UFO - UFO 1 (1970 uk, great blues acid psych space rock amalgam, 2008 Repertoire remaster)

There have been in the history of rock music bands, which, like a UFO and Scorpions,international career took off with racial progressive album, and after his "birth" music coalition will decide to move to a different area of ​​styling. Sometimes, listening to metal or hard rock albums of these groups completely forget about their progressive origins. Their titled first album debuted in 1970 and was a typical example of blues and boogie based hard rock.

UFO is a British group, which does not need to specifical recommend - for any lover of hard rock classics. The team has been working since 1969 and making music, which is a brilliant combination of classic hard rock sounds of the NWOBHM influences, thus creating an exciting new quality. That UFO remained an unattainable model for the whole spectrum of heavy metal bands active in the 80s. The inspiration achievements UFO openly to such artists such as Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth.

But let's start from the beginning, that is, the creation of formation and its artistic assumptions. The period of, in which there was to assumptions formation dates back to years in 1969, and her Initial name was the Hocus Pocus. After several months of a change of honoring in this way one of the London clubs with the logo of a UFO, where they were spotted by Noel Moore, who signed them to his Beacon Records label. Debut of "UFO 1" album included a heavy version of Eddie Cochran's classic, "C'mon Everybody" was maintained in hard rock style, full of energy and guitar poweru. Did not cause the expected resonance in the UK and the USA, the most wanted musicians, but the band turned out unexpectedly rock fans 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 #30 in German singles charts

With UFO 1, the band's sound incorporates a lot of the psychedelia of the 1960's and combines with a glimpse of the hard rock that will come. The albums opening track is pure space rock. Had this song been on any Hawkwind album, it would have fit right in. However, with "Boogie" and "Timothy" there is a glimpse of the hard rock that is to come. "Who Do You Love" is a seven and a half minute trip down psychedelic days gone by. (Probably best left that way!)

Pete Way's bass is prominent throughout this CD, bouncing along with a hippie, trippie, vibe. His bass is sometimes the glue that even binds these songs together with Mick Bolton often dropping out of the song all together or going off into somewhat accomplished 60's-style guitar solos. Phil Mogg sounds the same as he always has on this early platter. His smooth distinctive voices is one of the few clues that this is even a UFO record. Much like Hawkwind, UFO's early material had a sort of sci-fi image to it. Give it a listen, and turn on, tune in , and drop back to a time when the winds of change were a coming.

by Adamus67

Tracks

1. Unidentified Flying Object (Pete Way, Phil Mogg, Andy Parker, Mick Bolton) – 2:19
2. Boogie (Way, Mogg, Parker, Bolton) – 4:16
3. C'mon Everybody (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart) – 3:12
4. Shake It About (Way, Mogg, Parker, Bolton) – 3:47
5. (Come Away) Melinda (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) – 5:04
6. Timothy (Way, Mogg, Parker, Bolton) – 3:28
7. Follow You Home (Way) – 2:13
8. Treacle People (Bolton) – 3:23
9. Who Do You Love? (Ellas McDaniel) – 7:49
10.Evil (Way) – 3:27

UFO
*Phil Mogg - Vocals
*Mick Bolton - Guitar
*Pete Way - Bass
*Andy Parker - Drums

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