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

[OB1]

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

That'd be why I rank VH ahead of KISS but they are different beasts albeit in the same musical genre.

 

[OB1]

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.

My first UFO gig was two years after I first saw KISS. I love UFO but their successful period came after KISS had become superstars and UFO never reached the level of success or sustained anything like that of KISS.

Again, they are different kinds of hard rock band.

 

[OB1]

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.

If it's not your thing, it's not. Everyone's taste is unique to them.

 

[MCFCTrick]

Never got into VH either but recognise how some would. They wrote MTV friendly rock.

Van Halen, or to give them their correct title, Van Fuckin' Halen!! Arguably their best output was before the MTV era, but they did suit it with many of their daft OTT videos.

To have been there seeing them emerge was a really exciting time and place to be. Eddie Van Halen's guitar playing was taking it to another level. The likes not seen since Hendrix did the same. He created a whole new style, copied by many but rarely equalled ... 'Diamond Dave' and his completely over the top persona, the sheer power and fun they brought blew away many of the old guard (literally, in the case of them supporting a tired and past it Black Sabbath at the Apollo in 78)

They spawned a million copyists and many were awful, but they made such an impact at the time.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

If it's not your thing, it's not. Everyone's taste is unique to them.

It’s all subjective.
I’ll stay out of discussion until I’ve listened a couple more times.
Plenty will Love it.

 

[RobMCFC]

Well, however people feel about this album, it's certainly drawing the comments: 8 pages and 6 votes on day #1

 

[Saddleworth2]

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.

Nothing strange about that. Particularly when there was so much more interesting music to listen to.
that whole genre inhabited by the bands you mention just left me cold.

 

[bennyboy]

Listened to Live and Dangerous by Thin Lizzy a few hours back.
Now that's how you rock.

 

[stonerblue]

Listened to Live and Dangerous by Thin Lizzy a few hours back.
Now that's how you rock.

Finally, a decent album gets a mention on this thread.

 

[RobMCFC]

Finally, a decent album gets a mention on this thread.

I think we've had plenty of decent albums on this thread.

Part of the point is that some of us may not know that some random title by some random artist is a decent album until we give it a few listens.