ufo

an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown

especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins

This article is about the rock band. For other uses, see UFO (disambiguation).''---- UFO is a United KingdomBritish rock (music)rock band that was formed in 1969. UFO was a transitional band between the rock of Led Zeppelin and the metal to come in the New Wave of British Heavy MetalNWOBHM. UFO's influence was strongly felt in the '80s metal scene and they have been cited as a primary influence by Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth among others.

History -

Beginning - Vocalist Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton, bassist Pete Way and drummer Andy Parker formed the band UFO in 1969. Originally taking the name Hocus Pocus, the group changed their name to UFO in honor of a London club. Their Eponymeponymously titled first album debuted in 1971. Both ''Unidentified Flying Object (UFO album)UFO'' and its follow-up, the same year's ''Flying'', found great success in Japan, but generated little interest in Britain or America. Consequently, their third effort, 1972's ''UFO Lands in Tokyo--Live'', was only released in Japan.UFO's early work was influenced by the space rock sound (their second album was subtitled "One Hour Space Rock") that was modestly popular at the time but the band realized the style was somewhat limited. In 1974, Mick Bolton left the group and UFO set out to find a guitarist capable of providing the band a more standard rock sound.

Success - After brief trial runs with ex-Pink Fairies guitarist Larry Wallis and future Whitesnake member Bernie Marsden, the band hired former Scorpions (band)Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker (brother of Scorpions Rudolph Schenker) in time to record 1974's ''Phenomenon (UFO album)Phenomenon'', which debuted the band's harder-edged guitar sound. Schenker was only 19 at the time, but was already a well respected guitarist. ''Phenomenon'' was not an instant classic, as the band was a little wary of giving Schenker complete artistic freedom. The album's major hit was "Rock Bottom", a song whose model would pave the way for the UFO's success.Wasting little time, the band released ''Force It'' in 1975 and ''No Heavy Petting'' in 1976 which brought UFO increased visibility with American audiences and made them bonafide stars in England. After experimenting with keyboards on ''Petting'', the band hired keyboardist and second guitarist Paul Raymond joined for 1977's ''Lights Out''. ''Lights Out'' was the pinnacle of UFO's studio career and is considered a genuine '70s rock classic. The album was filled to the brim with hit songs such as "Too Hot To Handle", "Lights Out", "Alone Again Or" and the 7 minute opus "Love To Love". With ''Lights Out'', the band finally received substantial critical acclaim and Michael Schenker firmly established himself as a modern guitar hero. With their new found success, the band went back into the studio to record 1978's ''Obsession (album)Obsession''. While the album didn't garner quite the acclaim that ''Lights Out'' did, it still contained several popular tracks including "Cherry" and "Only You Can Rock Me". The band went out on tour and recorded the live album ''Strangers In The Night (UFO album)Strangers In The Night'' in 1979. The concert album displayed the band at the peak of their performance playing to a very receptive audience. ''Strangers'' was a critical and commercial success and stands as one of the most influential live rock albums of the '70s, along with KISS (band)KISS ''Alive! (album)Alive!'' and Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive. UFO appeared to be poised to continue their success into the new decade. However, unknown to those outside the band, tensions had been growing between frontman Phil Mogg and Schenker. Soon after the release of ''Strangers In The Night'', Schenker left the band and returned briefly to the Scorpions before forming Michael Schenker GroupM.S.G..

Post-Schenker years - After Schenker's exit, UFO quickly hired guitarist Paul Chapman, and released their next LP, ''No Place To Run'', in 1980. Despite little adjustment to their hard rock formula, ''No Place to Run'' failed to match up to the success of its predecessors. The following year UFO released ''The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent'' to similarly tepid sales. In 1982, the band released ''Mechanix'', which contained the song "Back Into My Life" which was a minor hit in the US. Later that year, founding member Pete Way left the band to form Waysted and was replaced by ex-Eddie and the Hot Rods bassist Paul Gray. UFO released ''Making Contact'' in 1983, but the album was all but ignored and UFO decided to disband. This actually proved to be a short hiatus as Mogg reassembled UFO two years later and released ''Misdemeanor (album)Misdemeanor''. Not surprisingly, the album was met with little response, and UFO again called it quits.

The reunion(s) - In 1992 Mogg and Way decided to put a new UFO together and released ''High Stakes and Dangerous Men''. While just released on a small independent label, ''High Stakes'' was enough to generate serious interest in a full blown reunion. The following year, the classic UFO line-up – Mogg, Schenker, Way, Raymond and Parker – reunited, and the resultant album ''Walk on Water (album)Walk on Water'', was released in 1995. This lineup went on a world tour but tensions arose again and Schenker left the band in the middle of the tour, and the other members yet again went their separate ways. Phil Mogg and Pete Way continued working together artistically and released two albums under the Mogg/Way name in the late '90s. In 2000, Schenker decided he was willing to work with UFO again and the band released the double CD ''Covenant (UFO album)Covenant'' containing a disc of new material and a disc of live classics. Despite constant rumors regarding Schenker's status in the band he returned once again for 2002's, ''Sharks (UFO album)Sharks''. Shortly after ''Sharks'' was released, Schenker and the band decided to make the oft-rumored (and oft-actual) split permanent. Mogg, Raymond and Way decided to permanently replace Schenker with guitar shredder Vinnie Moore. In 2004 the band released ''You Are Here (UFO album)You Are Here'' with Jason Bonham handling drum duties. UFO is still the rock power house they were, and they've showed no signs of calling it quits and can be expected to be recording and touring for the foreseeable future.

Lineup -

Current Line-Up -

Phil Mogg - Singer

Jason Bonham - Drums

Pete Way - Bass guitarBass

Vinnie Moore - Lead guitar

Paul Raymond (musician)Paul Raymond - Musical keyboardKeyboards & Rhythm guitar

Previous Members Include -

Michael Schenker - Lead guitar

Andy Parker - Drums

Paul Chapman - Lead guitar

Danny Peyronel - Musical keyboardKeyboards

Neil Carter - Musical keyboardKeyboards & Rhythm guitar

Mick Bolton - Lead guitar

Paul Gray (musician)Paul Gray - Bass guitarBass

Atomik Tommy M - Lead guitar

Laurence Archer - Lead guitar

Clive Edwards - Drums

Aynsley Dunbar - Drums

Bernie Marsden - Lead guitar

Larry Wallis - Lead guitar

Robbie France - Drums

Discography -

Albums -

''Unidentified Flying Object (UFO album)UFO'' (1971) Uncharted

''Flying (UFO album)Flying'' (1972) Uncharted

''Phenomenon (UFO album)Phenomenon'' (1974) Uncharted

''Force It'' (1975) Chart Position 71 (US)

''No Heavy Petting'' (1976) Chart Position 167 (US)

''Lights Out'' (1977) Chart Position 51 (UK), 23 (US)

''Obsession (UFO album)Obsession'' (1978) Chart Position 26 (UK), 41 (US)

''No Place To Run'' (1980) Chart Position 11 (UK), 51 (US)

''The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent'' (1981) Chart Position 19 (UK), 77 (US)

''Mechanix (UFO album)Mechanix'' (1982) Chart Position 8 (UK), 82 (US)

''Making Contact (UFO album)Making Contact'' (1983) Chart Position 32 (UK), 153 (US)

''Misdemeanor (UFO album)Misdemeanor'' (1985) Chart Position 74 (UK), 106 (US)

''Ain't Misbehavin' (UFO album)Ain't Misbehavin''' (1988) Uncharted

''High Stakes & Dangerous Men (UFO album)High Stakes & Dangerous Men'' (1992) Uncharted

''Walk on Water (album)Walk On Water'' (1995) Uncharted

''Covenant (UFO album)Covenant'' (2000) Uncharted

''Sharks (UFO album)Sharks'' (2002) Uncharted

''You Are Here (UFO album)You Are Here'' (2004) Uncharted

Live Albums -

''Live (UFO album)Live'' (1972) Uncharted

''Live In Concert (UFO album)Live In Concert'' (1974)

''Lights Out In Tokyo (UFO album)Lights Out In Tokyo'' (1978)

''Strangers In The Night (UFO album)Strangers In The Night'' (1979) Chart Position 42 (US), 8 (UK)

''Live In Japan (UFO album)Live In Japan'' (1992)

''T.N.T. (UFO album)T.N.T.'' (1993)

''Live In Texas (UFO album)Live In Texas'' (1994)

''Heaven's Gate (UFO album)Heaven's Gate'' (1995)

''X-Factor: Out There & Back (UFO album)X-Factor: Out There & Back'' (1997)

''On With The Action (UFO album)On With The Acton'' (1998)

Greatest Hits Albums -

''Space Metal (UFO album)Space Metal'' (1976)

''Anthology (UFO album)Anthology'' (1986)

''The Essential UFO (UFO album)The Essential UFO'' (1992)

''Best Of UFO: Gold Collection (UFO album)Best Of UFO: Gold Collection'' (1999)

External links -

ufo-music.info - Official UFO website

!ufo-mistygreenandblue.co.uk - Misty Green & Blue UFO fansite

lyricsdir.com - UFO LyricsUFO Category:British musical groupsde:UFO (Band)sv:UFO (musikgrupp)

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