Please answer the following 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 .