The Monkey Puzzle Vinyl
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Hard rock veterans UFO sound reinvigorated on The Monkey Puzzle, a 2006 album that reunited a classic-era rhythm section and leaned into bluesy swagger. This reissue brings it back to vinyl for a fresh round of listening.
The record marked the return of founding drummer Andy Parker, and it would be the last to feature founding bassist Pete Way. Alongside singer Phil Mogg, guitarist Vinnie Moore and keyboardist Paul Raymond, that lineup found a chemistry that recalled the band's 1970s heyday while sounding grounded in the present. Producer Tommy Newton kept the sound punchy and direct, letting the band's interplay carry the songs.
Openers Hard Being Me and Heavenly Body set the tone with muscular riffs, Moore's fluid, melodic lead work and Mogg's weathered, wry delivery. Black and Blue and Rolling Man dig deeper into the blues roots that have always run beneath UFO's hard rock, and the whole album has a looseness that suggests five musicians enjoying each other's company again.
For fans who know UFO mainly through the Lights Out and Strangers in the Night era, this is a rewarding reminder that the band kept writing strong, riff-driven rock long afterwards. It sits comfortably on a shelf beside the albums that made their name.
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