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ELO.... I was an ELO fan as a teen, (serious) Belt buckle and all. No Answer through Time. (all on 8 track at the time) Bought all the LP's in college to replace the 8tracks. Secret Messages was just too much commercialism. Balance of Power I have only heard once in my life, Sounded just like Secret Messages, only worse. I do not and will not own any of the Greatest Hits, or compalation albums. Once I start listening to an album I have to listen to the whole album as it was produced. Zoom, I wanted a copy to hear it. There are three tracks that are not bad. I am sorry but the rest I feel could have been left out. But to rate it with the other albums? That would be tough. ELO changed over the 70's decade. The sound changed. I like all of it (in that time frame). But like most bands, ELO hit a rut after Discovery. Time I really do like a lot, but I think ELO stopped growing after that effort. Even the work Jeff Lynn did with Dave Edmunds during that time sounds very ELO-ish. In my opinion Zoom should have been after Secret Messages, Balance of Power should have never been produced. Then maybe ELO could have grown more. I guess I had some expectations buying this since Mr. Lynn stepped back in to do this album. But to me the magic was never regained. Two things. 1. Love music, but I am no expert. so take what I say here with a grain of salt 2. I have never heard anything from ELO II. I never wanted to taint "ELO" in my mind I guess. Maybe that is something that Zoom is doing in my mind also. This review has nothing to do with the great seller I got it from!!! I now have to go "Face the Music".Read full review
ELO has always been a personal favorite of mine. gravel like rock n roll meets an autumn blend of meloncholy violins and cellos....good stuff. "ZOOM" was a risk, as I havent heard anything "new" from ELO in awhile....but it was a risk that payed off. if you love ELO, you will LOVE this cd. If you think all their stuff "sounds the same"...you will HATE this cd. Old school ELO is alive and well.....thank you Jeff Lynn.
Poor mixing and recording. Thin Bass, muffled treble, no dynamic range. Recording Engineers should not be deaf.
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Definitely not the good old days of ELO. Very listenable, well written and performed.
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Being a casual ELO fan, I was not familiar with this album or any of the songs, but I was very pleased after listening to the entire CD. Sounded a lot like classic ELO.
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