Electric Light Orchestra – ELO 2 review

While Electric Light Orchestra still sticks to a sound that keeps them relevant, ELO 2 is a surprising undertaking. When Roy Wood left the band to form Wizzard, a void was left in the form of a frontman. Jeff Lynne stepped in and the rest is history. An almost immediate change in their sound and formation can be heard ELO 2a necessary change from their debut. Wood was indeed the wrong man for the job when it came to the Electric Light Orchestra, and Lynne, along with Richard Tandy, found the sound they had struggled to put together on stage. ELO 2 Then there's a miracle in action, a chance to hear what the band really has to offer after a somewhat boring start. It wasn't a clean break yet ELO 2 still contains parts of Wood, but the band had begun its rebirth.

Apart from the chaotic production, ELO 2 is a lot of fun. A very progy and loud album where the vocals struggle to stand out. These are moments of fine-tuning and are ultimately determined when their best works are finished, although pieces emerge as a result In the old town of England sound disappointing and experimental in places where ELO's operatic measures take effect. An album full of teething problems for bandmates who had to add additional demands to their already long to-do list. The result is a similar-sounding album whose songs hardly sound all that inspired. Instead, the result is a muted and compressed vocal performance for the opening track and a tug of war between Lynne and the instrumentals. The latter was supposed to be the winner, but he made it, along with the rest of the titles ELO 2becomes more and more repetitive.

And still it sounds much better mamawith the strings and instrumental palette giving the orchestra its first major work. Working with a wonderful palette of instruments at the core, Lynne begins to pick out the more scattered moments to give these songs a depth that the band simply weren't ready for on their debut. mama far outshone Roll over Beethovenalthough the latter is far more popular and the effect is impressive. It just never shook the Beatles effect, the highlights of a Paul McCartney-penned piece. There are instrumental glories to be heard on these two tracks, which are once again undermined by the excess of Wood's work From the sun to the world. And yet Lynne salvages something warm and wonderful from it, while the orchestra works hard to make it a breathtaking experience.

A pretty strong album from Electric Light Orchestra, if a bit short. It's understandably short – even if its forty-minute running time suggests the opposite. Five songs that felt too heavy in this form to be of much use to the already disastrous stage shows. But Lynne would do well to think about what worked well for the band at the time and how to amplify that, which unfolds quite well ELO 2an album that benefits greatly from Tandy's breathtaking instrumental experiences. He just about pulls it off and the result is ultimately a foot on the ladder for a deserved run of solid musicianship.

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