Comments on: Death by Power Ballad: McAuley Schenker Group, “Anytime” http://popdose.com/death-by-power-ballad-mcauley-schenker-group-anytime/ your daily dose of pop culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:43:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Death by Power Ballad: Survivor, “You Know Who You Are” | Popdose http://popdose.com/death-by-power-ballad-mcauley-schenker-group-anytime/comment-page-1/#comment-32944 Death by Power Ballad: Survivor, “You Know Who You Are” | Popdose Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:32:28 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20135#comment-32944 [...] Jamison would once again be out, in favor of former McAuley Schenker Group singer Robin McAuley (faithful DbPB readers know all about him).  Rumor has it if McAuley doesn’t work out, Ian Astbury of the Cul — I mean, Riders on [...] [...] Jamison would once again be out, in favor of former McAuley Schenker Group singer Robin McAuley (faithful DbPB readers know all about him).  Rumor has it if McAuley doesn’t work out, Ian Astbury of the Cul — I mean, Riders on [...]

]]> By: Noah http://popdose.com/death-by-power-ballad-mcauley-schenker-group-anytime/comment-page-1/#comment-41641 Noah Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:27:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20135#comment-41641 How ODD is this? I randomly heard this song on the XM Hair Nation station the day after this article and I really dug it (had no idea it was about physically torturing your girlfried although not as blatant as the Nirvana song about a tied up girl I guess).<br><br>I was having a hard time finding the mp3 to purchase and bumped into this article that oddly enough is dated ONE day before I heard the song! It's pretty weird to see an article written about a 1989 song I heard for the 1st time in the same week no?<br><br>To see proof, click here:<br><br><a href="http://www.dogstarradio.com/search_playlist.php?artist=&title=anytime&channel=23&month=&date=&shour=&sampm=&stz=&ehour=&eampm=" rel="nofollow">http://www.dogstarradio.com/search_playlist.php...</a><br><br>23 Michael Schenker Anytime 6/9/2009 4:32:34 PM<br><br>Btw, the song they did that I DO remember well is "WHEN I'M GONE".....that was a killer tune!<br><br>Noah How ODD is this? I randomly heard this song on the XM Hair Nation station the day after this article and I really dug it (had no idea it was about physically torturing your girlfried although not as blatant as the Nirvana song about a tied up girl I guess).

I was having a hard time finding the mp3 to purchase and bumped into this article that oddly enough is dated ONE day before I heard the song! It's pretty weird to see an article written about a 1989 song I heard for the 1st time in the same week no?

To see proof, click here:

http://www.dogstarradio.com/search_playlist.php...

23 Michael Schenker Anytime 6/9/2009 4:32:34 PM

Btw, the song they did that I DO remember well is “WHEN I'M GONE”…..that was a killer tune!

Noah

]]> By: Noah http://popdose.com/death-by-power-ballad-mcauley-schenker-group-anytime/comment-page-1/#comment-30648 Noah Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:27:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20135#comment-30648 How ODD is this? I randomly heard this song on the XM Hair Nation station the day after this article and I really dug it (had no idea it was about physically torturing your girlfried although not as blatant as the Nirvana song about a tied up girl I guess).<br><br>I was having a hard time finding the mp3 to purchase and bumped into this article that oddly enough is dated ONE day before I heard the song! It's pretty weird to see an article written about a 1989 song I heard for the 1st time in the same week no?<br><br>To see proof, click here:<br><br><a href="http://www.dogstarradio.com/search_playlist.php?artist=&title=anytime&channel=23&month=&date=&shour=&sampm=&stz=&ehour=&eampm=" rel="nofollow">http://www.dogstarradio.com/search_playlist.php...</a><br><br>23 Michael Schenker Anytime 6/9/2009 4:32:34 PM<br><br>Btw, the song they did that I DO remember well is "WHEN I'M GONE".....that was a killer tune!<br><br>Noah How ODD is this? I randomly heard this song on the XM Hair Nation station the day after this article and I really dug it (had no idea it was about physically torturing your girlfried although not as blatant as the Nirvana song about a tied up girl I guess).

I was having a hard time finding the mp3 to purchase and bumped into this article that oddly enough is dated ONE day before I heard the song! It's pretty weird to see an article written about a 1989 song I heard for the 1st time in the same week no?

To see proof, click here:

http://www.dogstarradio.com/search_playlist.php...

23 Michael Schenker Anytime 6/9/2009 4:32:34 PM

Btw, the song they did that I DO remember well is “WHEN I'M GONE”…..that was a killer tune!

Noah

]]> By: slappyfrog http://popdose.com/death-by-power-ballad-mcauley-schenker-group-anytime/comment-page-1/#comment-30493 slappyfrog Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:19:53 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20135#comment-30493 Hey Rob,<br><br>I think you are on to something with the 'era' thing...late 80s MSG was the heart of my high school years. No disrespect to Mogg or any of the rest, but the UFO stuff was kinda like a history lesson and the Gary Barden stuff just didn't do it for me (Barden reminded me of the various vocalist Malmsteen had, the guys who never entirely seemed to mesh with the sound and/or seemed to predominantly be in the band because they were serviceable but wouldn't outshine the guitar player) even though those are arguably the better songs (Armed and Ready, etc.).<br><br>It's kind of like my theory on Guy Ritchie movies: Which ever one you see first is the one you like more...I saw 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' first and think it is better than 'Snatch' but every one I know who saw 'Snatch' first think it is better.<br><br>So, since McAuley was my primary exposure to MSG maybe that's why I think he is best. Hey Rob,

I think you are on to something with the 'era' thing…late 80s MSG was the heart of my high school years. No disrespect to Mogg or any of the rest, but the UFO stuff was kinda like a history lesson and the Gary Barden stuff just didn't do it for me (Barden reminded me of the various vocalist Malmsteen had, the guys who never entirely seemed to mesh with the sound and/or seemed to predominantly be in the band because they were serviceable but wouldn't outshine the guitar player) even though those are arguably the better songs (Armed and Ready, etc.).

It's kind of like my theory on Guy Ritchie movies: Which ever one you see first is the one you like more…I saw 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' first and think it is better than 'Snatch' but every one I know who saw 'Snatch' first think it is better.

So, since McAuley was my primary exposure to MSG maybe that's why I think he is best.

]]> By: EightE1 http://popdose.com/death-by-power-ballad-mcauley-schenker-group-anytime/comment-page-1/#comment-30469 EightE1 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:59:52 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20135#comment-30469 I think McAuley is the best he's had for MSG, but my I'm a Phil Mogg guy (even though, as Reader Jane pointed out a couple weeks ago, he resembles John Oliver from The Daily Show). Mogg's got that swagger and soul to spare, even today. McAuley, though, was the right guy for the late-80s MSG; that upper-register vocal style fit the music Schenker was coming up with then. And he certainly had the hair for the job. :^)<br><br>Thanks for the comment.<br><br>Rob<br>EightE1 I think McAuley is the best he's had for MSG, but my I'm a Phil Mogg guy (even though, as Reader Jane pointed out a couple weeks ago, he resembles John Oliver from The Daily Show). Mogg's got that swagger and soul to spare, even today. McAuley, though, was the right guy for the late-80s MSG; that upper-register vocal style fit the music Schenker was coming up with then. And he certainly had the hair for the job. :^)

Thanks for the comment.

Rob
EightE1

]]> By: slappyfrog http://popdose.com/death-by-power-ballad-mcauley-schenker-group-anytime/comment-page-1/#comment-30462 slappyfrog Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:08:16 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20135#comment-30462 I've been a fan of Schenker from UFO to Scorpions to the various permutations of MSG and I think Robin McAuley is by far the best vocalist he's ever had.<br><br>^lays self open to criticism^ I've been a fan of Schenker from UFO to Scorpions to the various permutations of MSG and I think Robin McAuley is by far the best vocalist he's ever had.

^lays self open to criticism^

]]> By: McAuley/Schenker “Anytime (Acoustic Version)…Plus The Original « Rock God Cred http://popdose.com/death-by-power-ballad-mcauley-schenker-group-anytime/comment-page-1/#comment-30452 McAuley/Schenker “Anytime (Acoustic Version)…Plus The Original « Rock God Cred Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:22:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20135#comment-30452 [...] Click here to go to Popdose to check McAuley Schenker Group ”Anytime (Acoustic Version)”…plus the original version as well.  Yep…a pic of the only dude that matters in this band.  We shall see some UFO later in the week.  Thanks for the inspiration popdose…always good stuff. [...] [...] Click here to go to Popdose to check McAuley Schenker Group ”Anytime (Acoustic Version)”…plus the original version as well.  Yep…a pic of the only dude that matters in this band.  We shall see some UFO later in the week.  Thanks for the inspiration popdose…always good stuff. [...]

]]> By: EightE1 http://popdose.com/death-by-power-ballad-mcauley-schenker-group-anytime/comment-page-1/#comment-30395 EightE1 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:47:30 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20135#comment-30395 LOL. Thanks for sharing that. Something similar happened to me that same year, when Dokken opened for Aerosmith at the old Hersheypark Arena. At one point early in the set, Don Dokken yelled, "Are you ready for a rock and roll party tonight?" and was met with indifference, to put it kindly. To be fair to Donnie-Boy, though, the crowd at that time was enveloped in an enormous cloud of pot smoke, so they probably had no idea it was him.<br><br>Rob<br>EightE1 LOL. Thanks for sharing that. Something similar happened to me that same year, when Dokken opened for Aerosmith at the old Hersheypark Arena. At one point early in the set, Don Dokken yelled, “Are you ready for a rock and roll party tonight?” and was met with indifference, to put it kindly. To be fair to Donnie-Boy, though, the crowd at that time was enveloped in an enormous cloud of pot smoke, so they probably had no idea it was him.

Rob
EightE1

]]> By: iblametheparent http://popdose.com/death-by-power-ballad-mcauley-schenker-group-anytime/comment-page-1/#comment-30394 iblametheparent Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:46:17 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20135#comment-30394 Being very old there is a chance I'm somewhere in a Grand Prix video. Strangely it was shot in Heaven. Uneasy bedfellows as I recall. Must check on Youtube. Being very old there is a chance I'm somewhere in a Grand Prix video. Strangely it was shot in Heaven. Uneasy bedfellows as I recall. Must check on Youtube.

]]> By: Darren http://popdose.com/death-by-power-ballad-mcauley-schenker-group-anytime/comment-page-1/#comment-30387 Darren Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:45:05 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20135#comment-30387 The first big rock show I ever attended was Rush's Hold Your Fire tour (1987). Still, whenever I see the words "McAuley Schenker Group" I remember the awkward moment in their opening set when McAuley stepped up to the mic and squealed, a la Spinal Tap, "Hello Washington DC! Are you ready to rock?" If there'd been a cricket at the Capital Centre that night, I would've heard it. The first big rock show I ever attended was Rush's Hold Your Fire tour (1987). Still, whenever I see the words “McAuley Schenker Group” I remember the awkward moment in their opening set when McAuley stepped up to the mic and squealed, a la Spinal Tap, “Hello Washington DC! Are you ready to rock?” If there'd been a cricket at the Capital Centre that night, I would've heard it.

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