Throughout the course of his solo career, guitarist
Michael Schenker has enlisted the aid of countless singers. Unfortunately, few remained on board for more than a handful of releases -- undoubtedly one of the main reasons why
Schenker's solo albums never matched the commercial/artistic success of his
UFO days. Perhaps finally sensing that he'll never settle on a single vocalist,
Schenker's 2006 solo outing,
Tales of Rock N Roll features several singers who the guitarist has shared the studio and stage with in the past --
Graham Bonnet,
Robin McAuley,
Gary Barden, Leif Sundin, and Chris Logan. Included is the Logan-sung
Bad Company-esque "Dreams Inside," the
Bonnet-sung metallic boogie rocker "Rock n' Roll," the
McAuley-sung mainstream rocker "Tell a Story," as well as the album closing instrumental, "Life Goes On," which allows
Schenker to stretch out on his Dean Flying V. He may have sputtered for a lengthy period during his solo career, but as evidenced by such early 21st century releases as
Tales of Rock N Roll,
Michael Schenker certainly appears to be back on track. ~ Greg Prato