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Assault Attack (2009 Digital Remaster + Bonus Track)

Michael Schenker GroupMP3 Download
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Play   2. Rock You to the Ground (2009 - Remaster) 5:48 £0.89
Play   3. Dancer (2009 - Remaster) 4:42 £0.89
Play   4. Samurai (2009 - Remaster) 5:17 £0.89
Play   5. Desert Song (2009 - Remaster) 5:51 £0.89
Play   6. Broken Promises (2009 - Remaster) 6:22 £0.89
Play   7. Searching for a Reason (2009 - Remaster) 3:48 £0.89
Play   8. Ulcer (2009 - Remaster) 3:57 £0.89
Play   9. Girl from Uptown (2009 - Remaster) 5:21 £0.89
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  • Original Release Date: 18 May 2009
  • Release Date: 13 April 2009
  • Label: Chrysalis UK
  • Copyright: (C) 2009 Chrysalis Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd
  • Total Length: 45:24
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  • ASIN: B0022U2XYC
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 18,424 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I remember back in 1982 dashing to the record store (yes vinyl in them days!) for the eagerly awaited follow up to the 2nd MSG album and the live offering One Night At Budokan...with Graham Bonnet from Rainbow on vocals!!!
What a pairing...I could even stand losing Cozy Powell from the line-up for this and I wasn't disappointed.
The title track hits you "straight between the eyes" pardon the pun...and then takes you into the heavy blues of "Rock You To The Ground" - which was really good live (even if it was Gary Barden on the tour).Track 3 "Dancer" is really commercial and a stab at the singles market as Graham Bonnet was commercially sought after at that time...but an "All Night Long" it wasn't and it was only sought out for the bonus track "Girl from Uptown" on the flip side.
Track 4 was "Samurai" very underrated and missed off all of MSG's 'best of' collections...and now on CD is a great prelude to the album's stand out track "Desert Song" (affectionaly known as the Camel Song) which is still in the set today.
The heavy riffing of "Broken Promises" combined with the up-tempo "Searching For A Reason" leads the listener into the instrumental "Ulcer" as the last track - which started the shows on the tour.
It is a pity that the remastering had only the Dancer b side to offer...but I don't think there was much more so it does not have the content of the other remastered discs but this was the start of something good but was not to last...the disaster at Sheffield singled the beginning of the end of MSG for me and I was glad when Michael returned to UFO.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Five Star Quality 26 Sep 2010
Format:Audio CD
Having lost both Cozy Powell on drums and Gary Barden on vocals, many fans waited with baited breath to hear the next MSG studio offering back in `82. Then came album no. 4 "Assault Attack", still trademark Schenker but sounding very different with renowned new vocalist Graham Bonnet.
Graham Bonnet is very much an acquired taste. I was not happy when I knew the screamer was replacing Barden at the time. I was also more than pleased when Barden returned, Mr. Bonnet having left rather abruptly after one album and a solitary performance in Sheffield. But you have to admit that the dynamic vocals do help to make this a great album with quality performances by Bonnet and Schenker.
"Desert Song" is easily the best track, a beautifully constructed atmospheric number powerfully sung. The title track "Assault Attack" has recently been used as a tour opener and is a powerful rocker. My other stand outs are "Broken Promises" and the timeless bluesy guitar number "Rock you to the Ground". "Dancer" was the attempt at a more commercial style and recorded as a single and along with "Searching for a Reason" are perhaps the weaker songs. To Mr. Bonnet's credit I guess there are very few singers around with the vocal range and power to pull off these numbers live to the same intensity. Now Schenker has a huge catalogue of material these songs are largely ancient history.

As with all the recent crop of re-masters it's nicely done with greater clarity. Reasons to buy another copy then. Great little booklet and only one extra track that being the flip side to the "Dancer" single, another nice chug- a-long number "Girl From Uptown".
On reflection I appreciate this album a lot more now than when it first came out. Bonnet received criticism for not being a good song writer but I think he gets away with it on this album due to the quality of the music, some long instrumental sections and the Martin Birch production.

I would certainly buy the first three albums before this one to hear the best MSG work but now think this is also 5 star quality.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Classic MSG 29 Jun 2010
Format:Audio CD
One of the best MSG albums and a must buy for any MSG fan who hasn't got it. Great songs, great vocals and great guitar play from Michael schenker! This remastered version sounds great-clear and crisp. It's all classic rock. Buy it now!
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