Raw UFO

[axe]

No Heavy Petting.
The greatest UFO record before Nevison buried them beneath a wash of reverb.

axe

[Dinosaur David B]

I think it's my favorite of their studio albums.

[Bent out of shape]

Probably my least favourite, I love the reverby sound on obsession personally 

[Stitsel]

I love 'em all, Obsession for sure but sometimes I think No Heavy Petting is my fave too......lot of depth to that album: Belladonna, A Fool In Love, On With The Action.....all killer, but different tunes. Reasons Love, my fave...wow what a tune! Highway Lady, Can You Roll Her......classic UFO.

But....every Mad Mikey UFO was stone cold classic IMO, I loved the arty melodic hard rock they made back then.No one sounded like them and I love every UFO album really 'cuz of Mogg, but those Schenker albums were something special, and not just because of the obvious tunes...Rock Bottom/Doctor Doctor etc. There was a lot more to them than Only You Can Rock Me & Too Hot To Handle ( I love those tunes too ) . Deep cuts on Lights Out/Obsession & even Phenomenon & Force It are great.It's almost like No Heavy Petting is a whole album of deep cuts. 

Good stuff.

[axe]

Yes. The Schenker records are something special.
Let's face it: Without Schenker it was second rate.

axe 

[Bent out of shape]

Not as good certainly,  but lots of strong material on the tonka albums.  Folk tend to cite the wild, willing.....my favourite is zmaking contact.  Amazing opening thrust of blinded by a lie/Diesel in the dust,  and not a bad tune thereafter until the last one.

[Stitsel]

I agree on this too, I personally dig all the UFO albums, the Lawrence Archer one is great, as well the Vinnie Moore era. Even the few Mogg solo albums I have are pretty killer, both George Bellas & Jeff Kollman are great players. I too love the reverby sound on Obsession..... it adds to the atsmosphere of that LP.

[Tatosh Guitar]

Inspired by this thread I gave it a spin this weekend, and goddamn what an amazing album this is.

That said, I love every single one of the classic UFO - Schenker era albums. Sure, I love Strangers in the Night more, but that is to be held against the rest.

While listening to it, I started to think that I might probably love every note Mad Mikey has ever played...

[moody ghostnote]

Covenant, never really listened that much it when it came out. Fuck, I really like this, some really strong stuff. Production is not that great, but anyway.

 

[Bent out of shape]

Covenant has its moments,  walk on water for me is up there with their best.