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One of the finest B-sides of Jeff Lynne's career. Building upon a wistful McCartney-influenced keyboard progression, Lynne trades vocals with new bassist Kelly Groucutt, whose distinctive tenor works quite well here as the song builds toward what had by now become one of ELO's signature string crescendos. The most noteworthy song on this record is "Nightrider," which distills the very best elements of this period of ELO. (Bevan would get fewer of those opportunities as time went on. "Fire On High" begins as a tongue-in-cheek abbreviated take on the Beatles' "Revolution 9" with a wink in the direction of the Christian fundamentalist backward-masking hysterics of that time, then leads into a guitar-strumming instrumental that gives ELO co-founder and drummer Bev Bevan a rare chance to do something a bit more interesting with his kit. Continuing with the ethereal vibe of "Strange Magic" is the even better "One Summer Dream," which captures Lynne at his most emotional as the song transports you across a sea of phased guitar and strings. There was also some magic to be found in the deeper tracks. The runner-up in this edition of the ELO hit parade was "Strange Magic." This one is decidedly more sedate than "Evil Woman," but more catchy than anything from the pre- Eldorado period. On the Discovery album, Lynne would go off the deep end and become the arsonist in his own disco inferno, but on this record, the disco influence works well enough in small doses. The more successful of the pair was the distinctive piano-driven "Evil Woman," an up-tempo three-chord-wonder with a guitar riff that would signal the beginning of Jeff Lynne's long and ultimately aggravating love affair with disco. And in some ways, he managed to outdo himself.įor the first time, the Electric Light Orchestra had an album that yielded two hit singles. With his rock "symphony" now behind him, Face the Music would test whether Lynne could apply this less-is-more philosophy to a more conventional record. chart history without ever having a #1 single.ĭespite the fact that the majority of the group's material was never researched, audited and certified, ELO collected 21 RIAA awards, and 38 BPI awards.Review Summary: On its fifth studio release, ELO sheds its progressive rock pretensions to bridge the gap between album rock and Top 40 radio with this collection of strong A- and B-sides.Īt some point during the making of ELO's fourth album Eldorado, guitarist/vocalist/producer/songwriter/creative monopolist Jeff Lynne must have experienced a career-changing epiphany: He would be better off if he largely stuck to the basics, focusing on the nuts and bolts of writing hooks while leaving the complexities of his band's arrangements specifically and progressive rock generally to other people. The band also hold the record for having the most Billboard Top 40 hits of any band in U.S. hit singles, as well as fifteen Top 20 appearances in the U.S. Top 40 hit singles than any other band in the world, with 46. From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated more combined U.K. They were managed by agent Don Arden, father of Sharon Osbourne.īy the mid-1970s, they had become one of the biggest selling bands in music. They soon gained a cult following despite lukewarm reviews back in their native United Kingdom.
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It was in the United States that the band were first successful, billed as 'The English guys with the big fiddles'. The band's direction for most of their existence was set by Jeff Lynne who, after the band's debut record, wrote all of the group's original compositions and produced every album. ELO (the brainchild of Roy Wood) were formed to accommodate Roy's burning desire to create pop songs with heavily classical overtones. So I go, though it hurts me so, I'm crying for your love. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #