Michael Schenker Portfolio 1987

 After having finally found a CD version of one of my favourite vinyls on Amazon, I thought is was worth a quick review. Released in the year Michael Schenker in some sense reinvented himself with the McAuley Schenker Group’s “Perfect Timing” album (showcasing the talents of new vocalist Robin McAuley, who would remain with Michael until well into the 90s)…

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Queen at Wembley 1986

Having finally got around to replace my audio tape version of Queen Live At Wembley with a CD copy (I guess the video will get the DVD treatment very soon too) I had an urge to write a blog entry on it since even now listening to it at full blast brings back happy memories. As a teenager I was…

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UFO – Try Me

Gettin’ Ready for the UFO gig in Leamington Spa tonight I stumbled upon this on YouTube (taken from the second disc of the Showtime DVD (2005) with Phil Mogg, Paul Raymond, Vinnie Moore, Jason Bonham and string section (Pete Way is not involved in this track but is in the background). Nice rendition of Try Me (from 1977’s Lights Out),…

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