Michael Schenker is a guitar God, period. A genius composer completely self taught, the most melodic hard and heavy guitarist ever existed and he still kicks ass, watching him live on stage is a life changing experience!!!
BACKGROUND Name That Tune: 0:08 Introduction: 0:34 Poster Board: 1:37 Timeframe of Chordplay Music : 1:42 Albums Covered in this Episode: 2:49 SONGS Armed and Ready Intro and Playthrough: 2:54 Armed and Ready Analysis: 3:28 Victim of Illusion Intro and Playthrough: 4:48 Victim of Illusion Analysis: 5:17 Broken Promises Intro and Playthrough: 6:50 Broken Promises Analysis: 7:43 Desert Song Intro and Playthrough: 10:15 Desert Song Analysis: 11:00 Samurai Intro and Playthrough: 14:58 Samurai Analysis: 15:44 Tales of Mystery Intro and Playthrough: 16:44 Tales of Mystery Analysis: 17:32 CONCLUSION Wrap-Up 18:46 "... and it goes something like this" and then proceeds to nail it.
14yrs old heard Rock Bottom on the radio. Hooked on Michael Schenker. Promoting a show in 2004 got to hang all day. Sound check was amazing. Actually got to hold the flying V.
I have an old guitar magazine from the early '90s where they were interviewing Joe Satriani and Kirk Hammett and they got on the subject of Michael Schenker. They both loved him (Hammett got to play with Schenker on an episode of "That Metal Show" - it's here on TH-cam somewhere) but I hadn't guessed Satriani was that big a fan. He said that he always listened to the outro solo of "Lost Horizons" when he was stuck and needed inspiration. Very cool compliment. "Assault Attack" is one of the truly underappreciated albums of the '80s. I bought it when it came out and must have listened to it 5-6 times a day for most of that decade. Cheers, Dave.
Thanks Dave! Michael is a guitar god amongst us 70's kids...I still say pound for pound Strangers in the Night is the best live rock album ever recorded. He was on fire that night in Chicago! Rock Royalty 🤘
I been a fan of MS for almost 50 years. I saw him with UFO in 1977 in Shreveport LA. Also in Tampa Florida in March 2018 he is great live. My favorite guitarist!
Thanks for the great lesson. I discovered Michael Schenker as a teenager by reading Kirk Hammett interviews in guitar magazines. I hope young guitarists these days are researching their “hero’s” influences. If not, they are sure missing out. Keep up the great work.
Gracias por este video en especial. Cada día que pasa,, disfruto más de la música de Michael Schenker. En mi opinión,no está valorado cómo se merece ¡ Grande Michael!
Great video bro! I agree with all your sentiments towards Michael Schenker. Everything he has played has such soul in it and the parts are almost like songs within a song. He's one of the most creative artists to ever live.
Great to hear the examples from Assault Attack, always one of my favourites back in the day. I wore out the cassette tape listening to it on my Sony Walkman.... Makes me feel old just thinking about it.... 🤘😕🎸
@@geruto17760 Hello Gert, yes you are right! The music hasn't aged and it does make me feel young listening to it. I used to play it loud to be rebellious but now it's just so I can hear it...
Thanks for this excellent video Dave. 🙂🙂I'm a big fan of your channel, a HUGE Schenker fan and a full-time guitar teacher here in the UK. When I first heard Michael play (completely by accident when I was 15), I knew that I just had to try my best to be that good! His playing, especially from about '74-'83 moves me in a way that no other player really does. Still.
My first guitar hero, but honnestly, to me, the last diamonds were walk on water and covenant with ufo. What's coming after that doesn't touch me like before. I shaked his hand 6 years ago, and it was great to see how smiling and happy he was on stage, not static like before. Anyway, unique sens of melody.... And the wah wah !!!!!
the mullet has gone! I saw the MSG band a few years ago in London at Shepherds Bush, it was a tour where he bought on all his old singers, well a few of them to do songs throughout his solo career, great gig was packed, Bonnet was on too
I love any riff with a minor to Major 3rd; so…”Armed and Ready” is a favorite from Schenker: his chunky power chords had to have influenced the next generation; I agree. Thanks for sharing🙏🏻🎸
Schenker is incredible. I got to see him in concert from his inception of MSG for 3 different tours. He eluded me for the last UFO tour with Chapman filling in and then Scorpions for the Lovedrive tour.
I saw the Lovedrive tour,hoping to see schenker,but he didnt show ,still a great gig,my favourite time with him playing was early UFO ,[Lights out,and Obsessions being stand outs ] and the live album ,to me ,his best days.
Great video Dave , as always spot on with the sound , the breakdown of the song and the history of how they fit in. Remember me and a mate working out the Armed and Ready riff as teenagers … we walked with the gods that day 😎
I always figured Desert song was the inspiration for Tommy Chongs " its desert music man" song on the acoustic. Lol!! Probably was but who knows. Michael Schenker was and still is a big influence on me. I hear him in so much heavey metal music. I am a 70's and 80's kid, i started playing guitar in 1982, when every guitar solo was a magic trick!!! What a great 2 decades of music. Love your videos man!
Both albums are amazing, but Simon Phillips' drumming on the first one is sublime. I met him after a Protocol IV show, and he said he was amazed at how much fan recognition he gets still to this day about that album. Great lesson, Dave! 🤘🤘
Alcatrazz (with Yngwie) played MSG's "Desert Song" LIVE in Japan on video! We assumed it was an unreleased Alcatrazz song. Years later, I realized it was actually originally by MSG! Great tune!!!
Michael probably picked up the riff idea for "Desert Song" from his youth listening to Fleetwood Mac's "Green Manalishi with the Two Pronged Crown" another great Late Night Lesson, Thanks D!
Both Michael and his brother Rudolph are excellent rhythm guitarists in addition to some amazing lead work. I always wanted Rudolph and Michael to do some projects together. Not sure why this never happened. Also, Scorpions “Animal Magnetism” is quite underrated, but it absolutely *rocks!* And again, great power chord rhythms that just kick butt!
"Hello Chicago, would you please welcome from England... UFO!!!!" I missed that one but caught Michael a couple of times with UFO at the Aragon in Chicago back in the day. He was awesome then and still is today. Great lesson. Request: Ernie Isley. Smokin' Hendrix influenced player. Check out Who's That Lady?, Summer Breeze, Climbin' Up the Ladder, or most anything off the High Wire solo album.
Yes, that would be nice if he did an Ernie Isley Late Night Lesson. I was there for the UFO Live album, that was at the Amphitheater on Halsted. I saw EVH first Chicago show which was at the Aragon "Brawl" room. He had his guitar effects in a bom b shell and playing a Les Paul. This shell stood about 6-8 tall. EVH was playing with his back turned during the solos...we all thought he was fake playing. Some were even booing. Go figure. OH HOW WE WERE WRONG. I saw Uli Jon Roth first visit to Chicago...Navy Pier. Think that was 1978. It was so many people on the Pier the Fire Marshall came and made people leave. Thousands showed up and we were on the edge of the Pier. Another memorable show.
on another note....i dig your "new" haircut....:-) very neat.....haha.....and yes...you love michael schenker.....:-)....back in the seventies i sometimes listened to UFO....but then i lost "track of Schenker....made it big in germany with "winds of change" later on...but hey....
Thanks for another interesting video! I used to play Armed and Ready in a band, I had forgotten just how fast it is :) For those who don’t know - Tales of Mystery was originally a tune called Arbory Hill on UFO’s Obsession album, they put words to it and it turned out great! I’m going to listen to Assault Attack again, it is a superb album with great production 👍 Cheers, David!
Don't forget Michael Schenker's solo acoustic albums, the instrumental Thank You series, they contain an endless supply of tasty wicked acoustic riffs. Yes acoustic!
As far as guitarists like Kirk from bay area thrash bands goes, I grew up with a lot of them and yea, everyone was into Schenker. Edit: I was using stacked power chords before 1982. I was inspired by how Alex Lifeson played chords differently, and how Ritchie Blackmore and others sometimes used fourths instead of fifths as power chords. In fact, Hendrix used them on _The Wind Cries Mary._
Michael is a legend he has influenced countless guitar players there is a video floating around on TH-cam of him jamming with Herman and Francis original drummer and bass player for the Scorpions in a rehearsal space that if you have ever been in a band you will recognize it Armed and Ready was one of the first songs of his I learned back in the day COOL STUFF DAVID 👏👍🤘👌
Great stuff, took me right back to being a young guitarist in the 80s - interesting chord that, with the e in the bass with the d and f#, it’s a true Em9 as it has the 7 + 9 (D and F#) rather than an Em add 9. Keep on rocking!
Dave, do you think you could make a chord play or three for all on someearly Allman Brothers while Duane was still alive? The solo and riffs from the first album are so killer, Every a hungry Woman’s solo comes to mind. Love the videos, keep it up man you’re awesome
Love MSG ... did not care for McCauley version though ... to much attempt at pop rock but the playing was exceptional ... I saw MSG back up Ted Nugent in1983/1984 ... he came back for an encore and played Doctor Doctor ... they turned the house lights on while he was still on stage ... this lesson brought back a ton of memories from that era ... MSG resonates with me like breathing air ... exceptional lesson ... made me pick up my guitar and play along ... 😎
Yes! I totally agree. Many snobby Schenker fans view this era as his "Radio Friendly" commercial phase, but, good songs are good songs, and in MY humble opinion, Robin was Michael's best Singer EVER!
I can't believe you went to supercuts and wacked your mullet, I want your mullet back it fits you perfect. King Diamond is working on a new album and you need to do more King Diamond Riffs lessons that use weird chords. Alcatrazz is making a new album with joe stump again to you haven't done any of Joe Stumps Solo albums which he has a lot of neo classical licks to learn from.
We gotta get you a ton more subscribers... You offer so much more than.... Ehhh i will not speak ill of the standard TH-cam guitar channel dudes. That wouldnt be nice..
Michael Schenker has the best tone, phrasing, and note selection. Hes the greatest.
Yes you have right!
Count me among the later 70s kids who loved Michael in all his bands and further incarnations. Very enjoyable video Brother.
Michael Schenker is a guitar God, period. A genius composer completely self taught, the most melodic hard and heavy guitarist ever existed and he still kicks ass, watching him live on stage is a life changing experience!!!
Michael Schenker is the best living and performing guitarist - 1969 - present
in my opinion. The best lead guitarist ever and a great rhythm player to boot
BACKGROUND
Name That Tune: 0:08
Introduction: 0:34
Poster Board: 1:37
Timeframe of Chordplay Music : 1:42
Albums Covered in this Episode: 2:49
SONGS
Armed and Ready Intro and Playthrough: 2:54
Armed and Ready Analysis: 3:28
Victim of Illusion Intro and Playthrough: 4:48
Victim of Illusion Analysis: 5:17
Broken Promises Intro and Playthrough: 6:50
Broken Promises Analysis: 7:43
Desert Song Intro and Playthrough: 10:15
Desert Song Analysis: 11:00
Samurai Intro and Playthrough: 14:58
Samurai Analysis: 15:44
Tales of Mystery Intro and Playthrough: 16:44
Tales of Mystery Analysis: 17:32
CONCLUSION
Wrap-Up 18:46
"... and it goes something like this" and then proceeds to nail it.
14yrs old heard Rock Bottom on the radio. Hooked on Michael Schenker. Promoting a show in 2004 got to hang all day. Sound check was amazing. Actually got to hold the flying V.
I have an old guitar magazine from the early '90s where they were interviewing Joe Satriani and Kirk Hammett and they got on the subject of Michael Schenker. They both loved him (Hammett got to play with Schenker on an episode of "That Metal Show" - it's here on TH-cam somewhere) but I hadn't guessed Satriani was that big a fan. He said that he always listened to the outro solo of "Lost Horizons" when he was stuck and needed inspiration. Very cool compliment. "Assault Attack" is one of the truly underappreciated albums of the '80s. I bought it when it came out and must have listened to it 5-6 times a day for most of that decade. Cheers, Dave.
In my opnion the most melodic player to this day and always sounding fresh thanks for a great video as always
Thanks Dave! Michael is a guitar god amongst us 70's kids...I still say pound for pound Strangers in the Night is the best live rock album ever recorded. He was on fire that night in Chicago! Rock Royalty 🤘
Totally Agree!!! ✊🏻🌟🎸
Melodic sense at genius level. Godlike vibrato. German precision. From Dinosaur Rock Guitar.
I been a fan of MS for almost 50 years. I saw him with UFO in 1977 in Shreveport LA. Also in Tampa Florida in March 2018 he is great live. My favorite guitarist!
Exceptional review of 1 of the most important and influential player of the hard rock genre.
Thanks for the great lesson. I discovered Michael Schenker as a teenager by reading Kirk Hammett interviews in guitar magazines. I hope young guitarists these days are researching their “hero’s” influences. If not, they are sure missing out. Keep up the great work.
Timeless. Schenker.
Love this and your playing 👍🎸🔥🔥🔥
Gracias por este video en especial. Cada día que pasa,, disfruto más de la música de Michael Schenker. En mi opinión,no está valorado cómo se merece ¡ Grande Michael!
Thanks again! Great lesson! I love Schenker since the early 80's years. He's a great influence to me. I got a pic with him!!
Great video bro! I agree with all your sentiments towards Michael Schenker. Everything he has played has such soul in it and the parts are almost like songs within a song. He's one of the most creative artists to ever live.
Great to hear the examples from Assault Attack, always one of my favourites back in the day. I wore out the cassette tape listening to it on my Sony Walkman.... Makes me feel old just thinking about it.... 🤘😕🎸
It should make you feel ALIVE! :-)
@@geruto17760 Hello Gert, yes you are right! The music hasn't aged and it does make me feel young listening to it. I used to play it loud to be rebellious but now it's just so I can hear it...
Tales of Mystery was on UFO Obsession as a instrumental, Arbory Hill. Words were added for the MSG album. Great acoustic song.
Thanks for this excellent video Dave. 🙂🙂I'm a big fan of your channel, a HUGE Schenker fan and a full-time guitar teacher here in the UK. When I first heard Michael play (completely by accident when I was 15), I knew that I just had to try my best to be that good! His playing, especially from about '74-'83 moves me in a way that no other player really does. Still.
Love Schenker, thank you. 😎
My first guitar hero, but honnestly, to me, the last diamonds were walk on water and covenant with ufo. What's coming after that doesn't touch me like before. I shaked his hand 6 years ago, and it was great to see how smiling and happy he was on stage, not static like before. Anyway, unique sens of melody.... And the wah wah !!!!!
I love Desert Song, thanks for this!
I love Michael Schenker!!!! (Who doesn't)?!!!! Assault Attack is such a great album!
Thanks, David!!!
the mullet has gone! I saw the MSG band a few years ago in London at Shepherds Bush, it was a tour where he bought on all his old singers, well a few of them to do songs throughout his solo career, great gig was packed, Bonnet was on too
Hell Fn Yeah, Brewster
Ah! Mr.Shenker is totally underrated guitare player that so many artists have copy or learn is licks. Great picking.👍🇨🇦👏💪
Hell, certainly not underrated !
I love any riff with a minor to Major 3rd; so…”Armed and Ready” is a favorite from Schenker: his chunky power chords had to have influenced the next generation; I agree. Thanks for sharing🙏🏻🎸
Whoo Hoo! More Schenker!
YES! MSGs greatest hits is in the 94 Ford! Armed and Ready is a stone cold classic! (That drum lead on kills me! Love it!)
Schenker is incredible. I got to see him in concert from his inception of MSG for 3 different tours. He eluded me for the
last UFO tour with Chapman filling in and then Scorpions for the Lovedrive tour.
I saw the Lovedrive tour,hoping to see schenker,but he didnt show ,still a great gig,my favourite time with him playing was early UFO ,[Lights out,and Obsessions being stand outs ] and the live album ,to me ,his best days.
Great lesson, love Schenker! Assault attack is a favorite for sure. Still jam desert song to this day!!
' Give her the gun ' class song hats off schenker 🤟
Thanks David this is great👏💪
Well done 👏.
Thank you David.
Can't get enough of you doing Schanker.
Wow ... I couldn't wait for this
Great video Dave , as always spot on with the sound , the breakdown of the song and the history of how they fit in. Remember me and a mate working out the Armed and Ready riff as teenagers … we walked with the gods that day 😎
This is my heart calling and -anytime - from msg some of my favorite songs
The top guitarist in my opinion which has influenced my guitar playing since the late 70s,relevant then and now as always!
I always figured Desert song was the inspiration for Tommy Chongs " its desert music man" song on the acoustic. Lol!! Probably was but who knows. Michael Schenker was and still is a big influence on me. I hear him in so much heavey metal music. I am a 70's and 80's kid, i started playing guitar in 1982, when every guitar solo was a magic trick!!! What a great 2 decades of music. Love your videos man!
I saw MSG open for Cheap Trick back in the early 80s. I had no idea who they were until they closed with Doctor Doctor
Both albums are amazing, but Simon Phillips' drumming on the first one is sublime. I met him after a Protocol IV show, and he said he was amazed at how much fan recognition he gets still to this day about that album. Great lesson, Dave! 🤘🤘
Yeah he played on priest sin after sin album and spiced it up considerably
Yep! Desert Song is my all time favorite MSG tune too!
Alcatrazz (with Yngwie) played MSG's "Desert Song" LIVE in Japan on video! We assumed it was an unreleased Alcatrazz song. Years later, I realized it was actually originally by MSG! Great tune!!!
Such a great guitar player- such an iconic two tone flying 'V' 🤘🤘🤘🤘
great lesson, really useful breakdown...
Michael probably picked up the riff idea for "Desert Song" from his youth listening to Fleetwood Mac's "Green Manalishi with the Two Pronged Crown" another great Late Night Lesson, Thanks D!
Both Michael and his brother Rudolph are excellent rhythm guitarists in addition to some amazing lead work. I always wanted Rudolph and Michael to do some projects together. Not sure why this never happened.
Also, Scorpions “Animal Magnetism” is quite underrated, but it absolutely *rocks!* And again, great power chord rhythms that just kick butt!
Killer Lesson!!!!
To this day I still think that the live
Rock bottom solo is the best lead solo I've ever heard 🥰
Almost exact same dyad chords in Desert Song are also played by Schenker in parts of UFO's Love To Love riff from 1977 😀👍
Michael has always kicked ass and has influenced everyone and still doing it.
I'm two years late to the party but great study on Michaels playing style
Good move on loosing the mullet. Another great lesson. Love what you do.
"Hello Chicago, would you please welcome from England... UFO!!!!" I missed that one but caught Michael a couple of times with UFO at the Aragon in Chicago back in the day. He was awesome then and still is today. Great lesson.
Request: Ernie Isley. Smokin' Hendrix influenced player. Check out Who's That Lady?, Summer Breeze, Climbin' Up the Ladder, or most anything off the High Wire solo album.
Yes, that would be nice if he did an Ernie Isley Late Night Lesson.
I was there for the UFO Live album, that was at the Amphitheater on Halsted.
I saw EVH first Chicago show which was at the Aragon "Brawl" room. He had his guitar effects in a bom b shell and playing a Les Paul. This shell stood about 6-8 tall. EVH was playing with his back turned during the solos...we all thought he was fake playing. Some were even booing. Go figure.
OH HOW WE WERE WRONG.
I saw Uli Jon Roth first visit to Chicago...Navy Pier. Think that was 1978. It was so many people on the Pier the Fire Marshall came and made people leave. Thousands showed up and we were on the edge of the Pier. Another memorable show.
on another note....i dig your "new" haircut....:-) very neat.....haha.....and yes...you love michael schenker.....:-)....back in the seventies i sometimes listened to UFO....but then i lost "track of Schenker....made it big in germany with "winds of change" later on...but hey....
The guitar tone on UFO's second album is incredible.
Luv the first solo album!!
Thanks for another interesting video! I used to play Armed and Ready in a band, I had forgotten just how fast it is :)
For those who don’t know - Tales of Mystery was originally a tune called Arbory Hill on UFO’s Obsession album, they put words to it and it turned out great! I’m going to listen to Assault Attack again, it is a superb album with great production 👍
Cheers, David!
DB didn't play the rift right but it's my favorite
@@dwightburns6699 only by a couple of passing notes though, that’s why he always says ‘something like this’ 😃✌️
No sé quedó con las ganas de utilizar partes de Love to Love en MSG. Gran composición clásica de Mr. Schenker. Favorita también!
Don't forget Michael Schenker's solo acoustic albums, the instrumental Thank You series, they contain an endless supply of tasty wicked acoustic riffs. Yes acoustic!
Michael's influence on 80"s hard rock guitar is profound.
Assault Attack is his best album.
As far as guitarists like Kirk from bay area thrash bands goes, I grew up with a lot of them and yea, everyone was into Schenker.
Edit: I was using stacked power chords before 1982. I was inspired by how Alex Lifeson played chords differently, and how Ritchie Blackmore and others sometimes used fourths instead of fifths as power chords. In fact, Hendrix used them on _The Wind Cries Mary._
Very true on the stacked chords. Alex Lifeson used - 1980 Moving Pictures
Wonder if Randy came up with Steal Away (the night) from the first part of the riff E
Michael is a legend he has influenced countless guitar players there is a video floating around on TH-cam of him jamming with Herman and Francis original drummer and bass player for the Scorpions in a rehearsal space that if you have ever been in a band you will recognize it Armed and Ready was one of the first songs of his I learned back in the day COOL STUFF DAVID 👏👍🤘👌
Great stuff, took me right back to being a young guitarist in the 80s - interesting chord that, with the e in the bass with the d and f#, it’s a true Em9 as it has the 7 + 9 (D and F#) rather than an Em add 9. Keep on rocking!
Desert Song sounds a bit like Green Manalishi (Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green). Great lesson by the way! 😊
Strike first, strike hard... 😁🤘
Hey Man, you have a Picture from Michael. This was long years my Favorit album.
Those same 2 note chords at the 12:20 mark can be found in the Scorpions "the zoo"...
Schenker! Schenker! Schenker! Schenker!
Aww hell you’ve got to do something with “Bijou Pleasurette.”
I've said it before on TH-cam, and I'll KEEP saying it! There's only Michael, Randy, Eddie, and then everyone else... ;)
Dave, do you think you could make a chord play or three for all on someearly Allman Brothers while Duane was still alive? The solo and riffs from the first album are so killer, Every a hungry Woman’s solo comes to mind. Love the videos, keep it up man you’re awesome
Love MSG ... did not care for McCauley version though ... to much attempt at pop rock but the playing was exceptional ... I saw MSG back up Ted Nugent in1983/1984 ... he came back for an encore and played Doctor Doctor ... they turned the house lights on while he was still on stage ... this lesson brought back a ton of memories from that era ... MSG resonates with me like breathing air ... exceptional lesson ... made me pick up my guitar and play along ... 😎
Saw same tour. MSG blew uncle Ted off the stage and Ted was great
the McAuley Schenker groups stuff is great too.
Yes! I totally agree. Many snobby Schenker fans view this era as his "Radio Friendly" commercial phase, but, good songs are good songs, and in MY humble opinion, Robin was Michael's best Singer EVER!
Now that you slowed down Victim of Illusion it kind of reninds me of Alcatrazz's painted lover...
I think the last I heard that little riff from Victim was in a Great van Fleet song.
Lots of "Green Manalishi" in that Desert Song riff, isn't it?
Great Doctor "Schenker" stuff
Stryper next, please!
Have you checked out Cross of Crosses off In The Midst of Beauty.
Is he typically tuned down a half step?
ooooooohh yeah..sweet
Hi great lesson as usual! Tell me what do you think of EMG pickups and/or Schecter guitars? Thank you.
great lesson, but one question. does Michael use standard tuning ?
Michael schenker was in the scorpions also.
Tales of mystery solo is the most beautiful he had ever done imo
Got tabs?
Good one!
Sorry I meant he is one of the best guitar player, and still touring .
speaking about desert song being an early influence...isn't it also influenced by schenker himself? essentially a modification on love to love?
Next MSG video should include Attack of the Mad Axeman and Let Sleeping Dogs Lie. Two of his absolute best in my opinion. Love both of those licks.
From his best album, IMHO. Cozy and Michael slay.
I can't believe you went to supercuts and wacked your mullet, I want your mullet back it fits you perfect. King Diamond is working on a new album and you need to do more King Diamond Riffs lessons that use weird chords. Alcatrazz is making a new album with joe stump again to you haven't done any of Joe Stumps Solo albums which he has a lot of neo classical licks to learn from.
Yes, Andy LaRoque's guitar playing is very technical and so haunting.
🎸⚔️🎶
Sounds like Michael got it from Green Manalishi.
We gotta get you a ton more subscribers... You offer so much more than.... Ehhh i will not speak ill of the standard TH-cam guitar channel dudes. That wouldnt be nice..
Dude, SAXON please
I second that! 🤘🎸