UFO occurs as British rock band that was formed in 1969. UFO was a transitional band between the rock of Led Zeppelin and the metal to come in the NWOBHM. UFO's influence was strongly felt in the '80s metallic scene & it use been cited as a primary influence by Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth among others.

History
Beginning
Vocalist Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton, bassist Pete Way and drummer Andy Parker formed the band UFO within 1969. Originally ingesting the title Hocus Pocus, a class action changed their title to UFO within honor of a London club. Their eponymously titled first album debuted within 1971. Each UFO and its follow-higher, a equivalent season's Flying, found swell profits inside Japan, but generated little interest around Britain or even Usa. Consequently, their third effort, 1972's UFO Lands in Tokyo--Survive, was sole discharged inside Japan.

UFO's early operate was influenced per space rock sound (their second album was subtitled "One Hour Space Rock") that was with modesty popular at a period however a band realized a style was somewhat limited. Within 1974, Mick Bolton left the class action & UFO placed dead set call for the guitar player capable of providing the band a extra standard rock healthy.

Success
When brief trial by having ex-Pink Fairies guitar player Larry Wallis & new Whitesnake member Bernie Marsden, the band hired previous Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker (brother of Scorpions Rudolph Schenker) in time to record 1974's Phenomenon, which debuted the band's harder-edged guitar healthy. Schenker was just Xix at the period, however was already a swell respected guitar player. Phenomenon wwhen non an instant classic, as a band was a trifle suspicious of generating Schenker complete artistic freedom. A album's major hit was "Rock Bottom", a song whose model would pave the way for the UFO's profits.

Wasting little instance, a band freed Force It in 1975 and No Heavy Petting in 1976 which brought UFO increased visibility with Western audiences & processed the children bonafide stars inside England. Fallowing experimenting by using keyboards in Fondling, a b& hired keyboardist and 2nd guitar player Paul Raymond joined for 1977's Lights Out. Lights Out was a pinnacle of UFO's studio career & is considered the echt '70s rock classic. A album was filled to the brim sustaining hit songs like "Too Hot To Handle", "Lights Out", "Alone Again Or" & a Septet microscopic composition "Love To Love". By having Lights Out, a b& eventually received material critical plaudits and Michael Schenker firmly established himself as a modern guitar hero.

Using their fresh witnessed profits, a band went back into a studio to record 1978's Obsession. When a album didn't garner quite a acclamation that Lights Out did, it however contained many popular tracks including "Cherry" & "Only You Can Rock Me". A b& went out on a road and recorded the survive album Strangers In The Night in 1979. the concert album displayed a band at a peak of their performance swimming to a super open audience. Unknown wwhen a critical & commercial profits & stands as one of the virtually all influential survive rock albums of the '70s, along by having KISS Alive! and Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive. UFO appeared to become poised to prove my point their profits into a newly decade. Still, unknown to victims outside a b&, tensions experienced been growing between frontman Phil Mogg and Schenker. Shortly when a release of Alien At night, Schenker left a b& and returned briefly to the Scorpions prior to forming M.S.G..

Post-Schenker years
Fallowing Schenker's exit, UFO quickly hired guitar player Paul Chapman, & freed their next LP, No Place To Run, in 1980. Despite little adjustment to their arduous rock formula, There are no Place to Redo failed to match as much as a profits of its predecessors. A ensuing season UFO freed The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent to similarly tepid sales.

Within 1982, the band freed Mechanix, which contained the song "Back Into My Life" which was the minor hit in the U.s.. Late that season, innovation member Pete Way left a band to form Waysted and was replaced by ex-Eddie and the Hot Rods bassist Paul Gray. UFO freed Making Contact in 1983, however a album was everthing but ignored & UFO decided to disband. This actually proved to exist when the short hiatus as Mogg reassembled UFO 2 years late & freed Misdemeanor. Non amazingly, a album was met by having little response, & UFO over again known as it quits.

The reunion(s)
Around 1992 Mogg & Way decided to put the freshly UFO together and freed High Stakes and Dangerous Men. Patch good released in the little independent label, High Stakes was plenty to generate good interest within the full moon blown reunion. A resulting season, a classic UFO line-higher – Mogg, Schenker, Way, Raymond & Parker – reunited, & a resulting album Walk on Water, was released within 1995. This lineup went in a globe tour however tensions arose over again & Schenker left a b& midmost of the tour, and the more members eventually again went their separate ways. Phil Mogg & Pete Way continued working together artistically & freed 2 albums under a Mogg/Way title in the late '90s. Around 2000, Schenker decided he was willing to function by having UFO again & a band freed a double Video Covenant containing the disc of recently poop & a disc of survive classics. Despite constant hearsay on Schenker's status in the band he returned once more for 2002's, Sharks.

Shortly fallowing Sharks was discharged, Schenker & a b& decided to produce a oft-rumored (and oft-actual) split lasting. Mogg, Raymond & Way decided to for good replenish Schenker by using guitar shredder Vinnie Moore. Within 2004 the band released You Are Here with Jason Bonham handling drum duties. UFO is however a rock power home it were, & it've showed there is no signs of calling it quits & may exist as potential to be recording & touring for the foreseeable first.

Lineup
Current Line-Up
Phil Mogg - Singer Jason Bonham - Drums Pete Way - Bass Vinnie Moore - Lead guitar Paul Raymond - Keyboards & Rhythm guitar

Previous Members Include

Michael Schenker - Lead guitar Andy Parker - Drums Paul Chapman - Lead guitar Danny Peyronel - Keyboards Neil Carter - Keyboards & Rhythm guitar Mick Bolton - Lead guitar Paul Gray - Bass Atomik Tommy M - Lead guitar Laurence Archer - Lead guitar Clive Edwards - Drums Aynsley Dunbar - Drums Bernie Marsden - Lead guitar Larry Wallis - Lead guitar Robbie France - Drums

Discography
Albums
UFO (1971) Uncharted Flying (1972) Uncharted Phenomenon (1974) Uncharted Force It (1975) Chart Position 71 (US) No Heavy Petting (1976) Chart Position 167 (US) Lights Out (1977) Chart Position 51 (UK), 23 (America) Obsession (1978) Chart Position 26 (UK), 41 (America) No Place To Run (1980) Chart Position 11 (UK), 51 (America) The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent (1981) Chart Position 19 (UK), 77 (America) Mechanix (1982) Chart Position 8 (UK), 82 (America) Making Contact (1983) Chart Position 32 (UK), 153 (US) Misdemeanor (1985) Chart Position 74 (UK), 106 (US) ''Ain't Misbehavin' (1988) Uncharted High Stakes & Dangerous Men (1992) Uncharted Walk On Water (1995) Uncharted Covenant (2000) Uncharted Sharks (2002) Uncharted You Are Here (2004) Uncharted

Live Albums
Live (1972) Uncharted Live In Concert (1974) Lights Out In Tokyo (1978) Strangers In The Night (1979) Chart Position 42 (US), Eight (UK) Live In Japan (1992) T.N.T. (1993) Live In Texas (1994) Heaven's Gate (1995) X-Factor: Out There & Back (1997) On With The Acton (1998)

Greatest Hits Albums
Space Metal (1976) Anthology (1986) The Essential UFO (1992) Best Of UFO: Gold Collection'' (1999)