Remastered Japanese edition of MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP excellent second album “MSG” (1981), as part of the Warner Music Japan ‘Forever Young Series Remastered’ including 7 bonus tracks, now out of print.
The high production values by one of my favorite twiddlers – Ron Nevison – resulted in one of the most polished Mr. Schenker albums ever. “MSG” is regarded by fans as perhaps the group’s finest hour with killer tracks such as ‘Ready To Rock’, ‘Never Trust A Stranger’ and the timeless classic ‘On And On’.
We didn’t like the Euro / American remastered version of “MSG” (it should be the CD pressing quality, resulting in a muddy sound) so this Japanese ‘‘Forever Young Series’ is the obvious choice and makes a difference.
01 – Ready To Rock
02 – Attack Of The Mad Axeman
03 – On And On
04 – Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
05 – I Want More
06 – Never Trust A Stranger
07 – Looking For Love
08 – Secondary Motion
BONUS TRACKS:
09 – Never Trust A Stranger [Rough Monitor Mix]
10 – Natural Thing [Live]
11 – Feels Like A Good Thing [Live]
12 – Looking Out From Nowhere [Live]
13 – Shoot Shoot [Live]
14 – Doctor Doctor [Live]
15 – Lights Out [Live]
Gary Barden – vocals
Michael Schenker – lead guitar
Paul Raymond – keyboards, rhythm guitar
Chris Glen – bass
Cozy Powell – drums
Stephen Stills, Billy Nicholls – backing vocals