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UFO - Obsession Audio CD

A fair review of the UFO "Obsession" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all UFO reviews here, or go back to the UFO tabs.

UFO Band: UFO
Title: Obsession
Rating:
Release Date: 2008-07-08
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Only You Can Rock Me 2: Pack It Up (And Go) 3: Arbory Hill 4: Ain't No Baby 5: Looking out for No. 1 6: Hot 'N' Ready 7: Cherry 8: You Don't Fool Me 9: Looking out for No. 1 (Reprise) 10: One More for the Rodeo 11: Born to Lose 12: Hot 'N' Ready [Live][#][*] 13: Pack It Up (And Go) [Live][#][*] 14: Ain't No Baby [Live][#][*]

CLASSIC UFO
Oh yeah, both bands have their share of hardcore fans but both bands should have been bigger. sadly, like the great Thin Lizzy, UFO was and remains underrated. This is easily one of UFO's best studio albums. Good songwriting and good musicianship are hard to beat. Too bad there aren't more bands like this around today. I've had it UP TO HERE with the likes of the Foo Fighters and bands like that. Sorry Dave, what you do doesn't work for me.
the rest of you. . . get this CD!.


35.55 minutes of good time rock 'n' roll
UFO here on a roll in their late 70's heyday of drinking, drugging and on the evidence on this disc, at least periodically writing brilliant hard rock songs interspersed with brilliantly maudlin ballads. 11 tracks - just under 36 minutes - little or no fat. Once again songwriting skills are to the fore and the core songwriters of Way/Mogg/Schenker have here (and elsewhere) shown themselves masters of the three minute pop rock song.

As per Lights Out this album was produced by Ron Nevison and the simplicity of the production job allows the songs to breat whereas from around 2000 onwards recordings with such a sense of space in them would start to become the rarity rather than the norm. Schenkers guitar is allowed to either chug away on the riff in numbers like Only You Can Rock Me or seemingly dance around the song such as on You Don't Fool Me.

The use of some strings here and there doesn't detract from the warmth of this rock 'n' roll band of chemical commandoes and with the aforementioned Only You Can Rock Me coupled with Lookin' Out For No. 1 the band have produced two of the best songs of their canon - numbers that just have t obe included on every 70's rock fans ipod.

Admittedly I have to state that not all the tunes hit the spot for me personally thus my rating this as four stars and if I had to choose I'd probably prefer Lights Out to this album on a points decision. But if you are a fan of 70's classic rock or want to explore the history of hard rock in general then this album is a pretty good buy.


schenker and band at the top of their game
i picked up obsession ,dusted it off and played it through a couple times,then presented it to the band. after ignoring this album for years,opting in our band to play chosen tunes from lights out,no heavy petting,and phenomenon, i was looking for some different sounding ufo,and schenker guitar work. we immediately started working on cherry,and looking out for number one. i had forgotten the amazing work this band created,coming off of a killer live album,and lights out.
this is by far one of the finest pieces of work for ufo,and deserves oodles of kudos. . . . . . . buy it now!!!!!!.


UFO is Great
A little too heavy laden with acoustic/ballad tunes though. A great classic straight-ahead rock album with soaring guitarwork, with great hooks, melodies and lyrics.


Obession is My Favorite UFO CD!
Many rides to the beach with 'Obsession" blasting away on my cassette deck! It still sounds great and has aged well. This disc was my favorite as a young lad growing up in the Alabama Gulf Coast.

If you are consdiering buying a greatest hits go ahead, but get this one too.

Also- For later UFO, I really liked "Walk on Water", it was done in late 90's and has original lineup. .


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