Moving on from their breakthrough with Phenomenon comes UFO's next album Force It, and further evidence that they were bound for greater things. This album is full of what makes UFO such a great band. Certainly, at the time this was released, it must have been one of those albums that appealed to those who were looking for something heavier in their music. Pete Way and Phil Mogg combine their vocals beautifully. Andy Parker's timekeeping is just great. His drum sound is as good on this album as it ever got. And, possibly for the first time, Michael Schenker's guitaring is blasting front and centre, taking the centre stage it deserved at that time.
Force It has a great range of songs, especially for the era. Combining the heartstarting opener "Let It Roll", rocking "Shoot Shoot", classic "Out in the Street" and timeless "Mother Mary", this album has almost everything covered. Add "This Kid's" as the closer, which has Schenker's "Between The Walls" instrumental combined, which ends the album on a high.
All in all, this has all the best bits of UFO tied into one. Whilst they had even better to come, this album showed that the band had the songwriting and musical talent to become one of the best of their era.
Rating: Great stuff from some great artists. 3.5/5
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