Artist: UFO
Album: SHARKS (CD)

Release date: 2002
Media type: CD

Much to the delight of old-school headbangers, the classic lineup of one of the great (yet usually underappreciated) bands of the '70s, UFO, regrouped in 1993. UFO's first new record since reuniting, 1995's Walk On Water, saw the quintet pick up exactly where it left off, not altering its formula much at all. The reunion (or at least the team of Phil Mogg and Michael Schenker) remained together for several albums afterwards, including 2000's Covenant and 2002's Sharks. The latter release sees bassist Pete Way return to the fold and, unsurprisingly, "the song remains the same." The boys can still lay down a hard-rocking thumper with no problem (albeit in more of an obviously Bad Company-like style), especially on such standouts as "Serenity" and "Fighting Man." But few tracks here approach the magnitude of, say, Lights Out or Obsession -- something that the aforementioned Walk On Water surprisingly did.

TRACKLIST:

1. Outlaw Man
2. Quicksilver Rider
3. Serenity
4. Deadman Walking
5. Shadow Dancer
6. Someone's Gonna Have to Pay
7. Sea of Faith
8. Fighting Man
9. Perfect View
10. Crossing Over
11. Hawaii

LINE-UP:

Phil Mogg (vocals)
Mike Varney (guitar, electric guitar)
Michael Schenker (guitar)
Kevin Carlson (keyboards)
Aynsley Dunbar (drums)
Jesse Bradman, Luis Maldonado (background vocals)