Universal Japan have been reissuing a bunch of great albums freshly remastered, pressed on high quality SHM-CD, most of them including bonus tracks and sold at a very affordable price (around 15 bucks each). Among the batch arriving to our mailbox are the McAULEY SCHENKER GROUP terrific albums. Let’s go with “Perfect Timing“, one of my favorites.
“Perfect Timing” was the first collaboration between Michael Schenker and Robin McAuley (ex-Grand Prix and Far Corporation), resulting in Schenker’s first top 100 US hit with the song “Gimme Your Love.”
The band featured an eclectic mix of musicians in terms of nationalities. McAuley hails from Ireland originally, while Schenker and drummer Bodo Schopf are both from Germany.
American guitarist Mitch Perry had originally played in bass virtuoso Billy Sheehan’s band, Talas (and had later joined the revamped Australian/American version of the band Heaven), while bassist Rocky Newton and guest keyboardist/rhythm guitarist Steve Mann were British and had previously been members of the band Lionheart.
Well, of the 3 McAuley-Schenker Group, “Perfect Timing” is my favorite. But more than that, it’s one of my favorite albums from 1987, a fantastic year for Melodic Hard Rock…
