Brian examines the talent and tumult of guitar virtuoso Michael Schenker and that showdown he had with EVH back in 1976.

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Joan Osborne “One of Us”; Joe Meek “I Hear a New World”; Van Halen “On Fire” (Live at the Golden West Ballroom, 1976 – bootleg)

Van Halen Rising book: https://www.amazon.com/Van-Halen-Rising-Southern-California/dp/1770412638

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_(band)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_rock

1998 Japan UFO concert review: http://www.rbaraki.com/report4-2.htm

Rev Jones interview: https://blabbermouth.net/news/msg-bassist-michael-schenker-cares-about-no-one-not-even-himself

The Loudersound Schenker interview (2006): https://www.loudersound.com/features/michael-schenker-appetite-for-self-destruction

https://www.loudersound.com/news/michael-schenker-denies-trying-to-take-over-aerosmith

May 9, 1976 Van Halen bootleg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQBma1ed068