小简介
乐队名称是取自伦敦一个叫“UFO”俱乐部，成员包括主唱Phil Mogg，吉他Mick Bolton，贝司Pete Way鼓手Andy Parker。他们在1971年连续出版了两张唱片《UFO1》、《UFO2-Flying》，后者墙外开花，在日本、法国、德国获得了巨大的成功。尽管如此，这支乐队在国内却不被人知。到了1976年的唱片《No Heavy Petting》出版后他们才在美国本土打开了局面。而此时，乐队内部人事也已发生了变动， Bolton离队，Bernie Marsden（后来成为Whitesnake乐队的成员）、Paul Raymond 与Scorpion Michael Schenker（1978年离队自组了the Scorpions乐队）加入了乐队。
1980年，吉他手Paul Chapman加入后，出版了唱片《No Place to Run》反响平平。1983年Way离队自组Waysted，Eddie and the Hot Rods 乐队的贝司手Paul Gray代替了他。那年UFO的唱片《Making Contact》出版后，成员几经变动UFO终于宣布解散。
1993年，UFO的大部分成员（Mogg、Schenker、Way、Raymond 、Parker ）又重新聚在一起，但在1995年出版了唱片《Walk on Water》后，他们又分头干开了自己的事情。
在乐队大量人事变动的同时，他们也推出了大量有影响力的唱片，直到今天他们的许多唱片还在全球许多国家被重新出版。
Vocalist Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton, bassist Pete Way, and drummer Andy Parker formed the British space metal outfit UFO in 1969. Originally known as Hocus Pocus, the group, which took the name UFO in honor of a London club, debuted in 1971 with UFO 1. Both the album and its follow-up, the same year's Flying, found great success in Japan, France, and Germany, but went barely noticed in the band's native country; as a result, their third effort, 1972's Live, was released only in Japan.
In 1974, Bolton left the group; after brief trial runs with ex-Pink Fairies guitarist Larry Wallis and future Whitesnake member Bernie Marsden, former Scorpion Michael Schenker stepped in as a permanent replacement in time to record 1974's Phenomenon, which sported a harder-edged guitar sound. After 1975's Force It and 1976's No Heavy Petting brought UFO increased visibility with American audiences, keyboardist Paul Raymond joined for 1977's Lights Out. However, after 1978's Obsession, Schenker left the group, first to rejoin the Scorpions and later to form his own band. Despite the addition of guitarist Paul Chapman, the next UFO LP, No Place to Run, failed to match the success of its predecessors.
In 1982, the band released Mechanix, notching a minor U.S. hit with "Back into My Life"; later that year, Way exited to form Waysted and was replaced by ex-Eddie & the Hot Rods bassist Paul Gray. After 1983's Making Contact, UFO dissolved, only to re-form two years later for Misdemeanor; however, the album was met with little response, and they again called it quits. In 1993, the group's most popular lineup — Mogg, Schenker, Way, Raymond, and Parker — reunited and recorded the 1995 album Walk on Water; after a tour, the members yet again went their separate ways. Mogg and Way continued to work as Mogg/Way and released the albums Edge of the World (1997) and Chocolate Box (1999). Schenker rejoined in 2000 along with veteran drummer Aynsley Dunbar for the two-CD Covenant, which featured one disc of new studio recordings along with one disc of live recordings. Sharks came out in 2002; then Schenker and Dunbar departed and were replaced by Vinnie Moore and Jason Bonham respectively. This new band welcomed returning keyboardist Paul Raymond for 2004's You Are Here and 2005's live album Showtime. Bonham was the next to leave and was replaced by the band's original drummer, Andy Parker, for 2006's The Monkey Puzzle.