Sharks

UFO | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 3, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shrapnel
• ASIN: B00006F86Z
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,437 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Outlaw Man

2. Quicksilver Rider

3. Serenity

4. Deadman Walking

5. Shadow Dancer

6. Someone's Gonna Have To Pay

7. Sea Of Faith

8. Fighting Man

9. Perfect View

10. Crossing Over

11. Hawaii

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Sharks comes two decades after UFO's last meaningful hit, at a time when you'd think UFO would call it a day and raise a glass to the late '70s, when Lights Out and Obsession were huge and Strangers in the Night was being heralded as a landmark live album. But rock & roll junkies to a man, they simply cannot let it lie. And thank goodness for that, because Sharks is far from the pub-metal indulgence one might expect. Reuniting stalwarts Phil Mogg and Pete Way with old cohort Michael Schenker, as well as drum wizard Aynsley Dunbar, the album is witty, unruly, and possessed of a renegade spirit sorely lacking in most nu-metallers (a point raised by Mogg during "Someone's Gonna Have to Pay"). "Fighting Man" is a hard-stomping blues-rock, "Dead Man Walking" recalls Van Halen's take on "You Really Got Me," while "Outlaw Man" is a history-minded self-justification, complete with Schenker pyrotechnics and hilariously brazen lyrics ("I'm a rocker / I'm one big bone"). Best of all, though, is "Serenity." With its verses like an Old Testament rant and a beautiful chorus, it ranks with UFO's best work. --Dominic Wills

Product Description

Japanese edition of the hard rock legend's 2002 album. Includes three live bonus tracks, 'Only You Can Rock Me', 'Too Hot To Handle' & 'Rock Bottom'. Steamhammer. 2002. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still some magic left!, September 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Sharks (Audio CD)

Sharks is a good album and any UFO fan would be pleased with more than a few songs here. Certainly not as good as Walk on Water, but definitely better than Covenant. It's tempting to point out what's wrong with the album (no Ron Nevison polish; lack of Obsession-memorable Schenker solos; a few songs that seem just a bit unfinished), the good easily outweighs the negative. Serenity and Crossing Over have the old UFO magic and hint that the old guys might even have another album or two left in them.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Sharks" Has A Big Bite!, September 3, 2002

By 

highway_star (Hallandale, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharks (Audio CD)

"Sharks", UFO's latest release is excellent but certainly can't compare to their 70's material such as "Rock Bottom", "Shoot Shoot", "Too Hot To Handle" or "Lights Out". It's fair to compare it to 1997's reunion album "Walk On Water" which says alot about this latest release. Michael Schenker is still perhaps one of the most underrated guitarists as he shines on songs such as "Perfect View" (a gutsy rocker with a nice hook to it), "Fighting Man" (another hard hitting rocker), "Deadman Walking" (another rocker with a catchy hook) and "Quicksilver Rider" (excellent guitar driven track). There's a great, almost ZZ Top sounding cut, in "Someone's Gonna Have To Pay" with Schenker sounding like Billy Gibbons. And the first song "Outlaw Man" is excellent and utilizes slide guitar throughout the track. The other songs are excellent too, especially "Serenity" which is a nice downtempo rock song with excellent guitar and vocals. Phil Mogg as usual handles the vocal duties and does so with energy and enthusiasm. Pete Way's bass pounds with perfection and compliments Aynsley Dunbar's drumming in each and every song. If you enjoyed "Walk On Water" then you won't be disappointed. Highly recommended!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sharks has Bite!, January 26, 2003

By 

Tom Simmons (Mt. Carmel Tn, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharks (Audio CD)

In a perfect world U.F.O. would have been huge, they were and are truely, one of the great "lost" gems of the last 25 years. With "Sharks" U.F.O. have made a watershed album, yet again. It blows their previous release "Covenant" completely away. With that release they sounded tired and listless. It had its moments, but for the most part was generic and pedestrian. NOT SO NOW!! "Sharks" easily ranks as one of their greatest discs. From the opening riff of "Outlaw Man" to the next track "Quicksilver Rider", you hardly have time to catch your breath. The beautiful "Serenity" and the album closer "Hawaii" are testaments to the virtuosity of Michael Schenker's guitar prowess. There isn't a bad or throw away track here, the disc is as strong as any album they've ever made. The core of the "classic" line-up is still intact. Phil Mogg's vocals are as strong as ever, Michael Schenker's guitar just rips this disc to shreds, and Pete Way's bass thumps as steady as ever. Throw in Aynsley Dunbar's Thundering drum work, and you've got all the elements for a great record. And this time it works! Other standout tracks are "Shadow Dancer", "Fighting Man", and the soon-to-be classic "Someone's Gonna Have to Pay". The only draw back I have to this disc is the absence of long time U.F.O. producer Ron Nevison. I would have really liked to have heard what he could have done at the boards on this one. But that is just a minor flaw of an otherwise strong output. Other discs by U.F.O. I suggest (I have them all!) are: "Lights Out", "Obsession", "Strangers in the Night", "The Wild, The Willing and The Innocent", "Making Contact" (The Sorely overlooked) "High Stakes and Dangerous Men" and the modern classic "Walk on Water". Any of these discs are better than 98% of the ... thats on the air today!! These guys should have been bigger than Nirvana, or at least Whitesnake. They're better than either.