One Night at Budokan
Appearance
One Night at Budokan | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | February 1982 | |||
Recorded | 12 August 1981 | |||
Venue | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 75:50 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | MSG, David Wooley and David Kirkwood | |||
Michael Schenker Group chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[2] |
One Night at Budokan is a live album by Michael Schenker Group released in 1982. This album was recorded at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan as part of their 1981 tour.
Track listing
1982 Original LP
All songs written by Michael Schenker and Gary Barden except where noted.
Side 1
- "Armed and Ready" - 6:20
- "Cry for the Nations" - 5:32
- "Attack of the Mad Axeman" - 4:50
Side 2
- "But I Want More" - 5:24
- "Victim of Illusion" - 6:18
- "Into the Arena" (Schenker) - 4:45
Side 3
- "On and On" 5:32
- "Never Trust a Stranger" (Paul Raymond) - 6:07
- "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" (Schenker, Barden, Chris Glen, Raymond, Cozy Powell) - 7:18
Side 4
- "Courvoisier Concerto" (Schenker, Raymond) - 3:42
- "Lost Horizons" - 7:22
- "Doctor Doctor" (Schenker, Phil Mogg) - 5:30
- "Are You Ready to Rock" - 7:10
2009 Remastered Edition with Bonus Tracks
Disc 1
- "Intro: "Ride of the Valkyries" from act 3 of Die Walküre (Richard Wagner)" - 1:31*
- "Armed and Ready" - 4:52
- "Cry for the Nations" - 5:30
- "Attack of the Mad Axeman" - 5:04
- "But I Want More" - 7:22
- "Victim of Illusion" - 6:14
- "Into the Arena" (Schenker) - 4:54
Disc 2
- "On and On" - 5:35
- "Never Trust a Stranger" (Paul Raymond) - 5:36
- "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" (Schenker, Barden, Chris Glen, Raymond, Cozy Powell) - 7:17
- "Tales of Mystery" - 3:50 (*)
- "Cozy Powell Drum Solo" (Cozy Powell) - 11:23 (*)
- "Courvoisier Concerto" (Schenker, Raymond) - 3:35
- "Lost Horizons" - 7:30
- "Doctor Doctor" (Schenker, Phil Mogg) - 6:18
- "Are You Ready to Rock" - 6:39
(*)Bonus Tracks not featured on original LP
Personnel
- Gary Barden - lead vocals
- Michael Schenker - guitar
- Paul Raymond - rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Chris Glen - bass
- Cozy Powell - drums
- Producer - MSG, David Wooley and David Kirkwood
- Recorded at The Nippon Budokan on August 12, 1981
- Mixed at Air Studios, London
Sales accomplishments
BPI certification (United Kingdom)
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Charts
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] | 30 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] | 25 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 44 |
UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 5 |
References
- ^ Sheaks, Matthias. "Michael Schenker One Night at Budokan review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 317. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "BPI certified awards".
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Michael Schenker Group – One Night at Budokan" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Michael Schenker Group – One Night at Budokan". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Michael Schenker Group | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.