Out Of The Blue

Love this! Brings back so many memories!

Have been enjoying this with my teenagers. So much positive, creative energy in this album.

Good at times

i was already going to love this based on how much i like mr blue sky. i like the strings i love the energy i wasn't expecting to hear as much cowbell on here but i'm here for it. i don't think i'd sit down to listen through a ton but there's a lot of songs i'd like to hear again

Extremely good album.

Honestly enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would

Teil meiner musikalischen Erziehung. Drei Sterne.

Always liked ELO. It was great to hear this whole album.

Это очень крутая музыка. Слушать долго, но можно и опустить этот момент

вот это разъеб алкоальбом: вино с колой (причем вино дорогое прям)

вайб как будто более успокоившихся спиритуалайзд. есть космические приколы, но если там ты прям ебариш на ракете, то тут уже пристыковался к мкс и чиллишь

Like riding in my parents car agaib

Bouncy and light-hearted, but ultimately very repetitive and far longer than it should have been.

i enjoyed it, have not listened to ELO in many years.

I was given this album as a birthday present when it first came out. At that time I never listened to the entire album, only the hits. After now listening to all four sides I can tell I didn’t miss much.

Not my cup of tea.

My first thoughts listening to this on my run this morning -- Not my bag. “Mr Blue Sky” is undeniably a banger though, and it’s the song where ELO is trying their hardest to make a McCartney Beatles song. 70 minutes is a bit of a slog to get through. However, I might give it another chance on my nicer headphones, I think the orchestration could benefit from that. OK, I admit, I am already liking this a lot better from the start, my AirPods can make a nice enough sound at times, but this is certainly an album that benefits from the Headphones experience. The vocoder is pretty sick. "It's Over." Still ended up wearing on me a bit by the end. I’m going with a strong 3.

Fun stuff here. Orchestrations and arrangements are masterly. But I mean, what kind of person are you if you’re listening to ELO regularly?

Mr. Blue Sky ist das beste Lied dieses Albums. Die anderen Songs sind nicht so mein Geschmack.

Very good

I love ELO, but this is not my favorite album by them. A lot of their best songs are here but I think the album is bloated a bit. They could remove 5-6 songs entirely and I think it would be a more cohesive album. By the end of it their iconic sound gets weary due to the sheer length of the album. Still, I love ELO. 5 stars.

surprisingly enjoyed it turn to stone sweet talkin' woman across the border night in the city jungle standin' in the rain mr. blue sky sweet is the night the whale wild west hero

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

Non-stop energy machine! Always been a fan of ELO and this has some of my favorites

I know the album well from my youth. Jeff Lynn is a semi-under-appreciated genius songwriter. And while some of this is a little bit of the time, it’s still masterfully done.

Very good. 3/5

4.5

This is the Walmart version of Queen. 8/10

Music excellent. Singing excellent. I’ll be returning to this album. 9/10

In my mind one of the best albums of all time. Is it perfect? no. But man does the sound of this album just make my brain happy through so many different songs and sounds. The hits are of course amazing and Mr. Blue Sky is arguably one of the best songs of all time. I love ELO 10/10

Man I really love the three biggest hits on this album: Turn to stone, Sweet Talkin’ Woman, Mr. bluesky but the rest just don’t do it for me. Songs began blending together and at the same time sounding like amalgamations of other bands of the time like Queen, Floyd, Boston, Beegees and the Beatles. I dig the Sci-Fi themed instrumentals but the vocals were just too repetitive and the harmonized effect was overdone like 4 songs in. An interesting album with a couple bangers, that in the end overstayed its welcome. 7/10

peak 70s inventive and fresh right the way through 5

8/10

I've always been an ELO fan and this album is one of their best. From the opening "Turn to Stone", to "Sweet Talkin' Woman", and the "Concerto for a Rainy Day" which comprises the second half of the album and includes the song which always puts a smile on my face "Mr. Blue Sky" plus "Wild West Hero", this is a brilliant album.

Ó þetta meistaraverk! Top notch!

Überraschend kurzweiliges und abwechslungsreiches Werk. Hat keine absoluten Höhepunkt aber mit Steppin’ Out einen Hidden Star. Guter Mix aus instrumentalen und melodischen Stücken.

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.

Good for baking pancakes while your Christmas almost got ruined by Covid

Enjoyable album

I TURN TO STONE. WHEN U ARE GONE.

Boring.. pop... Mr blue sky though! Catchy I guess

Amazing album with mista bluesky

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

It’s a double album but thankfully it’s a good one

good album. kinda long. but enjoyable through and through. 7.6/10

If this album were just a little bit shorter it would be amazing. It is still a really good album, just has some filler that drops it a slight bit. "Mr. Blue Sky" of course is an all time classic that has such a great place in history. Fantastic fucking listen just a slight mark short of a 5 for me.

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

i seriously enjoyed this album. i'd love to own this for my collection

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

Highlights: Turn to Stone Sweet Talkin' Women Across the Border Night in the City Jungle Standin' in the Rain Summer and Lightning Mr Blue Sky* Birmingham Blues Wild West Hero This album was good. I enjoyed the various use of instruments. You could hear the influence of the time this music came out, with a lot of similarities to Queen, and Billy Joel in sound. A couple of the songs probably could have been omitted but I will definitely be coming back to this album and songs as well. Turn to Stone was a great starting song.

What an album. Has stood the test of time wonderfully, save for some of the electronic voicings on a couple tracks. The use of strings on the album takes good songs and turns them great. I don't think there's a single track on the album I don't like. I usually complain when albums get to an hour+, saying they lose focus on the material, or my attention. However, this album stays true and keeps me engaged the entire time. I don't know what else I can say other than I love this album! Fav tracks: turn to stone, night in the city, sweet talking woman, stepping out, summer and lightning, Mr blue sky, Birmingham blues

It was better than I thought. Would listen again

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.

I was afraid this would be self Indulgent but it is surprisingly playful and quirky. I it could end up sounding like musical sausage… the vocals Come close but it is adventurous enough to allow for an almost mechanical sheen but still feels human. I think it uses pretty standard musical tropes but does not sound bored or tired. As close to a 5 As a 4 can get.

Listen to this one to turn your bad days around. Listen on your good days to make them even better.

Sometimes it feels like Jeff Lynne is trying to sound like a Beatles cover band, but in a way that favors how George Harrison wanted the Beatles to sound. But when he focuses on writing hits, he and ELO fare much better. This is likely their best effort, but it's a few songs too long.

a vibeeee, i love electric light orchestra

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.

Positive, some all time great songs, very easy listen, some ncie layering

Great vibes, and good sound all the way through. Could have used a little more experimentation, sounds a little too similar to other albums of the time.

Man, this is just so so so good. Really well produced fun rock and roll with some of the tightest, most consistent harmonies of all time. It’s weird and almost silly sometimes, but that’s what I love about its ambitious versatility. One of my rare 5s.

Really liked this album, Mr Blue Sky was the only song I had previously heard, but overall it was quite the experience. This is like a combination of prog, pop, synth, and a bunch of other genres. I had read somewhere that one of the Beatles was quoted as saying if the Beatles had stayed together, they would probably have sounded like ELO. I can hear the influences from the Beatles on this album. It was a great listen

Great album.

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

Gran disco con algunas joyas.

Exceptional

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⭐

It's not The Beatles, but it's kinda The Beatles.

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.

amazing

De todo mi gusto Temones

Not for me, probably to do with the genre.

Really good album, reminded me a lot of queen

4/5 Really enjoyable listen, can't keep the quality of the big hits throughout but still really solid.

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

This album didn't land for me, though Mr. Blue Sky was an obvious highlight. High 2.

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.

So many classics in this album. Turn to Stone, Sweet Talkin Woman, Across the Border, Jungle, Sweet is the Night, and Mr Blue Sky of course are some of the favorites. I don't know how they do it but they manage to mix classic rock with other genres in their songs and it just works perfectly. Definitely an all time album and one of my personal favorites. Easy 5/5 for me.

Easily one of the best yet. Clear 5

A Turn to Stone 4 It's Over 5 Sweet Talkin' Woman 4 Across the Border 4 Night in the City 4 Starlight 5 Jungle 4 Believe Me Now* 3 Steppin' Out 5 Standin' in the Rain 5 Big Wheels 4 Summer and Lightning 4 Mr. Blue Sky 5 Sweet Is the Night 4 The Whale 5 Birmingham Blues 4 Wild West Hero 5 If I ever have a son, I want him to be Jeff Lynne. I'm not saying I want him to be LIKE Jeff Lynne. I literally want my hypothetical wife to give birth to Jeff Lynne, Benjamin Button style.

Také queenovité, prekvapilo

Seems like lesser Beatles and just overproduced. I didn't listen all that closely to be honest. I'm guessing all the synth work was cutting edge at the time but at this point each song seems to have more style than substance.

Full of great songs that I love

Really upbeat, fun album

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

is ol

very enjoyable! liked it a lot and it reminded me of queens! great songs but wouldnt be a crime if one or another song wouldnt be on this album but it works either way 3.5

While not every song is as absolutely sensational as "Mr Blue Sky", there's definitely more here worth your time than just the biggest hit

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.

Overall a fun album that sounds like The Beatles went to space. Would probably listen to it again just for all the ear candy that's available throughout the album. Mr Blue sky is still a classic track for valid reasons. Sweet is The Night & Jungle both stand out as the more distinct tracks.

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.

So much joy in one place. Forget genres, forget fashion, forget being cool, just listen and enjoy.

Pretty good, nice 70’s rock. Cool Thanksgiving album.

This album is so good. So good. ELO is at their best here, and so many of their iconic songs are from this album. The way this album flows from one song to the next is really unmatched. I don’t think I’ve heard many albums that are this cohesive. The production is great too. Usually I mention favorite songs, but it’s probably easier to mention least favorites. “Jungle” is a mess and “The Whale” is a bit underwhelming, but they still fit in with the story being told by the album. I really can’t say enough about how spectacular this album is. Easiest 5 stars so far.

Electric Light Orchestra's "Out of the Blue" is another example of an album that I would call "pretty good." I think this album has a lot going for it. The production on this thing is top-notch. The instrumentation, the editing, and the whole flow of the album are very high quality, especially for 1977. The songs are quite enjoyable. Some of them are a bit somber in their theming, and others are Mr. Blue Sky. Speaking of which, the big hit from this album and ELO's biggest song ever is a hit for a reason. Sure, it is a bit overplayed and I may have heard it in too many movies by now, but it is absolutely a good song. The singing is alright. It's not the best singing I've heard, but it definitely isn't bad though. My main complaint about this album is that it's too long. This thing did not need 17 songs. Oh well, at least it wasn't annoying as well. The length really isn't that big of a deal. Overall, this is a solid album with some good songs. Light 4/5.

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.

Like a lot of double LPs on this list, I now realise, some great tracks but would be better if a few fillers got the chop. I felt this in particular sags in the middle so can't rate it super high I only really knew Mr Blue Sky before though, so I enjoyed hearing some of their other singles and I'm a sucker for vocal harmonies :)

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.

Probably the best ELO album-and one I have had in my collection forever. Full of classic ELO, and I think it captured Jeff Lynne at his creative peak with ELO.

3.5

Fun blend of pop-ey rock with orchestral elements. Recognized some of the guitar parts from Dad playing them

Jeg tror ikke jeg hadde klart å bli lei av ELO om jeg prøvde. Kaos, på best mulig måte

Haha gøy! Dette var en sann fornøyelse å høre på. Virker som om artistene har hatt det gøy med å produsere dette albumet:)

Haha, wtf er dette? Is it Queen? Is it Van Halen? Is it Daft Punk? Is it Hans Zimmer? No, it's Electric Light Orchestra! Dette føles ut som "Steiner Skolen THE BAND" på den beste måten. Elsket hver sang fra start til slutt. Vilt eksperimentelt og modig, men med en energi som bare holdt meg smilende hele veien. Smittsomt album, ikke forventet.

Excited to get this album. I have never taken time to listen to ELO with much intention. Turn to Stone has a Queen-esque sound to it and it kicks this album off well. Actually a lot of this has a Queen-like sound to me. They are both 70s British rock bands so I guess that may be why. This is so good! I'm really liking this upbeat, fun, sound! Across the Border has a space alien sound and also some classic Mariachi/Mexican sound. Interesting blend! Night in the City's old video game/city traffic intro is cool. I like the deep voice in the background that comes through with Starlight and Jungle. Jungle is so upbeat and fun-makes me wanna dance. Also Mr. blue Sky is on here, which is obviously great. I think this is the first album of this exercise that I've listed to over headphones and I think it made a difference in the experience. I may try to do that more often. I really enjoyed this album.

This album kept losing my attention though the first half. I like a lot of what's going on, little bits of individual songs, but no songs were standout winners to be. I like the occasional use of the vocoder like at the end of Big Wheels. Mr. Blue Sky is great, a classic. I like The Whale but it does seem to be one of the most unique songs on here.

Lots of good memories of this album. They nailed the combination of rock, disco and strings.

Ja das 5 sterren he Fantastische productie Veel key changes, interessante song structure De steel guitar stem wordt schaars maar op goede momenten gebruikt Gewoon de hele theme zit echt goed Steppin out, sweet is the night, Mr blue sky zijn standouts

Well that was more boring than I was expecting.

Their strongest, most coherent album, ELO goes all out with creative ideas, creating a prog album resembling a musical-style, constantly shifting between moods and keys within songs to tell stories. Great transitions, some themes and lyrics repeat to string together ideas, and several songs are linked together in sections. This all makes for an exciting listen to follow along, helping me get through an otherwise exhausting length. Vocals are quite Beatlesesque, mostly modeled after McCartney (and sounding really close to him at times as in "Steppin Out"), but also that Lennon-spunk and energy. I also hear several Beatlesesque melodies, which are a bit difficult to describe, but can be characterized as catchy, a bit mesmerizing, with some psychedelic twist. But overall, the synths are atmospheric, based on space rock, but strongly tied to baroque influences in terms of the grand orchestral sound it portrays in both its provocative and jubilant moments. Very few weak tracks. Almost all of them stand out in some way, and tons of deep cuts are surprisingly creative. I was fully expecting the songs to blend in, and they might if you're only being swayed by the choruses (since those are the ones that grab everyone's attention). But deep cuts like "Jungle" show they really put their all into this record. And although it's a lot to take in, I guarantee if you only listen to each quarter at a time, I'm sure you'll find all the hidden gems that could be hard if you're just normally waiting for "Mr. Blue Sky." Favorite Deep Cuts: Starlight, Standin in the Rain, Summer and Lightning, The Whale

This album is very good. I played an instrument and was part of an orchestra since I was little. I always liked the conjoint feeling and sound of every instrument. This joins this feeling with rock, making something that I didn't know I was looking for until I found it. It sounds very good, the orchestra sound with the drums and the guitar bits with the singer's voice, you have to love it. I give it a five because I have not seen anyone else do this, and I think they did it perfectly.

1. turn to ztone - 1.5 2. itz over - 1 3. zuueet talking uuoman - 1 4. acrozz the border - 1 5. night in the city - 1 6. ztarlight - 1 7. jungle - 0 8. ztepping out - 1.5 9. ztanding in the rain - 1 10. big uuheelz - 1 11. zummer and lightning - 1 12. mr blue zky - 1.5 13. zuueet iz the night - 14. the uuhale - 1.5 15. birmingham bluez - 1 16. uuild uuezt hero - 17. the quick and the draft - 0 18. latitude 88 - 0

Really liked it

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

There is a reason that Blue Sky is a hit and nothing else is remembered. This record is 99% fluff. Just directionless navel gazing with the occasional cool moment here or there. The one exception is the hit. I don't mean to say that all songs should be verse/chorus/verse. Rather, the songs here lack hooks, catchy moments, some semblance of order... It's just all a blur. Except Blue Sky, which also prolly shifted the 10 million units.

ELO <3

It's a little cheesy at some times, but when it's in a groove it is so much fun. Maybe I'll return to it, maybe not, but I have a lot more appreciation for ELO than I already had after listening to this.

Pretty rubbish.

Very of it's time, but not bad.

I definitely knew Mr. Blue Sky before listening but nothing else. Cool rock music with interesting orchestra music thrown in. Also some cool soundscapes in some of the songs. I thoroughly enjoyed it even if it didn't quite blow me away. 4/5

I liked it. I feel like I don’t know who came first but def heard some Queen influences. It was a good hooky space opera rock album I think

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...

Heel lekker album, met coole cover ook! Sweet Talkin' Woman heeft leuke achtergrondstemmen Standing In The Rain is heel gaaf! En Mr. Blue Sky is een klassieker natuurlijk The Whale ook cool nummer Would (probably will) buy!

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

I enjoy this band. Lots of good stuff on here

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

great start a little easy to lose focus

Love it

Cat: LOVE 4/5 stars AJ: instantly pictured you on your white house walk montage with Mr blue sky as the song playing

classic

Cool 👍🏽

Possibly slightly over-blown, but excellent nonetheless.

Sinto que eu deveria conhecer mais que apenas mr. blue sky

Not for me, sorry.

I did not expect to like this but boy did I. Summer and Lightning > Mr Blue Sky > Sweet is the Night > the Whale = 🤯🔥😛

Have heard Mr Blue Sky before - classic song. Not the rest of the album though. Going to listen on a walk. Immediately a vibe with Turn to Stone! Still a vibe at Sweet Talkin Woman. Happy, upbeat tunes with sad lyrics? Really liked this! Added it to my library. Songs all sounded similar but not necessarily in a bad way (like Jungle has a distinct ‘sound’). Vocals were similar to Queen and sounded a bit Matt Bellamy-esque in a few songs. Would rate this 4/5!

Excellent album, proper singalong vibes Songs all sound the same but that sound is class so doesn't matter. Could use a bit of variety toward the end

Overall very good album. Few hits on it and a few missers. Best one ive got so far

Some good bits but it’s all a bit odd

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.

Lähes jokanen biisi oli sama biisi, en jaksanu kuunnella loppuun. Turn to Stone oli hyvä mut varmaa siks ku sillon jaksoin viel vähä kuunnellaki :D

Really good stuff, mister blue sky is the shit

Pretty big for its day. Sure to have made an impact. Music is fine, but I'm not singing along. Adding - it does have Mr. Blue Sky which was huge.

This is fantastic

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.

LOVE this album and wish I'd run into it years ago.

Some hits on this album

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

I actually had such a strong urge to listen to this album a while ago that I figured it would be a bit before I got it on the generator. That was about six months ago, so I was mostly right! This album is really great, the opening track "Turn to Stone" is such a good opener, and the album gives you that same dopamine rush throughout the album with various other tunes. It's just so fantastical, and despite the whole genre of "baroque pop" I don't think any one band has mixed orchestration and pop music this well, save for perhaps Moddy Blues' Days of Future Passed. It admittedly does lose a little steam, since the long length can make the album feel a little bloated, but they pepper in so many goodies throughout that I hardly minded, and it still holds true enough for me that this is a fantastic record.

This is a great album. Flows well together, I liked a bunch of tracks. Will probably listen to again

I don't hate this at all. A nice change of pace from what I've listened to so far.

Pretty enjoyable pop experience. Lil funky, lil groovy, palatable crooning and pleasing instrumentation.

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

Mr. Blue Sky - and a lot of 70s synth pop. Not my favorite

Not my music genre but did enjoy listening to Mr. Blue Sky.

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

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

Meh, sounds like Queen, sometimes the Beatles

It's always a nice surprise when a 70 minute long album turns out to be a fairly easy listen. Obviously I knew that one song, but the rest was completely new to me. God damn these guys knew how to write a catchy pop song. Every single one had a great hook whether that was in the vocals or some kind of guitar lick or keyboard line. Just super fun all round. The length might stop me from putting it on too often, but it wasn't a drag at all.

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.

It's a bop.

2/1001 This album is like sunshine in music form. It’s so happy and upbeat I can’t help but smile. Turn to Stone and Mr. Blue Sky are my favorites.

It's a fun, very 80s álbum that puts a smile on everyone

fast alle lieder gut, ein paar sehr sehr gut. top album

Absolutely phenomenal album from the Electric Light Orchestra! This album contains their most famous song "Mr. Blue Sky". Style is a mesh of rock music combined with classical elements along with synthesizers. Favorite songs: Mr. Blue Sky, Standin in the Rain, The Whale, Turn to Stone

All bangers

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

Gar nicht meins. Alter Electrokitschrock.

Listening to this album is the same thing that receiving a dopamine injection. Pure joy, fantastic album.

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

A little long but a certified banger. Groovy, bluesy, and well paced. 4/5 because the middle sags under its own weight.

Great album. Pretty dramatic at times but overall I really liked it.

By any measure, this is an incredibly innovative album, one of the few that I own on vinyl. That said, it is relatively new to me. I only discovered ELO in the late 90's as they were just ahead of the time or the curve of my childhood music listening. It's pretty terrific and musically complex and well put together. As orchestra would suggest, many disparate parts come together to make this music and composition (as well as harmony) are at the fore. It's pretty impressive. And I mean, album art is a 10.

I feel like I should be watching some happy pseudo-80's porn montage while listening to this album. But, maybe that's just my inner Dirk Diggler talking.

"Mr. Blue Sky" is fun and interesting. I can't really say the same for anything that came before it on "Out of the Blue." It all just sounded like a bad Queen knock-off, without the rock variety or Freddie Mercury electricity that made Queen special.

I was surprised how much I enjoyed this album, it just made me happy. I knew Mr. Blue Sky but not much else and I loved the emphasis on the orchestra and the combination with the pop hooks and falsetto harmonies that reminded me of the Beach Boys. The album felt grand and dramatic like Queen, but lighter.

A fun ride.

Didn’t enjoy this. One song was tolerable. I have a bad feeing about the next album lol

Pretty fun, a bit overproduced for my taste.

Awesome album, some killer studio effects for 1977, a few trippy instrumentals (The Whale is a standout), and some great hits also.

This will be…interesting. Ha. First off, this album is LONG, over an hour—20 minutes longer give or take than everything else I’ve been fed from this list so far. ELO clearly have a deep and abiding love for pop songcraft but I can’t stand their sound. God so much fucking falsetto. I don’t know anything about ELO but I’m willing to bet this band is mostly the vision of one person—going to check now. I was right! Jeff Lynne. Good for him. Bad for me. It’s taking everything in me to finish this album and I’m three songs in. I bet if I listened to this four times in a row or if I grew up listening to it I would love it. But that is not the case. Every time there’s a verse I like the arrangement gets more complicated and overwrought—Big Wheels being a good example of this. I do think a lot of it is just the big slick production that’s putting me off, it makes it hard to “hear” the songs with so much instrumentation and just Jesus it’s so fucking smooth and even. I also can’t stand the strings. Also listening the Mr Blue Sky for the millionth time (but for the first time on headphones!) makes me never want to listen to music again. God fuck this album. Objectively it’s very well done and blah blah blah but fuck. Fuck this album. Maybe it’s me but I want to kill myself more and more the longer I listen. Seriously. Stone cold garbage. Those stupid strings. Stupid stupid stupid strings. It’s like they got some Ok songs and made a sandwich but then put a big thick layer of mayonnaise on it and so all you taste is mayonnaise. And mayonnaise is fine but. You know. IT HAS ITS PLACE and that place is not in my ears. I seriously might not listen to music for the rest of the day after listening to this album. It’s too long, too coked-out, too ornate, too fucking obnoxious. If it was 2/3 the length my opinion would probably be different. It’s like watching someone masturbate and they just won’t stop. Think they’re done? Nope! Too bad. Jeff Lynne just keeps on wankin’. And wankin’. And wankin’. Anyways. Self-indulgent twaddle. 1/5 for overstaying its welcome.

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.

It's...ok? Most of the songs sound the same. While it's very technically well done, it just doesn't do it for me. I like Mr. Blue Sky though.

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!

Love the sound. Classic 70s with some great songs!

I’m extremely biased already. I’m looking forward to listening to this album again, it’s probably getting at least a 9/10. Turn To Stone: very good opener. Introduces the Album perfectly. I’ve heard this album a number of times. ELO were one of my favourite bands for quite a while. I still love them. So I’m kind of biased here. This is a great album. And I think I enjoy it more than I realized upon my latest listen. It’s not perfect, it’s not even in my top 3 ELO albums. But it’s still very good. One of the great double albums. Turn To Stone is a great opener, Wild West Hero is a great closer, and Mr Blue Sky is Mr Blue Sky. There are a couple not so great tracks (Jungle), but for the most part the album stays consistently good. 8/10. If you asked me like a year ago I’d probably say 9/10. Top 5: 1. Mr Blue Sky (was there any other choice) 2. Turn To Stone 3. It’s Over 4. Steppin’ Out 5. Wild West Hero

ok overall somewhat repetitive with a few great songs

ELO!!!!!!

I love sapce. magical aura

I like the instrumentals the most, and Mr. Blue Sky of course, but to be honest this album isn't diverse enough to justify being a double LP: so many songs are just massive ass production pinning simple mod-tempo songs. And any double LP better be worth my fucking time. Strong 2 to a light 3

THE album by ELO, and the first album on this list that I've heard in full before. Features different progressive sounds that made me think that this album was from the 80's rather than the 70's.

Partly heard before Saved 11/17 Top track: Mr Blue Sky

solid no doubt but forgettable honestly

Dank vibes, does drag on a bit

2 of october

I really like this album. I've enjoyed ELO's music for quite a while now, so this one was already familiar to me. I was actually surprised to see the album got such mixed reviews when it initially came out because I feel like over time a lot of this album has become pretty universally liked. If anything, I think this album may have been judged more harshly because it's a double album and often times people question whether that's really justified, which is totally fair. I think this album could be slightly edited down and easily be a 5/5, though it's still very strong. The production is really incredible to me and I love the unique sound and mix of influences. Standout Tracks: Turn to Stone, Sweet Talkin' Woman, Across the Border, Starlight, Jungle, Summer and Lightning, Mr. Blue Sky, Sweet Is the Night, Birmingham Blues

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.

I appreciate the intention. Fusing orchestral elements with rock and pop is an admirable goal. The writing is impressive, and the progressive element adds some sophistication to what would otherwise be run-of-the-mill 70's pop-rock. But the result is a watered down, disco-tinged Queen. I'm not a big fan of Queen as it is, so the quirky little brother doesn't really fare any better. The tracks that don't sound like Queen lite end up sounding like The Beatles were locked in the band room of a high school. Oddly placed horns over boogie woogie blues rock throwbacks. No thanks.

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.

I've seen it written that whatever someone is listening to when they were 13/14 will have a big impact on their musical tastes. Well my first album was an ELO Greatest Hits tape put together by Teledisc - back when you could order an album by phone and it would turn up in the post a month or so later. I think this hit my mailbox around that impactful age. So the greatest hits of ELO got a LOT of playtime (for a while it was literally the only album I owned) and had four tracks that appear on this double album. I know those songs as old friends, but every other song on this album was entirely new to me. ELO are awkward to pigeonhole. They have elements of classical, prog rock, and disco, all constructed with pop sensibilities. Sometimes sounding like the Bee Gees, syrupy ballads, rockier numbers, catchy pop songs all with dense and rich backing music. Having listened to the entire album, I have to say that it's not my favourite ELO album. I think Time, Eldorado, and Discovery are all superior. But I can appreciate how this was popular and I love the cover. The vocoder is used a lot here, maybe even too much, like a new toy that someone just found and couldn't put down. Almost every song has at least one vocoder section thrown in. I was tempted to give this a 5 star rating, partly for the nostalgia effect, but it's not quite perfect enough to deserve that rating. It's still a very strong 4 star album though.

Había escuchado una sola rola y no sé por qué, está bien chingón.

Du bon vieux rock un peu "opéra rock" style comme on connait de ELO. Je ne sais pas si c'est supposé être un album concept, mais il y a un peu un feeling de ça au travers de l'album. Un tantinet long et répétitif comme stye, mais honnêtement un bon album. 8/10

In my memory a 5 star ELO album, but I listened to it twice and although still very good overall, I am no longer convinced it is 5 stars. score: 8/10

Very good album throughout, without any of the tracks standing out; just a constant flow of very strong tracks. Reminded me occasionally of Queen and in other places of the Beatles.

Always thought I didn't like ELO - too sweet, too orchestral - but I enjoyed this album quite a bit.

This one cooks

I grew up ELO-adjacent. I never disliked their stuff, but never went looking for it. Which is amusing because I actually own this album. Haven't listened for years and it's pretty great. And as a bonus? The cover art is a space ship docking with a giant SIMON, just like we'll be doing some day in the future!

Really interesting album. Can hear some strong Beach Boys influences in the vocals and composition, in turn must have been a major influence on acts such as the Flaming Lips. Slightly too long perhaps.

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

Loved this! Vocals reminded me of the Beatles and the tunes were catchy. Will listen again.

Oh yeah

Nice, happy. Iconic songs.

This is like a cross between Queen and ABBA, and inferior to both.

It's magnificent display of what ELO is all about.

loved it

Turn to Stone is such a fuckin electric way to open an album. I really love how wide the instrumental palette is here, especially stuff like the mariachi band on Across the Border. Thunder and Lightning is beautiful and uplifting.

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

Queen med toner av Beatles

Todo un icono de la música electrónica con toques pop-rock de los años 70. Estilo inconfundible. Melodías muy conseguidas con auténtico ritmo. También un poco de rock psicodélico

+ sweet talking woman mr blue sky

Un album qui va permettre à nos amis de l'Electric Light Orchestra de prendre de la distance sur leurs rivaux de toujours, j'ai nommé les manchots du Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

Un fabuleux album de la part des ennemis jurés du Pinguin Cafe Orchestra

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

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I knew who ELO was but only their popular stuff. As I listened I feel like I got a Queen vibe/sound from the album. Very good!

Not a fan of pretentious symphonic rock, but this sounds fresh, happy, and cool. The vocoders proved to be influential. Lots of seventies influences in the way of singing, background choirs, and more.

A really solid album throughout. The highlights are obvious and there's not really a poor song amongst them. "Mr Blue Sky", whilst being one of the most overplayed songs of all time, still stands up and sounds wonderful.

✅🅾️✅✅🅾️🅾️✅🅾️🅾️🅾️✅✅✅✴️🅾️🅾️ 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

I’ve been caught up on the albums, but way behind the reviews. Uh…. There’s just too much going on! It’s a little too frenetic and try-everything for me to really want to settle into it. It’s also really smoothly put together. I admire the ambition of this guy. Truly some huge arrangements. But for whatever reason it doesn’t connect with me emotionally. And I can’t seem to figure out why. Mr. Blue Sky is awesome and proves that the mission statement here was worthwhile and worth trying out. But something about it is hard to listen to for a while. Like seeing a movie with extremely fast cuts… impressive, but after a while you feel dizzy. 2/5

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.

Holds up well.

This is over the top in the perfect way/amount for me tbh. Surprisingly, I don't think I'd ever listened to this front to back despite Mr. Blue Sky being one of my favorite songs. Anyway... I dig it. Gonna call it a 4 with room to grow.

It's ELO. You know it's going to be solid. What's amazing is not that this is a double album but that Lynne wrote it all in a few days and the band laid it all down in two months. Side 3 is so good.

Oh god no please make Mr Bluesky stop forever I don't like it I don't like it no no no.

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

Great album

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.

An interesting and unique album. I enjoyed it

The overwhelming use of studio tricks and sounds makes a lot of the first half of the album sound the same. it really kicks off in the second half though. This would be much more my style if the music was a little less pop-y — maybe more weird Beatles and less Bee Gees. It’s sort of like if the Flaming Lips made a straightforward album in the 70s.

As a violin player, the arrangement is done pretty well. But it seems to flashy at times.

Excellent

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?

Too many “meh” songs to earn 5, but when this album goes, it fucking goes.

Kinda dad-rock-y. Inoffensive, had some ok moments but really not for me.

Just a seriously awesome album. Absolutely loved listening to this. ELO are really good at building through tracks without making them overwhelming. Favorite track: Mr. Blue Sky

One of my favorite eras of music- 70s disco pop rock n roll types. This album has all the hallmarks of that era and a lot of the songs have a similar signature to ABBA's songs, except for Mr. Blue Sky. That one song seems like a song that belongs to a later era than the rest of the album, which is possibly why it is such a huge hit.

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.

9/10. First album in a while where I really enjoyed it on my first time hearing it.

A super fun listen. 9/10

This is such a palate cleanser of an album. If you're feeling down and just need to feel good about the world for a while, listen to Mr Blue Sky. The rest of the album almost as well.

Ambiance robotique. Très bonne vibe de groupe, excellente musique de fond pour s'ambiancer / faire un truc chiant et le rendre moins chiant 1. Awesome mix 3 2. Commence comme Mr Blue Sky finit, ferait une bonne musique de fin d'album, un peu nostalgique sans être déprimant (même plutôt joyeux). 3. Très sympa, assez collectif 4. Sympa 5. Sympa 6. Chill 7. + énergique, on apprécie 8. Piano dramatique, mois fan car très robotique et court 9. Vibe de chanson d'amour, agréable 10. Vraiment bizarre le début 11. Rappels de Mr Blue Sky au début. Joyeux, j'aime 12. Sympa, j'aime beaucoup la partie instrumentale de la fin 13. Mr Blue Sky >>> 14. Excellente surprise, plus doux 15. On dirait littéralement des sons de baleines ou d'aliens mais j'aime bien. Pas du tout de paroles donc ++ 16. Sympa 17. Construction lente mais augmente petit à petit en intensité, très sympa, un peu cyclique et "western" dans certains passage 20 . J'aime particulièrement, court mais efficace, + centré sur un seul des chanteurs (mis en favori)

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

- fantastic grooves - feel-good music - a tad long

i really liked the optimistic/active pop. Some songs felt they were copies of other songs, but overall really solid. 8.5/10.

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

Five stars for Starlight alone, what an incredible piece of music

I haven’t stopped listening to this album all day. Normally 3 times is my max for an album, but it’s just so fun and I will be listening to this a lot for days to come.

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.

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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

One of my personal favourite albums of all time Immaculate production from Jeff Lynne The “Concerto For A Rainy Day” segment is one of the most powerful runs of tracks I’ve ever heard Personally, I feel like this also a good indicator of when ELO started heading into their disco era Favourite tracks: Turn to Stone, It’s Over, Starlight, Concerto For A Rainy Day, Birmingham Blues

hell yeah. 77 minute album has never felt so good. the sound effects are such a nice touch and they feel just goofy enough to work. best tracks: mr blue sky, turn to stone, wild west hero

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

4/5. A solid pop album with some great songs but some weak ones too to get a 5. No doubt I will be listening to this multiple times but not a perfect album, wish it was.

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

This would be a 5/5 for the Kinks sample alone; it helps that the songs here are great.

favorite ELO album

I appreciate the creativity but I just can’t get into this at all.

This is brilliant production. It's joyous, weird, eclectic and still seems like everything fits well. Including the mariachi brass and the vocoder(?) out of nowhere. some of the tracks around 8-12 get a little long and lose momentum. you could lose a couple there and I wouldn't miss them. But that's faint criticism. Rhapsody in Blue in the Birmingham Blues, lol.

Classic? Yes. 10/10? No.

Overlong perhaps but glorious and grand. Compulsively listenable from start to finish.

Pretty good and entertaining

Not my style

Beautiful pop album that brings in orchestral elements to rock and roll. The vocals with the tenor harmonizing and up tempo backbeat drums drive the record. Is it overly produced? Possibly. The pre auto-tune auto-tuning of the voices can be annoying at times but overall it makes for a pleasant listen. The masterpiece that is "Mr. Blue Sky" unfailingly puts one in a cheery mood. "Sweet Is the Night" understated track.

I have a loose policy of not pre-listening to albums I know are on this list, if I’ve not already listened in the past. However, for some reason about a month ago, I decided I wanted to hear this album asap. I loved it and looked forward to the day the generator gave it to me. I wasn’t expecting to listen to it again so soon, but it was good listening for a Monday morning commute.

De pop evolueerde van de wilde haren en het raggen op gitaren uit de jaren zestig allerlei kanten op, ook naar dit soort gelikte jarenzeventig-progrock. Hoge stemmetjes en zwiepende violen, een mopje cowbell op z'n tijd. Het klinkt best lekker, maar na meerdere keren luisteren kan ik nog steeds de vinger er niet op leggen: waarom is dit eigenlijk gemaakt? Maar goed, geen lastige vragen stellen, dan luistert deze strak gespeelde plaat prima weg.

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.)