Earthshine Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Still going since 1969. Thanks to Phil Mogg who has been the center of it all. Fabulous band. I wish they would tour more. I do wish that Michael Schenker would rejoin them and that they could all get along. Would love to see the 1979 line-up get back together and stay together!
ReRushed Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 One of the great underrated unheralded bands of all-time. I like them a lot with my favorite album being Phenomenon.
jesse2112 Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 QUOTE (ReRushed @ Aug 1 2011, 02:58 PM) One of the great underrated unheralded bands of all-time. I like them a lot with my favorite album being Phenomenon.
metaldad Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 The first few albums are classic. They need to get Pete way back. Mike also.
treeduck Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Yeah, I have quite a few albums...most really... The Schenker era is obviously the best, but I do like the Tonka Chapman era. And I even like the one with Atomic Tommy M on it... Plus there's some good ones from the Schenker comeback era in the 90s... And the latest one with Vinnie Moore is pretty cool too... And then there's the UFO album that's not a UFO album yet it is... Mogg/Way - Chocolate Box, that is excellent! Here's a track from it:
go2wrk@95974 Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) Yeah..Classic hard rockin' English band. ((among many.)) Been a fan since about 77 or so. My favorite song's are: 1) Lights Out 2) Doctor Doctor 3) Too Hot To Handle 4) Only You Can Rock me 5) Natural Thing Amongst many more. (..and yeah,we all hold out hope that MS will return....) Edited August 1, 2011 by go2wrk@95974
Xanadoood Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 I only have the live album, Strangers in the Night. Decent songs, but they sound so dated now. The group pic on the inside sleeve of Strangers HAD to be an inspiration for Spinal Tap...friggin hilarious.
Earthshine Posted August 1, 2011 Author Posted August 1, 2011 QUOTE (metaldad @ Aug 1 2011, 03:02 PM) The first few albums are classic. They need to get Pete way back. Mike also. I keep forgetting that Pete is not in the band. Maybe he just not touring with them. Anyway, this is a great song from Mogg/Way. Features the great Aynsley Dunbar on drums:
metaldad Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 QUOTE (Earthshine @ Aug 1 2011, 03:32 PM) QUOTE (metaldad @ Aug 1 2011, 03:02 PM) The first few albums are classic. They need to get Pete way back. Mike also. I keep forgetting that Pete is not in the band. Maybe he just not touring with them. Anyway, this is a great song from Mogg/Way. Features the great Aynsley Dunbar on drums: I know Pete has a few visa problems.
treeduck Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 QUOTE (Xanadoood @ Aug 1 2011, 03:21 PM) I only have the live album, Strangers in the Night. Decent songs, but they sound so dated now. The group pic on the inside sleeve of Strangers HAD to be an inspiration for Spinal Tap...friggin hilarious. I don't get this whole "dated" thing. Either it's good or it isn't. The date has nothing to do with it. And if you're listening to an album from 1979 why do you expect it to sound like it was recorded in 2009??
ReRushed Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 QUOTE (treeduck @ Aug 1 2011, 04:40 PM) QUOTE (Xanadoood @ Aug 1 2011, 03:21 PM) I only have the live album, Strangers in the Night. Decent songs, but they sound so dated now. The group pic on the inside sleeve of Strangers HAD to be an inspiration for Spinal Tap...friggin hilarious. I don't get this whole "dated" thing. Either it's good or it isn't. The date has nothing to do with it. And if you're listening to an album from 1979 why do you expect it to sound like it was recorded in 2009?? Maybe he's referring to the production value? Maybe UFO didn't have access to the best mixing boards and microphones and maybe they had to use used tape!
Rick N. Backer Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 I love the Schenker era stuff. I think I drove my parents crazy listening to the Lights Out album over and over after I saw UFO open for Ozzy on either the Speak of the Devil or BATM tour. Great band.
driventotheedge Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) Has anyone seen them recently? They're coming to a smaller theater here in Portland on a Monday night and if I go I want it to be worth calling in sick (which I'd have to do to attend). Tix are quite reasonably priced as well. Any feedback greatly appreciated. EDIT: I have never seen them either btw. One of the few big or semi-big 70s bands I have not seen. Was supposed to see them 2nd on the bill with Blue Oyster Cult headlining in '78 but they canceled though the show went on without them. Edited August 1, 2011 by driventotheedge
go2wrk@95974 Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) Edited August 1, 2011 by go2wrk@95974
J0N Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 I quite like them on record, but I saw them a month or two ago at a festival and found them pretty lackluster and boring, really.
The_Necromancer_77 Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Love them. Personally, I really love Too Hot to Handle. Rock Bottom is repetitive and annoying as f**k.
Wartypig Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Seen/photographed Micheal Schenker twice in the last two weeks and have to say he's in great for...Pete Way joined him onstage on both occasions
Rushman14 Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Electric Phase from the Lights Out album has the best guitar solo ever created by man.
Tony R Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 QUOTE (The_Necromancer_77 @ Aug 1 2011, 10:42 PM) Love them. Personally, I really love Too Hot to Handle. Rock Bottom is repetitive and annoying as f**k. The live version on Strangers is sweet though.
MMCXII Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 (edited) wicked thread. check out this early schenker vid. this is probably weeks after he joined the band. you can see Klaus Meine in the audience! Rock Bottom Edited August 2, 2011 by MMCXII
Earthshine Posted August 2, 2011 Author Posted August 2, 2011 QUOTE (driventotheedge @ Aug 1 2011, 03:52 PM) Has anyone seen them recently? They're coming to a smaller theater here in Portland on a Monday night and if I go I want it to be worth calling in sick (which I'd have to do to attend). Tix are quite reasonably priced as well. Any feedback greatly appreciated. EDIT: I have never seen them either btw. One of the few big or semi-big 70s bands I have not seen. Was supposed to see them 2nd on the bill with Blue Oyster Cult headlining in '78 but they canceled though the show went on without them. Go see them. You will be glad you did. They are all real nice guys too if you get to talk to them. Phil especially.
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