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| ARTIST: | Electric Light Orchestra |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Sony |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Turn to Stone, It's Over, Sweet Talkin' Woman, Across the Border, Night in the City, Starlight, Jungle, Believe Me Now, Steppin' Out, Big Wheels, Summer and Lightning, Mr. Blue Sky, Sweet Is the Night, Whale, Birmingham Blues, Wild West Hero |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 074643553025 |
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Customer Reviews of Out of the Blue
Beautiful to the ears, Underrated?......YES There's a lot of great music here, it's just that some of the music that is composed can be rather mysterious, intellectual, or plain unfamiliar to the ears is basically the reason why people don't listen to ELO. YEAH, YEAH, give me my Backstreet Boys and N'Sync, let's sing lyrics through redundancy in our scritchy high-pitched voices! On the eve of applying for college, such music that ELO produced has definitely influenced me to perhap major in music/performing arts! To the rockish "Turn to Stone" to the crazy "Jungle" songs, and many others that I like ("Sweet Talkin' Woman", "Sweet is the Night" and "Mr. Blue Sky") , there are plenty of pleasant songs to inspire your soul or boggle your mind! Check out some other ELO albums (You have to hear "Telephone Line, Can't Get it Out of My Head", and the rockin' "Don't Bring Me Down"), because their music lives on!
Timeless classic
I first got this album for my 13th birthday in 1977. Classic gatefold cover (remember them!) and lyrics provided on the inner sleeves.
I was mesmorised. "Concerto for the rainy day" became my favourite 'LP side' and the tunes would often come back to haunt you, even when you weren't thinking of the album at all.
Over time, my tastes changed - moving through Alan Parsons Project, Pink Floyd, Simple Minds, U2 etc, and on into the 90s, when British rock was re-born and connecting with its roots in the 60s and 70s. Suddenly the orchestral arrangements, Beatle-esque vocals and melodies of ELO didn't seem too far removed from Oasis (e.g. "Whatever"), Blur ("The Universal"), The Verve ("Bittersweet Symphony") and the other Britpop bands - Cast, Radiohead, Embrace, etc.
At this point I rediscovered ELO, and "Out of the Blue" in particular. Its longevity as an album is remarkable. While other, younger albums now sound dated, this album retains a freshness born of strong melodies, intricate arrangements and variety.
Concerto for a Rainy Day remains a favourite, as does "Stepping Out" and "Wild West Hero" (a fantastic song permanently scarred by dreadful musical interludes after each chorus).
In the decade taste forgot, this album stands out - not because it solds mega copies a la "Dark Side of the Moon", or because the fans went hysterical a la Bay City Rollers, or even because it defined a period a la Sex Pistols; but because it has survived the test of time.
every song on here is a hit
no, i'm not just saying that every song on here is good enough to have been a hit, i'm saying every song on here _is_ a hit (most are small hits, but still hits!). i just got this album the other day, and i know _all_ of these songs (i must have heard em on the radio over the years).
the album starts out with "turn to stone", which is the biggest hit on here, and a great upbeat song, with a mindblowingly phenomenal bridge.
"it's over" is probably my least favorite song on the album, but it's still good..
i absolutely love "sweet talkin woman", with all the energized background singers in the chorus (and even the verses)! but my absolute favorite part of this song (and the album) is the wonderful pre-chorus.. "i don't know what i'm gonna do, i gotta get back to you!" you _have_ to sing along. i tried not singing along once; it didn't work
oh, and in "across the border", the best part is the "ooh"s; they're the only part of the song i sing along with (i don't quite know all the lyrics; but i totally got the ooh's down perfectly)
"night in the city".. driving you insane! man, these guys know how to write some fun songs. what do think about the crazy bridge? i don't think any band could have pulled that off except elo.
oh man, "starlight" is just perfect!
from the mellow "starlight" to the totally upbeat "jungle"! the humming is my favorite.
a lovely instrumental then leads to one of my favorite songs on the album, the beautiful "steppin out".
and then another great instrumental leading into the powerful "standing in the rain"
which leads right into "big wheels turning".. man, another great song. i absolutely love the chorus and all the orchestra
"summer and lightning", another wonderful song. i think i like the chorus in this one even better than the last one
"mr blue sky". "it's so beautiful today, hey hey hey!" come on, i don't have to say anything. everyone knows this song is the best
"sweet is the night". i can't take it; all these songs are too good. it's the verses that totally make this song great.. and all that awesome orchestra in the background
"the whale" isn't just some filler instrumental; it's just some music that was so perfect it didn't need any words. "fire on high" was the energetic masterpiece instrumental of elo, and this is the mellow masterpiece instrumental
alright, "birmingham blues". good stuff; what else can i say? and the handclaps are great (:
and it ends with one of the greatest songs on the album (yeah, i know they're all great, but this one is really something), "world wide hero". yep, all those great songs you just heard, and they still end up saving the best one for last.
please get this album.