UFO - Covenant + Sharks (CD)

Details: Two studio albums and one live set featuring Phil Mogg, Pete Way and Michael Schenker from the classic, reformed 'Strangers In The Night' line-up of UFO. UFO's roots go all the way back to London in 1968, when vocalist Phil Mogg and bassist Pete Way teamed up with drummer Andy Parker. Building a cult following in Japan and Germany, they finally found their key sound when joined by highly influential German lead guitarist Michael Schenker in 1973. Schenker's original tenure with UFO came to an end with the release of the 'Strangers In The Night' double live LP. UFO soldiered on with numerous line-ups in the 80s and 90s while Michael formed The Michael Schenker Group, but in 1995 the classic 'Strangers In The Night' line-up reformed for a new studio album, 'Walk On Water'. The second release from the reunion following 'Walk On Water' was 'Covenant' (CD1). Featuring Phil Mogg, Michael Schenker and Pete Way, the line-up was completed by legendary drummer Aynsley Dunbar. Released in 2000, 'Covenant' was the 15th album by this British melodic hard rock institution. The same band release 'Sharks' (CD2) two years later, in 2002. Their 16th album was also the last album to feature lead guitarist Michael Schenker. The original releases of 'Covenant' and 'Sharks' featured live bonus tracks recorded on tour in the States to support the 1995 release of the 'Walk On Water' album. This time Phil Mogg, Michael Schenker and Pete Way were joined by Simon Wright (Dio, AC/DC) on drums and Paul Raymond on guitar and keyboards. Paul Raymond had also been part of the legendary 'Strangers In the Night' band. Recorded live at Blind Melons, Buffalo, NY, USA on September 11th, 1995 (CD3), as well as plenty of much-loved UFO classics, including 'Too Hot To Handle', 'Rock Bottom' and 'Out In The Street', the third disc features 'Venus' and 'Pushed To The Limit' from the 'Walk On Water' album.

Tracklist:

1. Love Is Forever
2. Unraveled
3. Miss the Lights
4. Midnight Train
5. Fool's Gold
6. In the Middle of Madness
7. The Smell of Money
8. Rise Again
9. Serenade
10. Cowboy Joe
11. The World and His Dog
12. Outlaw Man
13. Quicksilver Rider
14. Serenity
15. Deadman Walking
16. Shadow Dancer
17. Someone's Gonna Have to Pay
18. Sea of Faith
19. Fighting Man
20. Perfect View
21. Crossing Over
22. Hawaii
23. Mother Mary
24. This Kids
25. Let It Roll
26. Out in the Street
27. Venus
28. Pushed to the Limit
29. Love to Love
30. Only You Can Rock Me
31. Too Hot to Handle
32. Rock Bottom