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UFO – Lights Out (1977) – Review

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I admit, the British rock band UFO is one of my long-time favorites. They have created great, great Hard Rock over time and helped pave the way into what is today called metal. 

One of the best periods in the distinguished career of UFO are indisputably the Schenker years. Back in the ’70s, a super-gifted young lad, almost too young to be that good a guitarist, joined this band led by Phil Mogg in search of a riff maker.

Who better to choose than German-born Michael Schenker, a founding member of the Scorpions. Anecdotally, Michael’s brother Rudolf still plays … [...] Click to raid more!

UFO – Obsession (1978) – Review

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Obsession is the last album of what is commonly called the Schenker years in the UFO discography. Michael Schenker enjoyed a relatively short, but intense career for his first stint with UFO, starting with Phenomenon in 1974 and ending it – from a standpoint of studio album releases – with Obsession in 1978.

He for sure put his stamp on UFO and all that stuff they were able to produce in this relatively short time frame. Schenker actually returned to the fold in 1993 for a short time – many years later.

And you know what? They did it again. Obsession is again different from … [...] Click to raid more!