When I was young I had a bunch of 8-track tapes. They were the rage back then and could usually be found for next to nothing at garage sales. Their strength was that they were practically indestructible. Their weakness was that you really couldn't just load up one song in particular that needed to be listened to; instead, it was necessary to listen to the song that the tape was lined up with, or you could switch tracks, which would usually put you right in the middle of another song. In hindsight, maybe it wasn't such a bad concept, as it forced me to listen to entire albums.
I remember having Jefferson Airplane, Boz Scaggs, ELO, and other bands that were popular at the time. The one that I cherished most, however, was from a band I wasn't entirely familiar with as a young child but I liked the album's cover so I bought it. UFO's "Strangers in the Night" is now revered as one of the best rock records of all time. I couldn't agree more. It was recorded live and the sound quality is immense and perfect. I recently reconnected with this little gem, albeit via MP3, but that same feeling I experienced when I was a kid comes back to me when I listen to it. The following track is one of my favorites.
