The Michael Schenker Group - Built to Destroy (Deluxe Version) (1983)

Artist: The Michael Schenker Group
Title: Built to Destroy (Deluxe Version)
Year Of Release: 1983
Label: Chrysalis Records
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Quality: 320 kbps | FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:19:14
Total Size: 183 mb | 549 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Built to Destroy (Deluxe Version)
Year Of Release: 1983
Label: Chrysalis Records
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Quality: 320 kbps | FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:19:14
Total Size: 183 mb | 549 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. The Michael Schenker Group - Rock My Nights Away (2009 Remaster)
02. The Michael Schenker Group - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (2009 Remaster)
03. The Michael Schenker Group - The Dogs of War (2009 Remaster)
04. The Michael Schenker Group - Systems Failing (2009 Remaster)
05. The Michael Schenker Group - Captain Nemo (2009 Remaster)
06. The Michael Schenker Group - Still Love That Little Devil (2009 Remaster)
07. The Michael Schenker Group - Red Sky (2009 Remaster)
08. The Michael Schenker Group - Time Waits (For No One) (2009 Remaster)
09. The Michael Schenker Group - Rock Will Never Die (Walk the Stage) (2009 Remaster)
10. The Michael Schenker Group - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (US Version)
11. The Michael Schenker Group - Time Waits (For No One) (US Version)
12. The Michael Schenker Group - Systems Failing (US Version)
13. The Michael Schenker Group - Rock Will Never Die (Walk the Stage) (US Version)
14. The Michael Schenker Group - Red Sky (US Version)
15. The Michael Schenker Group - Rock My Nights Away (US Version)
16. The Michael Schenker Group - Captain Nemo (US Version)
17. The Michael Schenker Group - The Dogs of War (US Version)
18. The Michael Schenker Group - Still Love That Little Devil (US Version)
Built to Destroy was not much different than MSG's previous effort, Assault Attack, except that Gary Barden replaced Graham Bonnet on lead vocals. Michael Schenker's steady musicianship usually lifted his sometimes mediocre solo efforts into at least the listenable range. But other than "Rock My Nights Away" and the instrumental "Nemo," most of the songs on this album sound like standard '80s fare: upbeat, keyboard-laced pop-metal songs with inspirationally banal lyrics that would fit nicely on a movie soundtrack. The U.K. version on BGO Records and the U.S. one on Chrysalis are supposed to have alternate mixes, but the difference is imperceptible. The easier-to-find American release has a shuffled song order. Built to Destroy, while average, was still much better than UFO albums from the same period, proving that Schenker was really the guiding force behind his former band. Nonetheless, this release is for fans of the genre or Schenker completists only.