It's the last track in the collection that Michael Schenker plays on where I think I run into my only issue with Chrysalis' compilation. That's the inclusion of the live version of "Doctor Doctor" instead of the rippin' studio version that I personally just like so much better. If it were up to me, I would have put the Strangers In the Night live version of "Out in the Street" and the studio version of "Doctor Doctor". Now that's a minor discrepancy with an otherwise spotless compilation of widely-forgotten rock gems. Well... and the fact that the live version of "Doctor Doctor" is edited will not please some of UFO's hardcore fans.
But then again, this is not a compilation for the hardcore fan. It is more the hard rock fan that somehow missed out on one of the genre's most important bands who influenced the 80's-era rockers as much as did Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Sweet, Slade and perhaps even Zeppelin. And we shouldn't forget the guy who had plenty of UFO on vinyl in the 70s and departed with the whole collection and the turntable at a garage sale in the 90s, after he had kids and just didn't seem to find the time to rock like he used to. This compilation is for you, That Guy, so you can get back to your metal roots and show the world that you're never too old to rock!
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1 - franklyn
tasty!