Michael/Chris Photos from the Concord Show: Axe has updated his website with more shots of Michael and Chris from the Concord gig. Thanks for your effort, Axe!!

[09/20/04 update]
MSG/Uli Springfield Photos: Michael has kindly sent me photos of the 09/17 Springfield show. Thank you, Michael!!

[09/19/04 update]
MSG Long Island Review & Photos - What a happening!!: Ronnie has kindly sent me review & photos of the 09/18 Long Island show. A girl played Rock Bottom lead with Michael!!! Thank you, Ronnie!!! Also according to Mitchell, towards the end of the show, one big guy spots a young girl in the crowd and decides he will pick her up on his shoulders. He takes her to the front row and stomps and shakes. She is playing an air guitar, as everyone can see her, being in the front row. Roadie signals to her to go backstage, and she shows up on stage, with a guitar in hand, during Rock Bottom. At a few points, Michael turned the solo over to her, and she played, and it was plugged in!

MSG/Uli Springfield Review: Cutler has kindly sent me review of the 09/17 Springfield gig. He explained what actually happened during Mad Axeman. Thank you, Cutler!!

[09/18/04 update]
Uli Roth/MSG Springfield Review: A review of the 09/17 Springfield show has been posted on DinasourRockGuitar forum. Thanks for the info, Batttttty!

[09/17/04 update No.3]
Additional Philadelphia Photos/Review: Bill has kindly sent me photos and review of the 09/15 Philadelphia gig. Thank you, Bill!!

[09/17/04 update No.2]
MSG/Uli Albuquerque Photos/Review: Keith has kindly sent me additional photos and his detailed review of the 09/02 Albuquerque show. Thank you, Keith!! (cf. 09/12/04 update No.2)

[09/17/04 update]
MSG Photos in Philadelphia: John has kindly sent me photos of the 09/15 Philadelphia gig. You can see the Dean V placed in front of the amplifier. Thank you, John!!

[09/16/04 update]
MSG in Chicago and Dean's V Guitar: A.W.B. has kindly sent me an additonal comment about the 09/11 Chicago gig which is about Michael's new guitar. Dixie also gave me some details of this guitar. Thanks, A.W.B. and Dixie!!

MSG Member Shots at the Detroit Show: Cool photos of MSG members taken at the 09/12 Detroit show have been posted on Concert Report page. Thanks, the Aviator!!

[09/15/04 update]
MSG/Uli San Antonio Jam Session Photo: A photo of the jam session at the 09/04 San Antonio show has been posted here. Thanks, Linda & Padge!!

[09/14/04 update No.2]
MSG/Uli Detroit/Milwaukee Shows Reviews: A review of the 09/12 Detroit shows can be found DinosaurRockGuitar Forum. Thanks for the info, Batttttty!! Also, a review of the 09/09 Milwaukee show can be found on that forum.

[09/14/04 update]
MSG/Uli Chicago Shows Review: A review of the Chicago shows by A.W.B. is here. Thanks, A.W.B.!!

[09/13/04 update No.2]
MSG/Uli Chicago Second Night Review: Shayson also kindly sent me his review of the 09/11 Chicago show. Thanks, Shayson!!

Young Guitar Magazine Article: The latest issue (October) of Japanese Young Guitar magazine has a 10-page article about Michael's playing which includes 7-page guitar score of Armed And Ready. His fingering is analyzed using the footage of the upcoming live DVD.

[09/13/04]
Michael Schenker New Interview: A new interview to Michael Schenker by Chuck Myden has been posted on Cleveland Rock Net. Thanks Batttttty for the info!!

[09/12/04 update No.2]
MSG/Uli Albuquerque Photos & Chicago Review: Keith sent me some photos taken at the 09/02 Albuquerque show. Also, Alex's another review of the 09/11 Chicago show is posted here. Thanks Keith & Alex!!

[09/11/04 update]
MSG/Uli Chicago Review: Alex's review of the 09/10 Chicago show is here. Thanks Alex!

Guitar Player Magazine: Accoring to Mark, in the October 2004 Guitar Player magazine, the Guitar Player staff picked Michael Schenker's tone as the "Top 50 Greatest Tones of All Time". Here's the little blurb they wrote about him: "Michael Schenker-'Rock Bottom'-Using a black and white Gibson Flying V into a half-cocked CryBaby wah, feeding a 50-watt plexi Marshall, UFO's Michael Schenker raised the hard rock bar for chops, melody, and tone in the late '70's. Nowhere was his mid-heavy voice in better form than on "Rock Bottom" from the band's live album, Strangers in the Night. Schenker's cutting rhythm tone sets the stage for his amazing extended solo, where uses the wah to bring out the best in every note. Never pumping the wah in the conventional manner, he continually finds the pedal's sweet spots to wring beautiful sustain and crisp articulation from each phrase. For melodic hard rock, Schenker is still in a class by himself. Also check out: "Born to Lose" from 1978's Obsession for one of the best studio examples of Schenker's notched-wah magic." Thank you, Mark!!

[09/10/04 update]
Great photos from the MSG/Uli tour: Photos from the MSG/Uli tour taken by Elizabeth can be found on the SITN site. Thanks Elizabeth and Batttttty!

[09/08/04 update]
Uli Roth/MSG HOB New Orleans Review: A review of the 09/06 New Orleans show has been posted on DinasourRockGuitar forum.

[09/07/04 update]
MSG/Uli Ventura & Sacramento Photos: James kindly sent me photos of the 08/27 Ventura show. No comments about the red shirt!? Also, more photos taken by Randy at the 08/28 Sacramento show added here, which include Michael in various postures and a setlist sheet. Thank you, James and Randy!!!!

San Antonio Review/Photos: Photo and review of the San Antonio show can be found on the Starz messageboard. Thanks, Batttttty!

[09/06/04 update]
MSG/Uli Sacramento Photos: Randy kindly sent me many photos he took at the 08/28 Sacramento show. Some of them are posted here. More photos will be added tomorrow.

[09/05/04 update]
MSG/Uli San Antonio Photos: The photos Tom took with his cellphone and then emailed to SITN whilst he was waiting at the airport to catch the plane home can be found here. Thanks, Tom and Batttttty!

[09/04/04 update No.2]
MSG/Uli Sacramento/Concord Photos: Axe posted lots of cool photos of MSG and Uli he took at the Sacramento/Concord shows on his photo page. Thanks, Axe!!!

MSG Sacramento
Uli Sacramento
MSG Concord
Uli Concord

[09/02/04 update No.2]
MSG at The Coach House - photos: Photos taken by Libby Wendt at the San Juan Capistrano show (The Coach House) have been posted on SITN site. Cool photos. Thanks, Libby and Batttttty.

[09/02/04 update]
Uli/MSG San Diego Review & Photos: Gregg has kindly sent me photos and review of the 08/31 San Diego show. Thank you, Gregg!!! According to the repoert, Warren DeMartini played Rock Bottom with MSG.

[09/01/04 update No.3]
Uli/MSG San Diego Review: Mike's review of the 08/31 San Diego gig has been posted here. Thank you, Mike!!!

[09/01/04 update No.2]
MSG Ventura Review: Rich kindly sent me his review of the 08/27 Venture show. Thank you, Rich!!!

[09/01/04 update]
More MSG Gig Reviews: Richard's reviews of the San Juan Capistrano show as well as Andy's reviews of the Sacramento show and the Concord show have been added to Concert Report page. Thanks, Richard and Andy!!

[08/31/04 update No.2]
MSG Poughkeepsie Gig Cancelled: According to Wayne Findley, unfortunatelly MSG's Poughkeepsie gig at "the Chance" has been officially cancelled (related entry: 08/27/04 update). Also according to Wayne, the tour has been going KILLER!!! And they're having a lot of fun. Michael is shredding everynight and the crowd has been awesome!!!

[08/31/04 update]
MSG Sacramento and Concord Review: Skid kindly sent me his reviews of the 08/28 Sacramento show and the 08/29 Concordo show. Thank you, Skid!!! Another review of the Sacramento Show has been posted on DinasourRockGuitar Forum. Thanks for the info, Batttttty! Sounds like MSG keeps on rocking!

[08/29/04 update]
MSG Roadhouse Review: Billa kindly sent me a review of the Roadhouse show on September 28.

[08/27/04 update]
MSG Poughkeepsie Cancelled?: According to Chris in Connecticut, he got an email from Ticketmaster after he bought 09/16 Poughkeepsie tickets, which states that Michael Schenker would not be appearing and that the headliner would be Uli Jon Roth. The Poughkeepsie date has already been removed from Michael's official site and the name of MSG has been deleted from the venue site.

[08/24/04 update]
Wayne's Official Website and MSG Euro Dates: An official website of Wane Findley (MSG) is now up and running. Its url is: home.earthlink.net/~waynefindlay/. Unconfirmed 4 euro dates of MSG tour are listed on his tour page. (refer to 08/04/04 entry) Thanks for the info, Wayne!!

[08/22/04 update]
TBA Announced: According to Chris Logans's website and Michael's official site, one MSG's USA date has been confirmed as follows. Looks like all dates of this U.S. leg has been finalized.

Thu

09/12/04

Detroit, Mi, USA

I-Rock Nightclub

[08/19/04 update]
More MSG U.S. Dates: According to Chris Logans's website, those U.S. and Euro dates shown on Michael's official site (see 08/16/04 & 08/13/04 entries) are confirmed and new U.S. dates (3 confirmed and 1 TBA) are added as follows (19 U.S. dates in total). Thanks for the info, Peter!

Mon	09/06/04		New Orleans, LA, USA		House of Blues
Sun	09/12/04		TBA		TBA
Thu	09/16/04		Wallington, NJ, USA		The Wreck Room
Sun	09/19/04		Poughkeepsie, NY, USA		The Chance

[08/16/04 update]
A New MSG/Uli Date: According to Michael's official site and Uli's website, a New Mexico date has been added (15 U.S. dates in total). Although Michael's site states it will be on August 31, I think September 2 is correct. Thank you for the info, Akio and Peter.

Thu	08/26/04		Los Angeles, CA, USA		House of Blues		Venue Ad		Ticket ($20)
Fri	08/27/04		Ventura, CA, USA		Ventura Theatre		Venue Ad
Sat	08/28/04		Sacramento, CA, USA		The Roadhouse		Venue Ad		Ticket ($22.50-$25)
Sun	08/29/04		Concord, CA, USA		Cadillac Ranch		Venue Ad		Ticket ($25)
Mon	08/30/04		San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA		Coach House
Tue	08/31/04		San Diego, CA, USA		Brick By Brick		Venue Ad
Thu	09/02/04		Albuquerque, NM, USA		Graham Central Station
Sat	09/04/04		San Antonio, TX, USA		Sunken Garden Amph.
Fri	09/09/04		Milwaukee, WI, USA		Shank Hall		Venue Ad		Ticket ($25.00)
Fri	09/10/04		Chicago, IL, USA		House of Blues		Venue Ad		Ticket ($33.50)
Fri	09/11/04		Chicago, IL, USA		House of Blues
Mon	09/13/04		Cleaveland, OH, USA		Peabody's Down Under		Venue Ad
Wed	09/15/04		Philadelphia, PA, USA		Trocadero
Fri	09/17/04		Springfield, VA, USA		JAXX		Venue Ad		Ticket ($25)
Sat	09/18/04		Long Island, NY, USA		The Downtown		Venue Ad		Ticket (Adv.$20/D.O.S.$25)

[08/15/04 update No.2]
MSG European Tour Confirmed (Cont'd): Those 12 European tour dates of MSG have also been listed on Chris Logan's website.

[08/15/04 update]
MSG European Tour Confirmed (Correction, Cont'd): The words "Featuring Uli" have been removed from the Euro tour section of the Michael's official site.

[08/14/04 update]
MSG European Tour Confirmed (Correction): On the contrary to the information posted on Michael's official site, Uli apparently will not be on Euro tour with MSG. The post should be revised soon.

[08/13/04 update]
MSG European Tour Confirmed: According to Michael's official site, 11 of the 14 European dates reported here (08/04 update) plus one additional date have been confirmed as follows. It also said the tour will feature Uli Jon Roth just as their upcoing U.S. tour. Legend: Blue=Newly added and confirmed, Green=Newly confirmed but already reported.

Wed	10/27/04		Bochum, Germany		Zeche
Thu	10/28/04		Tilburg, The Neitherlands		013
Fri	10/29/04		Aschaffenburg, Germany		Colossaal
Sat	10/30/04		Braunschweig, Germany		Meier Music Hall
Sun	10/31/04		Ingolstadt, Germany		Fronte79
Mon	11/01/04		Nurnberg, Germany		Hirsch
Wed	11/03/04		Frankenthal, Germany		Krone
Thu	11/04/04		Luzern, Switzerland		ABCMIXX
Fri	11/05/04		Kloten, Switzerland		Alpenrock-House
Sat	11/06/04		Kaufbeuren, Germany		Zeppelinhalle
Sun	11/07/04		Vienna, Austria		Planet Music
Tue	11/09/04		Warschau, Poland		Proxima
Thu	11/11/04		Gothenburg, Sweden		Tradgarn
Fri	11/12/04		Malmo, Sweden		KB
Sat	11/13/04		Stockholm, Sweden		Nalen
Sun	11/14/04		Helsinki, Finland		Tavastia

[08/09/04 update]
Michael Schenker New Interview: A new interview to Michael Schenker by Jeb Wright has been posted on ClassicRockRevisited.com. It is very extensive. Thanks for the info, Batttttty!!

MSG US Tourdates: The 14 USA dates of MSG which were already confirmed by Chris Logan are also posted on MichaelHimself.com. (ref. 08/02/2004 entry)

[08/04/04 update]
MSG Tours in Europe!?: According to the monthly news updates from AFM records, the band called PURE INC. will support MSG (Michael Schenker Group) on their upcoming tour. The tourdates are as follows. Let's wait for the official confirmation by Michael or Chris. Thanks for the info, Steve!!

Wed	10/27/04		Bochum, Germany		Zeche
Thu	10/28/04		Tilburg, The Neitherlands		013
Fri	10/29/04		Aschaffenburg, Germany		Colossaal
Sat	10/30/04		Braunschweig, Germany		Meier Music Hall
Sun	10/31/04		Ingolstadt, Germany		Fronte79
Mon	11/01/04		Nurnberg, Germany		Hirsch
Wed	11/03/04		Frankenthal, Germany		Krone
Thu	11/04/04		Luzern, Switzerland		ABCMIXX
Fri	11/05/04		Kloten, Switzerland		Alpenrock-House
Sun	11/07/04		Vienna, Austria		Planet Music
Tue	11/09/04		Warschau, Poland		Proxima
Thu	11/11/04		Gothenburg, Sweden		Tradgarn
Fri	11/12/04		Malmo, Sweden		KB
Sat	11/13/04		Stockholm, Sweden		Nalen
Sun	11/14/04		Helsinki, Finland		Tavastia

[08/02/04 update]
More MSG/Uli Dates: According to Chris Logan's website, two additional dates have been officially confirmed (14 dates in total). (cf. 07/28/04 update) These dates have also been listed on Uli's website.

Mon	08/30/04		San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA		Coach House
Wed	09/15/04		Philadelphia, PA, USA		Trocadero

[07/31/04 update No.2]
MSG 12 Dates: The 12 MSG U.S. tourdates (see 07/28/04 update) has been posted on MichaelSchenkerhHimself.com.

[07/31/04 update]
Release Info - World Wide Live 2004 DVD U.A./Japan Edition: As can been seen on Amazon.com, the first 3,000 units of the U.S. edition of "Michael Schenker / World Wide Live 2004" will be packaged with a free full length CD. However, according to Metal Mind Productions, the Japanese edition does not have a free CD.

[07/29/04 update]
Release Info - World Wide Live 2004 DVD Japan Edition: According to HMV website, a new DVD titled "Michael Schenker / World Wide Live 2004" will be released in Japan on September 23 as was reported here (06/23/2004 entry) via King Records label. The price is Yen 4,900. Tracklist is same as that reported here (05/19/2004 entry).

Track List:

1. Ready to Rock
2. Mother Mary
3. Assault Attack
4. Let It Roll
5. Lights Out
6. Rock'n'roll Believer
7. Arachnophobiac
8. Into the Arena
9. Only You Can Rock Me
10. On and On
11. Too Hot to Handle
12. Attack of the Mad Axeman
13. Armed and Ready
14. Doctor Doctor
15. Rock Bottom

[07/28/04 update]
More MSG/Uli Dates: According to Chris Logan's website, eight additional dates have been officially confirmed (12 dates in total). (cf. 07/21/04 update) These twelve dates have also been listed on Uli's website. Legend: Blue=Newly confirmed, Green=Newly Confirmed but seen on Pollstar and/or Uli's site, Brown=Previously confirmed

Thu	08/26/04		Los Angeles, CA, USA		House of Blues		Venue Ad		Ticket ($20)
Fri	08/27/04		Ventura, CA, USA		Ventura Theatre		Venue Ad
Sat	08/28/04		Sacramento, CA, USA		The Roadhouse		Venue Ad		Ticket ($22.50-$25)
Sun	08/29/04		Concord, CA, USA		Cadillac Ranch		Venue Ad		Ticket ($25)
Tue	08/31/04		San Diego, CA, USA		Brick By Brick		Venue Ad
Sat	09/04/04		San Antonio, TX, USA		Sunken Garden Amph.
Fri	09/09/04		Milwaukee, WI, USA		Shank Hall		Venue Ad		Ticket ($25.00)
Fri	09/10/04		Chicago, IL, USA		House of Blues		Venue Ad		Ticket ($33.50)
Fri	09/11/04		Chicago, IL, USA		House of Blues
Mon	09/13/04		Cleaveland, OH, USA		Peabody's Down Under		Venue Ad
Fri	09/17/04		Springfield, VA, USA		JAXX		Venue Ad		Ticket ($25)
Sat	09/18/04		Long Island, NY, USA		The Downtown		Venue Ad		Ticket (Adv.$20/D.O.S.$25)

[07/23/04 update]
Additional MSG/Uli Show: Although it has yet to be confirmed by Michael or Chris, according to Uli's website, a New York show has been added.

Sat

09/18/04

Long Island, NY, USA

The Downtown

Venue Ad

Ticket (Adv.$20/D.O.S.$25)

[07/22/04 update]
MSG Tickets On Sale: Although some of the following dates have yet to be officially confirmed by Michael or Chris, tickets are now on sale or soon to be available.

Thu	08/26/04		Los Angeles, CA, USA		House of Blues		Venue Ad		Ticket ($20)
Fri	08/27/04		Ventura, CA, USA		Ventura Theatre		Venue Ad
Sat	08/28/04		Sacramento, CA, USA		The Roadhouse		Venue Ad		Ticket ($22.50-$25)
Sun	08/29/04		Concord, CA, USA		Cadillac Ranch		Venue Ad		Ticket ($25)
Sat	09/04/04		San Antonio, TX, USA		Sunken Garden Amph.
Fri	09/10/04		Chicago, IL, USA		House of Blues		Venue Ad		Ticket ($33.50)
Fri	09/17/04		Springfield, VA, USA		JAXX		Venue Ad		Ticket ($25)

[07/21/04 update]
Four MSG Dates Are Now Official: According to Chris Logan's website, the following tourdates of MSG are now official, and more to follow soon. Some of Uli's confirmed dates are not yet shown (related entry: 07/10/04 update, et.al). Also, a San Antonio date has been newly added.

Fri	08/27/04		Ventura, CA, USA		Ventura Theatre
Sat	09/04/04		San Antonio, TX, USA		Sunken Garden Amph.
Fri	09/10/04		Chicago, IL, USA		House of Blues
Fri	09/17/04		Springfield, VA, USA		JAXX

[07/18/04 update]
Making of Assault Attack: A website of Martin Popoff, hard rock journalist who have interviwed Michael Schenker several times in the past, has an interesting commentary on the making of MSG's Assault Attack album. It is based on the comments of Michael Schenker and Graham Bonnet. Sounds like the interviews were conducted last year. Thanks for the info, Alex.

[07/15/04 update]
About MSG's August 27 Show: The following is a statement of Wray at Wicked Edge Productions:

Greetings All This is a must see event!

Friday August 27, 2004 Guitar legends: Michael Schenker from the Scorpions, UFO and MSG. Uli Jon Roth from the Scorpions and Electric Sun. Intentional Rage and FMF Live at the Majestic Ventura Theater 26 S. Chestnut St. Ventura CA 93101.

Intentional Rage is a Local Heavy Metal Band from Simi Valley and has played with Such bands as Superjoint Ritual, Devil Driver, Yngwie Malmsteen, Joey Belladona of Anthrax, Michael Schenker, Lizzy Borden, and many more. Intentional Rage is known for their original hard edge Metal and has received great live reviews for their High Energy Shows. Support Local Metal by coming to our next show and meet the band our Fans are the most important people and they keep us strong.

For discount tickets go to www.IntentionalRage.com and purchase them using Visa, Master Card, American Express, echeck or Discover and you can pick them up at will call on the night of the show or call Wray at Wicked Edge Productions at 1-805-276-2338 anytime for more information.

[07/13/04 update]
Photos & Review of MSG Shows in June: Terry kindly sent me photos and review of MSG shows last month at The Galaxy Theatre (Santa Ana) and Brick By Brick (San Diego).

[07/11/04 update]
Michael Schenker Interview: The latest issue (August) of Young Guitar magazine has a 3-page new interview to Michael Schenker with playing analysis of 'Never in My Life'. Main topic of the interview is The Endless Jam album. Some of his comments are as follows (please note that the following is my translation of the Japanese text of the interview and not what Michael actually said in English):

• It was Mike Varney's idea to make this album. Among the records I've made, it was the one I enjoyed the most. All I had to do was just go to the stduio and do lead plays. The outcome was greater than I expected.
• I don't like jam sessions. This CD was not a jam session, but it was a 'recording' well planned by Mike Varney. As he put too much energy on this album, he became too emortional while I was playing lead, and he sometimes couldn't be by my side. I think he was sheding tears. This is a serious album to that extent.
• Mike prepared everything including song arrangements and selection of singer (Davy Pattison). I met Davy Pattison at the photo session, but never did rehearsal or recording with him. I had not known him. At least I had not met him before.
• All songs were selected by Mike. Coincidentally, he chose some I like very much such as numbers of Procol Harum and Mountain.
• If I had had to select songs for a cover album under my initiative, of course I would have selected something different from those Mike selected. I would have chosen 'What A Wonderful World' (humming) by Louis Armstrong or 'Imagine' by John Lennon. There are too many songs I like. So, I don't know where to start. However, as I mentioned earlier, 'Sapes of Things' and 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' are my favorite. I like 'Theme for an Imaginary Western', 'The Stealer' and 'Built For Comfort' very much.
• The recording took place on December 26 or 28 if I remember correctly. I don't remember how many days it took but it didn't take long because all I had to do was play lead breaks and I am good at doing that.
• I didn't do any preparation before the recording. I was given backing tracks beforehand, but I didn't listen to it because I wanted to do the recording with fresh feelings. I even didn't listen to the original songs. If I had listened to the originals, my playing might have been similar or boring. I could do my style of playing and I enjoyed it at the same time. I cannot enjoy music if there are too many restrictions. The reason why I cannot accept offers from other bands including Ozzy Osbourne. I have to be totally creative and be in a condition where I can freely express myself.
• What was on my mind was to play my own lead play. For example, Leslie West's lead play on 'Theme for an Imaginary Western' is one of my favorite solos in my life. I copied the entire solo when I was 17. I tried to play with my style/feeling while feeling the spirits of the original guitarists. It was like I dated back to when I was a guitar kid.
• Besides Leslie and Jeff Beck, I liked Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore, Andy Powell, Jonny Winter, Rory Gallagher, and many more. I like all the great guitarists of late '60s to early '70s.
• In those days, most of the guitarists played bluesy phrases with lots of feeling. Every note had a maning. Of course, I liked their sound. As I was a guitar fanatic, I was keen about all of them.
• I didn't like Jimi Hendrix very much. He died when I was only 15. At that time, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page had more meaning to me. Maybe they were more melodic.
• (Asked if you have ever inspired by Paul Kossoff) I liked Paul Kossoff's powerfull rhythm play. But I didn't like his lead play so much because of his fast nervous vibrato. I don't like fast vibrato. I was not sure whether 'Stealer' is a song of Free or Bad Company. Interestigly, when I was playing the solo, I was thinking about Mick Ralphs (of Bad Company). Is that really a Free song?
• I didn't do recording with Leslie together but we talked about our playing on this CD. He told me that, as he thought I played more like him than his own play, he only played slide instead of doing lead plays on 'Theme For An Imaginary Western'.
• At the studio, I played Flying V, Les Paul and Ibanez guitars with Marshall Amp. Mike brought all the guitars. Later I bought two brandnew Flying Vs. It was the first time for me to buy guitars at the shop. Usually, mass-produced models do not sound adequate. So I like to play them after they are broken as repair men carefully fix them like making them custom-made models. But these new Vs sound excellent. So I think I am going to use these Vs for the next MSG album.
• (About the 25th anniversary MSG album with original singes) I don't know yet who will participate. I will contact one by one. And, I would like it to be completed within this year.
• I stopped using 7-string guitar. I used it for Schugar/Schenker project, but when I used it at the rehearsal, I got into a mess very much because there were as many as 7 strings.

[07/10/04 update]
More Uli Tour Dates Confirmed: The following are the first confirmed dates of Uli Jon Roth north America tour 2004 and more to follow soon. I believe these are the dates for Uli/MSG tour. At present, Michael's official site has confirmed only three dates among them as previously reported here (refer to 07/08/04 entry).

Thu	08/26/04		Los Angeles, CA, USA		House of Blues
Fri	08/27/04		Ventura, CA, USA		Ventura Theatre
Sat	08/28/04		Sacramento, CA, USA		The Roadhouse
Sun	08/29/04		Concord, CA, USA		Cadillac Ranch
Fri	09/10/04		Chicago, IL, USA		House of Blues
Fri	09/17/04		Springfield, VA, USA		JAXX

[07/08/04 update]
As Seen on Official Website: Those three tour dates reported here yesterday are now listed on MSHimself.com.

[07/07/04 update]
MSG/Uli Tour Dates: Although it has yet to be officially confirmed, two more dates in addition to the one in Springfield (cf. 06/21/04 update) are listed on Pollstar.

Fri	08/27/04		Ventura, CA, USA		Ventura Theatre
Fri	09/10/04		Chicago, IL, USA		House of Blues
Fri	09/17/04		Springfield, VA, USA		JAXX

[07/06/04 update No.2]
Michael Schenker - Baron Rojo Connection: If you look at the credit of Built To Destroy album, you will find that Red Sky was written by Schenker/Barden/Glen/McKenna/J.Luis. This J.Luis is Jose Luis Campuzano ("Sherpa"), ex-Baron Rojo bassist/vocalist. Also, on their latest album titled "Perversions", which was released in 2003, Baron Rojo covered Assault Attack. Thanks for the info, Francisco.

[07/06/04 update]
Michael Played Les Paul in Barcelona!!!!: Michael Schenker appeared on stage of the Baron Rojo's gig in Barcelona on June 24th. Baron Rojo opened for the concert of Judas Priest took place at the Pavello Olimpic de Badalona on that day. The show review can be found on this site (Spanish). You can see photos of Michael playing Les Paul of Carlos de Castro (guitar player and vocalist of Baron Rojo). They did MSG's classic number 'Assault Attack'. Michael and Armando de Castro (a lead guitarist of Baron Rojo) played the guitars and Carlos de Castro sang the song. Sounds like the author is not pro Schenker, but the fans haven't got the same opinion. Thanks for the info, Francisco!!

[07/03/04 update]
Uli's Tour With MSG Officially Confirmed: According to the latest news section of Uli Jon Roth's official website, it has been officially confirmed that Uli will do an American tour starting at the end of August. The tour will comprise of approximately 20 shows and Uli is co-headlining together with MSG. Some of the concerts are also going to feature GEORGE LYNCH. Both Uli and Michael are going to play a full-length set each and then share the stage together for the finale. All the confirmed dates will be announced on his website shortly.

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