When one talks about hard rock, it’s impossible not to mention Ufo, band that along the years succeeded to trace an undeniable furrow in the history of this style. No matter what the reasons of this come back (that also saw the return of Michael Shenker), the single important thing is the music they produced, and of good music in the new “You Are Here” (third reunion album) we can find a lot. The new line-up of the band sees the great Vinnie Moore replacing Shenker and the son of the legendary “Bonzo” of Zeppelin behind the skins and, to say it all, it seems they both perfectly merged the rest of the band, since every song in there shows a confident band as never before, able to give us some gems like “Call Me” and “Daylight Goes to Town”. The album flows away smoothly showing some tension decrease in the final part, but setting anyway on good levels and giving us a Phil Moog in big shape, able to give us the goose flesh with his incisive voice. What are Ufo in 2004? They are band in great shape that, after making the history of hard rock, still want to play the style they love, trying to put some fresher element in their songwriting (especially thanks to the contribution of Vinnie Moore), without chasing the ghosts of the past and feeding on their success. Ufo are a true band that had much to say and that’s always ready to burn out the soul of the audience and that, until they release so enjoyable albums, will always be worthy the given success.

Fabio Stancati