Monday
Aug132012
Quick review: 'UFO: The Chrysalis Years (1973-1979)'
Monday, August 13, 2012 at 8:33 PM
UFO is one of those bands that many people have heard but can't quite place. "Ah yeah," they'll say when you mention or hum some of their songs.
It's a crime these melodic hard rockers aren't a household name, with a 42-year career that's still going strong, as I noted last year.
But this post focuses on "The Chrysalis Years (1973-1979)," an excellent five-CD collection that highlights the band at its commercial peak. At a time when FM was coming into its own, UFO delivered a series of radio-friendly rockers like "Lights Out," "Rock Bottom," "Doctor Doctor" and "Only You Can Rock Me."