Elo - Secret Messages
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Artist: EloEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-08-04
Music Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
Soundtracks:
- Secret Messages
- Loser Gone Wild
- Bluebird
- Take Me On and On
- Time After Time
- Four Little Diamonds
- Stranger
- Danger Ahead
- Letter from Spain
- Train of Gold
- Rock & Roll Is King
- No Way Out [*]
- Endless Lies [#][*]
- After All [*]
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Music Review: ELO"s "Secret Messages", A truly great album, that time forgot.
Rating: 5 Stars
Back in 1983, Electric Light Orchestra was on the down hill slide, but still releasing quality material. Jeff Lynne was just coming off the gold selling "Time", a great sci-fi concept album. The band went to Holland to record this album, Jeff wanted to make this a double album like "Out Of The Blue", but the nutjobs at Sony didn't think it would visable, they knew they couldn't support such a big album, because they were just getting lazy supporting ELO. Jeff had just finished up recording Dave Edmunds solo album "Information" a album that got Dave back on the map for awhile. Jeff brought in the rest of the crew Bev Bevan, Richard Tandy and Kelly Groucutt. (This would be Kelly's last album with ELO, he was let go, and Kelly sued Jeff for money thought he deserved, they would never make up as friends). When I bought this album in the early of summer of "83, I was 23 years old, and I knew ELO was heading for a finish, but I didn't know when. (3 years later with "Balance Of Power", "Zoom" came out in 2001,but that was more of a Jeff Lynne solo album). "Secret Messages" #36, was more of a pop-rock affair, than the techno-rock of "Time". "Secret" with backward masking (in some circles they were branded as devil worshipers!!) Some people are pretty lame. ELO didn't tour behind "Messages", Jeff wanted to consintrate on solo material and help produce other artists, Bev would tour with Black Sabbath on the "Born Again" tour.
Here are some of the highlights of this disc.
"Secret Messages"- "They whisper in your ear, they're calling everywhere". loved this song the second I heard it. Played a few times on our local rock station in '83. A very tight upbeat tune. Hit #48 in the U.K. singles chart and #14 in the Irish singles chart.
"Loser Gone Wild"- "There goes a loser, another loser gone wild". Starts out with that bluesy keyboard riff by Richard and then picks up the pace to a fun rock tune. Good time signatures through out.
"Bluebird"- "You work, You work so hard and then someone will come around again". Pure pop bliss, should of spun this as a single.
"Take Me On And On"- "I see the afterglow". Love Jeff's guitar here, a very mellow tune, but it's so magicial.
"Time After Time"- "And one day they'll remember, one day they will know". A CD bonus track, that wasn't on the album. Futuristic tune about the bomb, great keyboards by Richard.
"Four Little Diamonds"- "She probably thinks I was a fool- she's right". A single that should of hit the 40, but it bottomed out at #86. This rocks, it's a chugger.
"Stranger"- "I was looking for another sundown". The third single off the album, hit #105 in the States, and #33 Adult Contempary (very rare they charted on A.C.). A gentle pop piece, excellent musicianship by the band, Jeff's guitar is sharp.
"Danger Ahead"- "So believe what they say, there's danger in the air". A rockin' little tune, effectsthroughout, nice strings here by Louis Clark.
"Letter From Spain"- "Letter from Spain, from someone I once knew". Used during the Summer Olympics of '92. Kind of like "Above The Clouds", on "A New World Record".
"Train Of Gold"- "I can't get it out of my mind". A blues edge on this tune, Jeff is such a underrated guitar player, fine strings by Louis Clark.
"Rock 'n Roll Is King" - "She rolled over Beethoven and she gave Tchaikovsky back". The first single that hit #19 in the 100 and #13 in the U.K. A rockabilly tune in the vain of "Hold On Tight", see why Sony's bigwigs were lazy!
Mik Kaminski plays violin here.
The bonus tracks,
"No Way Out"- Another ELO type blues tune, kind of reminds me little of the Idle Race. Kelly's bass is tops, Jeff again plays a mean blues guitar.
"Endless Lies"- A song that first originally appeared on "Balance Of Power", more keys here.
"After All"- B-side to "Rock 'n Roll Is King". Instrumental.
Other Songs that should of been on this album, "Beatles Forever", I would love to have this offically released someday. "Buildings Have Eyes", "Hello My Old Friend" and "Mandalay" all on the "Afterglow" collection.
Someday I hope they release the "Ultimate Secret Messages". Thanks for reading.
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