| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Billboard | (favourable)[2][3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[4] |
The Michael Schenker Group is the first album by the hard rock band Michael Schenker Group.
Made No. 1 on 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)
Personnel
Michael Schenker Group
- Michael Schenker - guitar
- Gary Barden - vocals
Session musicians
Production
- Roger Glover - producer
- Jeremy Allom, Gareth Edwards - engineers
1979 demos on 2009 reissue
- Gary Barden - vocals
- Michael Schenker - guitar
- Billy Sheehan - bass
- Denny Carmassi - drums
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.