{"id":921,"date":"2011-10-07T20:00:48","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T20:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=921"},"modified":"2015-10-13T19:09:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T19:09:23","slug":"ufo-warehouse-live-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/07\/ufo-warehouse-live-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"UFO – Warehouse Live – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Eddie Ferranti <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct 07, 2011 at 08:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Image\"\u00a0I was fortunate enough to grow up listening to FM radio when it STILL mattered. WMMS out of Cleveland, Ohio was a stalwart flag station in the 1970’s with a killer DJ called Kid Leo.\u00a0 Back in the day, he would bring new talent to the airwaves because it was good music-not the corporate hog wash that the FM landscape has turned into today.<\/p>\n

One of the bands that I dug from that era\u00a0recently cruised into Houston by the name of UFO.\u00a0 They peaked in the mid-70s when former Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker joined their ranks and the classic lineup spawned 5 amazing studio albums and 1 superb live album, too.<\/p>\n

Overall the band has done\u00a019 albums to date with various lineups coming and going, but the solid trio of Paul Raymond (rhythm guitar\/keyboards), Andy Parker (drums), and still\u00a0bad ass\u00a0vocals from Phil Mogg is representing very well. Lead guitar is covered\u00a0big time\u00a0since 2004 by Vinnie Moore and he was outstanding this hot and sweaty night at the tight confines of Warehouse Studio in downtown H-Town.\u00a0 Mogg still belts out all the classics well and the band turned plenty of songs into extended jams as well, ala 70’s style!<\/p>\n

I was rockin’ and rollin’ back in time with my bud Kenny as the epic chestnuts spilled out like ‘Rock Bottom’, ‘Doctor Doctor’, ‘Mother Mary’, ‘Love to Love’,\u00a0and the scorching hot ‘Too Hot to Handle’!<\/p>\n

\"Image\"“Space Rock” was a label that UFO got and I never really understood that monikor at all.\u00a0 ROCK is what happened this night before a heavy male beer slammin’ crowd who swayed and fist pumped all evening. UFO’s influence was strongly felt in the 80’s metal scene and they have been cited as a primary influence to the likes of Kirk Hammett of Metalica, Dave Mustaine of Megadeath, and Iron Maiden.\u00a0 Not too shabby.<\/p>\n

All in all it was a great gig.\u00a0\u00a0 Mogg really impressed me at 63 years young how good he sounded. Would it have been nice for the band to put the brakes on some of thee extended jams and introduced 3 or 4 more tunes? Well maybe, but then it would not be like it WAS back then when jamming ruled and bands played hard and long because the crowd wanted it that way.\u00a0 In this day of cookie cutter set lists from one end of the tour to the next, this show was beyond refreshing to this reviewer.<\/p>\n

After 42 years of touring and putting out albums, I’m simply happy they showed up in my town, and wonder if they’ll be rollin’ through again down the metal laiden road of life……………………I’m out and CYA!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti Oct 07, 2011 at 08:00 PM \u00a0I was fortunate enough to grow up listening to FM radio when it STILL mattered. WMMS out of Cleveland, Ohio was a stalwart flag station in the 1970’s with a killer DJ called Kid Leo.\u00a0 Back in the day, he would bring new talent to… <\/p>\n

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