Elo - Essential Electric Light Orchestra
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Artist: EloEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2006-04-10
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Evil Woman
- Do Ya
- Can't Get It Out Of My Head
- Mr. Blue Sky
- Strange Magic
- Livin' Thing
- Turn To Stone
- Sweet Talkin' Woman
- Telephone Line
- Shine A Little Love
- Hold On Tight
- Calling America
- Rock And Roll Is King
- Don't Bring Me Down
- Roll Over Beethoven
Music reviews of Essential Electric Light Orchestra
Music Review: Mixed emotions...lost opportunities
Rating: 3 Stars
I have a lot of mixed emotions about this CD collection of a few my favorite band's best songs. While there's not a weak song in the bunch, this particular complilation is far from being what it could be. As has been mentioned, Sony has given ELO the short shrift...one CD, instead of the two they gave Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and so many of their other important artists. And make no mistake, ELO is one of the most important bands in the Sony catalog! Even the liner notes here are flawed and perfunctory. One really doesn't come away from this collection with anything new or unique in terms of knowledge and experience in comparison to so many of the other fine ELO collections. The "Strange Magic" collection is far superior, or better yet, try the "Flashback" or "Afterglow" box sets. Sure, for one disc, this CD is loaded with some killer tracks, but I mourn yet another Sony missed opportunity to have done something special and noteworthy for such a deserving band. One final note: I must agree with the *real* music fans here and correct the misinformation put forth by the so-called "music fan" concerning the composition of ELO's band. ELO never tried to fool anyone about synthesizers or strings; from the get-go, they had both. ELO has always been a somewhat quirky, albeit lovable experimental art-pop band that attempted to "pick up where the Beatles left off" with tracks like "Strawberry Fields" and "I Am the Walrus." And they succeeded brilliantly with an amazing catalog of memorable classic songs and albums. The late John Lennon praised them repeatedly; George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney demonstrated their esteem for ELO leader Jeff Lynne by having him produce each one of them individually...and also corporately as the Beatles. On each ELO album from 1972-1979, Lynne employed REAL cellists and violinists as members of the ELO studio band and the touring band. From "Discovery" in 1979 until "Balance of Power" in 1986, ELO did, in fact, move away from their organic orchestral sound, BUT they never abandoned it totally (strings appear on each album during that period). Even on the 2001 comeback album, "Zoom," ELO featured cellists and violinists on several tracks (not to mention George Harrison and Ringo Starr). And...as far as "The Ace," there is no track by that name ever recorded by ELO. There was an Ace Kefford in The Move, the incredible pre-cursor band to ELO. And Ace Frehley once did a fair cover of the ELO/Move classic, "Do Ya." Other than that, my friend, "the ace that's hiding up your sleeve/will cause the world to grieve," to quote from "Poker." HEY...WAIT A SEC...is "Poker" the song you mean, Music Fan?
Description of Essential Electric Light Orchestra
2011 two CD collection from the British Pop/Rock band led by Jeff Lynne who scored some of the most memorable hits of the '70s and into the early part of the '80s. Features 37 tracks including 'Evil Woman', 'Can't Get It Out Of My Head', 'Strange Magic', 'Do Ya', 'Sweet Talkin' Woman', 'Don't Bring Me Down' and many others.Classic Rock CDs
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