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If we want to exaggerate, we can say that the successful and rich career of the Electric Light Orchestra, spanning the seventies and eighties, was almost entirely based on the insights refined by John Lennon and Beatles producer George Martin in a couple of their masterpieces, "I Am the Walrus" and "Strawberry Fields Forever": pop music distinctly symphonized by string instruments. Discover the review
If we want to exaggerate, we can say that the successful and rich career of the Electric Light Orchestra, spanning the seventies and eighties, was almost entirely based on the insights refined by John Lennon and Beatles producer George Martin in a couple of their masterpieces, "I Am the Walrus" and "Strawberry Fields Forever": pop music distinctly symphonized by string instruments.
A masterpiece in its genre, which I keep at home and in the car as you would a box of aspirin for a potential headache. Discover the review
A masterpiece in its genre, which I keep at home and in the car as you would a box of aspirin for a potential headache.
Jeff Lynne, writer of music, lyrics, arrangements—basically anything you hear coming out of the speakers, is owed (and how much!) by the pundits and rock critics: he is a musical genius only rarely acknowledged (listen to his brilliant and unmistakable work in George Harrison's "Cloud Nine" or in the Travelling Wilburys project) and to whom the rock world (and its audience) should have given much more. Discover the review
Jeff Lynne, writer of music, lyrics, arrangements—basically anything you hear coming out of the speakers, is owed (and how much!) by the pundits and rock critics: he is a musical genius only rarely acknowledged (listen to his brilliant and unmistakable work in George Harrison's "Cloud Nine" or in the Travelling Wilburys project) and to whom the rock world (and its audience) should have given much more.
E.L.O. certainly reached its commercial and popular peak with this album which remains a cornerstone of its genre without belonging to any specific genre and especially without a true geographical cultural identity, as it seems to have an American sound approach to totally European lyrics and inspirations. Discover the review
E.L.O. certainly reached its commercial and popular peak with this album which remains a cornerstone of its genre without belonging to any specific genre and especially without a true geographical cultural identity, as it seems to have an American sound approach to totally European lyrics and inspirations.
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