UFO - Phenomenon (1974)

 This album is how I came to meet the legendary band called UFO and, eventually, how I came to love it. Phenomenon is a truly inspirational album for a large amount of bands who came after it, something we can understand by the covers some bands of the 80's used to make, like Iron Maiden and others...
 Full of calming melodies, arpeggios and lyrics about love, romance and daily life, Phenomenon has more than that to give to the listener. Those fantastic solos of Michael Schenker is the first thing that drew my attention, when I firstly listened to the album, full of feeling and a rock n roll "essence", and it's, pretty much, what makes this album special and what, at least, made me love it.
 Doctor doctor and Rock Bottom are the most popular songs of the record and the most dynamic ones, however, by listening only to those, someone cannot have a complete impression of what the album is about and the compositions it consists of. In a few words, this album has both rock n roll and calm/bluesy parts, something that makes it even more interesting.
 In addition, giving my opinion, Phenomenon is the album that gave UFO their musical identity, as by listening to the previous two albums and I haven't found them really satisfying, given that I firstly listened to Phenomenon. That, of course, is a matter of taste, so there's no need to be mentioned further.
 Finally, as mentioned before, UFO is a band which inspired some great bands and Phenomenon, if not their best, it's surely one of their best records and a great release in the history of Rock, so give it a try if you haven't already and, as always, better in vinyl, keeping the old ways alive!
Thank UFO for their music.
Album info: Wikipedia
Discography: Rockbox