---
title: "The Chrysalis Years (1980-1984) by Michael Schenker Group"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/da2408b5-0ec5-4690-a44d-3065f915d5e4"
artist: "Michael Schenker Group"
year: 2012
label: "EMI"
---

# The Chrysalis Years (1980-1984)

**The Chrysalis Years (1980-1984)** is a compilation by Michael Schenker Group, released in 2012 on EMI.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Chrysalis Years (1980-1984) |
| Artist | Michael Schenker Group |
| Type | Compilation |
| Year | 2012 |
| Label | EMI |
| Catalog number | 50999 9 55615 2 3 |
| Tracks | 69 |
| Place in discography | 34 of 47 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Armed and Ready | 4:07 |
| 2 | Cry for the Nations | 5:10 |
| 3 | Victim of Illusion | 4:43 |
| 4 | Bijou Pleasurette | 2:16 |
| 5 | Feels Like a Good Thing | 3:46 |
| 6 | Into the Arena | 4:12 |
| 7 | Looking Out From Nowhere | 4:29 |
| 8 | Tales of Mystery | 3:17 |
| 9 | Lost Horizons | 7:10 |
| 10 | Armed & Ready (In Concert at the Manchester Apollo) | 4:30 |
| 11 | Cry for the Nation (In Concert at the Manchester Apollo) | 6:19 |
| 12 | Victim of Illusion (In Concert at the Manchester Apollo) | 5:52 |
| 13 | Rock Bottom (In Concert at the Manchester Apollo) | 10:29 |
| 14 | Tales of Mystery (In Concert at the Manchester Apollo) | 3:56 |
| 15 | Lost Horizons (In Concert at the Manchester Apollo) | 9:19 |
| 16 | Armed and Ready (live at the Manchester Apollo) | 4:40 |
| 17 | Into the Arena (live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London) | 4:16 |
| 18 | Cry for the Nations (radio edit) | 3:33 |
| 19 | Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (Sounds Flexi edit) | 2:51 |
| 20 | Ready to Rock | 3:27 |
| 21 | Attack of the Mad Axeman | 4:20 |
| 22 | On and On | 4:45 |
| 23 | Let Sleeping Dogs Lie | 5:23 |
| 24 | But I Want More | 7:00 |
| 25 | Never Trust a Stranger | 4:26 |
| 26 | Looking for Love | 4:03 |
| 27 | Secondary Motion | 3:44 |
| 28 | Introduction (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 1:31 |
| 29 | Armed and Ready (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 4:53 |
| 30 | Cry for the Nations (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 5:30 |
| 31 | Attack of the Mad Axeman (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 5:05 |
| 32 | But I Want More (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 7:22 |
| 33 | Victim of Illusion (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 6:15 |
| 34 | Into the Arena (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 4:54 |
| 35 | On and On (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 5:35 |
| 36 | Never Trust a Stranger (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 5:37 |
| 37 | Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 7:11 |
| 38 | Courvoisier Concert (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 3:36 |
| 39 | Lost Horizons (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 7:30 |
| 40 | Doctor Doctor (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 6:19 |
| 41 | Ready to Rock (live at the Budokan, Tokyo 12/8/81) | 6:40 |
| 42 | Assault Attack | 4:18 |
| 43 | Rock You to the Ground | 5:47 |
| 44 | Dancer | 4:42 |
| 45 | Samurai | 5:16 |
| 46 | Desert Song | 5:50 |
| 47 | Broken Promises | 6:21 |
| 48 | Searching for a Reason | 3:48 |
| 49 | Ulcer | 3:54 |
| 50 | Girl From Uptown | 5:22 |
| 51 | Rock My Nights Away |  |
| 52 | I'm Gonna Make You Mine |  |
| 53 | The Dogs of War |  |
| 54 | Systems Failing |  |
| 55 | Captain Nemo |  |
| 56 | Still Love That Little Devil |  |
| 57 | Red Sky |  |
| 58 | Time Waits (For No One) |  |
| 59 | Rock Will Never Die (Walk the Stage) |  |
| 60 | Captain Nemo (live at the Hammersmith Odeon) |  |
| 61 | Rock My Nights Away (live at the Hammersmith Odeon) |  |
| 62 | Ready to Rock (live at the Hammersmith Odeon) |  |
| 63 | Attack of the Mad Axeman (live at the Hammersmith Odeon) |  |
| 64 | Into the Arena (live at the Hammersmith Odeon) |  |
| 65 | Rock Will Never Die (live at the Hammersmith Odeon) |  |
| 66 | Desert Song (live at the Hammersmith Odeon) |  |
| 67 | I'm Gonna Make You Mine (live at the Hammersmith Odeon) |  |
| 68 | Doctor Doctor (live at the Hammersmith Odeon) |  |
| 69 | Armed and Ready (As Featured in Guitar Hero: Metallica) |  |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [By Invitation Only (2011)](https://themetalnet.com/album/01d83a8d-150e-42e2-8956-f2b85793f4f2)
- Next release: [Walk the Stage: The Highlights (2013)](https://themetalnet.com/album/e98194ac-9daf-4a4c-af4b-4434a0b805f4)

## Artist

- [Michael Schenker Group](https://themetalnet.com/band/michael-schenker-group)

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