Disc 2 also has some fun moments like the band on a cruise ship, playing a one-off gig and six tracks filmed live in the studio.
DVD 1:
01. Mother Mary
02. When Daylight Goes To Town
03. Let It Roll
04. Out On The Streets
05. This Kids
06. The Wild One
07. Fighting Man
08. Only You Can Rock Me
09. Baby Blue
10. Mr. Freeze
11. Love To Love
12. Too Hot Too Handle
13. Lights Out
14. Rock Bottom
15. Doctor Doctor
16. Shoot Shoot
17. Making Of
18. Slideshow
19. Discography
DVD 2:
1. Pack It Up And Go (Peppermint Park Studio Session, May 26th 2005)
2. Try Me (Peppermint Park Studio Session, May 26th 2005)
3. Love To Love (Peppermint Park Studio Session, May 26th 2005)
4. Slipping Away (Peppermint Park Studio Session, May 26th 2005)
5. Cherry (Peppermint Park Studio Session, May 26th 2005)
6. Profession Of Violence (Peppermint Park Studio Session, May 26th 2005)
7. Making Of Studio Songs
8. Rockboat (Doku)
9. USA 2004 (Doku)
10. History (Interviews)
11. Bonus Statements (Interviews)
12. Credits
Joining longtime bandmates singer Phil Mogg, bassist Pete Way, guitarist Paul Raymond, virtuoso US guitarist Vinnie Moore, and drummer Jason Bonham, son of, well, you know who. UFO formed when Moore was 5 years old. He's famous for his 1986 neoclassical instrumental debut album, Mind's Eye, which is yet another project from rock guitar impresario Mike Varney and Shrapnel Records. What distinguishes Moore from so many other guitar players of his era is his tasteful playing. It's one thing to play fast and it's another to play so with craft and taste. He is truly one of the rock world's finest musicians. Jason Bonham left UFO to tour with Foreginer and was replaced by veteran UFO drummer Andy Parker. There's actually very little mention of Parker in the band interviews, which was an oversight, in my opinion. I met Jason Bonham in the late '80s when his band Bonham were opening up for someone at the Winnipeg Arena. With his shaved head, he doesn't look anything like the young fellow I spoke with briefly, barely out of his teens.
Article comments
1 - Tim Hall
Pity they've ignored the Paul Chapman years, that was an underrated era of UFO's history. Took Paul Chapman a while to emerge from Schenker's shadow, but some of those albums had some great songs.
2 - Bennett
Sorry, but for me UFO will always be Schenker and his Gibson Flying V, with the sound quality of Rock Bottom on the UFO live album "Strangers In The Night".
Those were great days indeed.
Excellent review!
3 - Guppusmaximus
I have always wanted to give them a try...
I know in Iron Maiden's Biography,"Run to the Hills" that UFO was mentioned as NWOBHM but Whitesnake is no where to be found. Not even at:
http://www.nwobhm.com/
Oh well, I think I will try some UFO cds first before I spend that much cake on a DVD...I just hope they don't sound like Whitesnake because they sucked major ass!!
4 - Tim Hall
The only times I got to see UFO live were when Chapman was in the band, at the 1980 Reading Festival, and two years later at the Hammersmith Odeon (a gig recorded for radio broadcast, and now available on CD). So the post-Schenker UFO is the one I remember :)
5 - Tim Hall
Reviewed here
6 - Triniman
I think Guppusmaximus comment is a fair one about Whitensnake...when I think of major NWOBHM bands, I tend to think about Maiden, Saxon, etc.
7 - Guppusmaximus
Definately, Man. But, Not to knock your article because I think Maiden mentions UFO as one of their influences and I appreciate you shining a light on some good stuff... Hell,I'm just a youngen and I remember liking some of MSG's hits, so, UFO has got to be better than that...Right??
8 - Triniman
MSG have some good material that I would classify as very commercial-sounding, particularly the albums with Robin McAuley on vocals...then again, some of their material is less commercial sounding and more muscular, straight-ahead.
Whether you end up prefering UFO to MSG or vice versa is matter of your own taste. I like both bands.
9 - Rob
I loved these guys in high school and 25 years later, I still enjoy the music. They really were a great hard-rocking band. Songs like "Rock Bottom", "Mother Mary", "Lights Out" and "Love to Love", especially the live versions on "Strangers in the Night", still stand the test of time. I was lucky enough to receive a DVD of a concert UFO performed in the later 70s somewhere in Germany. The sound and video quality's not the best, but it's great to see the band performing the classics back then.
10 - Billy Bob
I like UFO real well. Neil Young does a great job on lead guitar,and Dr Dre is a standout on vocals. Highly recommend!
11 - -E
My only real disappointment with this DVD is Pete Way... was he FUBAR or what?