The Last Bass Outpost

Schenker had the chance to play with more than a fair share of great vocalist.

Robbo told me he even was invited to join Thin Lizzy.
But just like the flying Dutchman (Adje Van Den Berg), Schenker declined because of the "lifestyle"...

It's the 83 Rockpalast gig where Judas Priest (with a then slightly overweight Rob Halford - the good life on those endless US tours was beginning to show), Krokus and Ozzy Osbourne (with Jake E. Lee and Carmine Appice as well as Don Airey and Bob Daisley - great line up) also played. Where the Scorpions there as well? I don't remember.

I do remember Quiet Riot and Iron Maiden were there.
Vivid memories of me and my little brother staying up all night, watching Rockpalast, fighting sleep real hard because we wanted to see Micheal Schenker.
 
My brother fell asleep and missed the whole MSG concert...

That is an Ibanez Destroyer, Chris Glen's mainstay bass well into the early nineties (he still played it on Ian Gillan's Naked Thunder tour then). Great player Herr Glen is, love his work on Assault Attack.

My favorite MSG album! The most bluesy album they ever recorded. And the only album with a proper singer.
(Herr Schenker doesn't have a good hand of selecting singers IMHO)

That said, the new MSG album with Gary Barden, Don Airey, Simon Phillips and Neil Murray on bass (an obvious effort to emulate the line up of the MSG debut album) is Schenker's most cohesive work for a long time.

I heard some samples of it. But I wasn't impressed (to say the least) by Mr. Barden. He's not even trying to sing anymore. It's more like talking along with the music...

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Wow that looks amazingly mint! What a great find.

The Nighthawk tip isn't the correct shape. But who cares?

Haha, this guy is funny! Guess he's real popular all over the place.

My pedals are alphabetized so that I can easily find them in the middle of "battle". Behringer up front, Zoom at the end.

For a "pro" he uses real cheap ass crap from A to Z.

In his drumming, Eric Singer has all the life of a finely tuned... drum machine. No air, no swing. Plenty of rock, absolutely no roll.

Funny, Eric Singer is one of my favorite drummers. For instance his drumming on the first Badlands album is excellent. Far better, more organic AND groovier than Jeff Martin. And I really like his drumming with Black Sabbath too. Less square or stiff than Bill Ward, Cozy Powell Or Vinnie Appice.

Congrats! Welcome to the club

Hey and what about Aretha? By far my favourite Soul singer.

I guess it's 300 per cent more soul than all the R. Kellys, Rihannas, et cetera together.

You got a point there Chris!


To me Frankie Miller is one of the best white soul singers.

And subsequent record releases would be torn between trying to be funky for US Black Radio airplay and rock out for a predominantly white audience.

Hence the title of their 1992 album "black radio won't play this record".

They're still an awesome band (IMHO). We were support for them a month ago in a completely sold out venue in Holland. Joyce looks like she won't ever age!