Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record
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Artist: Electric Light OrchestraEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2006-09-12
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Tightrope
- Telephone Line
- Rockaria!
- Mission (A World Record)
- So Fine
- Livin' Thing
- Above the Clouds
- Do Ya
- Shangri-La
- Telephone Line
- Surrender
- Tightrope
- Above the Clouds
- So Fine
- Telephone Line
Music reviews of A New World Record
Music Review: The Spoils Of Success
Rating: 4 Stars
This album is a bit of an exposed nerve to me, because it was one of the first albums I ever bought. As time has gone on, I've decided that its' predecessor, "Face The Music", is a better and more relevant album today; but that doesn't mean this album doesn't have a lot to offer a budding ELO fan.
The opening track, "Tightrope" is one of the best ELO has produced, starting with a heavy dose of synthesizers, followed by an orchestral prelude to the main tune, and then drifting into a catchy, cool song. In many ways, this song is a giant autobiography, showcasing the full range of their skills as a band. The next two songs are clever and charming pop songs, with the top 10 hit "Telephone Line" and the hilarious "Rockaria!", the story of a rocker trying to convert an opera singer to the glories of rock and roll.
The rest of the disc is so-so. While I love "Do Ya", it's actually an old Move song, and the original (arguably) is better. "So Fine" is a wonderfully produced rock song, but "Livin' Thing" is kind of bland and is a pretty good indicator of the future direction of the band.
The first three songs are worth the price of the disc and more; but there is such a dropoff after these three tunes that the end result is a bit frustrating. Still...if you want to know ELO well, you simply must have "Tightrope" and "Rockaria!", because these songs are this great band doing their very best work.
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