UFO - 'Lights Out' (Live at The Agora Ballroom)

Wind blows back and the batons charging
It winds all the way
Right to the butt of my gun
Maybe now your time has come

From the backstreets there's a rumblin'
Smell of anarchy
No more nice time, bright boy shoe shines
Pie in the sky dreams

Lights out, lights out in London
Hold 'em tight 'til the end
Better now you know we'll never
Wait until tomorrow
Lights out, lights out in London
Hold 'em tight 'til the end
God knows when
I'm comin' on my run

Heaven help those who help themselves
That's the way it goes
Frightening thoughts, what's been taught
And now it shows

Lights out, lights out in London
Hold 'em tight 'til the end
Better now, you know we'll never
Wait until tomorrow
Lights out, lights out in London
Hold 'em tight 'til the end
God knows when
I'm comin' on my run

Lights out, lights out in London
Hold 'em tight 'til the end
Better now you know we'll never
Wait until tomorrow
Lights out, lights out in London
Hold 'em tight 'til the end
God knows when
I'm comin' on my run

You keep comin', there's no runnin'
I tried a thousand times
Under your feet, the grass is growin'
Time we said, goodbye

Lights out, lights out in London
Hold 'em tight 'til the end
Better now you know we'll never
Wait 'til tomorrow
Lights out, lights out in London
Hold 'em tight 'til the end
God knows when
I'm comin' on my run

Lights out, lights out in London

Lights out, lights out in London

Ένας από τους κορυφαίους δίσκους της δεκαετίας του εβδομήντα επανακυκλοφορεί ήδη από τις αρχές του έτους (Φεβρουαρίου 2024). Πρόκειται για το έκτο full length album στην (μεγάλη) καριέρα των UFO, "Lights Out", που (πρωτο)κυκλοφόρησε τον Μάιο του 1977. Τρία από τα μέλη που μετείχαν στις ηχογραφήσεις μας λένε σχετικά...

Phil Mogg (φωνητικά): «We were hitting our stride, playing well. We’d got to where we wanted to be.»

Michael Schenker (κιθάρα): «This was the first album with this line-up, and there were always surprises coming up.»

Andy Parker (τύμπανα): «When we listened back to it, we all knew: ‘This is really good’.»

Το ομότιτλο τραγούδι ήταν το τελευταίο της πρώτης πλευράς του βινυλίου. Με αφορμή την επανακυκλοφορία (σε διπλό cd και τριπλό βινύλιο - συμπεριλαμβάνεται και το "ζωντανά" ηχογραφημένο album "Live at Roundhouse, 1977") παρακολουθούμε μία "ζωντανή" απόδοση του εν λόγω μουσικού κομματιού από την εμφάνιση της μπάντας στο Cleveland (The Agora Ballroom) στις 16 Οκτωβρίου 1978...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Lights Out was released in May 1977 and became the group’s biggest album to date, reaching No.23 in the US. Michael Schenker’s status as the most exciting guitarist in heavy rock was confirmed, the band were rejuvenated with personnel change as Paul Raymond replaced Danny Peyronel and Leo Lyons, who had produced the band’s previous three albums was replaced by Ron Nevison, whose work with Led Zeppelin had impressed and signalled the first in a stellar run of collaborations.

An album rich in quality, title track ‘Lights Out’ offers an urgent portrayal of a dystopian London, dripping with “batons charging... the smell of anarchy”. The song was inspired by the same thing that led Joe Strummer to write ‘White Riot’ for the Clash - the Notting Hill Riots of August 1976.

Closing out the record is what Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris has called his favourite song of all time, ‘Love to Love’, arguably the albums crowning achievement.

Newly remastered from the original tape transfers by legendary engineer Andy Pearce, the album is sonically more gripping than ever. This 3LP set comes with a recording of the first show of the Lights Out tour, at the Roundhouse, London from April 2nd 1977, newly mixed by Richard Whittaker.

Remastered and cut by legendary engineer Andy Pearce, the material enclosed sounds as urgent and thrilling as when it was first released.

Newly written liner notes from Michael Hann interweaved with newly conducted interviews with original band members tell the story of this fantastic record.»