U F O - Phenomenon CD

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4.1 out of 5 stars (12 Customer Reviews)


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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

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Heavy Metal, Pop, Hard Rock
Label	Caroline Distribution
Orig Year	1974
All Time Product Rank	7,413
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

U F O - Phenomenon Songs

Trk	Song	Time	Price
1	Too Young To Know	3:10	$1.29
2	Crystal Light	3:47	$1.29
3	Doctor Doctor	4:12	$1.29
4	Space Child	4:01	$1.29
5	Rock Bottom	6:29	$1.29
6	Oh My	2:25	$1.29
7	Time On My Hands	4:12	$1.29
8	Built For Comfort	3:08	$1.29
9	Lipstick Traces	2:21	$1.29
10	Queen Of The Deep	5:49	$1.29
11	Sixteen	3:48	$1.29
12	Oh My	4:12	$1.29
13	Give Her The Gun	3:58	$1.29
14	Sweet Little Thing	3:51	$1.29
15	Sixteen	3:55	$1.29
16	Doctor Doctor	4:24	$1.29

Phenomenon Music

Phenomenon CD (1974) 4.1 stars

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Phenomenon Music Review

Average Rating: (4.1 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

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4 stars 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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4 stars 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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5 stars start of a monster
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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4 stars 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.
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5 stars Essential listening
"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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