DU Album of the Day: "New World Record" Electric Light Orchestra
BORING PERSONAL SHIT: All right, this is more of a favor to a college roommate long, LONG ago (when we had to plot our route to classes by avoiding the migrating herds of mastodons). My other roommate and I first "met" the new freshman roommate through his feeble attempt to set up the room before we upperclassmen arrived that year. One of the artifacts in the room (he was off at football practice) was his record collection, which included Electric Light Orchestra. ELO was a bit too pop-oriented for our tastes, and reinforced our mild alarm at the prospect of such a roommate. Well, the new roommate actually worked out quite well, and we are friends to this day (the other roommate has pretty much vanished from my life, but I harbor no ill will toward him). END BPS.
My first impression was that ELO was mainly a vehicle for front man Jeff Lynne. Second, third, and last impression, too. And it's probably accurate, but over the years, I will say Lynne's artistic output doesn't seem quite so bad (at the risk of sounding damning by such faint praise). ELO's oeuvre is not far from the intersection of Glam and Synth, but for all the bad reputation of the neighborhood, this is one house that rolls out a warm welcome.
1. "Tightrope"
2. "Telephone Line"
3. "Rockaria!"
4. "Mission (A World Record)"
5. "So Fine"
6. "Livin' Thing"
7. "Above the Clouds"
8. "Do Ya"
9. "Shangri-La"
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Haven't listened to these guys in years. Thanks!
