Si
hay un grupo de rock al que nunca se le ha puesto en el lugar que se merece
dentro del mundo del rock, ese es UFO. Si bien se trata de una banda que no ha
llegado demasiado al público general sí que es bastante conocida por los
aficionados al género rockero, aunque sólo sea por el hecho de que el popular
guitarrista Michael Schencker formó parte de sus filas durante cinco años (entre
1973 Y 1978), grabando los discos más populares de la banda: Phenomenon, Force
it, No heavy petting, Lights out y Obsession.
Sin
embargo, para bien o para mal, UFO no es sólo Michael Schencker y su concepto
musical va más allá de los éxitos que los llevaron en determinados momentos a
lo más alto de las listas. Se trata de un grupo que evolucionó a la par que lo
hacía el rock, que sin abandonar su esencia fue reconvirtiendo su música, que
nunca dejo de lado el rock’n’roll pero que se desarrolló desde los sonidos
progresivos y psicodélicos hasta los más metálicos, pasando siempre por el hard
rock melódico, y completando una discografía con un buen lote de temas muy apreciados
durante la década de los setenta y ochenta y cuyo disco en directo Strangers in
the night merece estar en cualquier top ten de discos en directo.
No
podemos tampoco dejar de comentar la gran influencia que supuso esta banda en
los grupos que formaron parte de la New Wave of British Heavy Metal, tales como
Iron Maiden o Def Leppard, entre otros, que parece que han calado más profundamente y que, a día de hoy, se recuerdan y venden con mucha más facilidad que los pioneros UFO. Muchos son aquellos que ahuecan sus palabras al hablar de Led Zeppelin o Deep Purple y elevan el tono a un registro casi enciclopédico al referirlos como precedentes de los exitosos grupos de los ochenta pero pocos se acuerdan de esta gran banda.
Ahora
sale a la venta este amplio documento en vivo consistente en una caja que
contiene 5 cds y un dvd y que cubre el período 1974-1982, con 56
canciones que hará las delicias de los más fans y le dará una segunda
oportunidad de revalorizarlos a aquellos que no le prestaron la suficiente
atención en su momento.
Dejamos el listado completo de temas:
CD1
1. Oh My (BBC In Concert, 6th June 1974)
2. Built for Comfort (BBC In Concert, 6th June 1974)
3. Space Child (BBC In Concert, 6th June 1974)
4. Rock Bottom (BBC In Concert, 6th June 1974)
5. Doctor Doctor (BBC In Concert, 6th June 1974)
6. Rock Bottom (Bob Harris Session, 2nd October 1974)
7. Time On My Hands (Bob Harris Session, 2nd October 1974)
8. Give Her the Gun (Bob Harris Session, 2nd October 1974)
CD2
1. Let It Roll (BBC In Concert, 11th December 1976)
2. Doctor Doctor (BBC In Concert, 11th December 1976)
3. Mother Mary (BBC In Concert, 11th December 1976)
4. Out in the Street (BBC In Concert, 11th December 1976)
5. Shoot Shoot (BBC In Concert, 11th December 1976)
6. Rock Bottom (BBC In Concert, 11th December 1976)
7. Too Hot to Handle (John Peel Session, 1st June 1977)
8. Lights Out (John Peel Session, 1st June 1977)
9. Try Me (John Peel Session, 1st June 1977)
CD3
1. Lettin' Go (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
2. Young Blood (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
3. No Place to Run (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
4. Out in the Street (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
5. Cherry (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
6. Only You Can Rock Me (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
7. Love to Love (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
8. Mystery Train (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
9. Doctor Doctor (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
10. Too Hot to Handle (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
11. Lights Out (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
12. Rock Bottom (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
CD4
1. We Belong to the Night (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
2. Let It Rain (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
3. Long Gone (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
4. The Wild, The Willing and The Innocent (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
5. Only You Can Rock Me (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
6. No Place to Run (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
7. Love to Love (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
8. Doing It All for You (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
9. Makin' Moves (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
10. Too Hot to Handle (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
11. Mystery Train (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
CD5
1. Blinded By a Lie (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
2. Heavens Gate (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
3. Wreckless (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
4. Love to Love (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
5. Night Run (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
6. Only You Can Rock Me (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
7. Lights Out (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
8. Doctor Doctor (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
DVD - ALL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
1. Doctor Doctor (Old Grey Whistle Test, 16th Jan 1979)
2. Cherry (Old Grey Whistle Test, 16th Jan 1979)
3. Doctor Doctor (Top Of The Pops, 1st Feb 1979)
4. Young Blood (Top Of The Pops, 1st Feb 1979)
5. Lonely Heart (Top Of The Pops, 1st Feb 1979)
6. We Belong To The Night (Oxford Road Show, 29th Jan 1982)
7. Let It Rain (Oxford Road Show, 29th Jan 1982)
8. Too Hot To Handle (Oxford Road Show, 29th Jan 1982)
1. Oh My (BBC In Concert, 6th June 1974)
2. Built for Comfort (BBC In Concert, 6th June 1974)
3. Space Child (BBC In Concert, 6th June 1974)
4. Rock Bottom (BBC In Concert, 6th June 1974)
5. Doctor Doctor (BBC In Concert, 6th June 1974)
6. Rock Bottom (Bob Harris Session, 2nd October 1974)
7. Time On My Hands (Bob Harris Session, 2nd October 1974)
8. Give Her the Gun (Bob Harris Session, 2nd October 1974)
CD2
1. Let It Roll (BBC In Concert, 11th December 1976)
2. Doctor Doctor (BBC In Concert, 11th December 1976)
3. Mother Mary (BBC In Concert, 11th December 1976)
4. Out in the Street (BBC In Concert, 11th December 1976)
5. Shoot Shoot (BBC In Concert, 11th December 1976)
6. Rock Bottom (BBC In Concert, 11th December 1976)
7. Too Hot to Handle (John Peel Session, 1st June 1977)
8. Lights Out (John Peel Session, 1st June 1977)
9. Try Me (John Peel Session, 1st June 1977)
CD3
1. Lettin' Go (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
2. Young Blood (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
3. No Place to Run (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
4. Out in the Street (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
5. Cherry (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
6. Only You Can Rock Me (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
7. Love to Love (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
8. Mystery Train (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
9. Doctor Doctor (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
10. Too Hot to Handle (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
11. Lights Out (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
12. Rock Bottom (BBC In Concert, 4th Feb 1980)
CD4
1. We Belong to the Night (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
2. Let It Rain (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
3. Long Gone (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
4. The Wild, The Willing and The Innocent (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
5. Only You Can Rock Me (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
6. No Place to Run (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
7. Love to Love (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
8. Doing It All for You (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
9. Makin' Moves (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
10. Too Hot to Handle (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
11. Mystery Train (BBC In Concert, 28th Jan 1982)
CD5
1. Blinded By a Lie (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
2. Heavens Gate (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
3. Wreckless (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
4. Love to Love (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
5. Night Run (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
6. Only You Can Rock Me (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
7. Lights Out (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
8. Doctor Doctor (Live At Knebworth, 22nd June 1985)
DVD - ALL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
1. Doctor Doctor (Old Grey Whistle Test, 16th Jan 1979)
2. Cherry (Old Grey Whistle Test, 16th Jan 1979)
3. Doctor Doctor (Top Of The Pops, 1st Feb 1979)
4. Young Blood (Top Of The Pops, 1st Feb 1979)
5. Lonely Heart (Top Of The Pops, 1st Feb 1979)
6. We Belong To The Night (Oxford Road Show, 29th Jan 1982)
7. Let It Rain (Oxford Road Show, 29th Jan 1982)
8. Too Hot To Handle (Oxford Road Show, 29th Jan 1982)