Year : 1995 (Cleopatra Records Remastered Ëdition 2023)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 121 mb
Bio:
UFO are an English Hard rock band that was formed in 1969.UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. UFO were ranked No. 84 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock"Singer Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton, bassist Pete Way, and drummer Andy Parker formed the band in August 1969. Originally taking the name Hocus Pocus, the group changed their name in October 1969 to UFO in honour of the London club where they were spotted by Noel Moore, who signed them to Beacon Records label, which was headed by Antiguan-born Milton Samuel. Their eponymously titled first album debuted in 1970 and was a typical example of early hard rock including a heavy version of the Eddie Cochran's classic "C'mon Everybody". Both UFO 1 and its follow-up UFO 2: Flying, were successful in Japan (especially the single "C'mon Everybody" which became a huge hit there) and Germany (the song "Boogie For George," also from the first album, reached No. 30 in German singles charts as well as "Prince Kajuku" from Flying reached No. 26), but generated poor interest in Britain and America. Consequently, their third effort, Live (later re-issued as UFO Lands In Tokyo), was originally only released in Japan in 1971.Part of UFO's early work was strongly influenced by space rock (their second album, including a 26-minute title track and a 19-minute-long opus "Star Storm", was subtitled One Hour Space Rock) that was modestly popular at the time, but the band soon realised the style was somewhat limited. In January 1972, Mick Bolton left the group, and UFO set out to find a guitarist who could provide the band with a more standard rock sound.
Album:
Cleopatra Records will release the UFO album titled ”Walk On Water".Gorgeous, out-of-this-world reissue of the spectacular 1995 album from British classic rock masters, UFO!This, the 14th album from the band, marked the return of German guitar extraordinaire Michael Schenker as well as founding drummer Andy Parker and classic member Paul Raymond!Reissue features digitally remastered audio plus all new artwork!UFO are back! Phil Mogg (v) and Michael Schenker (g) actually got together again in 1995 and drummed up the "Lights Out" line-up with Pete Way (b), Andy Parker (d) and Paul Raymond (k,g) to record a comeback album. To represent what a miracle it is, they appropriately titled the product "Walk on Water".The listening impression is good, even if Mogg's characteristic voice has suffered somewhat over the years. Schenker riffs and solos in top form, the songs are great, the lyrics down-to-earth, the overall sound a bit too compressed, but powerful and transparent. My highlights are the opener "Self made Man" and the acoustic rocker "Dreaming of Summer". Except for Way's contribution "Knock", all new tracks are penned by Schenker / Mogg. After eight new songs and 42 minutes the glory is unfortunately already over... but not the CD: After that, there are two UFO classics in new recordings and three songs from the UFO environment (Mogg/Way, MSG, Paul Raymond Project), which should probably whet the appetite for the solo works of the band members.Walk on Water is the fourteenth album from the British hard rock band UFO, marking the return of German guitarist Michael Schenker to the band, as well as the returns of keyboardist Paul Raymond and founding drummer Andy Parker. The album did not chart. It was recorded at Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, California. It was released first and only in Japan on 14 April 1995 with 11 tracks and in 1997 in other countries with only 10 tracks. It has since been re-released on numerous occasions, with a variety of covers.
Line Up:
Phil Mogg – vocals
Pete Way – bass
Michael Schenker – guitar - See also: ex-Michael Schenker Fest, McAuley Schenker Group, Michael Schenker Group, ex-Scorpions, ex-Viva (live), ex-Contraband, ex-Copernicus, ex-UFO, ex-Ratt (live)
Paul Raymond – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Andy Parker – drums
Additional musicians:
Mark Philips - background vocals
Production:
Ron Nevison - producer, engineer, mixing
Recorded At – Rumbo Recorders
Mixed At – Rumbo Recorders
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Tracklist:
01. A Self Made Man
02. Venus
03. Pushed To The Limit
04. Stopped By A Bullet (Of Love)
05. Darker Days
06. Running On Empty
07. Knock, Knock
08. Dreaming Of Summer
09. Doctor, Doctor '95
10. Lights Out '95
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