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The most striking thing about Time is the total absence of ELO's signature, the big orchestral backing. Indeed, this album is quite conventional of it's period with it's use of synthesiser and guitars. If, after hearing the album for the first time and asked to predict when it was recorded, ... Read review
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Prologue Twilight Yours truly 2095 Ticket to the moon The way life's meant to be Another ... more
heart breaks Rain is falling From the end of the world The lights go down Here is the news t century man Hold on tight Epilogue The bouncer (bonus track) When tim...
A review by Beaker66 on Time [Remastered] - Electric Light Orchestra February 16th, 2006
Author's product rating:
Originality
Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics
Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks
A couple of weak links
How does it compare to the artist's other releases
Good
Value for Money
Good
Advantages:
Second best ELO album
Disadvantages:
A couple of weak clunking tracks
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
I'm not afraid to stand up and say that I always have and always will be a fan of the Electric Light Orchestra. These days they are often derided, indeed a poll voted the track "Mr Blue Sky" the cheesiest record of all time. Big deal. It seems fashionable these days to knock this group, especially by those oh so hip DJs and pretentious music journalists but during their heyday in the mid to late seventies they were popular. Their sound, a mixture of pounding rock with heavily orchestral backing, really did sell well with regular appearances in the top five of the singles charts. The sound itself was a product of the inspiration of band leader Jeff Lynne, who as well as being lead vocalist also wrote most of their material. He himself had been inspired by the work of the Beatles, particularly such tracks as I Am The Walrus. Ironically, despite their alleged unpopularity today, I also noticed recently that their 1977 album Out Of The Blue was voted as one of the top fifty all time albums in another poll.
By 1981 ELO had hit their peak and were starting that gradual decline experienced by many established rock groups. However, Jeff Lynne still managed to bring out a classy album that has remained as one of my all time favourites over the years. The most striking thing about Time is the total absence of ELO's signature, the big orchestral backing. Indeed, this album is quite conventional of it's period with it's use of synthesiser and guitars. If, after hearing the album for the first time and asked to predict when it was recorded, one could confidently predict the year with near accuracy. But despite this Time stands up on account of the rollicking good tunes it thumps out, a mixture of pop and good rocking numbers. Ironically, despite it's slightly dated feel, the theme of album is it's title, with many of the songs set in the future. It's predictions anticipate new forms of travel on Earth, (as in Yours Truly, 2095) and in space (Ticket To The Moon). However, pessimism is voiced in The Way Life's Meant To Be, when Lynne voices his dismay with lyrics decrying the changes to the familiar things in life. That could be said for today. Was this penned during the start of a mid life crisis?
Top tracks on this album, in my opinion: Twilight, with the prominent drumming getting your foot twitching; Ticket To The Moon, lamenting of imminent departure and loss; Here Is The News, telling the news of the future to a cracking good beat; and Hold On Tight, which was released as a single, though I can't recall how far it got up the charts.
Yes there are a couple of naff tracks, such as Another Heart Breaks and The Lights Go Down, but all in all I'd recommend a listen, particularly those people who have always been turned off by ELO's trademark tune. This is something different.
Playlist:
1. Prologue 2. Twilight 3. Yours Truly, 2095 4. Ticket To The Moon 5. The Way Life's Meant To Be 6. Another Heart Breaks 7. Rain Is Falling 8. From The End Of The World 9. The Lights Go Down 10. Here Is The News 11. 21st Century Man 12. Hold On Tight 13. Epilogue
Label / Distributor: Epic / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Engineer: Mack
Pieces in Set: 1
Studio / Live: Studio
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 5099750190623
Catalogue Number: 5019062
Additional notes
Album Notes: Electric Light Orchestra: Jeff Lynne (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano, synthesizer); Richard Tandy (guitar, piano, synthesizer); Kelly Groucett (bass, background vocals); Bev Bevans (drums, percussion). Producer: Jeff Lynne. Reissue producers: Jeff Lynne, Al Quaglieri. Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany. Includes liner notes by Jeff Lynne. Digitally remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York). The Electric Light Orchestra was in a precarious position by 1981. Not only was Jeff Lynne's brand of immaculately produced Beatlesque pop out of critical fashion in those new-wave days, there was a new brand of video-friendly bubblegum on the rise that made such classic radio hits as "Sweet Talkin' Woman" sound passe. The band's heavily hyped participation in the box-office flop XANADU, including the title duet with star Olivia Newton-John, hadn't helped. Typically, though, 1981's TIME finds Lynne and company ignoring trends and simply doing what they do best: pristine, endlessly-multitracked, ultra-melodic pop. There's a theme of sorts running through the record, a meditation on sci-fi apocalypse that runs through songs like "Yours Truly, 2095" and "From the End of the World." The concept is easy enough to ignore, as the real focus, as always, is on Lynne's immense melodic and production skills. TIME is an underrated gem.
Album Reviews: Q (Summer/01, p.120) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...TIME allegedly concerned time travel, but Jeff Lynne would never surrender his humanity: even the hero of 'Ticket To The Moon' weeps as he leaves Earth..."
Titles on disc 1
1.: Prologue
2.: Twilight
3.: Yours Truly 2095
4.: Ticket To The Moon
5.: Way Life's Meant To Be
6.: Another Heart Breaks
7.: Rain Is Falling
8.: From The End Of The World
9.: Lights Go Down
10.: Here Is The News
11.: 21st Century Man
12.: Hold On Tight
13.: Epilogue
14.: Bouncer (bonus track)
15.: When Time Stood Still (bonus track)
16.: Julie Don't Live Here (bonus track)
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