Michael was born in Sarstedt, Germany. He started playing in his early teens when his brother Rudolph brought home a Flying V guitar, which captured Michael's imagination. His playing style is unusual in that he seems not to use conventionally practiced guitar scales but seems instead to improvise.
Schenker joined UFO under unusual circumstances. The band left the UK to play some dates in Germany. Their guitarist at the time; Bernie Marsden, forgot his passport and was unable to make the first gig. At the venue UFO spotted Michael playing a soundcheck with the Scorpions and managed to persuade him into playing that evening's show. Despite the language barrier; he spoke no English and they spoke no German, something clearly "clicked" and Schenker brought the ellusive X factor to the band and took them to another level musically.
Schenker has had a turbulent career with UFO, often walking out mid song and causing shows to be cancelled. He is evidently as temperamental as he is gifted. Schenker says his playing with UFO is like chocolate: fantastic for a while but once you've had enough....
Clearly a musical prodigy, Schenker was one of the 1970's most inspirational guitarists, influencing later musicians such as Kirk Hammett from the band Metallica.
Michael was offered gigs with Aerosmith and Ozzy Osbourne but decided he wanted to play his own music and not be a hired hand in another group. In 1979, he founded the Michael Schenker Group (M.S.G). The history of the Michael Schenker Group has been strewn with personality conflicts and "incidents" between band members. In 1982, original vocalist Gary Barden was sacked in favor of Graham Bonnet (Rainbow, Alcatrazz) who lasted one album (Assault Attack) and was fired from the band after dropping his pants in a warm-up gig before the Reading festival. Gary Barden was enticed back to the band for Reading and stayed with M.S.G. for the recording of a new studio album (Built to Destroy) and a live album (Rock Will Never Die). After the second departure of vocalist Gary Barden after the Built to Destroy album, Michael reorganized the band around himself and vocalist Robin McAuley as the McAuley Schenker Group. After three albums in that configuration, Michael and Robin parted company.
Michael next rejoined UFO for the album Walk on Water. A short tour punctuated by a fight between Michael and vocalist Phil Mogg ended the reunion.
Michael resurrected the Michael Schenker Group with all new players and recorded three decent albums and toured yearly to appreciative Schenker-heads around the United States and Europe.
Michael fell on hard times in the early 2000's after his divorce in which he lost rights to his own music, his Mercedes and his prized Flying V guitars.
Michael picked himself up and got back to the business of making and performing music. The recording of the album Arachnophobiac and the resulting two years of touring got Michael back in rocking form.
2005 brings the 25th anniversary of the Michael Schenker Group. Michael is putting together a new album of songs called Tales of Rock and Roll honoring that anniversary. Singers from each iteration of the group have been enlisted to sing on a track or two.
A new Michael Schenker Group album is as much about finding out who is left in the band as it is about the music. Devoted fans love him regardless of his personal and personnel problems.
Another Piece of Meat
Michael Schenker Lyrics
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Loved her pretty face
I said: "Hey, you're alright, so alright!"
I was sitting in her car
She told me: "You're a star and I know you."
She said: "Take me home."
I need love so strong
I've been too long alone
I want hot love, you know, and I need it now!"
She said: "Hey, let's go, don't put on a show
You're just another piece, another piece of meat"
She said: "Hey, let's go, don't put on a show
You're just another piece
Another piece of meat."
Next day she took me out
To a rough kick boxing show
Violence really turned her on, oh no
She was screaming for more blood
Loved it more than any drug I couldn't stand it
I said: "Hey, let's go, don't put on a show
You're just another piece, another piece of meat"
Said: "Hey, let's go, don't put on a show
You're just another piece
Another piece of meat."
The song "Another Piece of Meat" by Michael Schenker is a classic hard rock track with suggestive lyrics about a sexual encounter between the singer and an unnamed woman. The song begins with the singer meeting the woman in a Tokyo nightclub, and being attracted to her beauty. The woman expresses her desire for physical intimacy, urging the singer to take her home and fulfill her need for strong love. However, after they engage in a sexual act, the woman dismisses the singer as just another piece of meat. The lyrics reflect the idea of objectification of women and treating them merely as a means for sexual gratification.
The second verse of the song further emphasizes the woman's violent and aggressive nature, enjoying a rough kickboxing show more than any drug. The singer, not being able to stand the violence, urges the woman to leave and again reminds her of her own brutal nature. The chorus is repeated once again, highlighting the repetition of the cycle and the cyclical nature of sexual objectification.
Line by Line Meaning
Met her down at that Tokyo place
I first met her in Tokyo
Loved her pretty face
I was physically attracted to her
I said: "Hey, you're alright, so alright!"
I complimented her appearance
I was sitting in her car
We were in her car together
She told me: "You're a star and I know you."
She recognized me and thought I was famous
She said: "Take me home."
She wanted to come home with me
I need love so strong
She craved intense love and attention
Come on and knock me out, oh!
She wanted passion and excitement
I've been too long alone
She had been lonely for a long time
I want hot love, you know, and I need it now!"
She was desperate for physical affection
She said: "Hey, let's go, don't put on a show
She wanted to leave without any fuss
You're just another piece, another piece of meat"
She saw me as a disposable sexual partner
Next day she took me out
The next day she invited me to go out with her
To a rough kick boxing show
We went to watch a violent martial arts display
Violence really turned her on, oh no
She found violence sexually arousing
She was screaming for more blood
She was excited by the violent spectacle
Loved it more than any drug I couldn't stand it
She was addicted to that thrill
I said: "Hey, let's go, don't put on a show
I wanted to leave without any fuss
You're just another piece, another piece of meat."
I realized that I was just an object of desire for her
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HERMAN RAREBELL, RUDOLF SCHENKER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
BMIGuitarist
A full stack in a small room, Love It !
Schenker still spartan on the pedals, old school squared.
Kevin Raabe
BMIGuitarist i noticed the full stack too...old school
Freya23
Michael's playing is godlike , even in that shitty basement his tone is unmistakable 😍
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There's only one way to rock...and this is it!
Rod McLean
What can you say........... A Master Class by a Master !
Joe Dov
+Rod McLean Your so Right Rod what can you say but Awesome
Shelley Modica
Love it!!!
Uncle Andy Guitar Herbst
Theze jam sessions are the coolest thing since they started putting holes in pastries. Rock on!
Art Kalenda
Love this!!!!!
lego4040
old friends jamming, gotta love it