UFO - Mechanix (11 tracks) +Album Reviews

Ufo rocks well and solidly

Michael P. Dobey | colorado springs | 04/06/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This 1982 release, which went top ten, was the bands strongest studio release since their last cd with Michael Schenker: 1978's "Obsession". The band starts off with a solid rock classic 'the writer" which describes the now vanishing power broker newspaper or magazine writer who can make or break careers in music or politics. And from there to the end of the disc there isn't a filler song to be found. "Feel it" is probably the standout hard rock track on here; it can hold it's own with the best of their whole output.

There is even a superior ballad on here 'back into my life". This is highly skilled and top notch metal the kind in which you expect good playing and singing. And this would be the bands last great disc until

1995's 'walk on water" . The best thing is however the many bonus tracks on this disc and that makes this a better buy than ever."

Ufo,s last great album of the 80,s mechanix!!!

Paul Mcguinn | chicago il usa. | 04/09/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"i like qute a bit of ufo,s mechanix. songs like the writer,doing it all for you,back into my life,feel it and dreaming to name a few!!unfortuneatly founding member bassist pete way left after the mechanix tour. because he did,nt like the direction ufo was heading in musically with some of the tunes of mechanix..i saw ufo on the tour for mechanix and they were great they opened for rainbow!!andy parker the drummer had this huge chrome drum set paul chapman had a white b.c. rich,pete way and neil carter had white washburn basses and guitars..ufo played almost every great song they made including electric phase which paul chapman played slide guitar on!....well this album seems to end the 80,s era...so get it!!!"

No need to adjust

R. M. Silkey | 05/10/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Mechanix was in my humble opinion a make-or-break effort. The band decided to just sort of let nature take it's course and the rest is history as they say. "Mechanix" may not be their strongest effort but it is well worth having in your collection and gets 4 stars due to making changes yet not changing anything. There was some fine tuning done but the overall UFO sound still remained intact. I think the title was very fitting as well. And the remaster effort is also very good. Every now and then something will be remastered and actually sound worse than the original cd. Not in this case."

Unfairly maligned

Michael Gaughan | Euless, TX United States | 07/03/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A lot of folks, particularly the brigade that feels any UFO without Michael Schenker is worthless, seriously dump on this disc. More so because of Pete Way's departure from UFO shortly after its release, claiming the band had started going soft. Granted, if all non-Schenker UFO is rubbish to you, this disc won't be capable of changing your mind. Regarding Pete Way comments, "The Writer" and "Dreaming" are both solid, and the fairly mellow "Back Into My Life" is one of Way's tunes.

Measured up against some other Hard Rock of the day, say Def Leppard at the time of High 'N' Dry and the Joe Lynn Turner Rainbow era, and you'll find yourself having an enjoyable listen, plus I'd also liked what teaming up with then UFO Keyboard/Guitarist Neil Carter did for Gary Moore's output (Wild Frontier and Run for Cover).

Expensive for sure, but perhaps with the recent run of UFO extra-track remasters this too may be added-- so long as folks quit ragging on this one. It's really not that bad."

You cross me you know you're gonna lose...

Mark H. | Hanson, MA USA | 08/25/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Much of the Paul Chapman era of UFO has been unfairly maligned and the albums of that era have languished in some form of critical obscurity. However these records should not be an overlooked part of the catalog as they include some of the band's tightest collection of songs and outstanding productions. `Mechanix' is a fine record, released in early 1982 and the last to feature founding member Pete Way (until subsequent later reformations). While maybe not on par with `No Place to Run' or `WWI', `Mechanix' boasts a loud, modern sound and a decent mix of rockers and some slower numbers. "The Writer" kicks off the LP in fine fashion, being a classic UFO rocker. Other faves include "Doing It All for You", "Feel It" and single "Let It Rain". "Back Into My Life" was also a single as well and could be criticized for being an intentional hit but it is still a very good song. Supposedly it was these concessions to the top 40 that drove Way from the band but a may have been that the runaway substance abuse/internal squabbles clichés may have been more of a deciding factor. Within a few years Phil Mogg would be the only remaining member and the band would become a joke but in the meantime they had a least one more quality record in them before the eighties swallowed them up."

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