Obsession UFO

Lights out was so produced, polite and melodic I'm assuming coming to obsession Michael had been inspired by VH 1 to up the ante, heavier sound, pick /string slides, etc.....though haven't checked the timeline vs VH 1. It's interesting Ritchie also heavied up his sound around 78, augmented of course by the Taurus bass pedals
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VH 1 was recorded Aug-Sept 77 and released Feb 78
Obsession was recorded late 77 and 78 released June 78
...so the time frame to be influenced was possibly there. However VH supported UFO way back in May 76 so there's a good chance Michael was influenced from an earlier time if he caught his support act. The gig was bootleged and put out under the title Eatin' Schenkers For Breakfast http://www.vhboots.com/eatinschenkers.html
Went straight to 'Lost Horizons' and was blown away all over again. The cleaness and the tone are just breathtaking, (helped by the remastering I think)
Fully agree with Obsession comments but ONIB would be my desert island dose of Mikey, even over SITN and that's saying something
i haven’t heard ONIB in a while now. Maybe it’s time for a revisit.
Strong words considering Assault Attack also exists. Also, iirc, Cozy didn’t play in the debut album, did he?
Just my opinion. I have the studio albums rated like this:
- MSG1
- MSG2
- Assault Attack
Everything else in regards to full albums was a significant fall off the cliff.1. MSG2
3. Assault Attack.