All rights reserved.| Track Listing 1. Shine A Little Love 2. Confusion 3. Need Her Love 4. Diary Of Horace Wimp 5. Last Train To London 6. Midnight Blue 7. On The Run 8. Wishing 9. Don't Bring Me Down 10. On The Run (home demo/bonus track) 11. Second Time Around (home demo/bonus track) 12. Little Town Flirt (bonus track)
Album Notes Electric Light Orchestra: Jeff Lynne (vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer); Kelly Groucett (vocals, bass); Richard Tandy (piano, clavinet, synthesizer); Bev Bevan (drums, percussion).Producer: Jeff Lynne.Reissue producer: Jeff Lynne, Al Quaglieri.Recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany. Includes liner notes by Jeff Lynne.Digitally remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).The last of ELO's classic trio of late-'70s releases, after 1976's A NEW WORLD RECORD and 1977's OUT OF THE BLUE, 1979's DISCOVERY was also the group's last significant commercial success. A bit more self-consciously experimental than the previous pair of ELO albums--"The Diary of Horace Wimp" could have come from the pen of Jeff Lynne's more musically adventurous former musical partner Roy Wood--the album also finds Lynne finally taking notice of the musical trends of the day. The hyper-prominent snare pulse, keening violins, and scratchy guitar of the opening "Shine a Little Love" marks this as ELO's disco song, though the Beatlesque harmonies of the bridge are unmistakably Lynne's. The album's big hit, "Don't Bring Me Down," couldn't be called punk, or even new wave, but the in-your-face arrangement and snarling vocals do at least betray some hint of the more aggressive new music. Editorial Reviews Q Entertainment Weekly Q | |||||||||||||
Reviews Review created: 10/07/08 by: I bought this cd because I absolutely love ELO,and I only had this album on tape format to play in the car. It is a brilliant album and I could listen to it all day including their other albums, which are also brilliant.They don't make records like this anymore. Also it was a bargain buy from eBay and it's the easiest way to buy the music and other items you want,and saves you time looking round the shops! Review ID: 10000000007925027 Was this review helpful? Report this review As long as you're willing to accept ELO as masters of the pop song rather than the experimental progressive band they started out as, you’ll agree that this is their peak. Every song on here is a winner. Sure at times they sound a bit like SNF era Bee Gee's, but who cares.. this kind of music was never meant to be credible. They're just damn good songs, played with precision, and produced with great care. If you only know the big hits like Livin’ Thing, Mr Blue Sky, Evil Woman etc.. then you’re bound to like this! Review ID: 10000000003794823 Was this review helpful? Report this review Review created: 02/01/07 by: Bought it for as part of a christmas presant for my partner. He has wanted it for ages but couldn't find it in the shops. Review ID: 10000000002591540 Was this review helpful? Report this review Another fantastic collection of songs from ELO. Released as the follow up to 'Out Of The Blue' this album contains more catchy tunes that will have you humming for days on end. As with the previous album this CD is packed with thickly orcheatrated sonds with futuristic sounds and fantastic harmonies. Many great hits came from this album and in my opinion there is not one bad song on it. This album is well worth a listen and i would certainly recommend it . . . . .Andy Review ID: 10000000001329731 Was this review helpful? Report this review Review created: 03/07/06 by: it is a brilliant cd with lots of tracks i love , i found it hard looking in stores for this so find ebay fantastic ,,, its great finding old tunes that you grew up with , just been to an elo concert and it was great being able to refresh my memory with all the classics Review ID: 10000000001277424 Was this review helpful? Report this review |