Out Of The Blue

Pleasantly uplifting and enjoyed pretty much through the whole thing with only a few moments where it lost me 3.5/5

Very good. 3/5

A good Album. But not there best. I like Eldorado more. Not so commercial. And "I can't get it out if my head" is one of my all times favorits.

Enjoyable album

Such a unique sound. This mix of orchestral strings with voice effects and rock melodies just somehow works. 3.5/5 Might listen again

Some really nice songs. Nice 70-ties vibes. A bit too smooth but a good album.

Pretty recognizable songs here, yeah an album of the time 3.2

It was fun, heard a lot of song I recognised but didn't know where they'd come from. Some tracks made me feel like I was watching film credits over and over again, however.

Fun album, though i feel like there was a serious missed opportunity. The best moments were when the band gets weird with song structure/instrumentation, with "Mr Blue Sky" being the obvious crown jewel. Too many of the other songs have very ordinary classic rock song structures, and they dont hit the same heights as some of their other hit songs like "Dont Bring Me Down". I do feel like if the mixed some of the songs to be more vocal forward, it might have felt a little better. Overall fun listen though!

It's a great album but it's not necessarily my taste. I like having it on in the background while I worked on stereo gear in my basement.

Mr Blue sky is a classic, the rest of this album is mid

I like ELO, so it was fun to hear some of there lesser known tracks. These guys are good a creating a well-crafted pop song. Nothing life-changing for me on here, but I still enjoyed.

Great album.

Interesting album and totally different sound from anything else at the time. Three really good songs on it.

Good Liked tracks: Mr. Blue Sky

When I think about ELO, the glossy vocal arrangements seemingly from the future are the first thing to come to mind. I find myself being reminded that this was in fact a music product of the late 70s. Under that super shiney sheen are some almost.. Regular pop rock songs. I think that's why the band is at their best when they are being overly dramatic. Personal favorites include "Mr. Blue sky" and "standing in the rain". 3.5⭐

Komische Musik. So Rockmusik, bisschen Hippie mäßig. Aber gar nicht so übel. Geiles Cover. Es dudelt so vor sich hin und ist viel zu lang. Bestimmt historisch betrachtet irgendwie interessant, aber nix für mich.

3.5/5 - not everything on this album hits the highs of the highlights, Mr. Blue Sky the obvious gem but still an enjoyable listen throughout

55/100 Based on this scale: 1 star - 0 to 19 2 stars - 20 to 39 3 stars - 40 to 59 4 stars - 60 to 79 5 stars - 80 to 100 It felt a bit bland at first, but then the slightly "proggy" elements came in. Even then, the blandness wasn't wholly abandoned, but it managed to be interesting at times. Some nice bits with instrumentation.

Believe me now. Gezellige plaat.

Its fun. I love the album cover. 3.5/5

is ol

Of course everyone loves Mr. Blue Sky, which is a song that would lead you to believe that the album, like the song, would be a grand exhibition. And while the opposite is not the case, it definitely is somewhere in the middle. This album is like the trippy Beatles sound a few more instruments and delay effects then kicked up the weird another notch. The talent is there, and the songwriting is good, but it’s not monumental. It’s good.

Oh fuck yes! Mr Blue Sky is on constant rotation for me. Turn to Stone with all its strings is a fun opener. A lot of 70s goodness in the instruments, harmonies and overall upbeat feeling. Enjoyed Steppin Out, Believe Me Now.

This feels like along album. It's fine I guess. I didn't find anything that gripped me musically or lyrically. Perhaps the best I can say is that for its time there's a lot of slick gloss here stuck to some quite middling ideas. I understand why it's here on this list, but it's not something I'll be throwing on for my own listening pleasure.

This album was so long!

Great arrangements and 70s production. Enjoyed it, just not my jam.

All the hits are 4s. And they are super strong 4s. But the other songs are all good, but they all sound the same.

3.5

Takie Beatlesowe, ale czego się spodziewać po latach 70' w UK. Przyjemnie się słucha na chillową posiadówkę.

Very of it's time, but not bad.

ELO is an acquired taste. There tends to be a lot of similar instrumentation and treated vocals across all the tunes, and so if you like the sound, you'll like it, and if you don't like it, you won't like any of it, pretty much. This record has a couple of classics in "Turn to Stone" and "Mr. Blue Sky" which both still sound great and interesting today. The rest of the record is unfortunately somewhat forgettable, tunes blend into each other and don't have the hooks and songwriting necessary to really stick out like those two specific tracks do. I'd give it a seven if that was an option, but since that isn't, I don't think it deserves four stars...

ELO is good! Kind of a long album, but enjoyable overall!

Decent stuff but I never could get into ELO's sound.

great start a little easy to lose focus

Cool 👍🏽

Really enjoyed this one. 3.5 out of 5.

Tää oli hyvä vaikka toi elektroninen vääntö ei iha sopinu mulle. Unohin et Mr. Blue Sky oli tältä bändiltä, myös Sweet Talkin Woman ja Across the Border oli jees.

A fun album. Probably didn't need to be over an hour long. Had high hopes for this record since Mr. Blue Sky rips - was a little let down but overall a good listen.

Pretty one note, and full of songs heard pretty frequently.

A fine line between coherent and samey. Too damn long as an album. Quite fun but needs an edit.

Not for me. A few stand out tracks and of course, Mr Blue Sky

Enjoyably high tempo & light. Very indicative of the time it was made - very synth pop sing songy vocals

Favorite Tracks Summer and Lightning Mr Blue Sky Sweet is the Night

I like: Sweet Talkin' Woman Starlight Jungle Mr. Blue Sky

Festif et orchestral, mais trop « hop la vie » pour moi

Good low key but not my vibe really

Excellent production. Excellent music. Some excellent songs. Lots of filler.

A more cheerful poppy Pink Floyd - Mr Blue Sky is an all-timer

en voi antaa korkeampaa kuin kolme tästä puuttuu itsehillintä, hyvällä tapaa sekä ymmärrys

A fun ride.

I wasn't listening in the best circumstances, but while it was certainly an entertaining collection of songs, there just seemed to be a huge gap between the hits that I was familiar with and the other tracks. The hits are amazing and there's three or four of them here, but the rest just felt insignificant.

decent.

Despite the expected cool instrumentation, non-single tracks get kinda boring.

A consistent album that built a sound and stuck with it…decent example of 1970s Prog Rock!

ok overall somewhat repetitive with a few great songs

I love sapce. magical aura

solid no doubt but forgettable honestly

Funky and sometimes mellow but overall pretty safe. Maybe the best ‘pop’ prog album? Mr Blue Sky is a masterpiece.

A very strong 3. The album has some great disco pop rock but is dragged down by its bloat. There is a really great album hiding in there.

Not really my type of music but I can appreciate that it’s good. Mr Blue Sky is the obvious highlight. The rest of the songs start to get a bit samey the longer you listen.

Pretty cool, haven’t listened to much stuff with this kind of loud instrumentation before. Reminded me a bit of David Bowie? Also for some reason never listened to the full song of Mr Blue Sky before this so, that was also cool.

Interesting mix of genres and elements which could also be from the 2000s

An album I'm actually familiar with before reviewing! Endearingly cheesy, with some legitimately strong hooks and all-time classics. The production on this album sounds really good for its time. Fav Tracks: Turn to Stone, Sweet Talkin' Woman, Starlight, Believe Me Now, Steppin' Out, Mr. Blue Sky, Wild West Hero Least Fav Track: Jungle 7/10

Turn to Stone: Solid 4 (Iconic) It's Over: Light 3 Sweet Talkin Woman: Solid 4 (Iconic) Across the Border: Heavy 2 (kinda bothersome) Night in the City: Heavy 2 (love the strings!, song is alittle annoying, all over the place) Starlight: Light 4 Jungle: Light 4 Believe Me Now: n/a Steppin Out: Lightest 4 Standing in the Rain: 3 (great practical instrumental really close to a 4) Big Wheels: Solid SOLID 4 Summer and Lightning: Light 4 Mr. Blue Sky: 4 (iconic) Sweet Is the Night: Light 4 The Whale: Heavy 2/Light 3 Birmingham Blues: Lightest 3 Wild West Hero: Lightest 3 (good blend from BBlues) Overall, I really like the production and specifically inventive composition, feels like a Beatles album but still inventive enough. Strings are a plus and a half

✅🅾️✅✅🅾️🅾️✅🅾️🅾️🅾️✅✅✅✴️🅾️🅾️ Musicality: 7/10 Lyrics: 5/10 Track Diversity: 5/10 Production Quality: 7/10 Replay Value: 8/10 Enjoyment: 7/10 Average: 6.5/10

Mr Blue Sky is an unimpeachably great pop song The rest of the album sounds like knock offs of it

Good music, just not my thing.

ELO wrote some decent stuff, and had an instantly recognisable sound. Some of their material can be a bit samey, but when its good, its very, very good. This albums got some classics, and is a good listen.

Ok. Mr bkue sky is a great song

There's something about ELO that reminds me of Broadway musicals. Maybe it's the harmonies and the orchestra, and the general prog rock ethos. But I also think that they've achieved a Sci Fi vibe that is stronger and more unique than what many of the 70s prog rock bands vied for. I can see "Sweet Talkin' Woman" as the hold music or elevator music on the planet Xerces (I don't know), or "Summer and Lightning" playing distantly in a Dune-like landscape. And for these reasons, there's something about this album that is making my office job that I'm sitting at right now (definitely working) feel much more cinematic. Special shout out to the ghostly synths of "Starlight," which was a delight since it's almost the Halloween season. Totally unexpected and fun. Overall though, it got a bit "same-y." Solid 3.

Again, catchy stuff, but a little too simple for me... I have to revisit this one when I feel like listening to some pop-ish rock?

3.5

Está bien. Influencias de los Beatles y beachboys. Poquita sangre

So übertrieben komponiert und arrangiert, dass es eine Freude ist, jedenfalls ist es nie langweilig. Klingt manchmal nach Queen und Pink Floyd und Bowie und und und, 1977 halt. Was nicht schlimm ist.

Elo har gjort så många bra låtar. Detta album saknar hits om vi bortser från deras största, Mr. Blue sky. Fullt godkänd platta dock.

- Great collection of songs that all have great vibes - A little long and a lot of the songs sound similar to each other - Mr. Blue Sky and Turn to Stone are perfection - 3.5

I was only familiar with Mr Blue Sky before, but overall I enjoyed this. It was interesting to see the beginnings of prog rock

Znám samozřejmě skladbu Mr. Blue Sky, takže jsem plus mínus věděla, co očekávat. Na téměř hodinu a půl dlouhou dávku čistého veselí a funku musí být člověk v tom správném rozpoložení, jinak se snadno může stát, že to bude neuvěřitelně otravný poslech. Já byla v náladě neutrální, a tak mi nevadilo to mít na repeat puštěné v pozadí, nicméně poslech byl trochu náročnější, jelikož nejde o hudbu, kterou běžně poslouchám. Nicméně jsem si to docela užila, i když asi celé album neuslyším v dohledné budoucnosti znova. Hudba je dobře konstruovaná, instrumentace je zajímavá, vokály jsou zábavné, i když ten častý robotický efekt už mě fakt štval a pár písniček mi zkazil, hlavně Believe Me Now, nebýt toho to mohl být super dramatický zážitek. Většina písniček mi splývala a nezapamatuji si je. Vibe je však jasný, ucelený a své posluchačstvo si to našlo podle všeho. K pár skladbám se nejspíš vrátím. Nejlepší písničky: Night in the City, Mr. Blue Sky Nejhorší písničky: nic (žádná mě neurazila, spíš jich je víc nudných) Hodnocení: 7/10

Pretty fun music buuuut, not enough variety on display to justify the 70 minute runtime if you ask me. Felt like the same ideas were repeated several times each to get to 17 songs. I'd say 2.5.

i grew up with this album a wee bit so its dear to my heart. its sweet and fun, if bland in places. most of these tracks are very familiar and cosy for me. I acknowledge that its generally quite samey and Jeff Lynn is not a particularly great vocalist. but the orchestral elements are used in delightful ways.

This one was a strong 3 for me. beat my expectations for the album but didn't blow me away

THIS IS SOOOO BORING IT JUST MAKES ME WANT TO LISTEN TO ABBEY ROAD ITS SO TACKY 6/10

super slick and catchy but i couldn’t sense any heart

Classic? Yes. 10/10? No.

Ìets teveel Beatles-inspiratie naar mijn smaak. Maar minder zeurend/zeikerig dan het eerdere Beatles-werk en minder kinderachtig dan het latere werk. En je hoort ook de inspiratie door anderen voldoende terug. Zo denk ik tijdens het luisteren ineens aan het nummer 'Daydream' en later aan Abba. Af en toe pakt een fragment mij, meestal het 'Orchestra' gedeelte. (Ben inmiddels halverwege het volgende album van DJ Shadow en hoor in mijn hoofd nog steeds Night in the Sky erdoor heen. Dat melodietje had ook zomaar op dat album kunnen staan.)

Psychedelische Beatles met allerlei rare geluidjes en effectjes tussendoor en stemmen als de Bee Gees. Het is bombastisch, psychedelisch, disco, uptempo. Het is over de top en toch klinkt het ook wel weer ok. Maar een dubbelalbum is zoals gewoonlijk teveel van het goede

A variety of different emotions are conveyed by these songs. Album is giving movie soundtrack vibes. Old school futuristic.

Interesting layered vocals (sounds like 3 or 4 people). Relaxed melodies and repetitive sing-along-able hooks/choruses. Reminds me a bit of Queen maybe? Little funk, little electronic.

Any songs known?: 1 - Mr Blue Sky Favourites?: - Sweet Talkin' Woman - Mr Blue Sky - Jungle - Birmingham Blues Least Favourites: - Steppin' Out - Big Wheels - Standin' in the Rain Thoughts?: - Liked the vibe of the album - It was very long - 20 tracks - Vibes: space, very 70s, space-age, Guardians of the Galaxy Album art: 5/5 - great vibe Overall score: 3/5

all basically sound the same. turn to stone and across the border were better songs. got repetitive at the end. the whale sounds like the end of evangelion.

Props for creating such a unique sound combining Lynne’s voice, the orchestral elements, yet going for a futuristic vibe. Mr. Blue Sky is one of my all-time favorites, but admittedly, the tracks I haven’t heard don’t make a big impression.

This band seems to get mentioned frequently but this is one of the first times I've intentionally listened to them. Strikes me as vanilla - not objectionable, not particularly exciting either.

Liked it surprisingly more than I thought. Basically feels like prog-pop. Lot more melodic elements than I was expecting. Still not a huge fan of the sound, but it's slightly interesting and inoffensive. I don't hate it, don't love it.

“Out Of The Blue” demuestra a cabalidad la capacidad de composición de Jeff Lyne. La enorme colección de canciones pasean por paisajes enormes y fantásticos, que toman del trabajo de The Beatles, específicamente en el periodo en que se dedicaron a experimentar en el estudio sin presentaciones en vivo. Un indispensable del catálogo musical de los ‘70s.

Not bad, some good classic songs on here but didn't really grab me. A good listen nonetheless and glad I did.

одна песня хорошааа, но я ее и так знал, а в целом альбом хорош для спокойного праздника

Fun 70s rock album

A pretty good double-album although the arrangements begin to sound alike after a while.

Falsetto needs to be used much more sparingly

A bit cheesy, but it has some bops.

Enjoyable but pretty middle-of-the-pack. A few nice melodies and harmonies but nothing particularly stands out as remarkable.

It's an album with classic stuff: Turn to Stone, Sweet Talkin' Woman, and Mr. Blue Sky... Are three songs enough to make it a classic album? Listening to the whole thing is a good listen with those songs in the mix, but the songs around it are just decent. I wish there were 1/2 stars. Not enough for 4 for me. I think going forward that's my barometer... at least 1/2 of the songs gotta be amazing! This is not quite there for me.

This music is interesting, but never engaging. It was everywhere when I was a kid, but it never particularly interested me then. There is something very sterile about it that precludes any emotional entanglement. I do like Mr Blue Sky though. Especially on a sunny day.

I like the mix of rock and orchestra most of the time.

Very seventies, close harmonies and guitar solos... This was very orchestral (to be expected) and adds more weight to my theory that this list is constructed by middle aged white men. Two to three stars.

So many strings. I know that's part of their sound and the disco phenomenon was in full swing, but I think it is too much. Jeff Lynne has some good hooks and really established a style all his own with ELO. This kind of soft rock fits squarely between Queen and The Eagles. Mr. Blue Sky is the stand out hit for me. That song gets its hooks into me, and I just love it.

Sounds aged and drags on a bit, sounding very samey... But there is some interesting stuff in here.

Not special here. Nothing this band did was extraordinary

The hits are great, the rest is..ok. 3.5

Skal lytte mere

Love ELO. Still I think that this one is just mediocre, somehow. It has some legendary bangers on it, but most of the songs don't get me, sadly. + Turn To Stone + Night in the City + Starlight + Mr. Blue Sky + The Whale + Birmingham Blues

I was familiar with Mr. Blue Sky via a Girl Talk mashup but past that, it was all new to me. definitely not my wave but I enjoyed it, was relaxed and easy to listen to. probably won’t ever come back to it in full.

This album is just so long. Mr. Blue Sky is a classic but the rest is hard to listen to for so long.

I enjoyed this. Was fun and didn't feel a lot like most classic rock albums.

Not really my scene but some excellent y songs on it.

Mr. Blue Sky es un temazo. El resto no me importó mucho.

3/5 The songs are incredibly complex and are structured in an amazing way, but it all just sounds so predictable at some point, that is why I don’t remember much of it but wish to give it the benefit of the 2,5 I had in my mind. ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ and ‘Turn to Stone’ were my favorites.

Save for Mr Blue Sky and a couple of others, it's a forgettable album for me.

Interesting mix of pop, disco and progressive rock

def well produced and good musicianship. The first a lot of this record sounds like 'the same song' - little variance in tempo and the drum shuffle is similar/the same. Lots going on in these recordings also, maybe a bit too much sometimes. Mr Blue Sky is obviously a humungous hit and for good reason - it's also the best song on the record by a mile. Jungle was a pleasant surprise also.

3.5/5 These guys felt like watered down Beatles. It was pretty good, and fast tempo. It was a little, (a lot) too long. I knew one song. That's always a good feeling. I thought it was going to be a little bit more epic than it ended up being, so that was kind of disappointing. I will probably get curious about it and listen to the song I knew again but other than that, I probably won't listen to it again soon.

Very long. Very 70s. Not the worst effort but at the length it is, not something I'll come back to even though I didn't mind the music itself. Perhaps a shorter album by them would be more to my taste.

“Turn to Stone” is a good song to open the album with. An interesting mix of various genres (prog-rock, classical, and occasional disco). However, wasn’t really feeling the overall symphonic vibes. Favorite Songs: Turn to Stone, It’s Over, Night in the City, and Starlight.

This feels suspiciously like pop-punk before there was such a thing. Lot of good songs on here, but ends up feeling a little too saccharine in the end.

An attempt to make a progressive space rock album by disco-fying Bowie's sound.

If the cheesiest tunes of The Beatles had a sweaty menage a trois with the teethy bearded Bee Gees and the Svedish ABBA, this corny stuff would be the result.

Nice! I had no ideia mr. blue sky's going to be in it.

ELO!

Interesting album, wasn’t great, wasn’t bad. Interesting early synth operatic pop.

Too long and over indulgent. I have also enjoyed ELO but this could have been a solid 40 min album. 3/5

pleasantly something

70 minutes is much too much of this glittery, schizophrenic music.

Classic 70s!

Only listened to a few songs. Cool but not my thing.

Mr blue sky carries this

The opener is fantastic and obviously Mr Blue Sky is a gem. Other than that, there are great moments throughout the album and some lovely recurring melodies and themes, but nothing strong enough to justify the mega runtime

It was ok too long but I could definitely see its appeal at the time it was released.

It’s alright, kinda felt too long. I’ll prolly come back to this again tho, it seems like something I'd prolly enjoy after another listen or two. Songs that stood out to me, mr blue sky, sweet talkin woman, night in the city, Wild West Hero.

C'est très joli, très innovant, foisonnant, débordant d'orchestrations diverses. Mais. Toutes les chansons font bien 1 à 2 minutes de trop, l'album sur plus d'une heure, ressenti beaucoup plus. En fond musical une fois de temps en temps... C'est très joli mais légèrement écoeurant au bout d'un moment

3.5

Absolutely wild. Symphonic space rock that has all the highs and lows of a broadway musical. If Queen, David Bowie, and Mozart walked into a retro-futuristic milk bar on the moon.

Även om den där falsettkören som upprepar sista ordet i varje mening (SEARCHIN') kommer lite för ofta, och är lätt att störa sig på, ett jävla bra album. Generellt mönster är att verserna är lite för poppiga och tråkiga, men sedan golvas man av en fet, melodiös, melankolisk refräng. Då låtarna byter karaktär rätt ofta har även många dåliga låtar något bra i sig, t.ex. 'Across the Border', en rätt tråkig låt som i några korta ögonblick blixtrar till när precis rätt ackordföljd når trumhinnan. 'Jungle' är rätt kul, CHOOKA CHOOKA HOO LA LEY. Albumet är också för långt. Inget fel på dubbelalbum i sig, men låtföljden från 'Night in the City' till 'Standin' in the Rain' är inte så mycket att ha (förutom 'Jungle'). 'Sweet Talkin' Woman' bättre än 'Mr. Blue Sky', som också är bra, men överskattad?? Bästa låt: Turn to Stone.

There is a phenomenon about character actors where you have seen a given actor so often that you start to recognize them by face and maybe even develop an affection for them, but you don't know their name; someone once called this phenomenon "Hey, it's THAT guy!" For me several of the songs in here have been the auditory equivalent - "Hey, it's THAT song!"

Nice sound but not the kind of thing I'll revisit much and it's a bit long.

I enjoy ELO but can we just get rid of double albums entirely?

Heel typische muziek. Maar erg gevarieerd is het toch niet.

Reminds me of Lemon Demon Upbeat Alternative Basic pop album+distortion Not my cup of tea

dont dig the sound tooo much but pretty chill

I just really don't exactly know what to do with ELO. I've listened to this album a couple of times again (I already knew it from my parents' record player) Jeff Lynne is clearly insanely talented and a great songwriter, but the orchestration an overload of sound takes away from the talent. I liked LP2 of this double LP a lot better than LP 1 though.

Simpatica 'Turn to stone'. In generale sono tutte molto allegre però si perde un po' in tutta la sua lunghezza

eh

Lush orchestration. Interesting songs. I’m not familiar with the band but they sound like they influenced or were influenced by artists I’m familiar with like The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Queen, and Radiohead. Will give this another spin in the future for sure. Amazing high quality singing and playing.

Great album, Nice melodies as expected with ELO. Couple of awesome tracks. Nice and easy listening

Not sure I could pick this out of a late 70s libe up

Nice album, A bit too much Electric for me but I love the vocals and how eccentric they were for the day.

3.25. Vibey w/ nice synths but a bit to 80s even if it was 70s.

Deze heb ik op lo

ELO bleek zo slecht nog niet, melodieus en vermakelijk, maar helaas toch ook weer niet echt een blijvertje.

Alleraardigst! Zelfs Bijna vier sterren.

classsiiiccc rooooccccccccc….. elo elo elo. mr sunshiiiinnneeeee. rock rock rock.

Very of its time, but like, it's not hurting anyone! Can see it as background music in a movie/playing quietly on a summer day.

Good stuff individual, but quite repetitive overall, then each song is better than the whole album

They have a unique sound. But this album could use some trimming.

I'm in two minds about this one. This here is an important record from one of the favorite bands of Grandaddy's Jason Lytle, and given that I'm quite a big fan of him, this plays a part in my assessment. The influence ELO had on Lytle is pretty obvious--to a certain extent, Grandaddy could be considered as a lo-fi (and as far as I'm concerned, more charming and moving) version of that older band from the seventies. So, even with the tons of cheese involved, Jeff Lynne gets my sympathy here, just for having inspired one of my musical heroes... That being said, said tons of cheese are a little hard to swallow sometimes, especially on a double-album like this. Lynne has never hidden that Paul McCartney is his *own* huge influence, but it speaks volumes that Macca himself sounds like a hard-rocker compared to his "disciple" and his long succession of ditties and other novelty-like grand pieces. Sophisticated chord changes and rococo arrangements involving strings and synths can be fine in the right hands. But you also need *some* form of rock energy to make them palatable, and honestly, that sort of energy is pretty lackluster in most of those tracks. So I guess I can easily put myself in the shoes of 1977 punks, who hated Electric Light Orchestra for quite obvious reasons, and just like them, roll my eyes at all this... Interestingly, it seems that even *some* ELO fans are having second thoughts about this particular album and its commercial success. A lot of them actually prefer the normal-length *A New World Record*, out the year before, for instance. And checking out that other (*tighter* and most of all, far *better*) LP, I can concur. Too many of the tracks on *Out Of The Blue* sound secondary, flat or average compared to their counterparts on that previous record. Admittedly, *Out Of The Blue* has *one* undeniable redeeming feature: it's the presence of the all-time great "Mr. Blue Sky" in it (plus the extravagant and off-kilter "weather suite" that song is a part of, taking up the whole third side here). But to be honest, it's as if I wished that track and the suite were part of *A New World Record* to make the latter the fully essential release it deserves to be... PS: By the way, I've checked, and Grandaddy is conspicuously absent from Dimery's list. Now that's one of the most criminal mistakes this 1001 albums book has ever made (especially when you realize Lambchop's extremely bland *Nixon* has been included instead--to stay within the confines of that sort of sound and in the early-naughts era). Somebody needs to fix this a.s.a.p. Number of albums left to review: 735 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 131 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 65 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 70 (including this one)

Helt kiva, lite för mycket

Jeff Lynne writes consistently solid pop tunes. A lot of them. I was pleased with them. Strong 3/5

Tunnustan: en oo koskaan kuunnellut ELO:a. Mutta tota tota tää on ihan jees! Kivasti tossa taustalla toimii. 3/5

Felt quite Pink Floyd in parts. Certainly not what I was expecting.

I genuinely enjoyed this album. I found the songs fun and some of them even catchy. The arrangements were definitely cool and often unique. However, I can't get over how much this band seems to try to sound like other bands that obviously influence it. Of course, the first that comes to mind is the Beatles. Go ahead and listen to "Day in the Life" and then "Mr. Blue Sky". Both are great songs, but it's no question how much Mr. Blue Sky sounds like something that's trying to mimic Sgt. Pepper's. There's also some clear Queen influence and potentially more classic rock outfits like Boston, although that's probably a coincidence since their album came out just one year prior, likely when Out of the Blue was being written. Overall it reminds me of one of my favorite bands from the 2000s: Dr. Dog. They have some great, punchy, catchy tunes, but they sound like they are trying to be an alt-rock Beatles band of a new era. There's nothing original about the sound even if it is enjoyable. I felt the same way about ELO, and though it's likely I'll return to this album again, it's going to sit at a solid 3 for me to just being a sound I've heard all too often before.

easy listening cruising vibes, with one legendary song. like Random Access Memories, early Beatles, and a marketing team did a big collab. with a stronger 2nd half, this didn't really need to be a double album.

Un album jouissif, exagéré mais entraînant. Un vrai plaisir de ré-entendre certaines pièces, surtout Mr. Blue Sky.

This is my first dive into ELO except for the greatest hits. I guess there is such a thing as progressive soft rock? It's difficult to actively dislike this ear-pleasing double album and Jeff Lynne sure knows how to write a catchy tune. That being said, many of the tracks blur together and as cool as the retro-futuristic soundscapes are, they do become a bit repetitive and tiring during the 1+ hour runtime. 'Wild West Hero' is a great closing track though.

“Turn To Stone” is a great opener and “Across the Border” is a fun closing bit but im not terribly invested in side 1 as a whole. Right out of the gate “Night in the city” makes it feel like there’s more on the line on side 2. It’s more progressive (as progressive as soft rock ever gets) and more experimental on whole. Everything comes together on the excellent side 3, perfectly titled “Concerto For a Rainy Day” and “Mr. Blue Sky” is the culmination of everything Lynne tries to do with ELO. In the end everything becomes a bit repetitive with a runtime of more than an hour, but there’s nothing I actively dislike on this record as well. A shorter runtime and this might have gotten an extra star!

All light, no shade. Mr Blue Sky a genuine all timer, but too many songs have the same tempo, structure and instrumentation. An extra star cos I love Jeff Lynne.

Standard 70s classic rock. A few good songs and the rest just ok.

A whole album of "pretty good", which is impressive as a double album, but it too rarely peaked into great to make this something I'd return to often. Very pleasant, very fun, and happy to have the songs come up on shuffle. Just not an album that I'd take for the "album" experience.

I would say enjoyable, and not much else.

Queen??

I thought I loved this album but it turns out I loved 3 songs from this album: Mr Blue Sky, Sweet Talkin' Woman and Turn to Stone. The rest of album felt a bit unsure of itself - not knowing what it wanted to be and excessively schmaltzy.

Good kinda futurist fun times . Too long couldn't finish . It seem like each took you on an another journey.

I love their sound. Violins and guitars! Some great songs: Turn to Stone, Sweet Talkin' Woman, Mr. Blue Sky. Others: Across the Border, Wild West Hero 3.5/5

Not really my vibe but if i was a producer great opportunities for sampling with songs like “Night in the City” & Starlight.

Had some good moments but I wouldn't listen to it again. Turn to stone and Mr blue sky are bona fide classics, some of the instrumental songs are nice as well. Overall though, not my kind of thing.

Melodieus, lekker 70s.

Aah*sigh*. I've given this album a number of chances and really do want to like it but I can't fully enjoy it. It's jist too much disco. There are nonetheless a couple of really strong tracks on here that I like to listen to. Mr blue sky and sweet is the night are two great tracks that runs into each other very nice. It opens strong with turn to stone and I do like stepping out and big wheels too.

honestly that one kinda is a banger, would be 3.5 Moving, not being productive at work, weird vibes!

Fun, pop rock, classic 70s English album. Wears it's influences on it sleeves. Easy listening. Instruments performed well, especially the piano.

great

Tracks 1, 3, and 13 slap hard, the rest is ok.

The second half was way better than the first half. It’s like ELO made a stasium rock album before anyone knew what the fuck stadium rock was.

Heard it before?: No, although I have heard ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ Enjoy it?: Definitely, it’s so uplifting and full of energy Favourite song: Track 3 - ‘Sweet Talkin’ Woman’

Too much, but mostly good

Queen Style. Pas mal. Pas révolutionnaire

The album was a little long and didn't need to be over an hour long. A couple of the songs were recognizable. Mr. Blue Sky was the that I was most familiar with. The music for the most part isn't bad and definitely matching the sound lf other pop 70s music. It is probably a little better than a 3 but not really a 4.

Not super memorable

I like some of this, but it all gets a bit samey and sounds much more dated than a lot of older stuff.

Distinctly average. Never saw the great fuss over this band and album.

In the early 70’s ELO was one of my favourite bands, and I must say they were the gateway to Classical music for me. Their first few albums were truly innovative - ELO, ELO 2, Eldorado, and especially Face The Music with Evil Woman, Strange Magic and my all time fav ELO song - Fire On High. Unfortunately they peaked with that album and became spectacularly popular and began putting out dreck like Out Of The Blue. This album is only saved by Mr Blue Sky.

Super good songs here, a lot of it sounds similar, but that's a small complaint for a really good sound. 3.5/5

Was a pretty easy album to listen to. I wasn’t blown away by it.

Some good tracks on here but dragged on a bit.

1 killer, lots of filler

Exactly as I'd expect. Strings, keyboards, pop vocals. Solid double.

One new song, interesting vibe but not particularly enthralling

Mr Blue Sky is one of my all time favourite songs, and although the rest of the album doesn't land quite as strongly as that one tune, it's a great listen that they clearly put their all into.

pretty dense textured sound. side 3 is incredible. overall it runs a little long but there's some pretty good stuff here.

First band I fell in love with. This is also the first album I bought. Its cheesy and a bit over produced. It also has great tune and a bagful of singles including Mr Blue Sky which seems to never age. Its got the usual strings and Lynne's falsetto layered backing vocals. Tempted to give it a 4. Nah.

A little soft rock bland in places, but it certainly has its moments

Never listened this album before. Enjoyed when young ELO Discovery Album (last train to London).

That Jeff Lynne sure does love to fill up the sonic space, doesn’t he?

I gave this 3 stars just because of Mr Blue Sky and Sweet talkin' woman. All the rest is acceptable filler.

ELO's 7th studio album and a double one at that. I guess I've always been neutral about ELO. I appreciated some of their pop songs but never bought a full album. But, I do have the killer purple 45" vinyl of "Sweet Talkin Woman," which is on this album. Also, if there was a deathmatch for spaceship album covers, this would definitely knockout Boston's self-titled debut album. And, for some reason, I have a strange desire to play the electronic Simon game looking at the cover???? As far as music? Very much highly produced. I can't think of a good band comparison using the mixing and blending of orchestra and rock that ELO/Jeff Lynne does (The Beatles? Queen? sort of but not to this level). I suppose this can annoy some people and a whole album of this kind of music annoyed me at times. It doesn't mean that I didn't appreciate the achievement. The popular songs "Turn to Stone", "Sweet Talkin' Woman," "Mr. Blue Sky," and "Wild West West" still sound very good. I also found the whole third side, "Concerto for a Rainy Day," which is four songs inspired by a rainstorm interesting if not necssary. But, then again, this whole album is kind of over-the-top and was a huge success so.... This was a good album listen for the hits but can be a struggle at times especially if you are not a fan of the "ELO" type of music. And since I'm ELO-neutral, I kind of fell in the middle.

I thought I would love this album but outside of four or five songs I thought it was pretty mediocre.

These songs maybe be well produced, and Jeff Lynne may occasionally be a genius, but this is still wuss rock. 3 stars

Mr. Blue Sky the most known song of the album. Was alright, didn't care for most of it. 6/10.

It was a very expansive record, ELO takes us on a journey through space and time with the mix of orchestral sounds and experimental electronica. Perhaps it might take a few more listens to really get a feel for it, but it didn't grab me as much as the iconic album cover. Best: Starlight Worst: Mr. Blue Sky

Mr Bluesky is awesome, the rest of it is just ok

Turn to stone Mr blue sky Sweet is the night Album sympa! pas leur meilleur, belle couverture, Groupe unique

3.6 + Many of the regrettable 1970s music tropes are represented on this record: long prog-rocky intros, liberal use of disco string fills, falsetto Bee-Gees-style vocal harmonies, synthesized boogie-woogie blues... Sometimes the excess works, sometimes it doesn't. Much of the success of each song depends on the quality of the underlying song itself. If you strip all of the "studio magic" and unbare each song - just an instrument and single voice - what do you get? I'd guess that songs like "Mr. Blue Sky" and "Big Wheels" still sound amazing, and songs like "It's Over" and "Sweet Talkin' Woman" would show themselves to be the turds they are. This album is long and relentless. It gives me a headache to listen to start-to-finish. Still, I like it for a few brilliant songs. And I admire their dogged determination in trying to make me feel happy - all that effort sounds tiresome to my ears but I can't hate them for trying.

It's quite bloated but it's not terrible.

Semi interesting, but can't say I'm ever going to double back to this one...

Lots of good songs but dang! It’s long!

Not their best

loving the vibes

Just like smelling gma’s cookies. Childhood memories.

Only a couple of songs that still hold. I was not a big fan of this record when it came out.

Notes: Not a big fan. It's not a bad album, but I've never said to myself "this is just to much falsetto" this many times.

Other than 'Mr Blue Sky' I'm really unfamiliar with ELO but this was a bop. Just energetic and fun throughout, a good time if not mind blowing.

Best Song: Night in the City. Wonderfully layered and uplifted vocals. Almost ruined by the brief cowbell interlude. Worst Song: Jungle. Much too droning and repetitive of a rhythm, especially balanced against the rest of the album. Overall: Very theatrical feel. Fits nice in the background, but there are too many slow moments and extended transitions to enjoy a really focused listen.

Favourite Tracks: Turn to Stone, Jungle, Sweet is the Night, Mr Blue Sky, Wild West Hero I think I would have enjoyed this more listening to an odd song here or there over a few weeks. None strike me as particularly bad, but apart from a few standouts a lot of the album blends together into an amorphous blob of spacey guitars.

I kinda listened. 3 stars because it's ELO. 3 stars because I didn't feel like finishing.

walk to pub

Flows so well. Lots of great horns. Fun album

I love ELO’s hits a lot. Like if they come on the radio or a playlist I never skip. However listening to all of Out Of The Blue in one sitting was a bit of a chore because a lot of the songs sound the same! It’s a great sound and I love the orchestration, but I don’t know that as an album this is an all time great. I will never tire of Mr. Blue Sky.

This was pretty confusing! Like I loved some of it, and some of it was, as James said, well naff. Some irritating. Some amazing. Some epic. What a mix.

Ensikuuntelulla tämä iski kovaa. Todella melodista ja positiivista musiikkia, jossa suuri osa kappaleista oli melkoisen tarttuvia. Varsinkin hittibiisi Mr. Blue Sky toimi. Valitettavasti seuraavilla kuuntelukerroilla homma vähän lässähti. Ehkä levy ei toiminut aivan samalla tavalla hiihto- tai salimusiikkina kuin työnteon taustalla. Ensivaikutelman perusteella nelonen, pidemmällä kuuntelulla kolmonen.

I listened to this one not too long ago, although I didn't like it as much as other people do. It's a decent pop/rock record overall.

I see these album as one of the standard ones my parents like, it’s not bad but lacks something that just makes it sound dull to me, not sure what it is exactly On paper a mix of the Beatles and prog rock sounds great . Can see why it’s on the list and I didn’t mind it, but wouldn’t be an album I’d Iv rave about. Maybe it does just sound very dated now.

Very 70s. A lot of over production. It’s ok, but no desire to hear it again.

Feel like a disco astronaut on psychedelics imagining life in the year 2030

Play Mr Blue Sky without playing Mr Blue Sky

Fun album but definitely too long.

I knew the one song by ELO, so there was a start. Jeff Lynne one said that he wanted ELO to be like where the Beatles would have gone next. I don't know if I follow that conclusion. I mean, if they continued on the path of Abbey Road, sure. But the Beatles were more than that. They also did "Let It Be," as we have seen from the recent documentary. They were willing to try different things. Anyway, the album itself is pretty good. I liked the concept album approach, although some of the songs did start to sound a little same-y. (Also there's this effect they used in "The Whale" that I first heard on Zappa's album "Sheik Yerbouti" so I associate it only with him, it's rather jarring to hear it somewhere else). I dug it for what it was, but it seemed a little out there? I think it's something I need to listen to again, because it feels like something I just did not "get."

Odd. What is it? Prog rock for the impatient?

Very enjoyable!

Some brilliant songs in there, and I love the orchestral elements of the performance (where did those disappear to over time)? But... ELO is still a band best experienced through "best of" collection albums, on account of the overabundance of fluff between the really good stuff.

Impressive production values, sort of a Phil Spector wall-of-sound approach updated with synthesizers. Hard to argue with the quality, but for me it lacks passion and "realness" if that makes sense. I prefer music that is a bit more organic sounding. 3 stars.

This is obviously a great album with loads of great songs. I find it hard to connect with it though, maybe all the layers and layers of harmony just put a bit of distance between me and the songs. Objectively four stars, personally three.

3.75

Maybe after a few more listens I'd find some memorable songs.

Album znany, ale nigdy wczesniej nie przesluchany, bo znany jedynie z klasycznego songa mr blue sky, ktory nie tylko w radio sie przewija, ale robi tez robote w ostach filmowych, wiec out of the blue jest 7 studyjnym krazkiem brytyjskiej bandy ELO, ktora tworzylo w okresie tworzenia tego materialu siedmiu czlonkow, podobno byl to zloty okres bandy, dlatego ten line-up zwie sie klasycznym, najbardziej charakterystyczne w brzmieniu elektrikowej swiatlowej orkiestry jest wykorzystanie smyczkow, w tym wypadku dwoch wiolonczeli pana Gala i McDowella, do tego dochodza skrzypce pana Kaminskiego, a reszta to klasyka rokowych band, wiec wokal i gitarka Jeff Lynne, Kelly Groucutt na basie i wokalach, dziwne duo tworza z Lynnem, bo to takie chorkowanie jak w jakims disko funku dopowiadaajace kwestie, czy powtarzajace za glownym wokalem, no ale harmonicznosci nie mozna im odmowic, Bev Bevan na drumach i kolejny wazny aspekt brzmienia ELO, czyli klawisze i syntezatorowanie Richarda Tandiego, bo gatunkwo ciezko przypisac temu naklejke typowego rokowego materialu, bo takie dziwy brzmieniowe sie pojawiaja, ze czlowiek sie zastanawia czy to disko, rokowanie, a moze jakas synfonia futurystycznosci rodem z przeszlosci, bo jak na album z 77 przystalo uzycie syntezatorow leci ostro po kablach, ale smyczki rownowaza brzmienie dlatego to taki retro future, juz od samej okladki widac, ze muzyka bedzie kosmiczna, chociaz jakos nie czuc tego w liryce, a bardziej w brzmieniu instrumentalnym, bo kontent liryczny, to bardzo pozytywne songi, wiec o relacjach szczesliwych miedzy ludzmi bedzie, o ladnej pogodzie, o tym jak ladnie w nocy, czy o dzikim zachodzie, czesto pojawia sie tez motyw niebieskiego, co pewnie ma zwiazek z tytulem, czy to niebo niebieskie, woda, uczucia, pomimo tego ze nie ma takiej monotonii jesli chodzi o tematy, to jednak wiekszosc kawalkow jest strasznie mialka, wiec pan Lynne nie bedzie w topce zarowno moich teksciarzy jak i wokalistow, ta mialkosc moze wynikac z tego, ze plyta ma godzine i dziesiec minut, wiec taki odsluch potrafi wymeczyc, zwlaszcza jesli nie ma tutaj zadnych zaskakujacych zwrotow akcji, bo upbeatowy material z pozytywnymi kontentami chyba tylko w jednym miejscu, na big wheels zmienia troche tempo i opowiada o struglowaniu z zyciem tak dla odmiany, tej odmiany mi brakowalo, bo 16 trakow tak pozytywnych, ze w pewnych momentach ociekasz cukrem tego futurystyczno retrowego lukru, wiec dobrze sie tego slucha dla samych instrumentalnych kompozycji, ktore w niektorych momentach przypominaja numery poznego okresu queenowego, czy kawalki yesa z fragile z podkrecona sruba futurystyczna, wiec banda zyje do swojej nazwy, czy jak to sie mowi po polskiemu i brzmi naprawde orkiestrowo swietliscie, na plejce mialem juz oczywiscie mistera blue sky i otwierajacy turn to stone, ale dodam jeszcze numer ktorego jeszcze wczesniej nie mialem okazji uslyszec i naprawde sie wyroznil na tle calej plyty, a to bedzie juz wspomniany big wheels

Enjoyable but feels sedated

// Favs: Sweet Talkin’ Woman / Believe Me Now / Mr. Blue Sky 🥰 Score: Decent 3

I like the Beatles too.

A bit ‘of its time’, but still pretty catchy in places

mr bluuuee sky

En general me ha gustado, pero las canciones que mas me han gustado ya las conocia, salvo una que me ha gustado bastante y no conocía, pero no se cual es :)

Only the length holds this back from a 4 - some brilliant songs and some filler that can grate

3 1/2

Not bad if you’re in the mood. Beatles-esque but too peppy and string heavy. Mr Blue Sky was the best track

“Mr. Blue Sky” is an instant mood booster! The moment it comes on I can’t help but be in a better mood. I wish the rest of the album was more in line with the driving upbeat vibe of it. Unfortunately the rest of the album kind of drags to me and it’s way too long. Still, very creative and well done.

This was an instant no on first listen! I was appalled at how much I disliked it. Gave it another bash and I’m going to tell you, this is a pretty good album! Poppy, synth tunes! Done well! I wouldn’t be first in line at the shop, or for tickets but this was a genuine surprise on second listening! Does it count as mood music? Haha! Not shit, not great either but I can totally see how people love it!

3.5 It was ok, but I felt like there were too many songs on the album

1. I enjoy opening track, Turn to Stone, but do not like the way it fades at the end 2. Really like beginning instrumentals of It's Over, I like the way it changes at the end. 3. Sweet Talkin' Woman was forgettable. 4. Across the Border is enjoyable, I like the cymbals and I think violins? 5. Night in the City intro threw me at first but I like the way it goes into the guitar and drums. Vocals are nice. The bv are really nice, harmonies are lovely. The "I'll getcha (is she gonna getcha?)" is very good. My highlight so far. 6. Starlight by Taylor Swift is better but I like the vocals. Originally was just listening through laptop, but on speaker it sounds much much better (duh). 7. Interesting opening to Jungle, did not particularly enjoy but when the instruments kicked in I enjoyed more. It feels kind of childlike? Not sure why just the feel of the song. Not a big fan of it but I like the beat. Animal noises take away from the song - they don't fit (in my opinion). I liked the way it faded. 8. I like Believe Me Now's intro, the instruments sound great. Drums sound great. Not the biggest fan of the electronic sound here, could have done without. Wish it was a full song or a longer instrumental. 9. Steppin' Out opens nicely, the whine of whatever that is is nice. Vocals sound honest and are nice to listen to. Build up was enjoyable, subtle harmonies give depth. Lyrics are good. Drums sound great. Electric sounding vocals are nice here. Choir effect sounds good here. Outro is very strong. 10. Standin' in the Rain's initial intro is boring. Instrumental kick in adds to it but the voice is unnecessary. Drums are a highlight as well as keyboard. Choir is great, chords sound good. Build up was slightly disappointing. Forgettable altogether. Sounds too similar to a previous song. Vocals sound good though, lyrics are good too. Getting into the groove of it now, the descending chords are good, increase in tempo is nice. Night in the City is still the best so far 11. Big Wheels teases Mr Blue Sky, which is interesting. Very subdued opening, nice to hear. Drums are good, choir is not needed here. Later choir effect is good but adds nothing in the early part. Strongest vocals here so far. Strange outro, neutral feeling. 12. Summer and Lightning is fairly forgettable up until the chorus. Nice drum beat. Verses are boring, second chorus is underwhelming in comparison to the first due to lack of change in later verses. Unexpected change in instrumental, claps? are different and nice. Strange choir change. Third chorus is more enjoyable than second but still lacklustre next to first. Didn't like the fade at first but went into next song nicely. 13. Mr Blue Sky is a classic for a reason!! I enjoy this song thoroughly, drums are nice, pants in bv are different and fun. Changes in music keep it invigorating to listen to. Guitar is lovely. Cow bells are fun as well as the lyrics. Haven't enjoyed the electronic voice on most tracks on this album but Mr Blue Sky makes it work, as I knew previously. Ending is always great to listen to - so refreshing and different, drums are a highlight every time. Gorgeous piano at the end with choir. Great song period. 14. Sweet is the Night has big shoes to follow and the intro is promising. Very different sound to MBS, a good thing, the drums sound great, vocals are great as well as bv. Easily overtakes Big Wheel for best vocals. Drums are LOVELY here, really really like them. Guitar sounds fab too. Enough adlibbing to make it different each time so it doesn't sound too repetitive. Was not expecting the end to sound the way it did but I liked it. 15. The Whale has a weird opening but definitely reminiscent of a whale :D, bass is nice. Drums bringing in the rest of instruments was good, slightly too synthy for my taste? Trying to hard to sound futuristic I think. Reminds me of Pokémon which adds nostalgia. Guitar at 3:40 was nice, unexpected on my part. Nice break and instrumental in the album. Fade was lovely. 16. Very different sound heard in Birmingham Blues next to The Whale. Seems different so far to rest of album (violins remind you that you are still listening to the same one). Vocal style is completely different. Drums are lovely. Again very different sound in my opinion, even in bv. Reminds me of earlier rock, then that slight electronic feeling comes in again. The guitar solo reminds me of Thin Lizzy, who came later. Neutral on this song, unsure of the overall feeling. Fade is nice on this song. 17. Final song, Wild West Hero, is building up to be a big song, which would be a great album closer. Vocals are good here, strong piano, drum intro is great. Violins have been consistent in this album nice to hear. Was not expecting that change, guitar brought it in very well. Definitely reminding me of the Wild West, piano was great in the change. Lyrics are enjoyable, good storytelling. The cut of instruments is great, kind of wish it lasted longer. Great ending vocals. Outro is lovely, a great way to end the album. FINAL THOUGHTS: 3 out of 5 stars, enjoyed.

Aside from Mr blue sky I hadn't heard any of the tracks here before. There were some really good ones and some forgettable ones. This was very much a collection of songs rather than a cohesive album.

Very dope Crazy chords some of it to 80's shmaltz for me but rating subject to change as i hear more

6/10 It was pretty good, I’m always gonna rate orchestral pieces good, I just feel it adds life to a song. Favs: Turn to Stone, Mr. Blue Sly

Some good songs but I got a little lost in the middle and felt like some songs merged together - all in all though a fun listen!

Ok, not particularly memorable

'60s pop meets '70s prog. The album John Lennon's Imagine wishes it was.

Good but way too long

Chika-chika boom boom, Chanclas in the room room, here with thoughts for you, on “out of the blue”. I feel the appeal, a couple bangers right from the get go, this happy go lucky journey through space is peppered with memorable tracks. But the journeys a bit long ain’t it? 17 tracks might just be too many for an album in my opinion. However it’s length and energy does make it a excellent album for getting some good cleaning done. Beware dancing might occur. True feeling: 3.7/5 stars Saved tracks: 6/17 Stand out tune: turn to stone

Thanks you, Guardians of the Galaxy.

why are there so many rock albums aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 6/10 it's decent

Si escuchas atento hasta el final se oye Creep.

3

Favs - Turn to Stone & Mr. Blue Sky

The concerto was good. The rest I could take or leave. The musicians are/were extremely talented, I just wasn't enthralled by the result.

Proggy

Surely there is a brilliance in this but the EZ listening vibe is a little too strong for my taste.

Too long.

Me gusta la música de ELO, Hacen un manejo impecable de las cuerdas y los efectos contrastando con el rock

Pretty good soft rock/pop album from the 70s. The album has lots of similar sounding tracks.

It's ELO nuff said. Great songs.

@@@½. Some nice tunes.

pretty great, I have solid memories with the album but as a standalone I think it's super impressive and enjoyable

Ihan vekkuleita ralleja

3 ⭐️ nice vibes.

Mr. Blue Sky: Super, Rest: So lala

Some wacky ones, some memorable songs

Somehow ends up sounding a bit slight, despite the absurd maximalism. Which is a shame because that maximalism is the shiny thing that makes ELO ELO. I'm far from disenchanted, just need to wait for my mood to change or consume in smaller bites.

eh. it was ok

kinda cool old-schooley proggish rock, a couple of mates of mine are big fans so i've heard a bit before. not gonna make regular rotation but it was pleasant enough.

Big fab and stupid

Maybe this album popped up at the wrong day for me but I did not like it. I felt it was too overladen with an array of sounds. It uncomfortably forced a good mood that I could not adapt to. It was just annoying all in all.

Felt like I was in an electric light orchestra, I don’t really care for electric light orchestras

Uh oh, cheesy 70 music, no like.

Eh

Very boring. Really very boring.