Label: SNC Records (Russia), MZE 0115
Style: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Country: London, England
Time: 53:17
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 384 Mb
Although HIGH STAKES & DANGEROUS MEN still wasn't a full-fledged UFO reunion, it did bring bassist Pete Way back into the fold. After several lack luster albums with Tommy McClendon on guitar, Phil Mogg changes the game once again with the very capable (and much more tasteful) Lawrence Archer. Archer plays with a nice blend of firepower and soul that isn’t unlike their current guitarist, Vinnie Moore. The players here (now including drummer Clive Edwards) blend much more organically then they had on MISDEMEANOR.
I felt a bit indifferent about this album when I first listened to it many years ago, but have come to recognize that it was a step in the right direction for UFO. The songwriting isn’t quite strong enough to really make this album stand out too much in their catalog, but there are some fine moments with “Borderline” and “Running Up The Highway”, which does sound a bit like the old Easybeats song “Good Times”. While not an exceptional album, HIGH STAKES & DANGEROUS MEN is important in establishing the stylistic template that UFO would embrace during the Vinnie Moore era.
(allmusic.com/album/high-stakes-dangerous-men-mw0000172627/user-reviews) (Rob Dwyer)
01. A1 Borderline (05:17)
02. A2 Primed For Time (03:22)
03. A3 She's The One (03:46)
04. A4 Ain't Life Sweet (03:42)
05. A5 Don't Want To Lose You (05:40)
06. A6 Burnin' Fire (04:02)
07. B1 Running Up The Highway (04:49)
08. B2 Back Door Man (05:07)
09. B3 One Of Those Nights (04:13)
10. B4 Revolution (04:06)
11. B5 Love Deadly Love (04:53)
12. B6 Let The Good Time Roll (04:15)
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