The Album Review Club - End of Round #9 Break (page 1904)

[blueparrot]

Yup, not remotely influenced by Rainbow or VH - FFs Gene Simmons rather famously "discovered" Van Halen.

And I’m pretty sure they’d never heard of UFO in 1973 either.

 

[idahoblues]

And I’m pretty sure they’d never heard of UFO in 1973 either.

Bet they had. I’ve never been a fan of Kiss, remember when they first came out, I was at middle school and a friend was raving on about them

 

[blueparrot]

Bet they had. I’ve never been a fan of Kiss, remember when they first came out, I was at middle school and a friend was raving on about them

Hardly anyone in the UK knew UFO pre 74. They toured Germany a lot playing their space rock before recruiting Schenker. Very much doubt 4 New Yorkers knew them and even if they did they’d only know their 2 space rock albums.

 

[idahoblues]

Hardly anyone in the UK knew UFO pre 74. They toured Germany a lot playing their space rock before recruiting Schenker. Very much doubt 4 New Yorkers knew them and even if they did they’d only know their 2 space rock albums.

Just seems like they were out earlier, I thought they were a great band

 

[blueparrot]

Just seems like they were out earlier, I thought they were a great band

They were around from 68 , but they didn’t become the UFO we know until their third album with Schenker, Phenomenon in 74. Agree great band though.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

To be fair they came before most of those bands and influenced them.

True. Ironically considering their show, I find them bland. Uninteresting.
No accounting for taste. Eh?

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Yup, not remotely influenced by Rainbow or VH - FFs Gene Simmons rather famously "discovered" Van Halen.

Don’t mean influenced by them. Just a poorer version of them.

 

[blueparrot]

True. Ironically considering their show, I find them bland. Uninteresting.
No accounting for taste. Eh?

I like a few of their albums thought hey aren't one of my favourite bands but they were influential for many different rock bands, much more than they could be called copyists. They were a unique live band with a great theatrical show and there’s nothing wrong with being showmen. As I say they probably wouldn’t be in my top 50 bands but I think their achievements and influence as are too easily dismissed by many.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

They did and I guess they in turn were influenced by the likes of Bowie, Alice Cooper and the New York Dolls. To be honest, I was surprised when I read this album was released in 1975. If I had had to guess it would have been at least 5 years later.

I was 18 when it released. Maybe I was born a music snob because I Really didn’t like them then and I sure haven’t grown into them.
If I am forced to listen to ’Glam Rock’, I would rather listen to an early Queen album. If I want guitar driven rock then I would rather listen to Thin Lizzy or others. I guess if you loved them when you were young then that would be a reason to still listen to them.

I am going to give it more listens as it isn’t fair to score it on the basis of a couple.

In fairness to @OB1 I will listen again also, although nobody else in the house wants to hear it either. I’ll get a chance on my own and I will turn it up, to see if it makes a difference.
But no promises. I like a lot of the stuff that OB1 listens to but in general, this genre and these aren’t it.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

I like a few of their albums thought hey aren't one of my favourite bands but they were influential for many different rock bands, much more than they could be called copyists. They were a unique live band with a great theatrical show and there’s nothing wrong with being showmen. As I say they probably wouldn’t be in my top 50 bands but I think their achievements and influence as are too easily dismissed by many.

I’m not being dismissive. At least I hope not. Many of my contemporaries and mates were into them at the time. They just didn’t do anything for me, musically. I’m not saying they are copyists. The bands I mentioned, I regard as superior in that vein, musically. Maybe not theatrically.
I saw UFO in the seventies in Dublin and thought they were shite. I was really disappointed, having enjoyed their albums. I just never progressed with this stuff into the 80’s and particularly the American stuff. Never got into VH either but recognise how some would. They wrote MTV friendly rock.