McAuley Schenker Group

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McAuley Schenker Group
McAuley Schenker Group in 1989
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock glam metal arena rock
Years active	1986–1993, 2012
Labels	Capitol EMI Impact
Spinoff of	Michael Schenker Group
Past members	Robin McAuley Michael Schenker Mitch Perry Rocky Newton Bodo Schopf Steve Mann Jesse Harms Jeff Pilson James Kottak Spencer Sercombe

McAuley Schenker Group (commonly abbreviated to as MSG) was a multi-national rock band based in Los Angeles featuring core members Robin McAuley (vocals) and Michael Schenker (guitar), a successor (and eventual predecessor) to Schenker's earlier band Michael Schenker Group.^[1] McAuley was initially contacted to replace singer Gary Barden in MSG. However, the strong partnership immediately formed between McAuley and Schenker led to the change of the name from Michael Schenker Group to McAuley Schenker Group, retaining the same initials of the previous band MSG.^[2]

The band consisted of

came out in 1993.

After the 1992 tour with a strictly acoustic set and the release of the unplugged live, in 1993 McAuley and Schenker went their separate ways, the first getting married and retiring from the music scene for a few years, the latter working on his first solo album and eventually reforming the Michael Schenker Group in 1996.[2]

After a stint fronting Survivor, McAuley started cooperating with Schenker again, playing 26 shows across the US in February and March 2012.

Discography

Studio albums

• Perfect Timing (1987)
• Save Yourself (1989)
• M.S.G. (1991)

Live albums

• "Unplugged" Live (1992)

Extended plays

• Nightmare: The Acoustic M.S.G. (1992)

References

1. ^ Saulnier, Jason (January 23, 2009). "Michael Schenker Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Robin McAuley interview". MetalKings.com. April 2004. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
3. ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (2009). "McAuley Schenker Group". MusicMight. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2011.

External links

• McAuley Schenker Group at
  AllMusic
• McAuley Schenker Group at Discogs

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