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UFO – Force It (1975) – Review

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Aha! It is possible after all! Phil Mogg kicking it up a notch in UFO‘s 4th studio album Force It.

And I love it.

Mogg‘s delivery as a vocalist on the last album Phenomenon was okay, but not really exciting. And here we get to hear a new spiced-up version, basically a new version of Phil.

So, it looks like the Force It album cover seemingly with two teenagers having a go at themselves in the most complicated bathroom of the world is an omen, too. With leering bathroom appliances no less – the lechers.

By the way, the US cover used a ghost … [...] Click to raid more!

UFO – No Heavy Petting (1976) – Review

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I do not know what it is with UFO (the band, not the friggin’ aliens…). On one hand, they are brilliant, but on the other, the stuff they strut is like – mediocre in a way. And this very specific thread at least leads right through their early records. Their 5th studio record No Heavy Petting released in 1976 is no exception.

Now imagine 1976 for a minute: These were the times where you saw vehicles like the ‘Stutz Blackhawk’ come into fashion. No kidding. Big, gas-guzzling monsters were all the rage at that time. Of course, you could also get sleeker machines they … [...] Click to raid more!