Michael Schenker Group "One Night At Budokan"

Michael Schenker Group "One Night At Budokan"

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Michael Schenker Group
One Night At Budokan
The Story
Kerrang's Malcolm Dome writes in the liner notes, "Opening with a thunderous version of "Armed And Ready", we get the clarion all of "Cry For The Nations" and the inevitable "The Attack Of The Mad Axeman". From hereonin, it's a rolleroaster ride through a classic hard rock performance: "I Want More" (listen to the almost telepathic way in which Schenker and Raymond combine), "Victims Of Illusion", the driving "Into The Arena", the epic "Lost Horizons", before the main set is brought to a climatic conclusion with arguably the ultimate version of UFO's "Doctor Doctor". One Night in Budokan is that rarity among albums: a release that perfectly sums up just why MSG are held in thrall by all those fortunate enough to see them in all their pomp. A giant of a band at the considerable height of their powers."
The Music
06:23 Armed And Ready Vocal
05:30 Cry For The Nations Vocal
05:06 Attack Of The Mad Axeman Vocal
07:22 But I Want More Vocal
06:15 Victim Of Illusion Vocal
04:53 Into The Arena Instrumental
05:33 On And On Vocal
05:37 Never Trust A Stranger Vocal
07:11 Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Vocal
02:20 Courvoisier Concerto Instrumental
08:47 Lost Horizons Vocal
05:56 Doctor Doctor Vocal
07:14 Are You Ready To Rock Vocal
The Artists
Michael Schenker Lead Guitar, Production, Mixing
Gary Barden Vocals, Production, Mixing
Chris Glen Bass, Production, Mixing
Cozy Powell Drums, Production, Mixing
Paul Raymond Keyboards, Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals, Production, Mixing
David Wooley Production, Re-Mixing Engineering, Mixing
David Kirkwood Production, Mixing
Seiji Okumura Engineering
Yukio Maehara Art Direction
Koichiro Hiki Photography
Kazunori Yoshikawa Photography
Malcolm Dome Liner Notes
Recorded on August 12, 1981 by TAMCO Recording Mobile and Mixed At Air Studios.

Remastered at Sound Recording Technology Ltd., Cambridge, 1996.