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wild the willing and the innocent
Wild, the Willing and the Innocent
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List Price: $32.98
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 4988006777439
Format: Extra tracks
Label: Toshiba EMI Japan
Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI Japan
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Toshiba EMI Japan
Release Date: 2000-01-26
Studio: Toshiba EMI Japan
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Editorial Reviews:
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Japanese Reissue. Digitally Remastered. Features A Bonus Track: Hot N Ready (Live).
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great condition, exactly what I expected.
Comment: excellent album, toned down from the typical UFO, but still very good, in my opinion.
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Summary: Rocking like it is suppose to be done
Comment: Unlike the crap infesting the airwaves now these guy blast hard and get spool it down for the assorted ballads. This is what it was all about in the heyday of Arena Rock.
The disk took a while to get here otherwise the folks did a good job and would recommend them.
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Summary: the best without Michael
Comment: nobody beats Phil Mogg in the street poetry stakes
(only Phil Lynott equals)
and that is essentially the whole vibe of this album
"Long gone", the title track, "the profession of" "Makin moves"
all dwell in the mean streets with Phil's powerful blue collar soulful blues delivery making up for the somewhat weaker creativity of guitarist Paul chapman who perhaps borrows a little too heavily from preceding
legend Herr Schenker
still it's a great album underated as U.F.O's fortunes were dwindling at this point yet it comes off as a hungry effort
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Summary: Well Crafted
Comment: Perhaps a little more commercial and varied, this is another very well crafted album by UFO. According to Phil Mogg the band were given carte blanche by Chrysalis to do what they wanted. The time spent at Air studios certainly paid off with more emphasis on the song writing and lyrical skills of Mogg to make up for the absence of Schenker's ripping guitar work. Neil Carter slides in unnoticed as a replacement for Raymond and the whole album came out smelling of roses. Unfortunately things started to slide after this particularly when Pete Way left and the Mogg/Way song writing partnership was broken. Best offerings here are "Makin' Moves", a top notch rocker and "Profession of Violence" where Chapman again features. I still prefer the earlier Schenker works to this but it should not be ignored as a fine album. All the songs are good and still distinctive UFO despite the line up changes and orchestrations. Not sure about the Top of The Pops appearance on TV in England where they looked well out of place playing "Lonely Heart" (they just never have managed to crack the singles market with a big commercial hit). Like No Place to Run, this is rare and expensive. If you can't get a copy the BGO Records double CD TWTWATI with Mechanix is better value.
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Summary: One of UFO's best...
Comment: I'm writing this because as I replace a number of CD's that were stolen - I'm surprised at some things I read. First off, let me say that I had EVERY UFO album(that's vinyl, folks) thru Misdemeanor when we moved to cassettes. I've been a huge fan for a LONG time. That being said, I'm a Schenker fan - however, he was/is NOT the most important part of UFO. Phil Mogg and Pete Way have always been principal songwriters along with whichever guitarist happened to be playing at the time. The strongest UFO albums have always come when both Mogg and Way were present.
On to the album. The Wild, The Willing and The Innocent is the best of the Paul Chapman era, and top 5 UFO - all time(Strangers, Obsession, Force It and Walk On Water). Chains Chains, TWTW&TI, Lonley Heart and Profession Of Violence are some of the best songs in UFO's immense catalog. There actually isn't a bad song on the album. The playing is excellent - Paul Chapman isn't Schenker, he doesn't have to be. His playing is very strong - maybe just not as explosive as Schenker. The only downside to this album is it only has 8 tracks - 9 with the live version of Hot 'n' Ready. This is an album that you listen to all the way through. Also worth checking out are: No Place To Run, Making Contact and the Mogg/Way albums Chocalate Box and Edge Of The World.
So in closing, if you are a UFO fan - BUY THIS ALBUM! UFO has been making great music for a long time, both with and without Michael Schenker. Don't let the "Schenkerphiles" stop you from checking out the rest of the work.
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