MAKING CONTACT...FINALLY

Review Score: (8/10)
This one is really rather good, and not being a UFO fan as such, I believe that this release was during the bands decline popularity wise in the UK. For a UK group this one seems like very polished hard rock at times and perhaps the band had its eyes set more firmly on US shores. Musically the songs are top notch and to me they often seem very heart felt, case in point being "A Fool For Love" which discusses being "the other woman" a topic not very often covered, adding an interesting dimension. "Diesel in the Dust" is an atmospheric tale of revenge in small town America (I guess America 'cause other wise it would have been "Petrol in The Dust" which just doesn't have the same ring!), and "The Way The Wild Wind Blows" being a Jovi-esque tale of young love on the run, read very good also. "When its Time To Rock" is hard not to sing along to, but seems a little out of place amongst the other 'mature' opuses on offer here, although it does deserve a quick mention even though it is really at the end of the day a poor mans version of "We Will Rock You". "All Over You" and "No Get Away" close things out nicely, only to be followed by the completely redundant "Push, Its Love" which leaves a slightly bitter taste after the other nine songs being so great...though thats a small complaint on what I think is a pretty fantastic masterpiece. I had the pleasure of seeing UFO on this tour, and apart from Neil Carter's baby blue jump suit I remember it being bloody fab!

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