UFO-Obsession (1978)

In 1978, Michael Schenker was on the verge of leaving UFO, intending to launch his own solo career. It's no surprise, then, that the British band's seventh album is marked by the disinterest of their excellent guitarist. This disinterest is reflected in his minimal contribution to the album's compositions, where, for the first time, he only participated in less than half of the tracks. However, it is his compositions that are the best songs on the album, all of them UFO classics, such as the powerful hard rock anthems "Only You Can Rock Me", "Pack It Up (And Go)", and "Hot 'n' Ready", along with the melodic "Born to Lose", "Lookin' Out for No. 1", and the pastoral "Arbory ​​Hill". The rest, despite their unquestionable quality, somewhat diminish the final result of an album that could have been much more brilliant than it was, but even so, the mid-tempo AOR “Ain’t No Baby” or the attractive “One More for the Rodeo”, composed by the duo Pete Way and Phil Moog, obtained the necessary status to continue in the game and remain at the top of hard rock and heavy metal in the late 70s.