Advantages: Brilliant rock classical sounds, great songs Disadvantages: None
originally on vinyl. It is also of interest that ELO made videos to accompany every track of the album. These have been now collected together and released as a bonus on the ?Out Of The Blue ? Live at Wembley? DVD.
(I originally purchased a Region 1 version of that DVD but it is now available in this country. If I can pursuade the Powers-that-be to include it I will produce a review in due course.)
The album is perhaps a little more ?main stream? than some of the earlier offerings. It is also perhaps shaded out from my all time favourite spot by ?Eldorado? ? but only just. I don't include 'Zoom' in this reckoning but I will publish a review of Jeff Lynne's recent album soon to explain why.
However 'Discovery' demonstrates the full range of the ELO sound, the combination of rock instruments with strings, the frankly upbeat rocker ...
Newfloridian 20.12.2002 (21.12.2002)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Discovery - ELO
Advantages: Very easy to listen to, very emotive messages between the lines, an all-time classic! Disadvantages: It could be seen as rather dated by certain age groups
Released: 1981
All words & music by Jeff Lynne
**NB: For those who don't like itemised tracks, skip to the end**
ELO's "Time" album reached no.1 in the UK album charts in August 1981. Three singles were released from the album, the first of which was "Hold On Tight" reaching no.4 in August 1981, the second was "Twilight" which got to no.30 in October 1981, and the last was a double-A side, "Ticket To The Moon/Here Is The News", making no.24 in January 1982.
This album is performed and produced in what was considered a futuristic fashion, both in the area of electronically-generated music and sound-effects, and the words.
I have been searching the internet for various interpretations, hopefully accurate ones, on ELO's "Time" album, but have come across so very many conflicting views and reviews, that I feel I ought to ...
CelticSoulSister 19.12.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Time - ELO
Advantages: Lots of well known tracks, good british music Disadvantages: None
Well I thought I would start the new year on a happy note by reviewing a lively old album by a lively(ish) old group - The Electric Light Orchestra (or, as their friends and fans know them, ELO).
Was it a Christmas present? No folks, I actually went out and bought this myself. Make of that what you will! It was a mere case of, I had a version of their Greatest Hits on vinyl (or an LP to those of us who remember them), but I decided I ought to listen to these guys on a piece of modern equipment - namely a CD!
*** A Little Background Information on the Band ***
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The Electric Light Orchestra was formed over 35 years ago by lead singer Jeff Lynne. Their popularity soared between 1974 and 1981 in which time they amassed 28 hit singles in the UK. The band split in 1986 and Jeff Lynne ...
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