NMC #68 (UFO)

[Jon]

By "I promised two, but..." Jon

UFO--Seven Deadly (February 2012)

1. Wonderland

2. Mojo Town

3. The Last Stone Rider

4. The Fear

5. Waving Good Bye

When I first listened to UFO's latest, their 22nd studio album, I was a bit surprised how HEAVY it started out. Of course that's not a bad thing at all but I was still a bit taken aback. And when the first song (not included here) sounded like AC/DC I was even more surprised. Luckily, the rest of the album pleased me as well, a nice blend of heaviness and blues. Look, I miss Michael Schenker as much as the next guy, but Vinnie Moore is no slouch. And hey, what's with this infatuation with monkeys? Oh yeah, there's that cover art too.....

Due to a delay in shipment, the second album I was going to feature ain't here. On the day it was supposed to be released it was already on backorder. Rest assured it's on its way to me and I KNOW you're all waiting, holding your breath, etc., etc.

So there's nothing here.

You can go now......

[RJhog (Admin)]

I totally missed the mark on this one.  Waving Goodbye for song of the year.  That guitar, oh that guitar!

[Jon]

"GEETAR" dammit!

[Gordon Williams]

I'm glad RJhog is starting to like this record. There are some good rockers, some mid-tempo gems...just a good bit of diversity.

Besides the harder rockin' tunes, "Waving Goodbye", as RJ mentioned, is a great cut. Also really like "The Last Stone Rider" and "Angel Station".

And like Jon mentioned in his opening post...
Why does Phil Mogg mention monkey's so much?? I do, however, love how he always mentions places...all over the globe...in his songs. Mentions Mexico a lot in his songs, among other places.

I do admit, he can come up with some strange lyrics sometimes, but I do like how he mentions places.

 

[RJhog (Admin)]

Totally agree on Angel Station.  I also think the opener and Burn Your House Down are outstanding, the latter being right up there with Waving Goodbye.