Michael Schenker is another artist I left behind and not bothered with after a few below par records. I think he had spread himself too thin as the amount of records he has put out is astronomical and the quality of songs suffered as a result. Of his solo material, the first MSG album and Assault Attack are my favourites, they are just great records.
Now, I had heard the song Emergency on one of my down the rabbit hole nights checking out music through Apple and I thought maybe it’s time I checked out what Michael has been up to. It’s not as good as those two albums I mentioned, but it’s a solid and enjoyable release. Ronnie Romero handles the vocals and his style suits Michael’s music really well.
Highlights are the already mentioned Emergency, which has a great riff and melody, the uptempo track Long Long Road with its very busy riff, and Wrecking Ball with Ralf Scheepers on vocals which is my favourite tune. Quite a simple riff, a four to floor groove, and Ralf giving balls to the vocal and song.
As I said it’s been a while and this album feels as though it was recorded back in the good old days.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
