Question: Facts: - years active: 1986 -- 1993 , 2012 - landscape: yes - past members: robin scohpf steve mann jesse harms jeff pilson james kottak spencer mcauley sercombe michael schenker mitch perry rocky nerwton bodo - caption: mcauley schenker group in 1989 - label: capitol , emi , impact - genre: hard rock , glam metal , aor - name: mcauley schenker group - background: group_or_band - image: mcauley schenker group.jpg - associated acts: michael schenker group Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mcauley schenker group .
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mcauley schenker group was a multi-national band featuring core members robin mcauley -lrb- vocals -rrb- and michael schenker -lrb- guitar -rrb- , a successor -lrb- and eventual predecessor -rrb- to schenker 's earlier band michael schenker group .mcauley was initially contacted to replace singer gary barden in msg .however , the strong partnership immediately formed between mcauley and schenker led to the change of the name from michael schenker group to mcauley schenker group , retaining the same initials of the previous band msg .the band , composed of german , irish and british members , relocated to los angeles , trying to exploit the increasing popularity of hard rock and glam metal in the us .they released three studio albums , one ep and an acoustic live album before disbanding .their first album '' perfect timing '' was released in 1987 , and included their first hit '' gim me your love '' .two years later , '' save yourself '' was released , giving this incarnation of msg its biggest hit with the power ballad '' anytime '' .'' m.s.g. '' followed in 1992 and '' '' unplugged '' live '' came out in 1993 .after the 1992 tour with a strictly acoustic set and the release of the unplugged live , in 1993 mcauley and schenker went their separate ways , the first getting married and retiring from the music scene for a few years , the latter working on his first solo album and eventually reforming the michael schenker group in 1996 .after leaving survivor , mcauley started cooperating with schenker again , playing 26 shows across the us in february and march 2012 .