UFO---On With The Action

Is this album equivalent to Strangers In The Night ? No, not by a longshot. Is it better than Big Apple Encounters ? Yes---at least Michael Schenker appears to be awake & steady on his feet. On this night, 25 April 1976, he exerts some effort to put forth some pleasing results and does a decent job of it. This album features some good performances of songs from the album No Heavy Petting (Can You Roll Her & Highway Lady). But overall it lacks magic---at least when compared to Strangers In The Night. And I know it’s not necessarily fair to compare all Schenker-era UFO performances with Strangers…, but it can’t be helped. That album represents a high water mark that no other officially-released live UFO recording has even come close to touching.

All in all, On With The Action (which, sadly, does not include the title song) sounds like a run-of-the-mill performance---just another day at work, dear. And yet, having said all that, maybe you should buy it and play it just to see how good Strangers In The Night really is.