Michael Schenker - Rock Bottom - Augsburg 2012

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  • čas přidán 29. 04. 2012
  • live @ Spectrum Augsburg (Germany), 29th April 2012.
    Temple Of Rock and Lovedrive Reunion Tour.
    Michael Schenker - Lead Guitar
    Doogie White - Vocals (Ex-Rainbow/Yngwie Malmsteen)
    Herman Rarebell - Drums (Ex-Scorpions)
    Francis Buchholz - Bass (Ex-Scorpions)
    Wayne Findlay - Keyboards/Guitars (MSG)
    www.michaelschenkerhimself.com
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Komentáře • 533

  • @MrPiccoloFan
    @MrPiccoloFan Před 3 lety +20

    Melodic sense of Michael Schenker is off the charts.
    GENIUS.

  • @michaelmonfils2642
    @michaelmonfils2642 Před 5 lety +35

    I can appreciate the flashy technical skills of all the famous shredders in the modern era, but I have to say that I absolutely adore Michael Schenker's passion, creativity, and inventiveness. The takeaway from a video document like this is how much he loves to play the guitar. He's not trying to impress anybody; he is simply doing his best. He is sharing his love of music with his audience. It is very genuine. It is evident that the band is feeding off his energy as well.

  • @funkster007
    @funkster007 Před 11 lety +34

    It's like he came back from the dead, and he's playing like a boss again. The mad axeman lives!

  • @davidwalker62
    @davidwalker62 Před 6 lety +7

    Best live rendition of rock bottom for thr past 30 yrs

  • @russjalichandra5491
    @russjalichandra5491 Před 9 lety +142

    Rock Bottom is one of the best rock songs ever written.

    • @mikegray9163
      @mikegray9163 Před 4 lety +1

      I think Michael on top of that song it never gets old ,I listen to it since I first heard it ,my first 8 track tape was force it and I still love M.S.

    • @gabriellashimone6546
      @gabriellashimone6546 Před 4 lety +5

      And one of the best ever played. Schenker is a fucking guitar god!

    • @amjasper3341
      @amjasper3341 Před 2 lety

      Agree that bro 😅

  • @Dutch2go
    @Dutch2go Před 4 lety +24

    This was one of the best rock bottom performances by Michael I’ve seen. Top form.

  • @chitownbluesy
    @chitownbluesy Před 5 lety +16

    Well My Friend, you have captured the single best, most beautiful, melodic, face ripping, soul crunching, GREATEST EVER SOLO EVER RECORDED! I have been fortunate enough to have seen Michael play this song over 80 times, going back to Chicago, in 1975. I have never, Never Ever, seen, or heard it played more PERFECTLY THAN THIS! It is like you just discovered the single greatest gift to the world by anyone, anywhere, anytime. I had tears of Pure, Blissful Joy by the time Michael was playing the triplets at the 5:00 minute mark, and I can listen to this 1,000 times and it will never be less than PERFECTION. You have my undying Thanks and Gratitude for capturing this monumental piece of Art. Blessings to you forever and until the end of time.
    Michael Schenker, Rock Bottom. Absolute PERFECTION! Peace.
    Johnny Joseph
    Burbank California

  • @lastdaysguitar
    @lastdaysguitar Před 11 lety +13

    After all these years - STILL one of the most fiery lead guitarists on the planet!
    God bless you and the kids Michael.

  • @InsaneGuitarGenius
    @InsaneGuitarGenius Před 11 lety +17

    Oh my God; he hasn't lost a lick - what a great performance!

  • @guitapie1
    @guitapie1 Před 8 lety +43

    Schenker playing at his best, My Jaw is still droped

  • @MrLuigiFercotti
    @MrLuigiFercotti Před 7 lety +21

    This what an old rock guy should look like and play like. Lean and mean, still playing like he means it.

  • @rideon77
    @rideon77 Před 12 lety +3

    Wow Michael looks 20 years younger than 2 years ago!!!1 Go Michael!

  • @prmofo9529
    @prmofo9529 Před 8 lety +54

    At 56 Ive been to a whole lot of concerts. Many of which I can't remember as I was so f-cked up. But every concert with Schenker in it (including UFO in 1977 in SF) I can remember clearly as Schenker is unforgettable and perhaps the best hard rock guitarist who has ever lived.

  • @lifeisnice23
    @lifeisnice23 Před 4 lety +6

    When Michael uses also his pinky you know it's really gonna be a hell of a solo... Majestic Schenker's performance!

  • @eddiebrown687
    @eddiebrown687 Před 10 lety +18

    That lead break.....that's the top of the mountain for any MS fan....those runs, that tone, he's one of a kind.

  • @teddyvanhalen814
    @teddyvanhalen814 Před 8 lety +15

    It's good to see Herman and Francis again. They are still "real" Scorpions to me.

  • @71RcodeTX
    @71RcodeTX Před 8 lety +9

    Wow!! His tone/style haven't changed for all these years... and he's playing better than ever. Excellent band, guys.

  • @double531
    @double531 Před 8 lety +18

    Incredible guitarist.

  • @SilverJ56
    @SilverJ56 Před 3 lety +3

    Dang!!!!! As we all have watched countless live performances of "Rock Bottom", I think most of us would agree that this is 1st or second best performance!

  • @Stratfan68
    @Stratfan68 Před 11 lety +7

    still the best guitarist around!!!!!

  • @PamatawanBoy
    @PamatawanBoy Před 8 lety +8

    My favorite UFO guitar song! Michael Schenker's a bad ass on the fretboard 🎶

  • @gregschroeder5723
    @gregschroeder5723 Před 8 lety +8

    You can't be called great until you stand the test of time like this guy has.

  • @jdmcarthur2112
    @jdmcarthur2112 Před 10 lety +15

    Schenker is one of the greatest ever. Period!

  • @mrawesome5495
    @mrawesome5495 Před 2 měsíci

    THANK GOD a video showing just Schenker instead of going all over the place.

  • @johnphillips4706
    @johnphillips4706 Před 6 lety +4

    if I could only be a millionth of the guitar player m.s is,I’d die a happy bunny.why is he so underrated, my god

  • @repomannv
    @repomannv Před 10 lety +9

    I never get tired of these riff's from UFO and Michael Schenker

  • @runrunrun6777
    @runrunrun6777 Před 8 lety +35

    Greatest rock guitarist ever!!!

    • @blackfender100
      @blackfender100 Před 8 lety +2

      +runrunrun6777 I second that statement I saw him live with UFO then the first MSG album tour and many times since. He is the Man. I have him on the first Scorpions album German print Bought it in the 70's

  • @ashdravencrow6328
    @ashdravencrow6328 Před 4 lety +21

    Michael is a very underrated guitar player. I always love his style of blues rock.

    • @lifeisnice23
      @lifeisnice23 Před 4 lety +5

      Underrated by whom? The mass?! The "Rolling Stone" reporters?! The late Mtv crap? Every single rock and guitar lover who knows his onions considers Schenker nothing less than a guitar God. He has consciously chosen since the early 80s not to be a labels product but just a true artist. Thanks God he stayed true to himself, we had dozens of boring and inconsistent copycat guitarists!

    • @edwardbadad1241
      @edwardbadad1241 Před 4 lety

      @@lifeisnice23 leave him be. He doesn't know.

    • @johnzeppfelix
      @johnzeppfelix Před 4 lety +1

      I dont agree .. anyone who knows guitar knows how good he is.. know guitar man now!! Can hold a match to this guy. That includes,, yngwie.

    • @johnzeppfelix
      @johnzeppfelix Před 4 lety

      Guitar players,,, guitar player.. show me someone better thats still active today?? Yess,, look long & Hard.🤔🤔

    • @markgoyette6827
      @markgoyette6827 Před 3 lety +1

      And dashes of neoclassical shred unmatched...

  • @tookmynick
    @tookmynick Před 11 lety +5

    OMG! Saw Michael in 77 with UFO, and honestly THIS WAS BETTER! Wow to have gotten better with age with rifs like that is NOT USUAL!!
    NOTHING BUT KUDOS! Michael If you ever come to Rochester NY again I would forever be in your debt to just shake your hand, you sir are a magician!

  • @Fate2Decide
    @Fate2Decide Před 10 lety +18

    My Hero and the only reason i ever started playing guitar, started with
    Scorpions, UFO and then his own project The Michael Schenker Band.
    Playing an old UFO song, meanest lead, melodic as hell!!

    • @WilsonEatsASMR
      @WilsonEatsASMR Před 9 lety +1

      you and me both brother. Discovered him first in 1981 with MSG 1 and then was hooked on everything he did all the way back to earliest days...he was and still is my biggest influence!

    • @Fate2Decide
      @Fate2Decide Před 9 lety

      yup, Schenker, Moore, Van Halen and prob Dire Straits got me going when I was young and gat addicted

  • @VLombardi01
    @VLombardi01 Před 11 lety +4

    Awesome! He still has it. Great feeling, vibrato and tasty licks. He makes his guitar sing!

  • @justcallmesuperdave1
    @justcallmesuperdave1 Před 10 lety +8

    One of my favourite guitarists. Excellent video. Love the black & white footage ... very effective and dramatic.

  • @WilsonEatsASMR
    @WilsonEatsASMR Před 9 lety +66

    My favorite rock guitarist of all time!

    • @tuulenkoti
      @tuulenkoti Před 6 lety +1

      nobody cares. fuck off

    • @chitownbluesy
      @chitownbluesy Před 5 lety +1

      I hear you. Times 1,000! Insanely Perfect, or Perfectly Insane. That's the BEST Rock Bottom ever seen, ever played. PERIOD.

    • @markandersen793
      @markandersen793 Před 4 lety +1

      @@tuulenkoti You care.

  • @schl0tte
    @schl0tte Před 8 lety +14

    Mein Held. Der Beste von allen. Eine lebende Legende.

  • @j.d.thompson3505
    @j.d.thompson3505 Před 10 lety +8

    The second time I've watched this. Gott-dayum! And the guitar solo of year goes toooo....

  • @jeffman1926
    @jeffman1926 Před 9 lety +35

    Forget Slash having the best all time riff. This beats anything ever done. Schenker is the man!

    • @finarollerz
      @finarollerz Před 6 lety +7

      Slash can kiss MS's Vee!

    • @soberphotos6686
      @soberphotos6686 Před 5 lety +3

      Damn right! He copped alot of MS style and sound. We know who the master is and he's here to let you know he hasn't lost a step as others have. I can't listen to EVH Slash and YW nowadays. Michael has always stayed true to his style and sound. It's perfect.

    • @LordBransty
      @LordBransty Před 5 lety +3

      I was reading an interview with Slash in a UK guitar magazine. He said he loved Schenker and if you could master the lead run in Mother Mary, you could play anything. I really like Slash - but Schenker will always be king to me!

    • @izzimichaels2892
      @izzimichaels2892 Před 4 lety

      theres a video here somewhere...schenker and slash on the same stage....slash ends up with his hair tangled in his guitar tuners, and then he falls down. that says all you need to know about any comparison between schenker / slash.

    • @vegashdrider
      @vegashdrider Před 4 lety +3

      Slash is a rank amateur compared to Schenker

  • @leswadley6792
    @leswadley6792 Před 8 lety +18

    you sometimes forget just how good this man is ;until you watch him then its like yeah now i remember.......in my top 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @PaulOReilly712
    @PaulOReilly712 Před 8 lety +7

    He destroys his guitar with his power and passion! He is the best rock guitarist of them all :D

  • @perothing
    @perothing Před 6 lety +2

    I'm the same age as Schenker, started as a rockgitarist and I'm more into jazzy kind of things now. I hardly listen to rock nowadays but for Schenker is always room. I love that man to bits. What a pleasure to see and hear him play.

  • @jdmcarthur2112
    @jdmcarthur2112 Před 11 lety +13

    I have seen hundreds of Schenker videos and this one is my favorite. It captures the essence of the greatest metal guitarist ever. Thanks for posting this masterpiece!

    • @hml808
      @hml808 Před 8 měsíci

      100% … was thinking, just the same

  • @aaroncuriocajr.423
    @aaroncuriocajr.423 Před 8 lety +2

    this how i study i watch and watch i burn it in my brain i become.

  • @kromus1
    @kromus1 Před 9 lety +7

    Ah that old familiar slightly bent-over constipated Michael Schenker posture. Look at any video from his career and he's always stood like that, even the early UFO days. He tucks the bottom of the Vee into his crotch. Hey, it clearly works, so good on him. Also love the way he always chucks out a completely new solo every time he does this song live, just made up on the spot. That's the sign of a true guitar genius.

  • @withcranes
    @withcranes Před 10 lety +5

    A true survivor.

    • @DonWingle
      @DonWingle Před 10 lety +2

      I don't know if I would call him a survivor...well maybe but there are still way to many people that aren't aware of him I think. Damn..this singer just rubs me the wrong way! Sorry,I was watching the video when I was typing.

  • @brazspangler79
    @brazspangler79 Před 9 lety +7

    what a guitar player.hes got it

  • @moxy666
    @moxy666 Před měsícem

    The mein herr... never get tired of finding recordings of this track

  • @KevinBork
    @KevinBork Před 8 lety +6

    I just watched a UFO version of Rock Bottom with Vinnie playing... it sounded good, but, compared to Schenker doing his thing... not even close. Thank you for continuing to inspire Mr. Schenker!

  • @asianaxeman
    @asianaxeman Před 7 lety +4

    Tone of the God's. Love this. Timeless.

  • @blackfender100
    @blackfender100 Před 7 lety +3

    Michael is the Man to which other guitarists followed for Many years.

  • @biblybims9868
    @biblybims9868 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Watched him play this live,and it was even better than this,will NEVER FORGET

  • @evelbasturd
    @evelbasturd Před 11 lety +4

    Amazing!! So glad he has his shit together. Amazing guitarist.

  • @navarhosAlex
    @navarhosAlex Před 7 lety +6

    He even takes a selfie during the solo at 10:46. \m/

  • @chromewarrior7959
    @chromewarrior7959 Před 8 lety +7

    WOW! WOnderful! I cant give this enough thumbs up! WONDERFUL camera work! Caught Michael at his soul.... THANKS for sharing!!!!!

    • @chromewarrior7959
      @chromewarrior7959 Před 8 lety +2

      just realized, half of why , i love this is the Black and WHITE!!!!!

  • @sns66lee
    @sns66lee Před 9 lety +2

    I'm glad see him again. i'm 48 now and I heard his guither very first time at 16.
    But he is still best, WOW NICE !

  • @trexx63
    @trexx63 Před 9 lety +22

    All Hail the Blonde Bomber from Germany!

  • @BegToDiffah
    @BegToDiffah Před 8 lety +2

    Holy... f@@ing... sh@t...! How many times has he played this solo and he can still rip it to pieces!

  • @greekfreak1980
    @greekfreak1980 Před 9 lety +6

    So good to see the ''Schenkmeister'' beeing in great shape and rocking the Flying V like a boss. \m/ Great quality in this video,thanks for sharing. :-)

  • @prmofo9529
    @prmofo9529 Před 8 lety +13

    I had no idea this footage existed. Thank you so very much for sharing this masterpiece. Be well, friend.

  • @gypsyroadrunner8049
    @gypsyroadrunner8049 Před 3 lety +1

    Many may claim title Guitar God...but always remember Michael is the Lord of The String...n that title n honour goes only to this most incredible man 🤘🤘

  • @purachatt555
    @purachatt555 Před 11 lety +1

    What a great gig...my guitar hero with two legendary ex-Scorpions members...They are still GREAT.

  • @wwjjww2
    @wwjjww2 Před 11 lety +1

    Amazing!!!! Thanks for watching the show through a camara lens!! Best Rock Bottom solo on the web.

  • @rajaseelan6934
    @rajaseelan6934 Před 8 lety +3

    Supreme and sublime. Michael Schenker's sense of flowing melody is unrivalled. Many of of his trade. Ending solo's are true gem. Personally I feel the main solo in broken promises and rock you to the ground is simply guitar heaven..note after note..

  • @MrManus64
    @MrManus64 Před 11 lety +1

    wow what a happy day to see Schenker play and still have it, great stuff

  • @Yonder88
    @Yonder88 Před 8 lety +1

    A tone like no other. And the vibrato is just sick!

  • @MrAshe68
    @MrAshe68 Před 7 lety +1

    As if any other proof were needed...Micheal Schenker ..God!

  • @MrMirolazar
    @MrMirolazar Před 11 lety +2

    Best concert, I been on the same in Thessaloniki, Club 33, thak you

  • @sawyercraig41
    @sawyercraig41 Před 8 lety +2

    This is great! Big Micheal Schenker fan here, and I'm glad to see him still KILLIN it! Looks like he's lost some weight since I saw him in the '80s, but he can still carve that Flying V in half, even with only his left hand! Very underrated guitarist (and songwriter). Thanks so much for this post!

  • @lovepor1
    @lovepor1 Před 8 lety +1

    the best guitar sound ever

  • @mikenoah9286
    @mikenoah9286 Před 12 lety +1

    Seen him 9 times in his long hair days. Looks like he's back.Thanks.

  • @fiberman45
    @fiberman45 Před 9 měsíci

    Nobody does it better than Michael, one of our finest guitarists.

  • @AlexRG8
    @AlexRG8 Před 9 lety +1

    Fuckin'ell this is still one of the best riffs in the world, Schenker still kicking ass!

  • @antonisahajiorgis4775
    @antonisahajiorgis4775 Před 3 lety +2

    Damn..his definition, phrasing, tone are simply impeccable... even at this age..I have so much respect for this guy..the guitar is simply his bitch

  • @MAGIK5476
    @MAGIK5476 Před 11 lety +2

    Thanks feeelis for this,my favorite
    schenker song. He sounds better
    than ever.

  • @williamjeffries1227
    @williamjeffries1227 Před 5 lety

    Thanksgiving night 1977. AC/DC, UFO and The Motors. $3.00!! Had heard Michael's name but had no idea what I was in for!! Dressed head to toe in black, wood grain flying V. Have never been the same since. Still carry the stub in my wallet. Thank you Michael.

  • @Za7a7aZ
    @Za7a7aZ Před 10 lety +1

    Great to see those old bikers still rockin' I was there in 1975 and shared my youth with them...and together we grow old.

    • @evyatarof
      @evyatarof Před 10 lety

      Za7a7aZ realy you saw michael on live concert i realy want to go to at least one of his concerts it will be a dream comes true

    • @warinkhemrum4110
      @warinkhemrum4110 Před 5 lety

      Dark

  • @josette4231
    @josette4231 Před 11 lety +1

    i did the 1981 concert in hamburgh, germany. i have relatives. MIchael, du ist eine god!!!I I took a train from Frankfurt,germany to Hamburg. took me 2 hrs!!!A special train. it was very fast. funny thingg i have a husband that was born n swendeminde,Germay in 1944 on January 09th.i think i married the wrong Germany. yes,he came with me on this concert.i caught his guitar pick. i still have it. i wear it as a pendant near my heart.

  • @robertmars2813
    @robertmars2813 Před 7 lety +4

    damn ...this is a great video ive seen michael three or four times,ive also seen uli jon roth,he is also amazing

  • @hml808
    @hml808 Před 8 měsíci

    Wow … so amazing, absolutely amazing

  • @wasevad
    @wasevad Před 3 lety +1

    That was fucking bad ass!...

  • @WoodsyGuitars
    @WoodsyGuitars Před rokem +1

    I watch this video way too much but there was something particularly inspired about this Schenker performance so fair play for capturing it. The tension build is epic, such a gifted player

  • @WilsonEatsASMR
    @WilsonEatsASMR Před 9 lety +6

    it doesn't get much better than this!

  • @jaeger28
    @jaeger28 Před 11 lety +1

    Saw them in Köln last week and Michael was on top of his game, amazing, just like in that vid!!!!

  • @axeslinger43
    @axeslinger43 Před 12 lety +1

    Love the black n white effect! Great job!..Axe

  • @wobohekl
    @wobohekl Před 8 lety +118

    Many guitarist can play fast or even more technical, but not as tasty en bluesy as Michael

  • @MrCLangfitt
    @MrCLangfitt Před 9 lety +1

    MS is friggin great, always has been. And this performance shows it. Thanks for posting.

  • @stevenschlapfer9019
    @stevenschlapfer9019 Před 12 lety

    as always mikie is awesome and he gets better with age just like all the great ones do when r u coming to san diego again mike cant wait to c u again ive seen u ten times and could c u another 100 times or more or the best

  • @jamesnettleton68
    @jamesnettleton68 Před 4 lety

    Been listening to Micheal Schenker since 1984 .Built to destroy album was my first album.No other band can match their style and groove .Its always been legend making history since 1969,that speaks for itself.

  • @commanderdawson3773
    @commanderdawson3773 Před 8 lety +1

    Mit Sicherheit einer der besten Rockgitarristen aller Zeiten. Danke für's Hochladen...

  • @cristopherplatric5757
    @cristopherplatric5757 Před 9 lety

    Hello Rock world I love this solo so much ,Yeah......

  • @deeman1
    @deeman1 Před 2 lety

    Micha der ewige Gitarrengott aus meiner Heimatstadt. Ich bin sehr glücklich, dass zumindest so ein geiler Mucker es aus dem Provinzkaff in die Welt geschafft hat. Der Mann hat STIL und feeling for groove.

  • @totoche1112
    @totoche1112 Před 10 lety +1

    Very Fantastic Michael Schenker !

  • @616GG
    @616GG Před 8 lety +3

    Im a Mesa Boogie (MK2c) guitarist but Michael uses Marshall that no one else.... Hes the main man...

  • @noppornthanompong7300
    @noppornthanompong7300 Před 5 lety +5

    This is called "a classic hard rock solo."

  • @jeffavery9915
    @jeffavery9915 Před 3 lety

    Oh Em Gee what a great town he’s always been one of my favorites what a treat

  • @SimoJames1
    @SimoJames1 Před 11 lety +1

    Proper Rock Guitar Live!! Nice to see Metal Mickey kickin'ass!!

  • @hml808
    @hml808 Před 8 měsíci

    … what a melodic genius! This might be the best footage of this spectacular solo ever

  • @7915thomas
    @7915thomas Před 4 lety +1

    Simply the best, so good I named my mad spaniel dog ‘Schenker’

  • @keithpartridge3293
    @keithpartridge3293 Před 10 lety

    so glad to see Michael Schenker back in prime form. Nice black & white vid, too.

  • @pncampbell
    @pncampbell Před 11 lety +1

    Fantastic video thanks for posting. Interesting to get such a close look at Micheals technique, I love the way he combines alternate picking, damping and legato to get a fluid-yet-dynamic sound. Also his wrist and hand always in exactly the same angle all the way up an down the neck, he uses his whole arm to make sure that his fingers have to do the minimum of stretching so hes always in complete control of every note. A true perfectionist and master of his craft.

  • @richardkuntinun
    @richardkuntinun Před 11 lety

    rock rock rock we love you michael

  • @davevonbeelzebub4782
    @davevonbeelzebub4782 Před 4 lety

    Michael Schenker the god of Guitar Rock!!!!!!! EXCELLENT !!!!!!!!! WoWWWWWW!!!!!!