Why You Won’t Hear Two Vocals By Axl Rose for Michael Schenker

Michael Schenker revealed that Axl Rose recorded three tracks for his upcoming album My Years With UFO, but only one has been approved for release. Rose features on a new rendition of the song “Love to Love,” which will be part of the album set to release on September 20.

Speaking on the Appetite for Distortion podcast, Schenker shared details about how this collaboration with Rose came to fruition following a studio session with Slash, Rose’s bandmate from Guns N’ Roses. “[W]hen he came in, he said, ‘Michael, I just told Axl that I was going to do this…. [Rose] said, ‘I wanna sing a song too.’ And I said to Slash, ‘That would be fantastic. Ask Axl which song he would like to do.’ And so actually, Axl ended up singing ‘Too Hot To Handle,’ ‘Only You Can Rock Me,’ and ‘Love To Love.’”

Schenker mentioned that Rose recorded his vocals while Guns N’ Roses were on tour, which possibly affected the quality. “Axl was not actually happy with his performance on ‘Only You Can Rock Me’ and ‘Too Hot To Handle,’” Schenker explained. “I guess it was too many songs because they were in the middle of a tour, and he preferred to just focus on ‘Love To Love.’ He is a perfectionist, I have noticed… we waited until he was ready, and then finally he went, ‘Okay, “Love to Love” I approve. You can release it.’”

Schenker had no trouble finding other artists to contribute to his album. The upcoming version of “Only You Can Rock Me” features Joey Tempest and Roger Glover, while “Too Hot to Handle” showcases Joe Lynn Turner, Adrian Vandenberg, and Carmine Appice.

Slash collaborates on the track “Mother Mary” along with Eric Gronwall. Other guests on the album include Dee Snider, Jeff Scott Soto, and Stephen Pearcy.

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Source: Ultimate Classic Rock