UFO - Lights Out (1977) (2008 Remaster, Bonus Tracks)
Rock | 1cd | EAC Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
Chrysalis/EMI, CHRX 1127 | rel: 2008 | 520Mb
Rock | 1cd | EAC Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
Chrysalis/EMI, CHRX 1127 | rel: 2008 | 520Mb
Despite a few generic moments, Lights Out is probably the best studio document of what elevated UFO above the '70s hard rock fray. Within a Euro-blues framework, the classic lineup that lasted from Phenomenon through Strangers in the Night incorporated challenging dynamics, epic balladry, and a more than occasional sensitivity. On Lights Out, all three of these traits come together in powerful fashion, most notably on the space rocker-cum-ballad "Love to Love," where a ridiculously heavy intro gives way to flourishing poetics. "Gettin' Ready" and an oddball Love cover, "Alone Again Or," also showcase the band's sensitive ambiguities, never compromising the group's overarching hard edge.