Michael Schenker

[binnie]

Just been listening to the first MSG album, and I'd forgotten just how good it was.

Anyone got an opinion on Schenker? As a player where would you rate him against contemporaies like Rhoades, Eddie etc?

Anyone seen him live?

one of the few I've not had the pleasure of seeing, I'm afraid.

[Coyote]

Schenker may be a raving loon now'n'then, but he's still one fuckin' great player.

[binnie]

Hell yeah!

Couldn't agree more

[ThrillsNSpills]

Re: Michael Schenker

Originally posted by binnie
Just been listening to the first MSG album, and I'd forgotten just how good it was.

Anyone got an opinion on Schenker? As a player where would you rate him against contemporaies like Rhoades, Eddie etc?

Anyone seen him live?

one of the few I've not had the pleasure of seeing, I'm afraid.

I saw him live with McAuley in a club close up and his tone was perfect and he was on in a way I can't describe.
I caught 2 UFO reunion shows in 95 that were good too much that first time was magic.

His technique grew much since his first album, but he never sacrificed feeling for flash.

It's a shame Billy Sheehan wasn't on the first MSG album (he did audition)since he would have shined during the break on Into the Arena, and Lost Horizons.

[ThrillsNSpills]

I mentioned before that I think Schenker and Dave would have the best chemistry together if they did an album.

[Coyote]

I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

He could have had it all, but threw it all away. I'd definatley rank him up there with EVH and Randy. In fact, Klaus Meine was saying that the first time he met EVH, he just asked loads of questions about Michael Schenker.

I nearly got to see him last year on a bill with Yngwie Malmsteen, but he cancelled because he was billed as a support act and not a co-headliner.

[DavidLeeNatra]

schenker always had serious mental problems...did too many drugs etc....if you visit his site and read all the bullshit his fighting in his own guestbook with his wife you get to know a bit about that...

but he is an extraordinary guitar player...saw the mcauley/schenkergroup 1986 at the monsters...and schenker was absolutely on that day!

[Hardrock69]

I saw him in a club in Kansas City in 1999.

He kicked total ass!!

[binnie]

It's really interesting, because all the reviews I've read say he sucks live.

Maybe we hav yet another example of music journalist snobbery iin our midst?

[singerman]

yeah hes one of the greats thats for sure....self taught and only used a wah-wah pedal straight into marshall amps for most of his early albums not sure what he uses now though.Some of his lead work sounds very much like early Randy Rhoads...one solo that springs to mind is on the track 'armed and ready'

[Coyote]

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[Coyote]

live take on "Into The Arena"

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[DavidLeeNatra]

Originally posted by Coyote
live take on "Into The Arena"

from the 1983 rocknight in dortmund germany with scorpions, maiden, priest, ozzy, def leppard, quiet riot, krokus and schenker...aaah...those were good times...

[binnie]

Fuckin killer vid's,

Cheers