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I highly recommend this album

1964_GTO | Iowa | 09/10/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I tend to not like much new rock. But this UFO disc that came out in 2004 rocks. I go back to the UFO from the late 70s and 80s. "Too Hot to Handle", etc. But this disc kicks. You wouldn't find an A&R man in the US OK'ing this CD (because it sounds "too 80s"), but leave it to the Germans to produce this. It has the classic vocals of Phil Mogg and the bass of Pete Way, with enough new blood of Jason Bonham and Vinnie Moore to give it some great energy. The tone is tight and contemporary. But the grooves are very tight. Allot of riffing, ala 70's and 80's hard rock (That is a compliment). I listened to this disc while on a 4 hour road trip to Omaha. And was impressed with every song.

From my perspective this is classic UFO. UFO was "British Metal" before the term existed. A great band, along with Bad Company and Thin Lizzy, that came out in the 70s.

Check this disc out, then go back and explore some of the older UFO from their library. "Lights Out", "Too Hot to Handle", "Rock Bottom", etc."

Easily the Best Non-Schenker UFO - Superb

Robert Knowles | Cardiff, Wales, UK | 08/17/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a superb album - of the 400 or so albums in my collection, I often reach for this one. When Daylight Comes to Town is a superb opener. Cold Black Coffee loses some of the melody, but none of the guitar mastery from Vinnie Moore. Track three is ansolutely superb - Wild One brings in both a superb opening riff and wonderful melodic soloing from Moore. Give it Up has a brilliant groove - Mogg's vocals are really up to par on this album. He is a delight to listen to. Call Me is another very strong track - Moore's octave-interval riffing on this and on Slipping Away is wonderful. Slipping Away deserves a special mention. It has to be one of the best ever UFO tracks, and has a wonderful ethereal quiet melodic guitar part in the middle which takes you into a world of imagination - it reminded me of the film The Beach of all things, and would have fitted well on that sound track. Spark that is Us continues the trippy feel - Moore does wonderful little melodic touches throughout. Sympathy is a superb ballad - Mogg and Moore go together excellently. Mr Freeze has one of my all-time favorite mid-sections - quiet melodic break, powerful riff coming in, then overlain by blistering but tasteful shred. Very powerful - one of rock's all-time great moments in my view. Jelloman retains the strong vocal parts - though I'm a little less keen on the chorus. Baby Blue is a superb song - a lovely slower ballad. Swallow rounds off the album very well with more great vocals with Vinnie's trademark riffing and high melodic parts.



It is not true to say that UFO are only good with Schenker. This common misconception completely overlooks Mogg's ability to bring out the best in his guitarists. What is perhaps true is that UFO were at their very best with Schenker's tortured genius complimenting Mogg's world-class song-writing ability. But what is also true is that UFO albums immediately post-Schenker tend to be superb as well, but then tail off. Thus, after Strangers in the Night, which was superb, No Place to Run was also actually superb. Similarly, after Sharks, which is superb, You Are Here is also superb. After No Place to Run and You Are Here, though, standards kind of remained high for The Wild, The Willing and the Innocent and for The Monkey Puzzle - but I suspect that in both the seeds of a downward trend are evident. This need not remain the case however - as the follow-up to Monkey Puzzle hasn't been released yet! You Are Here, though, follows the 'immediately post-Schenker' pattern of being superb. Definitely get it!"

Among UFO's Best

R. DeCarli | Nor Cal | 08/07/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I saw UFO a few months back in Santa Cruz, and was reminded of what a great band they are (and pleasantly surprised that they were top notch live). Since then, I've been buying their back catalog on CD. I just got this one a few days ago, and I'm very impressed. It's NOT something just to fill a gap in my collection, but a CD I'll listen to a lot in years to come.



I'm not one of those reviewers who seem to have aspirations for securing a gig as a music critic, so I'll be brief. I think this CD matches "Lights Out" and "Obsession," the two albums frequently cited as UFO's best. It's a lot different and clearly bears the mark of Vinnie Moore, but that's a good mark. It's a solid hard rock album, great guitar, riffs, and the always strong voice of Phil Mogg. You won't go wrong buying it."