There’s a fair bit of top-drawer rock to be found on this recent-career retrospective.
The subject of numerous compilations documenting their 1970s heyday, London hard rock heroes UFO have produced some of the hottest riffs and catchiest hooks in the business. They have not, however, cut enough classic tunes during the last ten years to warrant yet another retrospective. A state of affairs made even more acute by the fact that The Best of a Decade ignores both 2000’s Covenant and 2002’s Sharks – both recorded with guitarist Michael Schenker – concentrating instead on the trio of later outings featuring Vinnie Moore.
If this collection has been designed to generate interest in or even in some way vindicate UFO’s 21st century career, it forms a less than ringing endorsement. Of the 16 tracks here, no less than six are live versions of material penned in the 1970s, albeit performed by the current line-up. The record company (you get the feeling the band weren’t involved) may have had just three studio albums to choose from, but padding this out with songs from the ‘classic’ era is hardly a resounding vote of confidence in their artists.
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Bron: BBC Music