go out. In the current tour, his old ally Robin McAuley returns as a singer. Together with Steve Mann and Bodo Shokhov, who had been members in advance, the tour started with a formation called “McAULEY SCHENKER GROUP Reunion”. However, McAuley is only a pinch hitter. After the album was released, a tour with Romero was announced. To sort out the situation, let’s first check their recent situation. 2021 “IMMORTAL” released on January 29th October 27-30: UK #1 (4 performances) ←※WOLVERHAMPTON 2021 2022 *April 27-May 15: Europe #1 (14 performances) ←★Here★ “UNIVERSAL” released on May 27th June 18+19: Europe #2 (2 performances) *July 31: Steelhouse Festival appearance August 26+27: UK #2 (2 performances) September 27-November 6: North America (31 performances) *Note: “・” marks the performances with Ronnie Romero and “*” marks the performances with Robin McCauley. This is the schedule that has been announced since MSG’s reboot. At one point, a performance in Russia (July 16th) was also announced, but it has been deleted from the current schedule. It was probably canceled. The live with Romero, “WOLVERHAMPTON 2021”, was very well received, but it was just a warm-up mini-tour. Robin will be the singer for the current tour “Europe #1” six months later and the “Steelhouse Festival” in July. The Speyer performance of this work was the eighth concert. [Finally, the official live album with Robin has been born!] This work, recorded at such a show, is a super-excellent live album that will make McAULEY SCHENKER GROUP fans cry. Currently, it is a recording that is exciting collectors all over the world, but the reason why it is a hot topic is its quality. It is not the sound that you would imagine as a so-called “audience”, but a very thick core approaches at zero distance, and the sense of separation is also enormous. It is a superb class direct sound that you would want to call “like a sound board” and “like an official”. If you have noticed this article, you will know what this means. Yes, the day has finally come when we can enjoy “McAuley & Schenker” with official sound! When they were a duo, the only official live performances were acoustic, and the few soundboards were no good. There may be some collectors who have been searching for the highest quality audience recordings to heal that dryness. Of course, there were treasures in that, but there has never been a live album that can be said to be as good as this one and as “official”! Although good sound is a strength of 2022, aging performance is not a weakness of 2022… so this work is amazing. It’s too amazing! Robin’s singing voice is just like in his heyday, and Michael’s guitar has revived the sweet tone of the past. Moreover, the set is also rich greatest hits. Speaking of collaborations with Robin, avid collectors may also remember the 2012 video work “FEATURING ROBIN McAULEY”, so let’s organize it by comparing them. 70’s (UFO: 8 songs)・Phenomenon: Doctor Doctor/Rock Bottom・Force It: Shoot Shoot/Let It Roll・New Murder: Lights Out/Too Hot To Handle・Other: Natural Thing/Only You Can Rock Me (★)80’s (MSG: 6 songs)・God: Cry For The Nations (★)/Into The Arena/Armed And Ready・Other: Looking For Love (★)/Rock You To The Ground (★)/Red Sky (★)2018 and later (8 songs)・MS Fest: Ascension (★)/Sleeping With The Light On (★)/Warrior (★)・Immortal: In Search Of The Peace Of Mind (★)/After The Rain (★)/Sail The Darkness (★)・Universal: Emergency (★)/A King Has Gone (★)*Note: The “★” mark indicates songs from the 2012 video work “FEATURING ROBIN Songs that could not be heard even in “McAULEY”. …And so it goes. In addition to the representative songs of recent years, there are plenty of delicious classics from the 70s and 80s. In particular, the three songs “Looking for Love”, “Rock You to the Ground” and “Red Sky” are rare songs that were not sung even during the McAULEY SCHENKER GROUP era. On the other hand, there are zero songs from the McAULEY SCHENKER GROUP era. It is probably a set prepared for Romero, but since it was Robin, I wanted to hear electric live performances such as “We Believe in Love”, “What Happens to Me” and “When I’m Gone”…but on the other hand, you can enjoy the “McAuley version” of all these famous songs. In fact, this is also wonderful! The voice that was praised as “the most skilled” at the MSF where all the past generations gathered is on full display. The husky flavor that Michael likes, the sweetness of the tone when singing, and the stability that makes it hard to believe that he is singing someone else’s song. Robin is already 69 years old, but nothing has changed from 30 years ago. As expected, the highest note of “Rock You To The Ground” is fake, but the stability surpasses even Graham Bonnet’s main hospital. In addition, he also sings the new song sung by Michael Kiske beautifully. Last year’s “WOLVERHAMPTON 2021” was a shock for its miracle compatibility with Ronnie Romero, but the combination with Robin is also wonderful. The festival atmosphere of MSF was fun, but the fulfillment of the show is much better now. I never thought that Michael Schenker in 2022 would arouse such expectations. A masterpiece that makes you look forward to future tours with Romero. A superb audience recording of the “May 6, 2022 Speyer performance” with Robin McAuley. The extremely thick core approaches at zero distance, and the sound with a tremendous sense of separation is a superb direct feeling that you would want to call “like a sound board” or “like an official”. The long-awaited live album that allows you to enjoy the full show of the famous combination with official sound, such as “Looking For Love”, “Rock You To The Ground”, and “Red Sky”, which were not done even during the McAULEY SCHENKER GROUP era, is finally born! Halle 101, Speyer, Germany 6th May 2022 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1 (61:00) 1. Intro 2. Ascension 3. Cry For The Nations 4. Doctor Doctor 5. Sleeping With The Light On 6. Looking For Love 7. Warrior 8. Into The Arena 9. In Search Of The Peace Of Mind 10. Red Sky 11. Emergency 12. Lights Out 13. After The Rain Disc 2 (60:00) 1. Armed And Ready 2. Sail The Darkness 3. Rock You To The Ground 4. A King Has Gone 5. Rock Bottom 6. Shoot Shoot 7. Let It Roll 8. Natural Thing 9. Too Hot To Handle 10. Only You Can Rock Me Michael Schenker – Lead Guitar Robin McAuley – Vocals Steve Mann – Guitar / Keyboards Barend Courbois – Bass: Bodo Schopf – Drums