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DTITLE=Electric Light Orchestra / Out Of The Blue (Remastered + Expand
DTITLE=ed - European Ltd. Edition)
DYEAR=2007
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Turn To Stone
TTITLE1=It's Over
TTITLE2=Sweet Talkin' Woman
TTITLE3=Across The Border
TTITLE4=Night In The City
TTITLE5=Starlight
TTITLE6=Jungle
TTITLE7=Believe Me Now
TTITLE8=Steppin' Out
TTITLE9=Standin' In The Rain
TTITLE10=Big Wheels
TTITLE11=Summer And Lightning
TTITLE12=Mr. Blue Sky
TTITLE13=Sweet Is The Night
TTITLE14=The Whale
TTITLE15=Birmingham Blues
TTITLE16=Wild West Hero
TTITLE17=Wild West Hero (Alternate Bridge Home Demo)
TTITLE18=The Quick And The Daft (Previously Unissued)
TTITLE19=Latitude 88 North (Previously Unissued)
EXTD=Out Of The Blue (Remastered + Expanded - European Ltd. Edition)\n
EXTD=\nOriginally Released November 1977\nUSA CD Edition Released June
EXTD= 1987\nRemastered + Expanded CD Edition Released February 20, 200
EXTD=7 \n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: The last ELO album to make a major impac
EXTD=t on popular music, Out of the Blue was of a piece with its lavis
EXTD=hly produced predecessor, A New World Record, but it's a much mor
EXTD=e mixed bag as an album. For starters, it was a double LP, a form
EXTD=at that has proved daunting to all but a handful of rock artists,
EXTD= and was no less so here. The songs were flowing fast and freely 
EXTD=from Jeff Lynne at the time, however, and well more than half of 
EXTD=what is here is very solid, at least as songs if not necessarily 
EXTD=as recordings. "Sweet Talkin' Woman" and "Turn to Stone" are amon
EXTD=g the best songs in the group's output, and much of the rest is v
EXTD=ery entertaining. The heavy sound of the orchestra, however, as w
EXTD=ell as the layer upon layer of vocal overdubs, often seem out of 
EXTD=place. All in all, the group was trying too hard to generate a su
EXTD=bstantial sounding double LP, complete with a suite, "Concerto fo
EXTD=r a Rainy Day." The latter is the nadir of the album, an effort a
EXTD=t conceptual rock that seemed archaic even in 1977. Another chunk
EXTD= is filled up with what might best be called art-rock mood music 
EXTD=("The Whale"), before you finally get to the relief of a basic ro
EXTD=cker like "Birmingham Blues." Even here, the group couldn't leave
EXTD= well enough alone -- rather than ending it on that note, they ha
EXTD=d to finish the album with "Wild West Hero," a piece of ersatz mo
EXTD=vie music that adds nothing to what you've heard over the previou
EXTD=s 65 minutes. In its defense, Out of the Blue was massively popul
EXTD=ar and did become the centerpiece of a huge worldwide tour that e
EXTD=arned the group status as a major live attraction for a time. [Ou
EXTD=t of the Blue was reissued in 2007 as a 30th Anniversary Edition 
EXTD=with new photos, liner notes and three bonus tracks, including "Q
EXTD=uick and the Daft," "Latitude 88 North" and a home demo of "Wild 
EXTD=West Hero".] -- Bruce Eder\n\nHalf.com Details \nProducer: Jeff L
EXTD=ynne \n\nAlbum Notes\nElectric Light Orchestra: Jeff Lynne (vocal
EXTD=s, guitar, keyboards); Mik Kaminski (violin); Hugh McDowell, Melv
EXTD=yn Gale (cello); Richard Tandy (keyboards); Kelly Groucett (bass)
EXTD=; Bev Bevan (drums, percussion).\n\n1977 is remembered as both th
EXTD=e year of punk and the year of disco. At the time, though, it was
EXTD= the year of Fleetwood Mac's RUMOURS and Electric Light Orchestra
EXTD='s OUT OF THE BLUE, two albums that were simply inescapable. But 
EXTD=where overexposure made RUMOURS feel somewhat stale and dated, OU
EXTD=T OF THE BLUE sounds as fresh now as it did at the time. This is 
EXTD=due in large part to the obsessive insularity of Jeff Lynne's aes
EXTD=thetic. He seems not to be ignoring musical trends, but to be sim
EXTD=ply unaware of them. Lynne's mid-period Beatles fixation combines
EXTD= with his love of lush orchestrations and pristine production to 
EXTD=create some of his strongest music, including the enormous hits "
EXTD=Turn to Stone," "Sweet Talkin' Woman" and "Mr. Blue Sky." However
EXTD=, the autobiographical "Birmingham Blues" suggests that Lynne was
EXTD= tiring of the rock-star grind, which might explain ELO's lowered
EXTD= profile after this release.\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nELO'
EXTD=s fusion of Beatles-esque harmonies and melodic structure, couple
EXTD=d with their symphonic arrangements was just on the verge of wear
EXTD=ing thin at the time they released Out of the Blue. To argue that
EXTD= the double album went platinum because of the band's live extrav
EXTD=aganza to support it--the band performed inside a flying saucer--
EXTD=is a premise worthy of consideration. Song for song, Out of the B
EXTD=lue is not as strong as Face the Music, but it still has some of 
EXTD=Jeff Lynne's finest compositions ever recorded. "Turn to Stone" a
EXTD=nd "Sweet Talkin' Woman" are almost downright giddy in their deli
EXTD=veries; the former opening with a string riff, the latter with a 
EXTD=minor key violin line, before boasting a choral background accomp
EXTD=animent. "Mr. Blue Sky" and "The Whale" are almost too hokey, yet
EXTD= still managed to work. "Standin' in the Rain," "Big Wheels," and
EXTD= "Summer and Lightening" are more memorable. But in the end, powe
EXTD=r cello riffs can only take you so far. Stick with a "greatest hi
EXTD=ts" or "best of" collection in this case. --Steve Gdula \n\nAMAZO
EXTD=N.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nPossibly Jeff Lynne's materpiece, May 30, 
EXTD=2006\nReviewer: Jon Jasper "CustomCadillac" (Kennebunk, ME USA)\n
EXTD=This album is quite possibly Jeff Lynne's masterwork - a blending
EXTD= of rock and real (not synthesized) strings into a series of amaz
EXTD=ing songs. Sure, here and there, the lyrics are fluffy confection
EXTD=s but in them I see where he was experimenting with "voices-as-in
EXTD=struments" ala Esquivel's work (in which the syllablic singing su
EXTD=bbing for instruments got distracting, hearing four-part harmony 
EXTD="zoo-zoo-zoo-zooie, zooie!" or "boink! boink!" got too cutsie, di
EXTD=stracting and tiresome quickly - Jeff Lynne pulls that idea off m
EXTD=ore cleanly and with less distraction) Lynne got to Esquivel's le
EXTD=vel of silliness with the idiotic, meaningless repetition of "Brr
EXTD=uce!" in the hit "Don't Bring me Down" from a later album. That j
EXTD=uvenile "I'm-a-genius-and-you'll-take-what-I-give you" attitude i
EXTD=s happily missing from this album - a genius at work who doesn't 
EXTD=yet fatuously consider himself to be a genius. \n\nI bought a use
EXTD=d copy of this album, thus assume it was one of the earlier relea
EXTD=ses of the CD version. If the order of songs given here is correc
EXTD=t, CBS has corrected an error on older copies. The original doubl
EXTD=e album had 17 tracks across four sides on two LP's. The older CD
EXTD= combined "Steppin' Out" and "Standin' in the Rain" into a single
EXTD= track, destroying album continuity and removing one of the album
EXTD='s best features - the "Concerto for a Rainy Day" The "Concerto" 
EXTD=was comprised of four tracks from side three of the album: \n\n"S
EXTD=tandin' in the Rain" \n"Big Wheels" \n"Summer and Lightning" \n"M
EXTD=r. Blue Sky" \n\nIn the manner of the "concept album" of the 70's
EXTD=, the idea worked - four interconnected songs acting as the expre
EXTD=ssion of a single idea. If the table of contents I see on the cur
EXTD=rent page is correct, CBS appears to have inserted "Standin' in t
EXTD=he Rain" as its own track (track 10) which, while repeating the s
EXTD=ong (it's still included in the "Steppin' Out" compilation [track
EXTD= 9]) it restores the existence and correct order of the "Concerto
EXTD=." I'm glad to see that gross error has been addressed as the "Co
EXTD=ncerto" was my favorite part of the entire album. I may buy again
EXTD= just to get a corrected copy.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe
EXTD= Bomb, May 14, 2006\nReviewer: Chris Cormier "Wonderbar" (canada)
EXTD=\nAfter hitting stride with New World Record, ELO presented their
EXTD= masterpiece on this album. Not a bad song on this DOUBLE album -
EXTD= probably 4 or 5 weaker songs but still immaculately produced and
EXTD= performed. Don't bother looking for lyrical depth - the focus is
EXTD= on catchy, beautiful music, instead of dabbling in politics, phi
EXTD=losophy, heartache, etc. And ultimately, I listen to music becaus
EXTD=e I like the songs. There really is no face to this music - it's 
EXTD=not about personal experiences or grief or enlightenment, it's ju
EXTD=st singing because it feels good to sing. Sometimes that all gets
EXTD= forgotten when the artist starts thinking about his image, video
EXTD=, target audience, etc. \n\nAnd what a broad set of styles! Firml
EXTD=y rooted in Lennon/McCartney songwriting style, *modern* musical 
EXTD=influences from around the world are all included here. No mediev
EXTD=al flute-music or eastern scales, or caveman grunting or dry baro
EXTD=que frilliness, this is influenced by composers like Wagner, Moza
EXTD=rt, Beethoven, mixed with glee club spirit and 50s music styles (
EXTD=Roy Orbison, Del Shannon, Buddy Holly, Beach Boys), like the Beat
EXTD=les themselves. It's very busy music, some people would say too c
EXTD=luttered. But I happen to LIKE all the over the top vocal silline
EXTD=ss that is in every song on this album, and the massive instrumen
EXTD=tal tapestry that is woven into every track. 40 piece strings chu
EXTD=gging along with a rock beat, huge backing choirs singing nonsens
EXTD=e syllables, George Harrison-ish guitar solos, echoing vocals and
EXTD= harmonies - they're all here. After this album, they scaled back
EXTD= - they kind of had to, they pulled out all the stops for this al
EXTD=bum. Mr Blue Sky is about as good a song as has been written sinc
EXTD=e the Beatles broke up. The astounding, unexpected, metallic synt
EXTD=h note in 'Night in the City', the serenity of 'The Whale' (if yo
EXTD=u don't like classical music you'll probably label this as preten
EXTD=tious), the exuberance of 'Summer and Lightening', pretty well ev
EXTD=ery song has such a strong original melody you'll be humming them
EXTD= long after the record stops. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSim
EXTD=ply grandiose..., April 14, 2006\nReviewer: Torquemada "dunlopilo
EXTD=" (Atlanta, Georgia USA / Madrid, Spain.)\nMusic is like fashion.
EXTD= It goes by cycles. However, unlike fashion, when it's over, it d
EXTD=oesn't really come back. \n\nELO is probably one of those super b
EXTD=ands of the 70s-80s that will however be remembered forever becau
EXTD=se of their concept, sound and quality. And Out of the blue is to
EXTD= me the album one must have in a collection ! This album is diver
EXTD=se, rich,tonic and so polished by fine studio musicians that I co
EXTD=uld talk about it on no less than three pages. My favourite track
EXTD= is "Standing in the rain". It has everything. Depth, power, lyri
EXTD=cism, changes of rythm, multiple sequences, but you do have tons 
EXTD=of different sounds from beginning to end of this collection of s
EXTD=ongs : \n\n-Latin tango like/classic piano sound on the lyrical "
EXTD=It's over", \n-Classic Violin with guitars a la Roy Orbison on "S
EXTD=weet talkin woman" \n-Mexican trumpets on "across the border" \n-
EXTD=The drive in "night in the city", total madness... \n-The orienta
EXTD=l flavour mixed with rocky guitars in "Jungle" (with the Tarzan c
EXTD=ry as a bonus!) \n-Beethoven on "Leaving me now" \n-Australian ba
EXTD=nds (not AC/Dc though !) guitar sound on "Summer and lightning" \n
EXTD=-Techno on the "Whale" \nI'll let you find out more for yourself.
EXTD= \n\nAll this plus the cover sleeve design and witty, unpretentio
EXTD=us lyrics make it the highest moment in their discography. And wh
EXTD=oever says this is disco music is wrong. True that ELO sounded in
EXTD= every disco at the time, but almost everything did and everybody
EXTD= danced to it (even Dire Straits, not really a disco band...). Th
EXTD=e dancy tracks are far from being the greasy cheap songs from tha
EXTD=t era, which makes them very listenable tracks today, almost thri
EXTD=ty years later. Talkin' about the Spice Girls or the Take That (w
EXTD=ho still remembers) ? \n\nA pity the big bands concept is out of 
EXTD=fashion, but if you like this cd, get the Barclay James Harvest a
EXTD=nd The Alan Parsons Project (I Robot and Pyramid are probably goo
EXTD=d choices) or Supertramp (Crisis What crisis, and Crime of the Ce
EXTD=ntury are my best bets), or even Yes. If you really want to label
EXTD= ELO, I would go for a "Symphonic rock" one. But please, this is 
EXTD=not DISCO ! \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nElectric Light Orches
EXTD=tra's classic 1977 double album, October 24, 2005\nReviewer: Dart
EXTD=h Kommissar (Las Vegas, NV (USA))\nINTRODUCTION: \nThe mid-late s
EXTD=eventies is when Electric Light Orchestra entered their golden ag
EXTD=e. While Jeff Lynne's band produced plenty of excellent music ear
EXTD=lier in the decade and scored a hit every now and again, no area 
EXTD=would have the same kind of success for the group as the latter h
EXTD=alf of the seventies. When 1977 rolled around, the band had alrea
EXTD=dy released six albums, each one of which being excellent in its 
EXTD=own way. The most recent ones of which had scored the group sever
EXTD=al hits, as well. 1977 was the year saw the release of the band's
EXTD= seventh album, Out Of The Blue. The album was the band's lengthi
EXTD=est studio effort, occupying two entire records! Many fans feel t
EXTD=hat of the band's seventies material, this is their magnum opus. 
EXTD=Are those fans right? To see how it measures up overall, keep on 
EXTD=reading! \n\nOVERVIEW: \nElectric Light Orchestra released Out Of
EXTD= The Blue in November of 1977. Jeff Lynne produced the album. Thi
EXTD=s was Electric Light Orchestra's only studio effort that was a do
EXTD=uble LP, although the compact disc version puts all of the materi
EXTD=al together on a single disc. Tracklist for the album consists of
EXTD= Turn To Stone, It's Over, Sweet Talkin' Woman, Across The Border
EXTD=, Night In The City, Starlight, Jungle, Believe Me Now, Steppin' 
EXTD=Out, Standin' In The Rain, Big Wheels, Summer And Lightning, Mr. 
EXTD=Blue Sky, Sweet Is The Night, The Whale, Birmingham Blues, and Wi
EXTD=ld West Hero. \n\nREVIEW: \nOut Of The Blue is an Electric Light 
EXTD=Orchestra masterpiece. Despite its length, which is nearly twice 
EXTD=as long as any other one of the band's studio albums (due to the 
EXTD=fact that it was originally a double LP), most of the songs are e
EXTD=xcellent. Some portions of the album do suffer from The Beatles W
EXTD=hite Album syndrome, where some of the songs seem like fillers in
EXTD= comparison to the others, but on this album, even the so-called 
EXTD=fillers are good tracks! Seventeen tracks comprise the album (and
EXTD= because there are so many, this review is gonna be LONG. Conside
EXTD=r yourself warned!) Let's take a look at the tracks! \n\n-SIDE A-
EXTD= \n\n-Turn To Stone: The band kicks off the album with Turn To St
EXTD=one, which is one of the biggest hits they ever had. The symphoni
EXTD=c pop-rock styling people know and love the band for is in its pr
EXTD=ime here. Jeff Lynne's vocals are great, and the backing instrume
EXTD=ntation and orchestration are also great. What a way to start the
EXTD= album! \n\n-It's Over: Here the band does takes that classic sym
EXTD=phonic pop-rock sound of theirs, and pairs it up with heavily mel
EXTD=odic elements, making a half-ballad of sorts. Many portions of th
EXTD=is song reminded me of Livin' Thing, a big hit from A New World R
EXTD=ecord, the band's LP that came before this one. All in all, anoth
EXTD=er excellent cut. \n\n-Sweet Talkin' Woman: This was a moderately
EXTD= popular song for the group, and appropriately so - it's definite
EXTD=ly one of their finest cuts. That light, optimistic pop-rock soun
EXTD=d combined with orchestration works for the band once again. Defi
EXTD=nitely an essential track. \n\n-Across The Border: One of the thi
EXTD=ngs that impresses me about Electric Light Orchestra is their abi
EXTD=lity to fuse a variety of genres at once, and have the end result
EXTD= come out very good. This is a shining example of that phenomenon
EXTD=. It sounds like a cross between classical, pop, rock, and at tim
EXTD=es, even rockabilly and a traditional Mexican sound! Sound weird?
EXTD= It is, but that doesn't mean this song doesn't rule. \n\nSIDE B:
EXTD= \n\n-Night In The City: Here the band takes the straight-up rock
EXTD= approach, lacing it with the catchy hooks that makes Electric Li
EXTD=ght Orchestra songs great. Once again, the band's instrumentation
EXTD= really shines. Another solid addition to the group's musical cat
EXTD=alogue. \n\n-Starlight: Electric Light Orchestra is one of those 
EXTD=bands that can do no wrong. And sure enough, we have another exce
EXTD=llent tune. Slow and melodic but still poppy in its sound, Starli
EXTD=ght makes for another fine addition to the album. Underrated stuf
EXTD=f. \n\n-Jungle: This here is one of my personal favorite cuts on 
EXTD=the album, because the band beautifully shows off their musical d
EXTD=iversity. With various animal sounds in the background, along wit
EXTD=h tribal yelling drumming, it definitely captures the feel that t
EXTD=he title would imply the song would have. This one goes pretty li
EXTD=ght on the standard band instrumentation, but the song does not s
EXTD=uffer as a result. Good song, and definitely underrated. \n\n-Bel
EXTD=ieve Me Now: This is, essentially, a short piece of orchestral in
EXTD=strumentation. The melodies explored in this piece are nothing sh
EXTD=ort of excellent, it's just a shame the piece as a whole is so sh
EXTD=ort. Had the band taken the time to develop it, it could have bee
EXTD=n so much more. It comes off seeming like one of the so-called fi
EXTD=ller tracks, but it's still very good. \n\n-Steppin' Out: Jeff Ly
EXTD=nne serves up his own breed of ballad. With a slow, melodic sound
EXTD=, and the classic instrumentation you know and love the band for,
EXTD= it's one of the many underrated but excellent songs this album s
EXTD=erves up. Don't make the mistake of overlooking this little gem. 
EXTD=\n\n-SIDE C- \n\n-Standin' In The Rain: Although there are vocals
EXTD= in this piece of music, it is obviously a chance for the band to
EXTD= show off its orchestral skills. And show them off, they do. The 
EXTD=melodies in this piece are nothing short of excellent, and they w
EXTD=ill keep your attention from start to finish. Good stuff. \n\n-Bi
EXTD=g Wheels: Here we have another slow-paced and melodic ballad, wit
EXTD=h orchestral elements thrown in to keep things interesting. Many 
EXTD=portions of this song reminded me of the stuff the Beatles record
EXTD=ed in their final days together, and that's a good thing (they WE
EXTD=RE one of Lynne's biggest musical influences, after all!) I shoul
EXTD=dn't have to tell you that this is an excellent song. \n\n-Summer
EXTD= And Lightning: Here's another piece that's nice and diverse. Fro
EXTD=m start to finish, Lynne and company join forces and create anoth
EXTD=er piece that is the perfect fusion of classical music and classi
EXTD=c pop-rock stylings. The whole band shines here. \n\n-Mr. Blue Sk
EXTD=y: And here we have one of the pieces on the album that likely re
EXTD=quires no introduction or comments from me at all. Bright, optimi
EXTD=stic pop-flavored rock is what the band gives its listeners here.
EXTD= This was a huge hit for the group, and being such an excellent a
EXTD=nd catchy song, it isn't hard to see why. \n\n-SIDE D- \n\n-Sweet
EXTD= Is The Night: The song that starts off the final of the four rec
EXTD=ord sides that comprises this album is one of those songs that is
EXTD= the perfect cross of something poppy and something melodic. The 
EXTD=song is very similar to the group's hit of the previous year, Tel
EXTD=ephone Line. However, the song is unique enough to hold its own. 
EXTD=A damn good and severely underrated tune. \n\n-The Whale: Here's 
EXTD=another instrumental. But, this one's different. It might just be
EXTD= the greatest Electric Light Orchestra instrumental of all! The b
EXTD=and creates an electronic, symphonic art rock sound unlike anythi
EXTD=ng they had ever created before, or would ever create again. And 
EXTD=it sounds so different from any other popular band of the day. Th
EXTD=ere are a lot of excellent tracks on this lengthy album, but this
EXTD= one definitely scores pretty close to the top. \n\n-Birmingham B
EXTD=lues: Straight-up pop-rock with the backing orchestral touch is w
EXTD=hat you get in this piece. Many portions of this song are reminis
EXTD=cent of other popular music acts of the day, but with Lynne's voc
EXTD=als and the backing musical arrangement, this is distinctly Elect
EXTD=ric Light Orchestra. You're probably getting tired of me saying "
EXTD=underrated track" so many times, but this is another one of them!
EXTD= \n\n-Wild West Hero: Electric Light Orchestra closes out this do
EXTD=uble-length album with a piece that would become one of their big
EXTD=gest hits. Pretty much everything the band does well, they do it 
EXTD=in this song. There are many excellent songs by the group that mu
EXTD=st be heard in order to be appreciated, and this is one of them. 
EXTD=It's worthy of its lofty status in the eyes of the band's fans. \n
EXTD=\nOverall, this is one of Electric Light Orchestra's many great a
EXTD=lbums. Although this is not my personal favorite by any means, th
EXTD=ere is no shortage of excellent music to be had here. Admittingly
EXTD=, some of the songs here seem like fillers in comparison to some 
EXTD=of the more refined work here (one of the problems with doing a d
EXTD=ouble LP), but when this album rocks, it rocks with the best of t
EXTD=hem. Pretty much every Electric Light Orchestra album is an excel
EXTD=lent one, and it isn't hard to see why many a fan of the group ha
EXTD=s called this the band's magnum opus. Final verdict? This album m
EXTD=ore than does Jeff Lynne's legacy justice. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! \n
EXTD=\nEDITION NOTES: \nThis album was only released once on CD in Ame
EXTD=rica, and sadly, it's a bare bones issue of the album - no bonus 
EXTD=tracks, expanded liner notes, remastered sound, or anything of th
EXTD=at sort. It did please me to see the double LP set condensed onto
EXTD= a single compact disc, though. I hope the record company reissue
EXTD=s it, though, as a deluxe edition. Until then, you'll have to set
EXTD=tle for this issue of the album. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\n
EXTD=The Mothership ELO, February 27, 2005\nReviewer: Alan Caylow (USA
EXTD=)\nThe Electric Light Orchestra were totally in their element whe
EXTD=n they released their classic 1977 double album, "Out Of The Blue
EXTD=." This is a super album with many great ELO tunes, and it succes
EXTD=sfully sustains itself for over 70 minutes without once ever lagg
EXTD=ing. Frontman Jeff Lynne came up with a great wealth of material 
EXTD=for this one, including such classics as "Turn To Stone," "Sweet 
EXTD=Talkin' Woman" and "Mr. Blue Sky," but also such gems as "It's Ov
EXTD=er," "Night In The City," the light piano funk of "Starlight," th
EXTD=e rhythmic "Jungle," "Standin' In The Rain," the beautiful "Big W
EXTD=heels," the dreamy instrumental "The Whale," and the rockin' "Bur
EXTD=mingham Blues." The songs are all very catchy, the orchestral flo
EXTD=urishes throughout are suitably lush, and the album's production 
EXTD=is sparkly (and dig that album cover artwork, especially on the i
EXTD=nside). There are those who say that "Out Of The Blue" is too ove
EXTD=r-the-top, i.e. that a double dose of ELO's symphonic pop-rock is
EXTD= a little too much to take. All I can say is this: either you lik
EXTD=e ELO or you don't. If you DO like ELO, than "Out Of The Blue" wi
EXTD=ll fit the bill in your CD collection just fine. It's one of the 
EXTD=band's greatest works, and I guarantee you'll love it. (NOTE: the
EXTD=re's a tracking error on the "Out Of The Blue" CD, as the song "S
EXTD=tandin' In The Rain," which should be track 10, has been mistaken
EXTD=ly tacked on to the end of track 9, which is "Steppin' Out," so y
EXTD=ou'll have to cue up "Steppin' Out" and fast forward to the 4:39 
EXTD=mark if you want to immediately get to "Standin' In The Rain." Ju
EXTD=st thought you should know!) \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nTrip
EXTD=ping on the slippery slope, October 13, 2004\nReviewer: William J
EXTD=. Eichelberger "I will not go quietly" (Ft. Thomas, KY)\nComing o
EXTD=n the heels of two killer albums in Face The Music and A New Worl
EXTD=d Record, Out Of The Blue was the album that formally introduced 
EXTD=the masses to ELO, while making longtime fans ask just where it a
EXTD=ll was headed. Don't get me wrong, this is a great album, but in 
EXTD=all of it's slick studio polish it the band loses some of it's ch
EXTD=arm. While not as disco influenced as the next album, Discovery, 
EXTD=it shows an alarming and unfortunate tendency to sacrifice the ba
EXTD=nd's "electric classical" approach for a more commercially slick 
EXTD=sound loaded with synths. A pretty good album on it's own merits,
EXTD= but the old guard had a feeling something ill was being borne on
EXTD= the wind.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nPure AOR bliss..., Sept
EXTD=ember 19, 2004\nReviewer: Alan (Minnesota)\nRemember the double L
EXTD=P? If not chances are you are below 30. This album was released a
EXTD=t a time when popular music was changing guard between disco and 
EXTD=pop/punk, arguably in preparation for what would eventually becom
EXTD=e 80s new wave. Throughout it all album-oriented rock, the format
EXTD= that "built" FM radio, delivered a constant stream of anti-hits.
EXTD= ELO fired off this hail-Mary in tandem with an over-the-top conc
EXTD=ert tour (actual stage presence notwithstanding). \n\nUnfolding t
EXTD=he oversized LP jacket to "Out of the Blue" and beholding the air
EXTD=brushed album art while listening is something that will be lost 
EXTD=to current listeners. However the music holds up well over time, 
EXTD=especially to those who have, over the years, distanced themselve
EXTD=s from listening to the gloomy mechanized banality of modern radi
EXTD=o which has since lost its soul. \n\nAlso a plus for the CD: It i
EXTD=s good to be able to listen to this album in the car without some
EXTD= of the songs fading out and back in while the 8-track switches. 
EXTD=Don't get me started on the "reprise" (presumably done as filler 
EXTD=for the 8-track format) of Shine a Little Love." \n\nAMAZON.COM C
EXTD=USTOMER REVIEW\n"Definitive E.L.O.", March 28, 2004\nReviewer: "s
EXTD=cratcher_tbp" (Mercerville, NJ USA)\nI would definately call this
EXTD= album the definitive E.L.O. Probably contains the most ever popu
EXTD=lar and/or charting singles released from the band. Had the 8Trac
EXTD=k cartridge, STILL have the double UA/Jet LPs! And since it wasn'
EXTD=t so very long running time on the two LPs, nice that it's able t
EXTD=o fit on a single CD. I kept wanting to start playing from "Conce
EXTD=rto for a rainy day" (always played that vinyl side most actually
EXTD=..) but couldn't find it on cd, because eventually noticing there
EXTD='s a track/index marker missing here, that should be at end of "s
EXTD=tepping out", so instead you get "stepping out" with a silence pa
EXTD=use, and into "standing in the rain", making one long time total 
EXTD=for stepping out, and throwing the number sequence off, the most 
EXTD=obvious. I thought something was up when I advanced to get to "st
EXTD=anding in the rain" but got "big wheels" instead. Was able to fix
EXTD= this and make my own new corrected disc. Has anyone else noticed
EXTD= this, or was it limited to certain pressing batches?\nThis CD is
EXTD= THE sound of E.L.O., also love the Time disc.. and of course you
EXTD= have to have "Greatest Hits"!\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nJef
EXTD=f Lynne's masterpiece, March 19, 2004\nReviewer: native main-ah "
EXTD=steven_g" (Sedgwick, ME United States)\nYou know those desert isl
EXTD=and discs people talk about? Those top 10 lists? This CD is one o
EXTD=f those for me.\nIn 1977, I was a teenager, just graduated from h
EXTD=igh school, working the lightweight job. ELO's previous album "A 
EXTD=New World Record" was in the 8-track deck in the Pinto a lot. I a
EXTD=dored everything about that project and like a lot of ELO fans an
EXTD=xiously awaited the next release. When I heard it was going to be
EXTD= a double album I was prepared for the worst. After all, how many
EXTD= double album packages were great? OK, the Beatles white album wa
EXTD=s pretty good but I was afraid Jeff Lynne would produce a mess li
EXTD=ke the John Lennon "Number 9" thing at the end of the white album
EXTD=. (OK, you can direct the hate mail to me.)\n\nBut I was not prep
EXTD=ared when I went to the record store in 1977 and plopped down alm
EXTD=ost four hours wages at the time to buy the 8 track on the day of
EXTD= release. I didn't open it up then, I went immediately home and r
EXTD=elaxed a bit, put on the headphones and listened. Holy moley! I l
EXTD=istened again. And again. I remember I listened to it 6 times tha
EXTD=t night. I couldn't get over the fact that there was nothing wron
EXTD=g with this album. Starting off with the single "Turn To Stone" a
EXTD=nd ending with the fantasy "Wild West Hero" I couldn't find fault
EXTD=. I instantly thought "Sweet Talkin' Woman" was one of the finest
EXTD= singles ever. "Jungle" a song about ALL the world and its inhabi
EXTD=tants having one big party, the four song "concerto", "The Whale"
EXTD= one of the finest songs with whales singing the lead. \n\nEach s
EXTD=ong evokes a different emotion and strong memories for me. This I
EXTD=S Jeff Lynne's masterpiece. I'd recommend buying a greatest hits 
EXTD=package if you want ELO's biggies, but if you want to dig a bit d
EXTD=eeper and get a sense of what a great composer and producer Jeff 
EXTD=Lynne is (hey, he wasn't a "Traveling Wilbury" for nothing), then
EXTD= this 4 sided record on 1 CD is the to buy. Since that initial 8 
EXTD=track, I bought it on LP and now on CD, where it sounds as bright
EXTD= and crisp as the LP and of course 100 times better than the ol' 
EXTD=8 track. Where is that thing anyway?\n\nROLLING STONE REVIEW\nHer
EXTD=e are just a few of the fun facts to be picked up from the inners
EXTD=leeve credits on Out of the Blue, ELO's double-LP set: Jeff Lynne
EXTD='s Marshall amps are custom-made by Tony Frank; all ELO road case
EXTD=s are made by Anvil; no less than fourteen special-effects mechan
EXTD=isms were utilized in the creation of this work; engineer Mack "s
EXTD=laved over a hot mixer for 1127 hours." Here's my favorite, thoug
EXTD=h: Bev Bevan uses Slingerland "Bev Bevan" drumsticks. One could s
EXTD=ay that ELO is more than a bit smitten with itself.\n\nOne could 
EXTD=say it, and one would be right, though self-absorption is not any
EXTD= grounds for attacking a rock band; it's almost impossible to thi
EXTD=nk of a band or an artist that isn't mainly ego. When one crosses
EXTD= over into self-indulgence, however, it's a different story compl
EXTD=etely. I didn't read the credits until after I had waded through 
EXTD=the four sides of this totally uninteresting and horrifyingly ste
EXTD=rile package. What I heard was a meticulously produced and perfor
EXTD=med set of songs, with subtle nods to the Beach Boys ("Across the
EXTD= Border" has a melodic passage identical to "Heroes & Villains"),
EXTD= the Bee Gees ("Starlight" and "Steppin' Out" both feature Jeff L
EXTD=ynne as Robin Gibb) and, of course, the Beatles (clearly Lynne's 
EXTD=biggest influence). And without any noticeable passion or emotion
EXTD=. All method and no madness: perfectly hollow and bland rock Muza
EXTD=k. Solos are virtually nonexistent, which makes perfect sense bec
EXTD=ause an individual statement by any one instrument would set the 
EXTD=ELO ship jaggedly off course by injecting some heart into the pro
EXTD=ceedings. Group commander Lynne obviously is consumed by his visi
EXTD=on of the totality of the ELO sound, floating slowly through the 
EXTD=void.\n\nMost ELO fans, I think, will read the credits before the
EXTD=y listen to the records, and to them all I can say is, forewarned
EXTD= if forearmed. Entertainment without pretense is fine, but if you
EXTD='re going to imply that what you're giving us is something specia
EXTD=l, Captain Lynne, you had better make sure that we're reserving s
EXTD=eats for an adventure, and not just a walking tour of the industr
EXTD=ial works. (RS 256 - Jan 12, 1978)  -- BILLY ALTMAN
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