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Up until their 1974 album, PHENOMENON, England's UFO had issued several albums that did little to expand their cult fan base at home, let alone worldwide. But through an early-'70s tour with German metallists the Scorpions, they finally found the missing piece to the puzzle--guitar wizard Michael Schenker. UFO convinced Schenker to leave the Scorpions (which wasn't an easy task, since his older brother Rudolf was a member), and their '74 release sounds like a band reborn.
Schenker's stellar playing seems to have lit a fire under the compositions, many of which rank amongst UFO's all-time best--namely the soon-to-be live show-stoppers "Doctor Doctor," and "Rock Bottom" (as evidenced on UFO's classic STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT live set). PHENOMENON set the stage perfectly for such future hit UFO releases as LIGHTS OUT and OBSESSION.
Remastered Reissue. This Classic Album Comes With A Critique From A Key Rock Journalist & Includes Sleevenotes.
Recorded at Morgan Studios, London, England.
UFO: Phil Mogg (vocals); Michael Schenker (guitar); Pete Way (bass); Andy Parker (drums).Q (3/95, p.122) - 3 Stars - Good - "...The mix gives Mogg the limelight with Schenker riding free on a barrage of thrusting salvos....[PHENOMENON] cut[s] a fine, upbeat swagger, central to everything that was anathema to the arrival of punk rock..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.121) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Schenker was a new, modern guitar hero whose crunching riffs and clean solos reinvented UFO as a cutting-edge hard rock act."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- [C]atchy, riff-laden rockers topped off with Phil Mogg's bluesy howl and Schenker's searing guitar wizardry." Phenomenon Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $2.89) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Heavy Metal, Pop, Hard Rock | | Label | Caroline | | Orig Year | 1974 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3312  | | CD Universe Part number | 1436400 | | Catalog number | 24628 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 19, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Leo Lyons | | Engineer | Mike Bobak | | Recording Time | 39 minutes | | Additional Info | Remastered |
Phenomenon Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews 33 yearsof Schenker
I'm 48 this August and vividly recall driving my '72 Toyota Celica at age 16 with a lime green colored 8 track tape in a Sanyo tape player entitled UFO/Phenomenon. Along with the first Montrose release,these were my 2 favorites. I wore that UFO tape out primarily because I was an aspirimg rock guitarist myself. Trust me when I say rock guitar absolutely does not get any more class nor does it get any more classic.
Submitted by Mark J. Dalton (Granite Falls , NC)
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Landmark album for UFO
UFO's sound was defined by this album which introduced Michael Schenker. It marked their move away from a highly experimental sound into some well written, solid songs with lots of opportunities for the musicans to show what they were capable of. A great place to start for curious music fans.
The start of a great number of albums to come.
Submitted by John (Ontario, Canada)
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this release was the second beggining for the band, ms had arrived from the scorps and the nest decade would be great for ufo.excellent stuff here buy this and if your new to ufo get the live screams cd also.buy it all.
Submitted by gigi (hope,arizona)
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Essential, but Where's the Bass?
After this one they only had to perfect their craft as all the elements were finally in place. This is THE essential UFO album.
As for the production, I don't remember it being so bass-less, but I can deal with that.
Submitted by Mark (Pierre, SD)
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"Rock Bottom" is an ALL-TIME classic, I don't think any hard rock/metal fan would dispute that. Although this is not as hard as its follow-up ("Force It") the guitar playing is "phenomenal!" "Too Young to Know" has some incredible guitar playing, as does "Oh My." Quite frankly, if one listens to the guitar solos, EACH song on this album, I mean cd, is worth it. Schenker has indicated that solos are his favorite part of a song, and it shows
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Purchase Phenomenon CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | U F O Strangers In The Night CD (1979)
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Recorded live at The Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois; The Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky and in Youngstown, Ohio. Includes liner notes by Jon Sutherland.
One of the premier live rock albums of the '70s, STRANGERS features a band at its peak performing all its hits and fan favorites. The album was recorded during two nights in Ohio in 1978, when the band opened for Blue Oyster Cult. This reissue features remastered sound, extended liner notes, and the correct track sequencing.
The album's two bonus tracks, "Hot 'N' Ready" and "Cherry," get the album started in supreme hard-rock fashion. ...
| | Rainbow Rising CD (1976) Remastered
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As the drums kick into the fierce opener "Tarot Woman," it's obvious that RISING delivers directly to your door. It is the band's second release, and a vast improvement over RICHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW. With a revamped lineup that sounds like it had been touring together for years, the album takes no prisoners. "Starstruck" is a classic groove reminiscent of guitarist Blackmore's ex-band Deep Purple. Blackmore ...
| | U F O Force It CD (1975) (Import) Remastered; United Kingdom
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| | U F O No Heavy Petting CD (1976) Japan; Remastered
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| | U F O Obsession CD (1978) Remastered
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| | U F O Lights Out CD (1977) Remastered
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| | Supertones Are Go! CD (2003)
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The Supertones, a New York City-based instrumental quartet, have been playing around NYC for the past ten years at places like The Greatest Bar on Earth, Luna Lounge, Wetlands, The Rodeo Bar, Manitoba's and Don Hill's, and recently added a semi-annual tour of Puerto Rico to their performance schedule. The Supertones compositions are also featured in reknowned surf documentarist, Bud Browne's recent movies including Surfing in the 50s, Cavalcade of Surf and Locked In. So belly up to the whammy bar and enjoy The Supertones!"We've sung the praises of The Supertones before, and now here's an ideal chance for any of ...
| | Jag Panzer Decade Of The Nail-Spiked Bat CDs (2003)
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| | Entombed Unreal Estate CD (2005)
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UNREAL ESTATE was recorded live as musical accompiment to the Royal Swedish Ballet.
In the early 2000s, phrases like "death metal survivors" and "a death metal institution" were used to describe Entombed. But to death metal purists -- the moshers who insist that Entombed peaked with 1989's Left Hand Path -- the Entombed of the early 2000s had long since left death metal behind. Some of those purists go so far as to accuse Entombed of being a sellout, but then, everyone from Miles Davis to the Clash to Run-D.M.C. was called a sellout by someone or another -- so the term is almost meaningless. What isn't meaningless is the inspired set that Entombed provides on Unreal Estate, which was recorded live at the Royal Opera Hall in Stockholm, Sweden in 2002. The Swedish headbangers are on top of their game on this live album, packing a punch that is both forceful and melodic. While Entombed hasn't exactly turned into easy listening, these inspired performances are generally a lot more musical and intricate than Entombed's early recordings. Unreal Estate can be ...
| | Jemmy Nakamura Vol. 7-Koikoi/Original Bgm 1 Ballad CD (2005) (Import) Hong Kong
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| | Dragonland Starfall CD (2005)
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Although the power metal revival movement of the '90s and 2000s has had some worthwhile American bands, the majority of participants have been from Western Europe -- some from Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands, some from Great Britain, some from Italy and Spain, some from the Scandinavian countries. And one of the many Scandinavian power metal revival outfits is Sweden's Dragonland, who show no awareness of post-'80s metal trends on the proudly retro Starfall. Sweden, of course, had a ton of death metal/black metal activity in the '90s and early to mid-'00s, but there isn't a trace of death metal or black metal on Starfall; nor is there any alternative metal, rap-metal or metalcore influence on this disc. Although recorded in 2003 and 2004, Starfall is a total throwback to the old-school power metal of the '70s and '80s -- and this grandiose, elaborate effort (which is full of stereotypical dungeons-and-dragons lyrics) gets a great deal of inspiration from progressive rock as well. Dragonland's hard-rocking yet consistently melodic approach is best described ...
| | Cross Examined Second Pew On The Left CD (2005)
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| | Paula Hackett Roulette CD (2007)
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ABOUT THE CREATION OF THIS RECORDING:While working with legendary jazz musician Max Roach on a vocal project, Max read some of Paula's poetry and encouraged her to bring her poems together with music.Paula and pianist Rudi Wongozi recorded this CD in one take with Rudi improvising on the piano as Paula red her poetry. Paula Hackett grew up in Berkeley, California and comes from a family of writers. She started writing poetry at the age of 14. In the early 80's Paula and her brother John began writing lyrics together. They have written lyrics with ...
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