Just not a very good record
I downloaded this and listened to it... once. With the exception of "Don't Bring Me Down." I adore ELO but eight ninths of this wan little record could be purged from their discography and nobody would be the wiser.
| 01 |
Shine A Little Love |
4:42 | $0.99 | |
| 02 |
Confusion |
3:41 | $0.99 | |
| 03 |
Need Her Love |
5:11 | $0.99 | |
| 04 |
The Diary Of Horace Wimp |
4:16 | $0.99 | |
| 05 |
Last Train to London |
4:30 | $0.99 | |
| 06 |
Midnight Blue |
4:18 | $0.99 | |
| 07 |
On The Run |
3:56 | $0.99 | |
| 08 |
Wishing |
4:13 | $0.99 | |
| 09 |
Don't Bring Me Down |
4:03 | $0.99 | |
| 10 |
On The Run |
0:59 | $0.99 | |
| 11 |
Second Time Around |
0:41 | $0.99 | |
| 12 |
Little Town Flirt |
2:53 | $0.99 |
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Late 70s - rock ballads extrordanaire
This 2001 recording of the 1979 classic adds 3 additional tracks that work well in the mix. ELO and Jeff Lyne pay hommage to the Beatles, disco jams, the Moody Blues and the Bee Gees with tight jams and superb orchestration. They also achieve the "wall of sound" experience that was pinoeered in the 60s by Phil Spector to create a unique sound that is clever, tight and fun to listen to. "Discovery" may not break much new ground, but the music still sounds fresh 30 years later. Not many bands can say or have ever achieved that!
ELO does disco and ballads: 5/5
Following up "Out of the Blue" was probably impossible without making changes. ELO dropped their lush orchestra for more focused, driven, and upbeat sound. You'll still find the orchestral arrangements heavy in most songs, but it seems less a focal point this time around. Some will probably write this album off as a hollow "wannabe" ELO sound, but Jeff Lynne always writes great music. Tracks 1, 5, and 7 are wonderful, and they still make me smile; track 4 is deliciously quirky; and tracks 2 and 8 are classic slow jams.
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