Robin McAuley (IRELAND)

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Robin McAuley - Business As Usual (Japan Edition) (1999)













Year : 1999 (Japan Edition)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Ireland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 167 mb

Bio:

Robin McAuley (born 20 January 1953) is an Irish musician best known as the vocalist for McAuley Schenker Group from 1986 to 1993, which saw the band release three studio albums: Perfect Timing, Save Yourself, M.S.G., the live album Unplugged Live, and the Japan-only EP Nightmare: The Acoustic M.S.G. He has made further appearances with Schenker in 2012, and also in 2016 with Michael Schenker Fest alongside original MSG singers Gary Barden and Graham Bonnet, and Doogie White of Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock.in 1991, he did a song called "Teach Me How to Dream" from the 1991 spy action comedy film If Looks Could Kill on the film's soundtrack as the love theme.McAuley has also performed with Grand Prix, Survivor and Far Corporation. In 1999, McAuley released his solo album, Business As Usual, written and recorded with the help of future Survivor bandmate, Frankie Sullivan.McAuley is also a long time member of the star-studded Raiding the Rock Vault cast and the vocalist for all-star project Black Swan featuring Reb Beach and fellow Rock Vault alumni, Jeff Pilson and Matt Starr, whose debut album is set for an early 2020 release.McAuley has been known to play alongside his son, Casey.

Album:

Album released in a standard jewel case with OBI strip, a coloured booklet with lyrics and credits in English, a Japanese postcard and a folded paper sheet with lyrics and credits in Japanese.I was first introduced to Robin McAuley when I heard one of his solo tracks on the soundtrack to "If Looks Could Kill", which we actually reviewed on this blog. The track was pretty good AOR and it encouraged me to check out more of his solo work. This proved to be more difficult than I thought, as his 1999 effort "Business As Usual" is very hard to come by.Most folks know Robin McAuley by way of the McAuley-Schenker Group of late 80s and early 90s fame. Some of you may know that he recently replaced Jimi Jamison to be the current lead vocalist for what is left of Survivor. Unbeknown to me, the origins of this collaboration may have began with "Business As Usual". Frankie Sullivan (guitarist, Survivor) had a huge hand in this record that included songwriting and producing in addition to supplying his trademark guitar licks.In other words, "Business As Usual" has all the ingredients to make a new classic in AOR music. Unfortunately, the record fell short of my expectations. Robin McAuley spends too much time doing his Tom Keifer (Cinderella) impersonation. Frankie pulls out some fantastic guitar work from his bag of tricks, but it all sounds so self-indulgent - there is little thought into how the guitar wizardry should be tailored to best complement the song. It is all too "Look at me - can I play the guitar or what?" Finally, most of the songs use a tired hook or lack one altogether.The highlights include "One Way Ticket", which presses enough of the right AOR buttons to warrant a mention. "Time Will Dry Your Tears" is a respectable power ballad that builds from an acoustic foundation and employs some well-placed backing vocals. "Let Me Go" is another one, but not unplugged, with lyrics that reflect on the homeless and their struggle of living a free life with dignity rather than making sacrifices to have a roof over your head. "I Was Going To Be The One" is a bluesy treat with an anthem chorus that recalls some of the best of the late 80s hairband genre. "Every Little Thing" is my favorite track - the chemistry between Frankie and McAuley really ignites, producing a powerhouse melodic rocker.

Line Up:

Robin McAuley - Vocals - See also: Michael Schenker Fist, Demon Angels, Black Swan, ex-Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock (live), ex-Elements of Friction, ex-Frontiers All Stars, ex-Grand Prix, ex-McAuley Schenker Group, ex-Survivor
Frankie Sullivan - Guitars, Bass, Backing Vocals
Curt Cuomo - Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Tracklist:

01. One Way Ticket
02. Easy On Me
03. When The Rain Came
04. Every Little Thing
05. In The Groove
06. Bad Times
07. Time Will Dry Your Tears
08. Glass Houses
09. Let Me Go
10. I Was Gonna Be The One
11. Where Will You Go




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Robin McAuley - Standing On The Edge (2021)













Year : 2021
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Ireland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 167 mb

Bio:

Robin McAuley (born 20 January 1953) is an Irish musician best known as the vocalist for McAuley Schenker Group from 1986 to 1993, which saw the band release three studio albums: Perfect Timing, Save Yourself, M.S.G., the live album Unplugged Live, and the Japan-only EP Nightmare: The Acoustic M.S.G. He has made further appearances with Schenker in 2012, and also in 2016 with Michael Schenker Fest alongside original MSG singers Gary Barden and Graham Bonnet, and Doogie White of Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock.in 1991, he did a song called "Teach Me How to Dream" from the 1991 spy action comedy film If Looks Could Kill on the film's soundtrack as the love theme.McAuley has also performed with Grand Prix, Survivor and Far Corporation. In 1999, McAuley released his solo album, Business As Usual, written and recorded with the help of future Survivor bandmate, Frankie Sullivan.McAuley is also a long time member of the star-studded Raiding the Rock Vault cast and the vocalist for all-star project Black Swan featuring Reb Beach and fellow Rock Vault alumni, Jeff Pilson and Matt Starr, whose debut album is set for an early 2020 release.McAuley has been known to play alongside his son, Casey.

Album:

One of the most respected musicians/singers of the rock scene in general is without any doubt Robin McAuley. His soulful, powerful voice is synonymous with big records of the golden rock era and bands such as GRAND PRIX, and THE MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP.Last year, Robin McAuley returned to music business with a supergroup, Black Swan, and put a smile upon the face of every rock fan out there. Nowadays, McAuley is back with his brand new solo effort entitled "Standing On The Edge" that is going to be released through Frontiers Music.The new opus except Robin on lead vocal also features Andrea Seveso on guitars, the mighty Alessandro Del Vecchio (on bass, keyboards, backing vocals), Nicholas Papapicco on drums and Howard Leese (guitars on “Supposed To Do Now”)."Standing On The Edge" envisioned, overseen, and creatively directed by Serafino Perugino, President and A&R director of Frontiers Records with production (and co-writing) by Alessandro Del Vecchio, McAuley offers up a true gem of an album. In this brand new effort we see a splendid songwriting collaborations with his former Grand Prix bandmate Phil Lanzon (currently longtime Uriah Heep keyboardist) on “Like a Ghost”, Howard Leese (of Bad Company, ex-Heart) on “Supposed To Do Now," and Tommy Denander on “Do You Remember” and "Chosen Few”."Standing On The Edge" is a true gem of an album; is an opus that will be a future classic, no doubt 'bout that. Songs like the melodic perfection of "Late December", the breathtaking AOR-ish "Do You Remember", the fantastic straight forward "The Choosen Few" or the melodic hard rockers "Wanna Take A Ride" and "Like A Ghost" are all classic tunes filled with big and emotional melodies and superb performances.As I alredy mentioned above, Robin McAuley's newest opus "Standing On The Edge" is a true gem and one of this years highlights. Every little thing here is flawed to perfection!! The last thing that I have to add here is that "Standing On The Edge" is a killer no filler effort that every rock fan should add to his collection.

Line Up:

Robin McAuley Vocals - See also: Michael Schenker Fist, Demon Angels, Black Swan, ex-Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock (live), ex-Elements of Friction, ex-Frontiers All Stars, ex-Grand Prix, ex-McAuley Schenker Group, ex-Survivor

Tracklist:

01. Thy Will Be Done
02. Standing On The Edge
03. Late December
04. Do You Remember
05. Say Goodbye
06. Chosen Few
07. Run Away
08. Supposed To Do Now
09. Wanna Take A Ride
10. Like A Ghost
11. Running Out Of Time




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Robin McAuley - Alive (Japan Edition) (2023)













Year : 2023 (Japan Edition)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Ireland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 118 mb

Bio:

Robin McAuley (born 20 January 1953) is an Irish musician best known as the vocalist for McAuley Schenker Group from 1986 to 1993, which saw the band release three studio albums: Perfect Timing, Save Yourself, M.S.G., the live album Unplugged Live, and the Japan-only EP Nightmare: The Acoustic M.S.G. He has made further appearances with Schenker in 2012, and also in 2016 with Michael Schenker Fest alongside original MSG singers Gary Barden and Graham Bonnet, and Doogie White of Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock.in 1991, he did a song called "Teach Me How to Dream" from the 1991 spy action comedy film If Looks Could Kill on the film's soundtrack as the love theme.McAuley has also performed with Grand Prix, Survivor and Far Corporation. In 1999, McAuley released his solo album, Business As Usual, written and recorded with the help of future Survivor bandmate, Frankie Sullivan.McAuley is also a long time member of the star-studded Raiding the Rock Vault cast and the vocalist for all-star project Black Swan featuring Reb Beach and fellow Rock Vault alumni, Jeff Pilson and Matt Starr, whose debut album is set for an early 2020 release.McAuley has been known to play alongside his son, Casey.

Album:

Legendary rock vocalist Robin McAuley's new solo album, "Alive", on February 17, 2023. This new album sees McAuley's voice continuing to defy time and sounding as inspired and powerful as ever. The music itself is more hard rockin' than his previous effort "Standing On The Edge", but of course the music is still wonderfully melodic, infectious and fist-in-the-air uplifting. McAuley's previous solo album “Standing On The Edge" showcased the desire of the respected Irish rock singer to make a strong musical statement in a period that was more creative than ever for him. After re-emerging on the recording side of the music industry with guest spots on Michael Schenker Fest albums and fronting the hard rock supergroup Black Swan, McAuley was (and still is) feeling invigorated and ready to explore even more creative output to let the world see that his voice was (and, again, still is) as powerful as ever. After returning with the powerful aforementioned musical statements from Michael Schenker Fest, Black Swan and his last solo album, McAuley and his Black Swan cohorts, guitarist Reb Beach, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer Matt Star, returned in early 2022 with a second album, "Generation Mind". That album delivered and arguably surpassed, the promise of the band's debut and once again saw Robin's powerful vocals being showcased in a fantastic hard rock setting. After coming off the creative spark of writing songs with Beach and Pilson for Black Swan's second effort, work for "Alive" began in 2022 and once again, Robin's inspired vocal performance on this album is a revelation. You'll realize that "Alive" could not be more aptly titled once you hear this glorious rock 'n' roll album. Robin's backing band is the same as appeared with him on the previous effort, including guitarist Andrea Seveso, who once again absolutely stuns with his talents, bassist & keyboardist Alessandro Del Vecchio (who also produces once again) and drummer Nicholas Papapicco.Robin McAuley is widely recognized as one of the great singers of a golden period in hard rock music. His voice can be heard on albums from Grand Prix and Far Corporation, and of course on the chart topping MSG records “Perfect Timing”, “Save Yourself” and “MSG”. Through these releases, he was introduced to hard rock fans around the globe, who recognized the inherent talent and skill in his vocal abilities. Once he departed MSG, he released one solo record in 1999, then joined AOR legends Survivor and then re-grouped with Schenker in Michael Schenker Fest for the recent records "Resurrection" and "Revelation". And of course, in what was an absolute revelation to hard rock fans around the world, in 2020, he came out swingin' as the frontman of the supergroup Black Swan, where he joined forces with Reb Beach (Whitesnake, Winger), Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, ex-Dokken), and Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr Big). The band would return in 2022 with second album "Generation Mind", that was met with equal, if not surpassing, amounts of praise as the debut.

Line Up:

Robin McAuley - vocals - See also: Michael Schenker Fist, Demon Angels, Black Swan, ex-Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock (live), ex-Elements of Friction, ex-Frontiers All Stars, ex-Grand Prix, ex-McAuley Schenker Group, ex-Survivor
Andrea Seveso - guitar
Alessandro Del Vecchio - keyboards , bass
Nicholas Papapicco - drums

Tracklist:

01. Alive
02. Dead As A Bone
03. Bless Me Father
04. Feel Like Hell
05. Can’t Go On
06. The Endless Mile
07. Fading Away
08. My Only Son
09. When The Time Has Come
10. Stronger Than Before
11. Who I Am
12. Can't Go On (Acoustic Version) (Japan Bonus Track)




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Robin McAuley - Soulbound (2025)













Year : 2025
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Ireland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 107 mb

Bio:

Robin McAuley (born 20 January 1953) is an Irish musician best known as the vocalist for McAuley Schenker Group from 1986 to 1993, which saw the band release three studio albums: Perfect Timing, Save Yourself, M.S.G., the live album Unplugged Live, and the Japan-only EP Nightmare: The Acoustic M.S.G. He has made further appearances with Schenker in 2012, and also in 2016 with Michael Schenker Fest alongside original MSG singers Gary Barden and Graham Bonnet, and Doogie White of Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock.in 1991, he did a song called "Teach Me How to Dream" from the 1991 spy action comedy film If Looks Could Kill on the film's soundtrack as the love theme.McAuley has also performed with Grand Prix, Survivor and Far Corporation. In 1999, McAuley released his solo album, Business As Usual, written and recorded with the help of future Survivor bandmate, Frankie Sullivan.McAuley is also a long time member of the star-studded Raiding the Rock Vault cast and the vocalist for all-star project Black Swan featuring Reb Beach and fellow Rock Vault alumni, Jeff Pilson and Matt Starr, whose debut album is set for an early 2020 release.McAuley has been known to play alongside his son, Casey.

Album:

Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the upcoming release of legendary rock vocalist Robin McAuley's new solo album, "Soulbound".This new album sees McAuley's voice continuing to defy time and sounding as inspired and powerful as ever. The new album is definitively more guitars driven compared to the previous albums and the music itself is more straight hard rock than his previous effort, but still wonderfully melodic, infectious, and fist-in-the-air uplifting.McAuley's continues to showcase the desire of the respected Irish rock singer to make a strong musical statement in a period that was more creative than ever for him. After reemerging on the recording side of the music industry with guest spots on Michael Schenker Fest albums and tours and fronting the hard rock supergroup Black Swan, McAuley was (and still is) feeling invigorated and ready to explore even more creative output to let the world see that his voice was (and, again, still is) as powerful as ever.Work for "Soulbound" began on early 2024, following an intense musical period in between tour dates and studio work, with a slightly different approach compared to the previous album and Robin’s vocal performance on this album is simply oustanding. "Soulbound" delivers the more hard and heavy aspects of this respected artist, truly an iconic voice of the genre!Robin's backing band include some of the previous artists appeared with him on the previous effort, including guitarist Andrea Seveso, together with some new talent “a such as guitarist Alessandro Mammola and drummer Alfonso Mocerino. The album is produced by Aldo Lonobile.Robin McAuley is widely recognized as one of the great singers of a golden period in hard rock music. His voice can be heard on albums from Grand Prix and Far Corporation, and of course on the chart topping MSG records “Perfect Timing,” “Save Yourself,” and “MSG”. Through these releases, he was introduced to hard rock fans around the globe, who no doubt recognized the inherent talent and skill in his vocal abilities. Once he departed MSG, he released one solo record in 1999, then joined AOR legends Survivor, and then re-grouped with Schenker in Michael Schenker Fest on their recent records "Resurrection" and "Revelation". And of course, in what was an absolute revelation to hard rock fans around the world, in 2020, he came out swingin' as the frontman of the supergroup Black Swan, where he joined forces with Reb Beach (Whitesnake, Winger), Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, ex-Dokken), and Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr Big).

Line Up:

Robin McAuley - vocals - See also: Michael Schenker Fist, Demon Angels, Black Swan, ex-Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock (live), ex-Elements of Friction, ex-Frontiers All Stars, ex-Grand Prix, ex-McAuley Schenker Group, ex-Survivor
Andrea Seveso - guitar
Alessandro Del Vecchio - keyboards , bass
Nicholas Papapicco - drums

Tracklist:

01. 'Til I Die
02. Soulbound
03. The Best Of Me
04. Crazy
05. Let It Go
06. Wonders Of The World
07. One Good Reason
08. Bloody Bruised And Beautiful
09. Paradise
10. Born To Die
11. There Was A Man




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Robin McAuley - Standing On The Edge (Japan Edition) (2021)













Year : 2021 (Japan Edition)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Ireland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 123 mb

Bio:

Robin McAuley (born 20 January 1953) is an Irish musician best known as the vocalist for McAuley Schenker Group from 1986 to 1993, which saw the band release three studio albums: Perfect Timing, Save Yourself, M.S.G., the live album Unplugged Live, and the Japan-only EP Nightmare: The Acoustic M.S.G. He has made further appearances with Schenker in 2012, and also in 2016 with Michael Schenker Fest alongside original MSG singers Gary Barden and Graham Bonnet, and Doogie White of Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock.in 1991, he did a song called "Teach Me How to Dream" from the 1991 spy action comedy film If Looks Could Kill on the film's soundtrack as the love theme.McAuley has also performed with Grand Prix, Survivor and Far Corporation. In 1999, McAuley released his solo album, Business As Usual, written and recorded with the help of future Survivor bandmate, Frankie Sullivan.McAuley is also a long time member of the star-studded Raiding the Rock Vault cast and the vocalist for all-star project Black Swan featuring Reb Beach and fellow Rock Vault alumni, Jeff Pilson and Matt Starr, whose debut album is set for an early 2020 release.McAuley has been known to play alongside his son, Casey.

Album:

One of the most respected musicians/singers of the rock scene in general is without any doubt Robin McAuley. His soulful, powerful voice is synonymous with big records of the golden rock era and bands such as GRAND PRIX, and THE MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP.Last year, Robin McAuley returned to music business with a supergroup, Black Swan, and put a smile upon the face of every rock fan out there. Nowadays, McAuley is back with his brand new solo effort entitled "Standing On The Edge" that is going to be released through Frontiers Music.The new opus except Robin on lead vocal also features Andrea Seveso on guitars, the mighty Alessandro Del Vecchio (on bass, keyboards, backing vocals), Nicholas Papapicco on drums and Howard Leese (guitars on “Supposed To Do Now”)."Standing On The Edge" envisioned, overseen, and creatively directed by Serafino Perugino, President and A&R director of Frontiers Records with production (and co-writing) by Alessandro Del Vecchio, McAuley offers up a true gem of an album. In this brand new effort we see a splendid songwriting collaborations with his former Grand Prix bandmate Phil Lanzon (currently longtime Uriah Heep keyboardist) on “Like a Ghost”, Howard Leese (of Bad Company, ex-Heart) on “Supposed To Do Now," and Tommy Denander on “Do You Remember” and "Chosen Few”."Standing On The Edge" is a true gem of an album; is an opus that will be a future classic, no doubt 'bout that. Songs like the melodic perfection of "Late December", the breathtaking AOR-ish "Do You Remember", the fantastic straight forward "The Choosen Few" or the melodic hard rockers "Wanna Take A Ride" and "Like A Ghost" are all classic tunes filled with big and emotional melodies and superb performances.As I alredy mentioned above, Robin McAuley's newest opus "Standing On The Edge" is a true gem and one of this years highlights. Every little thing here is flawed to perfection!! The last thing that I have to add here is that "Standing On The Edge" is a killer no filler effort that every rock fan should add to his collection.

Line Up:

Robin McAuley Vocals - See also: Michael Schenker Fist, Demon Angels, Black Swan, ex-Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock (live), ex-Elements of Friction, ex-Frontiers All Stars, ex-Grand Prix, ex-McAuley Schenker Group, ex-Survivor

Tracklist:

01. Thy Will Be Done
02. Standing On The Edge
03. Late December
04. Do You Remember
05. Say Goodbye
06. Chosen Few
07. Run Away
08. Supposed To Do Now
09. Wanna Take A Ride
10. Like A Ghost
11. Running Out Of Time
12. Run Away {Acoustic Version) (Japan Bonus Track}




Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/