MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (THE) Live In Tokyo 1997 (2005) 2DVD

Michael Schenker is the guy who quit UFO at the peak of their powers to form his own band, then somehow made it work, because when you play guitar like that you can do whatever you want.

Captured live in Tokyo in 1997 and released in 2005, this two-disc set documents the Michael Schenker Group at a point when the band had long since proven itself beyond the shadow of its founder's more famous former outfits. Schenker's playing sits in that zone where hard rock and heavy metal blur into something technically ferocious but still built around songs, actual songs with hooks and dynamics, not just riff showcases. Tokyo audiences have always understood that, and it shows in the energy on this recording. The German guitar hero doing what he does best, in front of a crowd that came specifically to see him do it. Hard to argue with that proposition.

Format: 2 Disc DVD. Live concert recording, Tokyo 1997. Original release year: 2005. Artist origin: Germany. Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal.

Fans of: UFO, Scorpions, Rainbow, Gary Moore.