"Lights Out" - Chapperz covers UFO Peel Sessions

[chapperz66]

June 1977

One of my all-time favourite bands - UFO.  The wonderful Michael Schenker - although replaced by one Paul Chapman.

Apologies for turning this classic into heavy-rock lift music.

Paul Chapman

[Geir]

No apologies necessary ! This is fab !!! You sure live up to your name !

You don't live in Melbourne, Florida do you

 

[Blooby]

Now that what's I'm talking about. If somebody would only cover "Cherry," my life would be complete.

Fabulous.

Blooby

[ODH]

That's some great playing, Paul.  Don't know the song but I enjoyed meeting it for the first time.

[chapperz66]

You don't live in Melbourne, Florida do you

 

No - I'm not the Aussie rules footballer.  And, as you have probably guessed, I'm not the Paul Chapman who was in UFO either!
 

[Pete C]

Oh Yes ! What a fine display of axemanship, absolutely brilliant.  And nice to hear a few pinched harmonics !

Pete

[bruno]

First gig that I ever went to was UFO with Paul Chapman (a fantastic guitarist) at the Hammy Odeon. Saw Schenker many times in MSG :-) I love this track on Strangers in the Night. Awesome cover, love what you've done with this.
Had me singing along.
 
B

[chapperz66]

Sadly I never got to see Schenker with UFO either but I also saw them during the Chapman era - including at least once at the Hammy Odeon.  Schenker was a tough act to follow but my namesake was very good too.  I have a couple of albums of him with Lonestar - another great band and seriously underated.  If you haven't already, check out "The Bells of Berlin" by Lonestar - it's a desert island disc for me.

"Strangers in the Night"  - what an album.  Got to be a contender for the best live album ever - up there with Made in Japan.  Of course there are some suggestions that there might have been some post-recording overdubs.  Whatever.  It would take a lot of corrections to make me sound that good.

Lights Out is another fave song of mine and I am grateful to this fest to give me an excuse to record it.  I actually made a brief attempt to sing it - but I have a truly terrible voice and it was an insult to the song.  So I resorted to the guitar. 

Glad you like it.

Paul Chapman

[Geir]

I never got to see Schenker either, but I sweated a lot rehearsing "Into the arena" .... we played if live on every gig with LiFF. If I find a decent recording I'll upload it some day ...

[Farrell Jackson]

A great cover Paul! I like your cleaned up slower version (although I still like the original also). The lead guitar replacing the lead vocal is a great idea and you've put some very skillful riffs and solos in between. I like it!

Farrell