SAVE YOURSELF
Im working back through the McAuley era of Michael Schenkers
career (I started with 1991's M.S.G.) and Save Yourself is another
solid slice of melodic hard rock.
I prefer the M.S.G. album but theres
a still a few choice cuts here like the minor hit Anytime.
Its easily the albums best song and is a fine example
of what good things could come out of the pop metal genre in the
late 80s. I also like the other two singles this album spawned:
This Is My Heart is another great commercial rocker
and Save Yourself is a high energy number. Take
Me Back was a bonus track exclusive to the CD version of the
album and its pretty darn good.
The trend with McAuley Schenker seems to be an effort
to fit in with the glossy hard rock scene of the day, thus Michael
Schenker seems content to lay low for the most part but the instrumental
There Has To Be Another Way shows particular fire and
reminds me of Schenkers earlier works. Robin McAuley again
delivers a good performance with his gravelly voice.
As I mentioned earlier, this album isnt as good
as M.S.G., there are a few songs here I consider filler like Bad
Boys and Get Down To Bizness. Looking at the song
titles, you would not be incorrect to assume they are fairly generic
pop metal numbers.
Still, all told, this is a good album. Its a
shame this group only managed to squeak out a few minor hits, three
studio albums and one live release. Robin and Michael made for a
good pair.
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