Prog Synch Listen: UFO - Friday 18th May @ 9pm

[Spock!]

According to Wikipedia this is their first album to feature lush string arrangements - they are really adding to the songs.


Is the live album the one to try next?

[kath]

Agreed. A 'basic rock band' they never were

A rock band full of ooooofness I'd say!






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you'd say right. oooooooooooof.

[C]

For some reason those piano interludes paint a picture of stars coming out at night in my mind.

Nice




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[pcqgod]

I bought a delightful box set a few years back


Reap?






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The Official Bootleg one or the BBC box?

[Spock!]

Good grief - I thought they were only about half way through and its finished.

[kath]

For some reason those piano interludes paint a picture of stars coming out at night in my mind.

i love this picture.

[C]

Is the live album the one to try next?

You can't go wrong with the live album strangers in the night , mbut there are other superb studio albums






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[pcqgod]

Good grief - I thought they were only about half way through and its finished.

They packed a lot of rockin' in a very few minutes.

[kath]

According to Wikipedia this is their first album to feature lush string arrangements - they are really adding to the songs.


Is the live album the one to try next?

i say yes to both.

[C]

I bought a delightful box set a few years back


Reap?






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The Official Bootleg one or the BBC box?

I need to check - the BBC one I think







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[Spock!]

Well, that was much better than anticipated - by a huge factor!

Shall be trying some more, so recommendations please.




Many thanks for a another ear opener & lovely company as always. Have great weekends.

[kath]

Good grief - I thought they were only about half way through and its finished.

more reason to listen to more, mwhahaha

thank ye all for joining the party. that flew by. (and love to griff.)

i foresee more ooofo listening here this night.

a great thing to listen to on a friday night.

have a great weekend, all.

::smacksmacksmacksmack::

[pcqgod]

I saw them in San Antonio a year or two ago. Phil sounded amazing on "Cherry" Definitely still worth seeing if they come 'round.

[pcqgod]

Well, that was much better than anticipated - by a huge factor!

Shall be trying some more, so recommendations please.




Many thanks for a another ear opener & lovely company as always. Have great weekends.

'Strangers in the Night' is one of the top live albums recorded by any rock band.

My favorite of their studio albums is 'Obsession.'

[Nancy]

According to Wikipedia this is their first album to feature lush string arrangements - they are really adding to the songs.


Is the live album the one to try next?

Yes. Id recommend these to start:

Strangers In The Night
Obsession (next album after Lights Out and home to my favorite barn-burning Schenker solo on Hot 'n' Ready, also has several songs with strings)
The Wild The Willing And The Innocent (no Schenker on this one, but Paul Chapman is absolutely brilliant and this is one of their best albums)
Walk On Water (reunion album with Schenker from the 90's - hangs with their best albums and Schenker is absolutely jaw-dropping all over it, just a massive album - saw them on this tour and it was just incomprehensibly amazing).

After that if you want to dig deeper...

Phenomenon
Force It
No Heavy Petting
No Place To Run
Mechanix
Making Contact

Avoid anything before Phenomenon and most of what's after Walk On Water. And a couple in between.

[C]

Well, that was much better than anticipated - by a huge factor!

Shall be trying some more, so recommendations please.




Many thanks for a another ear opener & lovely company as always. Have great weekends.

Other than the aforementioned live album I would go for no heavy petting and/or force it






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[Spock!]

Thanks for the advice. I've quite a busy weekend but am hoping for some listening time on Sunday morning, so hopefully can hear some then.

[C]

I am enjoying the live BBC extra tracks which are contained also in my box set




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[kath]

the classic run all have splendiferousnesses... obsession, phenomenon, etc... (we did force it before, didn't we, c?) but i will back up reap's call for the wild, the willing and the innocent. schenkless, yes, but fantastic. running piano themes and variations, i love it.

[pcqgod]

Cheers, everyone.