This three CD set assembles two UFO releases from the first part of the 21st century and adds a live disc to fill out the discs. While that era of the band might not be as well respected as some others, I don't think I've ever heard a bad UFO album, so they are all worthwhile for me. I should mention that I previously reviewed the first disc. For the sake of consistency I've used the track reviews from that review here. This is a set that is well worth having as far as I'm concerned.

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With a brief and unusual sounding acoustic intro, this one screams in with a classic, fast paced UFO riff. The chorus has a catchy hook and this one just plain feels like classic UFO.

This is another straightforward rocker, but a bit more crunchy than the last cut. The vocals here are particularly strong.

A bluesy sort of riff makes the basis for the intro here, but as it drops into the verse this is a rather unusual sounding, fairly stripped down rocker.

A crunchy rocker with a solid bluesy old time UFO sound, this one has an awesome guitar solo.

A slower, more sedate, emotional balladic rock cut, this one is quite strong.

This one features crunchy sort of metal with an almost Cheap Trickish progression. It is all done in a very trademark UFO sort of way, though. It has a very intriguing and quirky bridge and a sound that is punky at times.

A strong hard-edged progression with classically oriented riffing leads this one off. It is a hard rocking cut with some great and varied textures. This is one of the best songs on the album. It really is full of surprises and touches on a lot of different styles from hard edged to mellow and balladic.

Beginning in a mellower sort of sound with classic UFO textures, this one suddenly kicks into gear with a familiar "feel like letting go." This is a hard-edged rocker with a good solid groove. It does return from time to time to the more sedate textures. The outro here is particularly effective.

This one comes out of a very dramatic intro into a more straightforward segment. It has some very strong progish instrumental work and is another standout cut. This one features some considerably powerful vocal and guitar work and has some flamencoish textures, including a flamenco guitar solo. This is my pick for best track on the CD and is a wonderful progish extravaganza.

A somewhat dark sounding metal intro gives way to a very crunchy riff-driven verse with a catchy chorus. It drops to a mellow and evocative acoustic guitar driven segment. The instrumental break jumps back up from there, hitting some hard-edged fusion riffing for a time.

A dark metal fast riff begins this one, but as it drops to the verse, the style is in a mellower, but incredibly classic UFO sound. It alternates between these two sounds. The instrumental break expands and builds on both of these modes, serving as a great tie-that-binds before moving into completely new territory with a hard edged ethnic sort of jam.

The slide guitar on the introduction to this is absolutely fierce. The track works out to a pretty standard UFO rocking groove.

I really dig the rocking groove on this tune. It's another killer tune with plenty of classic UFO in the mix.

This track is packed full of feeling and cool. There is a meaty guitar sound at play, and it really rocks with a lot of classic UFO sound.

While this is a bit more restrained, it's still got plenty of rocking sound and crunch at its heart. It's rather dramatic, even if it's more focused on the melodic end of the spectrum. It does get into some pretty meaty territory later.

More meaty riff driven rock, this is another classy tune with plenty of classic UFO sound at its heart.

This has a crunchy blues rocking sound at its core. I really love the expressive guitar soloing on the track. There is a dropped back movement later that has some spoken vocals. The track gets into some scorching hot territory beyond that point.

Coming in with a cool, nearly funky groove, this rocks out with a lot of style and charm. It's meaty, but also has soulful angles to it. There is some harder rocking stuff later, but it also shifts out to a mellower instrumental section built around acoustic guitar with electric laced over the top of it.

More pretty straightforward and typical UFO rocking, this song is all class.

The riff at the heart of this is absolutely classic. The tune has some intriguing twists and really rocks like crazy. There are some great hooks built into this, and the guitar soloing is on fire.

The guitar showcase mid-track is so cool. It really covers a lot of territory. The whole track beyond that is pretty standard UFO. Then again, standard UFO is pretty darned good.

This is a short instrumental that has sort of an echoey blues guitar sound to it. It's strictly guitar based.

They bring things in with style on this classic UFO rocker. It's a solid live performance.

Another cool rocker, the riffing on this is classy. Then again, so is everything else. The short jam near the end is really cool.

The hooks on this one are strong. So is the guitar work. This is another effective hard rocker. The instrumental section brings some intriguing changes with it. It turns it toward more of a thoughtful blues rocking vibe. It also has some killer guitar work. That continues as they work it back out gradually to the song proper.

This rocker is solid in a trademark UFO way. I like the balance between the mellower, rather balladic parts and the rocking ones. The guitar soloing is on fire, too. This segues straight into the next track.

Frantic and hard rocking, this is more intense than the previous cut. It's a strong rocker. This is pretty mean, really.

Here we get a UFO classic. It starts on piano and builds out in a rather proggy way from there. As the guitar really takes hold, though, this turns more metallic. There is some acoustic guitar that comes over the top as it continues lending a bit more of that prog flavor. This is a complex and powerful number that's one of my favorites from the group. This live performance really does it justice. The song works through so many changes and moods.

This is another from the classic UFO category. However, I don't think it's quite on the same level as some of the rest. I do like the instrumental section quite a bit, though, both because of the guitar soloing, but also for the cool keyboard portion.

Another UFO classic, this is more straight-ahead rocker with anthemic hooks. In some ways, it's almost a generic UFO song, but it also manages to stand taller than the others for some reason. This live recording is packed full of style and energy.

This recording of another UFO mainstay seems to come in mid-song. The sound quality isn't as good as that on the rest of the disc, either. It's a bit muddy sounding. While the rest feels like it could be a professional recording, this feels more like a bootleg. That said, it's still a darned good bootleg. This is such a strong song that it stands out, either way. The sound quality does seem to improve later, and the powerhouse instrumental section really sounds quite good. It's also absolutely stellar in terms of performance.