One Night at Budokan

by The Michael Schenker Group

One Night at Budokan cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1982
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:33:22
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Chosen Few

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded at the historic Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in August 1981, this live document features renowned drummer Cozy Powell and vocalist Gary Barden. The album highlights Schenker's virtuosic, melodic guitar playing at a commercial peak in the group's early heavy metal era.

Genres

Descriptors: live, Riff-Driven, virtuosic, arena rock, shredding

Tracklist

  1. Introduction - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (1:32)
  2. Armed and Ready - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (4:52)
  3. Cry for the Nations - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (5:30)
  4. Attack of the Mad Axeman - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (5:05)
  5. But I Want More - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (7:22)
  6. Victim of Illusion - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (6:14)
  7. Into the Arena - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (4:55)
  8. On and On - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (5:36)
  9. Never Trust a Stranger - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (5:36)
  10. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (7:17)
  11. Tales of Mystery - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (3:50)
  12. Cozy Powell Drum Solo - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (11:24)
  13. Courvoisier Concert - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (3:35)
  14. Lost Horizons - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (7:30)
  15. Doctor Doctor - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (6:19)
  16. Ready to Rock - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo, 12 August 1981 (6:39)

Credits

  • Maarten De Boer - lacquer cut by
  • Fran莽ois Prijt - written-by

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