The Exploration of Metal and Progressive Rock - Page 37

I started off with a cheap compilation and then got "Strangers in the Night" because it was cited as one of the great live albums. Oddly, I didn't really like it that much and quite prefer the studio versions. I'm not really that familiar with UFO, but in my mind they work well as a tight hard rock outfit and the studio versions are more effective because they are compact, thus more cogent than the more meandering live versions. Maybe I should get a few of their proper studio albums to discover what their real sound is like :)

Got my hands on Graeme Edge Band's Kick Off Your Muddy Boots a few days ago, but need to give it a few more spins to decide whether I like it.
 

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Originally Posted by Deep Funk 

Currently listening to The Who's "Who's Next". For UFO I went with the album "Strangers In The Night".

Really don't think live albums are a good idea unless you know the songs and band what can make a live song great is lost if you don't know the song.

Strangers In The Night is one those maybe just way too over recommended albums since people are saying get it before the studio albums.

Agree with you.

I do know some of the hits like Doctor Doctor, Only You Can Rock Me, etc, and I seem to prefer the studio versions - I just don't feel the live performances add much to them. I do feel, on the other hand, that because I don't have any of their proper albums, I might be missing some of the good album cuts. I often seem to prefer album tracks to the hits but the UFO compilation so dirt cheap, so I thought it was a good place to start.

Edit : now that we discussing "Strangers in the Night" I have the urge to give it a spin :)

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Originally Posted by mibutenma 

Really don't think live albums are a good idea unless you know the songs and band what can make a live song great is lost if you don't know the song.

Strangers In The Night is one those maybe just way too over recommended albums since people are saying get it before the studio albums.

 

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Originally Posted by Jubei 

Agree with you.

 

I do know some of the hits like Doctor Doctor, Only You Can Rock Me, etc, and I seem to prefer the studio versions - I just don't feel the live performances add much to them. I do feel, on the other hand, that because I don't have any of their proper albums, I might be missing some of the good album cuts. I often seem to prefer album tracks to the hits but the UFO compilation so dirt cheap, so I thought it was a good place to start.

 

Edit : now that we discussing "Strangers in the Night" I have the urge to give it a spin :)

 

 

 

I'm the same way I really dig actual albums songs a lot more than what would be on a live album or best of album.

Here is some good UFO songs to check out. Only the High Flyer track is on any best of I know of.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc2-C7SGAmw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsldmESO-ME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxxsev-5gME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f23effhhVto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHG_iDeWeug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpwWMlYxK0o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W18uA839uiA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZydRM18MSQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDBz-9kl9RQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQUOTevj23E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pi4Y1iCUuI

That's good that you liked the UFO live album.

I'm not even really sure which UFO album I would consider better out of Force It and No Heavy Petting.

The first Schenker era Phenomenon,Force It,No Heavy Petting,Lights Out, and Obsession are the only albums some people even bother with.

Although other eras have good albums too like the album Mechanix is really great.

UFO is one of those groups they got a lot of albums (20 Studio albums) if a person is enjoying them after a few then go ahead and grab another or two.

But after that it probably comes do to... How much do you like them? And do you want more?

Although that is probably considered true for all bands with a big catalog.

Yeah, Natural Thing is real good. Shall add No Heavy Petting to my wish list!

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Originally Posted by Deep Funk 

 

Today I rediscovered "Moving Pictures" because I just had to listen to something good and inspiring after a day running around and being busy. I recently put a stop to buying new music because I have a number of albums that I have not yet given a good listen.  

Ow that's such a great album, ow man, they're going to play the complete record in may in Ahoy, I will be there!

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Originally Posted by Deep Funk 

I recently put a stop to buying new music because I have a number of albums that I have not yet given a good listen.  

We've all been there. My thrift store vinyl haul this afternoon netted 20 albums, from Klaus Doldinger's Passport to Elgar to the Allman Brothers, and I wonder when I'm going to find time to clean them all, much less listen to them critically.

Anyway, it's definitely nice to periodically take a break from collecting and just rediscover what you've enjoyed in the past.

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Originally Posted by Deep Funk 

Indeed Proglover, did you check out King Crimson?

 no going to but as you say, there's so much to do, so much to listen and too little time for it

I have a discography at my harddisc, so it will be soon.

But hey, it's weekend:)

Probably tomorrow

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Originally Posted by Deep Funk 

Indeed Proglover, did you check out King Crimson?

I listened 2 times to the Crimson record completely, also scanned a bit on the Red record. I'm not very impressed, don't think this is my cup of prog.tea. We'll try it a few more times, you can't always judge a prog.record after 2 listening sessions