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The Michael Schenker Group (often abbreviated as MSG) are a guitar-oriented hard rock band, formed in London in 1979 by former Scorpions and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker.[1] In 1986, Schenker and vocalist Robin McAuley formed the McAuley Schenker Group, which lasted until 1993.[1] Afterwards, in 1996, the Michael Schenker Group was reformed.[2] After the release of their second live album, 1984’s Rock Will Never Die, its members began to have serious discussions that caused a two-year hiatus, and Michael ended the band in 1986.

Michael Schenker Group
MSG performing in 2022
Background information
Also known asMSG
OriginLondon, England
Genres
  • Hard rock
  • heavy metal
Years active1979 (1979)present
Labels
  • Chrysalis
  • Capitol
  • Impact
  • Shrapnel
  • In-akustik
SpinoffsMcAuley Schenker Group
MembersMichael Schenker
Ronnie Romero
Barend Courbois
Steve Mann
Bodo Shopf
Past membersBilly Sheehan
Denny Carmassi
Gary Barden
Don Airey
Mo Foster
Simon Phillips
Paul Raymond
Chris Glen
Cozy Powell
Graham Bonnet
Tommy Eyre
Ted McKenna
Rocky Newton
Andy Nye
Mitch Perry
Bodo Schopf
Jeff Pilson
James Kottak
Chis Logan
Stuart Hamm
David Van Landig
Jeremy Colson
Kelly Keeling
John Onder
Shane Gaalaas
Pete Way
Andy Parker
Neil Murray

The group has repeatedly expressed an excellent interpretation, generated by the technique of its leader, representing one of the cornerstones of the history of hard rock. Their symbol is a Flying V, half black and half white, an instrument that has always captured Schenker's imagination. In the history of the band, dozens of musicians have passed through both keyboardists, rhythmic guitarists, drummers, bassists and vocalists.


History



Beginnings


The band was formed in 1979, following the breakup of Michael Schenker from UFO, in an attempt to have a band that better suited his needs. He therefore decided to move to London; a few weeks after his arrival in the British capital, he joined Gary Barden, vocalist of Fraser Nash, who, with bassist Billy Sheehan and drummer Denny Carmassi founded a new band, simply called Michael Schenker Group.[3]


Second album MSG


The following year they recorded their second album, MSG, which placed at No. 14 on the UK charts. During their promotional tour, they played at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan in Japan, where their first live album was recorded titled One Night at Budokan. It was released in 1982 with great success in the UK where it was certified silver after exceeding 60,000 copies sold.


Built to Destroy, disbandment


In October 1983, the band released Built to Destroy, the first with keyboardist Andy Nye and which also featured Derek St. Holmes, known at the time as Ted Nugent's vocalist. To promote it, they gave several concerts in the UK and later went on tour to other European countries as the opening band of Iron Maiden. Their farewell concert was held on December 18, 1983 at the Dortmund festival, after which the band disbanded, and the guitarist founded the McAuley Schenker Group.[4]


Reformation


After deciding to wrap up the McAuley Schenker Group project, Schenker decided to re-found the band in 1996 with Leif Sundin on vocals, Barry Sparks on bass and Shane Gaalaas on drums with whom he recorded Written in the Sand. Two years later, they released The Unforgiven, with Kelly Keeling replacing Sundin and with John Onder replacing Sparks.


Discography


MSG at Kavarna Rock Fest 2012. From left: Wayne Findlay, Francis Buchholz, Herman Rarebell, Doogie White, Michael Schenker.
MSG at Kavarna Rock Fest 2012. From left: Wayne Findlay, Francis Buchholz, Herman Rarebell, Doogie White, Michael Schenker.

Studio albums



Michael Schenker Group


McAuley Schenker Group

Schenker Barden Acoustic Project


Schenker's Temple of Rock


Michael Schenker Fest


Cover albums



Michael Schenker Group


Live albums


Michael Schenker Group


McAuley Schenker Group


Schenker's Temple of Rock


Michael Schenker Fest


Band members



Current members



Former members


Lead vocals:

Keyboards:

Rhythm guitar:

Bass:

Drums:


Timeline



Recording timeline


Role Album
The Michael Schenker Group
(1980)
MSG
(1981)
Assault Attack
(1982)
Built to Destroy
(1983)
Perfect Timing
(1987)
Save Yourself
(1989)
M.S.G.
(1991)
Written in the Sand
(1996)
The Unforgiven
(1999)
Be Aware of Scorpions
(2001)
Arachnophobiac
(2003)
Tales of Rock'n'Roll
(2006)
In the Midst of Beauty
(2008)
Heavy Hitters
(2005)

/By Invitation Only
(2008)
Gipsy Lady
(2009)
Temple of Rock
(2011)
Bridge the Gap
(2013)
Spirit on a Mission
(2015)
Resurrection
(2018)
Revelation
(2019)
Immortal
(2021)
Universal
(2022)
Band Michael Schenker Group McAuley Schenker Group Michael Schenker Group Schenker Barden Acoustic Project Schenker's Temple of Rock Michael Schenker Fest Michael Schenker Group
Guitar Michael Schenker
Lead vocals Gary Barden Graham Bonnet Gary Barden Robin McAuley Leif Sundin Kelly Keeling Chris Logan Jari Tiura
& various
musicians
Gary Barden various
musicians
Gary Barden Michael Voss Doogie White Gary Barden
Graham Bonnet
Robin McAuley
Doogie White
Ronnie Romero
Joe Lynn Turner
Michael Voss
Ralf Scheepers
Ronnie Romero
Michael Kiske
Ralf Scheepers
Rhythm guitar no-one Mitch Perry Steve Mann no-one Wayne Findlay no-one Bob Kulick
Pete Fletcher
no-one no-one Wayne Findlay no-one Steve Mann no-one
Bass Mo Foster Chris Glen Rocky Newton Jeff Pilson Barry Sparks John Onder Reverend Jones Stuart Hamm Pete Way Neil Murray various musicians Pete Way Francis Buchholz Chris Glen Barry Sparks Bob Daisley
Barry Sparks
Barend Courbois
Keyboards Don Airey Paul Raymond Tommy Eyre Andy Nye Steve Mann Jesse Harms Claude Gaudette Seth Bernstein no-one Wayne Findlay Don Airey various musicians Wayne Findlay Steve Mann Steve Mann
Derek Sherinian
Steve Mann
Tony Carey
Drums Simon Phillips Cozy Powell Ted McKenna Bodo Schopf James Kottak Shane Gaalaas Jeff Martin Jeremy Colson Jeff Martin Simon Phillips various musicians Herman Rarebell Ted McKenna Bodo Schopf
Simon Phillips
Bodo Schopf
Simon Phillips
Brian Tichy
Bodo Schopf
Simon Phillips
Brian Tichy
Bobby Rondinelli

References


  1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 241/2. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
  2. Saulnier, Jason (23 January 2009). "Michael Schenker Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. "Loudersoud Reviews". 30 July 2019.
  4. "On Night at Budokan".
  5. "MICHAEL SCHENKER's New MSG Album 'Immortal' To Feature JOE LYNN TURNER, RALF SCHEEPERS And RONNIE ROMERO". Blabbermouth.net. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. "Revelation by Michael Schenker Fest". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 September 2019.



На других языках


[de] Michael Schenker Group

Die Michael Schenker Group (früher meistens The Michael Schenker Group), kurz MSG, ist eine 1979 ins Leben gerufene Hard-Rock-Band. Ihr Gründer und Namensgeber ist der zuvor in den Bands UFO und Scorpions tätig gewesene deutsche Gitarrist Michael Schenker, der zugleich einzige Konstante der sonst von einem häufigen Mitgliederwechsel geprägten Gruppe ist. Tatsächlich handelt es sich um ein Soloprojekt Schenkers, bei dem sein Gitarrenspiel im Vordergrund steht. Nachdem er die Gruppe 1985 aufgelöst hatte, gründete er sie 1996 neu. Der Stil ist ein in den 1980er Jahren verwurzelter melodiöser Hard Rock, der bis heute im Grunde unverändert fortgeführt wird. Das prägnante Band-Logo besteht aus den ineinander verschlungenen Buchstaben M, S und G, den Initialen des Bandnamens, die dabei Michael Schenkers Markenzeichen, die Flying V-Gitarre, festhalten.
- [en] Michael Schenker Group

[es] Michael Schenker Group

Michael Schenker Group —en ocasiones conocido simplemente como MSG— es una banda británica de hard rock y heavy metal fundada en 1979 en Londres por el guitarrista alemán Michael Schenker, que anteriormente había sido miembro de las agrupaciones UFO y Scorpions. Durante la primera parte de los ochenta logró un relativo éxito en algunos países europeos, aunque sobre todo en Japón donde sus álbumes The Michael Schenker Group (1980), MSG (1981), Assault Attack (1982), Built to Destroy (1983) y el directo One Night at Budokan (1982) se posicionaron en los top veinte de las listas musicales. Tras el lanzamiento de su segundo disco en vivo Rock Will Never Die (1984), sus integrantes comenzaron a tener serias discusiones que provocó un receso de dos años, hasta que en 1986 Michael decidió poner fin a la banda.

[it] Michael Schenker Group

Il Michael Schenker Group (o M.S.G.) è un gruppo britannico fondato dal chitarrista Michael Schenker a Londra nel 1979. Il loro simbolo è una Flying V. Si tratta sostanzialmente del progetto solista di Michael Schenker il quale, nel corso degli anni, ha assunto diversi musicisti.

[ru] Michael Schenker Group

Michael Schenker Group (с англ. — «Группа Михаэля Шенкера»; сокращённо M.S.G.; в 1986—1992 годы группа называлась McAuley Schenker Group) — хард-рок группа, основанная бывшим соло-гитаристом групп Scorpions и UFO Михаэлем Шенкером. Стилистику группы можно определить как классический хард-рок с упором на мелодичность.



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