Having written the first book ever on UFO, 2005's long out-of-print
Shoot Out the Lights, Martin Popoff, author of over seventy rock books,
has now greatly expanded and rewritten the later years material from
that title, bringing us now Lettin' Go: UFO in the `80s & `90s. Popoff
brings to the project new interviews with the key members throughout the
decades, along with a substantial amount of new research to offer what
is now the only book to focus on the eighties and nineties era of the
band that saw huge turbulence amongst the ranks. Utilising his
celebrated one album per chapter method, Popoff analyses the complete
catalogue from the period of the band where initially Paul Chapman takes
over from the departed Michael Schenker for the albums. No Place To Run,
The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent, Mechanix and Making Contact. The
journey takes us through the albums following the departure of Chapman
and bassist Pete Way and concludes with 1995's Walk On Water that sees
the classic line-up reunited with Schenker back on guitar before he
sensationally walked out on the band after just four shows of the
supporting tour. In and around Popoff's famed meticulous analysis of the
catalogue, look for lots of tour talk, revealing nightmares surrounding
the band's business, and warnings about how the twin demons of drugs and
alcohol can slow a band's progress on the way to the top.
