Michael Schenker Group / Built to Destroy Japan Tour 1984 Koseinenkin Hall (1CDR)

CD01:
01 Intro
02 Captain Nemo
03 Rock My Nights Away
04 Are You Ready To Rock
05 Cry For The Nations
06 On And On
07 Attack Of The Mad Axeman
08 Into The Arena
09 Courvoisier Concerto
10 Lost Horizons
11 Rock Will Never Die
12 I'm Gonna Make You Mine
13 Systems Failing
14 Still Love That Little Devil
15 Armed And Ready

CD02:
01 Rock Bottom
02 Doctor Doctor
03 Last Improvisation
-(San Francisco 1984)-
04 Rock will Never Die
05 I'm Gonna Make You Mine
06 Systems failing > drum solo
07 Still love that little devil
08 Armed and Ready
09 Rock Bottom

Lineup:
Michael Schenker - Guitar
Gary Barden - Vocals
Chris Glen - Bass
Ted McKenna - Drums
Andy Nye - Keyboards

This release captures the concert held in Sapporo on January 18, 1984—the band's third tour of Japan since their debut visit in 1981. This tour was in support of the *Built to Destroy* album. During the Yokohama show on January 11, an incident occurred where a lighter—thrown by an over-excited audience member—struck Michael Schenker, causing him to halt the performance and leave the stage; however, by the time of the Sapporo show, he was in high spirits and delivered a magnificent performance. From the very start, he played with incredible intensity, shredding on the guitar as if the previous incident had never happened. As it was their first time performing in Sapporo, the crowd's energy was at a fever pitch; the result was a performance where band and audience became one—an outstanding show, even by the standards of 1984. Six tracks from a San Francisco concert held that same year are included as bonus tracks. Although the audio is an audience recording, the balance between instruments and the overall clarity make for a very pleasant listening experience.