See also: 71) Ufo-No Place To Run 1980 Score: 6,67

Ufo continued in their more melodic hardrockstyle that they developed on the albums before this one. Nothing new under the sun, just heavy riffing and strong vocals as always. In my opinion they became a little too melodic and soft here and there but there are some good songs on this album. After the album was released and tour done, Pete Way left the band to join former Motörhead-guitarrist "Fast" Eddie Clarke in the band Fastway.

1)The writer (6,0) Steady, driving rhythm and an okey song but very irritating trumpet-like keyboardsound.

2)Something else (6,0) Exactly the same as on the last song. Whatta hell were they thinking of with those annoying sounds?

3)Back into my life (8,0) Wonderful melodic song in old Ufo-style containing acoustic guitar and nice pianoplaying.

4)You'll get love (7,5) A good heavy hardrocker.

5)Doing it all for you (6,5) Back to the roots with a mix of melodic calm parts and midtempo rocking. The last 2 minutes is not very good with it's keyboardinferno and boring guitarsolo which destroyes the song.

6)We belong to the night (7,5) A good rocker! Simple cool riff.

7)Let it rain (6,5) Chorusbased midtempo song.

8)Terri (7,0) An okey ballad.

9)Feel it (7,5) A good Ufo-rocker.

10)Dreaming (7,5) Same as above.

Score: 7,00

Phil Mogg-vocals (b.1948)

Paul Chapman-guitars (b.1954)

Pete Way-bass (b.1951)

Andy Parker-drums (b.1952)

Neil Carter-keyboards and guitars (b.1958)

This is the 2nd album from Great Britains Grim Reaper. They were known as a New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, and Grim Reaper sure was metal compared to many of the other bands from the era that played more melodic stuff. This album has some good songs but they still suffered from being a little amateurish and also the production ain't the best. There were better things to come though.

1)Fear no evil (7,5) Pure fucking metal. An okey and intense opener.

2)Never going back (7,5) Driving, raw rhythm and aggressive vocals but too repetitive.

3)Lord of darkness (Your living hell) (6,5) I like the amateurish raw power of the songs even though they are not the best I've heard.

4)Matter of time (7,0) Uptempo rocking metal.

5)Rock & roll tonight (6,5) It gets a little too much with the same kind of songs and the annoying rhythm guitar-sound.

6)Let the thunder roar (6,0) Same same...

7)Lay it on the line (6,0)

8)Fight for the last (7,0)

9)Final straw (6,0) Totally crazy father-son talk-intro.

Score: 6,67

Steve Grimmett-vocals

Nick Bowcott-guitars

Dave Wanklin-bass

Mark Simon-drums

The Glory Bells (or Glory Bells Band) was founded in 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden. This is their 2nd album which was also released in countries like Japan and Germany. I like the amateurish painted cover, typical for small record labels in the 80's and the music is pure heavy metal with a potential thanks to good songwriting towards the progressive area and very unike and strong vocals. They did not have any hits, which probably made it difficult to hit the main street. They also had big problems with their record company, which in the end led to the break up of the band in 1985.

Glory North unfortunately died in 2008.

Miguel Santana is a troubadour.

Mats Andersson is still a musician and produces music for commersials and TV-series.

Franco Santunione played in Electric Boys 1988-1992 and released two albums with them. He has made a comeback with the band and they realeased an album in 2011.

Peter Udd played in the swedish progband Råg i Ryggen in the 70's and they released an album in 1975. In the early 80's he played in Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force.

1)Flight back home (8,5) Damn good, energic and powerful metal!

2)Wardrummer (7,0) An okey hardrocksong. A simple and nice riff but the ending is maybe not the best.

3)Big thunder (7,5) I like the variation in the songs. This stomping metaller is no exception.

4)My life (4,0) A ballad but North's voice doesn't fit a ballad with saxophone... Not very good. Cheesy and way too long.

5)After twelve (7,5) True heavy metal with guitarsolos and driving rhythm. Fortunately they don't let the singing take too much space.

6)Indian rainsong (8,0) A nice heavy and slow song containing some qualilty songwriting.

7)Sweet Irene (6,5) Midtempo song that is quite boring with stupid high-pitch singing/screaming.

8)Five foxes (6,5)

9)In the attic (5,0) They saved the leftovers to the end of the album it seems. Embarrising song with a pointless saxophonesolo.

Score: 6,72

Glory North-vocals (1958-2008)

Miguel Santana-guitars (b.1963)

Franco Santunione-guitars (b.1962)

Mats Andersson-guitars (b.1962)

Bo Andersson-bass (b.1958)

Peter Udd-drums (b.1957)

Related albums: 26) Electric Boys-And Them Boys Done Swang 2011

This is the first album to include Paul Chapman on guitar who replaced the one and only Michael Schenker, Schenker who difined Ufo:s guitarplaying. Chapman does an okey job trying to copy Schenkers style but it is miles away from the riffingattack that Schenker stood for and became a signature for Ufo:s sound in the 70's. Here and there the album sounds like "old" Ufo but a new direction can clearly be heard in the more melodic and calmer songs.

Phil Mogg is the uncle of Nigel Mogg, bassist in Quireboys. He is the only member to play on all Ufo-albums.

Paul Chapman actually played and toured with Ufo 1974-1975 but did not play on albums at the time. He formed the band Lone Star and stayed in that band until 1978.

Paul Raymond played in Chicken Shack and Savoy Brown in the late 60's before joning Ufo in 1976.

1)Alpha centouri (-) Not a  very impressing intro.

2)Lettin' go (8,0) A heavy rocker in the new way Ufo would continue. Nice driving bassline and guitarsolo.

3)Mystery train (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips) (7,5) An okey uptempo rocker but it just stops in the middle of the song. Good acoustic intro. A coversong first released in 1953 by Little Junior's Blue Flames but made popular by Elvis in 1955.

4)This fire burns tonight (6,0) Halfboring midtempo that just passes by.

5)Gone in the night (6,5) Begins as an classic Ufo-song, nice and smooth, but then looses it.

6)Young blood (5,5) This is not very fun...

7)No place to run (6,0) Slow and simple song with a terrible refrain.

8)Take it or leave it (7,0) A nice ballad.

9)Money, money (6,0)

10)Anyday (7,5) Superb riff in old Ufo-style and also strong singing.

Score: 6,67

Phil Mogg-vocals (b.1948)

Paul Chapman-guitars (b.1954)

Pete Way-bass (b.1951)

Andy Parker-drums (b.1952)

Paul Raymond-keyboards and guitar (b.1945)

A band from Australia that was formed in 1986 and this is their debut album. They supported Joe Satriani and Kiss on tours the same year this album was released. A single, Bottom of my heart, reached nr.20 on the Australian charts. The album is kind of amateurish but they had a style of their own, somewhere between hardrock/sleaze and rock'n'roll. I like the "rocking" guitar- and natural drumsound. With better songs this album would have been more listenable. Now I don't want to listen to it again. On their 2nd album two year later they would actually make a relly good album. (Glen Morris doesn't play on this album. It's Jeffrey Hoad that plays the guitarparts. Glen joined the band after the release of the album)

1)Serpentine (7,0) Good rocking start with a good refrain.

2)Get on up (6,5)

3)Black leather (6,0)

4)Tom boy (6,5)

5)Hot to trot (5,5)

6)Vicious delicious (5,0) "Sock it to me" x 100...

7)Jealous (6,5)

8)Bottom of my heart (5,5)

9)Cry 4 love (6,5)

10)Medicine man (7,0)

11)Bad love (5,5)

Score: 6,23

Jeffrey Hoad-vocals and guitars

Glen Morris-guitars

Anthony Ragg-bass

Clifford Hoad-drums

This british band was formed in 1981 and released 2 albums and a mini-album. This is the 2nd album. They toured as opening act to Terraplane (later known as Thunder), Rock Goddess and Pet Hate. Maineeaxe disbanded in 1985. This album is kind of charming New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. Not the best production but full of life and wanna-make-it-big attitude. Good strong singing and okey songs. The guitarsound is very annoying though.

Mick Adamson released an album in 1969 with the band Bulldog Breed. It is considered a minor psyche-rock classic in the Pink Floyd/Hawkwind tradition.

1)Rock is the world (7,0)

2)The score (7,5)

3)Going for gold (6,5)

4)Infatuation (6,5)

5)Ride the storm (6,5)

6)Get up get down (6,0)

7)Alone again (7,0)

8)Gimme your love (7,5)

9)The best is yet to come (6,5)

Score: 6,78

Mick Adamson-vocals

Zeff Stewart-guitars

Grant Kirkhope-guitars

Roger Gibbons-bass

Nigel Harrison-drums

This AOR-band featuring Led Zeppelin's drummer John Bonham's son Jason, that didn't make much noise of themselfs during their period of trying to reach the rock/hardrockaudience of the 1980's. They actually got an 1,2 million dollar-deal to record this album but it never made any impact. They opened for The Firm on tour but when Jason quit the band it was all over.

1)Are we playing with fire? (6,5) An okey midtempo soft hardrocksong. Too repetitive refrain though.

2)Make it tonight (5,5) A little too boring song. Nothing happens.

3)Only love (7,0) What I do like about this record is that they don't try to be hard or overdo things. They keep it very simple and focus on making good songs instead. They almost make it. This song has a good riff and melody.

4)It's in you eyes (5,5) Kind of a ballad. Saxsolo...

5)Waiting for your love (5,0)

6)Livin' on a knife edge (7,0) Good refrain and guitarsolo in this powerful song.

7)For all we know (6,0) The problem with songs like this is that they just pass without notice. I immediately

forget what I've been listening to.

8)Dont't run away (6,0)

9)Take a chance (6,5)

10)Goodbye don't mean forever (6,0)

Score: 6,10

Chris Ousy-vocals

Nick Bold-guitars

Joe Burt-bass

Jason Bonham-drums

This Canadian hardrockband was formed as early as 1976 and this is their 2nd album, the 1st one released in 1984. After the 1st album "Vices" they had toured with Quiet Riot, Judas Priest and Whitesnake but this album did not fare as well probalby since the sound had gotten softer and more of a progressive feel that was hard for the public to appreciate. Some of the songs are okey and somewhat interesting and the production is really good but there is really something missing. Guest vocalists are Lee Aaron and Rik Emmet from Triumph.

1)Welcome to the club (7,0) Not a rockin' start but they show what they are about; a little different hardrockband.

2)Feels good-don't stop (6,0) Watersplashes, babynoises, aeroplanes, nice groove in this marching-stomp. Yes, a different band...

3)Comin' after you (8,0) A really good song that builds up after a balladish intro. Good singing.

4)Make your move (6,5) Nothing special but a good guitarsolo.

5)Never let go (6,0) Even th ballad is diferent and a bit strange.

6)Hellraisers (7,5) A good rocker.

7)Can't take it with you (7,0) A little strange fistpumping stomper.

8)Too loud...too old (6,0)

9)Feel the power (6,5)

10)With a little help from my friends (Lennon/McCartney) (7,0)

Score: 6,85

George Christon-vocals

Larry Gillstrom-guitars and keyboards

Raymond Arthur Harvey-guitars

Victor Langen-bass

Brian Gillstrom-drums