UFO

Covenant

Best if taken in context with "Walk on Water" and "Sharks"

Review Score:

(8/10)
A lot of complaining going on by people who want Schenker and Mogg back together and when they do, well, let the complaining continue, because no one is ever happy or satisfied until they get what they can't have. Phil Mogg probably has lyrics to this effect, as I find his lyrics to be quite thought provoking, intelligent and, yes, mature. That is to say, that I am not going to hold his age against him. No way. If he is living longer and playing harder than you, then perhaps you should take note. He may have said it louder and clearer on "Walk on Water" (messy divorce-time album if ever), but there is still that ATTITUDE (with some clever flourishes of humor) and there is STILL Schenker (who still manages to astonish with just his pinky finger). "Covenant" is by no means disappointing (and here is the point I want to make), but a perfect companion to "Walk on Water" and "Sharks". I have had the great fortune of re-discovering UFO thru these three discs in, like, a span of one month. So I am in UFO-heaven and finding it hard to resist. It's nice to hear thoughtful, provocative and, here is that word again, intelligent, rock n roll. So my advice, if you have made it this far, is listen to "Covenant" in the context of UFO's Mogg/Schenker realignment of the late 90's/early 00's. Its quite a rock-out/kick a** affair. PS: "Love Is Forever" and "Cowboy Joe" are some of UFO's finer tunes in my book.

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