Out Of The Blue

Meh. Some good songs but a lot of slog.

This album had some cool aspects to it instrumentally, but I was never able to get hooked and it kind of dragged on. Turn to Stone being the first song was really the high point that song its very fun. I didn't hate it by any stretch but I was happy when the album was over.

Предимно заради mr blue sky. Иначе разчупено звучат, ама не ме грабна нищо др

This really feels like the same experience over and over. If you like it, you'll love it. If not????

Very cool and creative group, and this album holds many good songs. I want to like them more for their creativity and uniqueness, but I think I might have burnt out a bit on them throughout the years and have a hard time really appreciating it THAT much. 'Mr. Blue Sky' is especially good, and there are some other songs I forgot the name of that are decent as well, along with some that pass by unnoticed. The length of the album was very noticeable as I got fed up by the end and just wanted it to be over. I was contemplating putting a 4 on this, but I don't feel like I want to revisit it soon, and it feels a bit weaker than some other 4s as well so it's going to be a strong 3 instead.

I really enjoy ELO in small doses. It has lots of qualities i like: innovative, orchestral and just plain fun. So when I started listening to "Turn to stone" I was really feeling it and looking forward to the rest of the album. It really has moments of greatness but for some reason i always get the feeling I'm done with ELO after a few songs and it instead feels bland for some reason I can't really but my finger on. Anyway, "Turn to Stone" as previously mentioned is great and so is "Mr Blue Sky". For new songs I discovered I hadn't heard "Standin' in the Rain" which was which was great. Actually the whole movement of "Standin' in the rain", "Big Wheels" and "Mr Blue Sky" was great and made "Mr Blue Sky" even better as a part of a bigger whole. Anyway, I feel a 3 is a bit harsh but I can't really bring myself to give it a 4 either.

Listened Before? N Pretty good prog album. I'm familiar with these guys but hadn't listened to them much. Enjoyable. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Mr. Blue Sky

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.

Pop/rock with occasional string arrangements and some synths from time to time. Catchy, but nothing that stands out too me.

probably too much with a double album

It’s alright, one stand out song is Mr Blue Sky, the rest is just ok

Lots of classic songs, but too slick for my taste.

Mr Blue Sky is awesome but the rest is a weird version of a less bombastic Queen. Respect the orchestral arrangements though.

Just a bit too 70s synth for me.

So Jeff Lynn was involved in a lot of really great collaborations and some of my favorite albums of all time... But unfortunately for me electric Light orchestra never did it for me. I could never really put my finger on it but it was just their overall sound. Maybe because Don't bring me down was overplayed on the radio. Giving him a 2.68 rounded up to 3 because he is a Wilbury.

3,5 It's really easy to understand how much Jeff Lynne love the Beatles and Bowie. Buuuuut it's not because you take ideas from the best commercial artists of all time that you can reach their level. However it's fun, you can easily dance to My blue sky. Feel peace with the whale or Jungle. So much interesting music and ways to use new instrument. It feels like a Chicago album, for a space movie. I'm feeling it, liking it but I will probably forget it in 2 weeks. Fav : It's Over / Mr Blue Sky Worst : Birmingham Blues

It's... I mean it's alright, I guess. These fells are clearly talented but most of this album has a distinct disco stank on it that's just distasteful. The saving grace here is that the back 3rd of the album is actually pretty good. Even the disco grossness is dialed back in favor of a more Stones-esque vibe.

Something similar to Queen and The Beatles

ELO is nice, but sometimes (for me) too easy, too smooth, too beautiful.

Out of the Blue I do like ELO a lot, they have some absolutely superb songs in their catalogue. I’ve given most of their albums a listen over the past few years but I’ve never been able to really latch on to any of them, despite loving a lot of the songs. This is no exception, there are some cracking tunes on here - Turn to Stone, Night in the City, Starlight, Jungle, Big Wheels, Summer and Lightning, Birmingham Blues, as well as the classics Sweet Talkin’ Woman and Mr Blue Sky - and in fact I don’t think any of the songs are particularly weak, but there is a similarity in tone, sound, structure, arrangement and production that it becomes hard to differentiate a lot of the songs. I am a fan of their signature style and I do like the mix of pop, rock, disco and, of course, the orchestral elements, but over the course of 70 minutes it feels like might be nice to disrupt that formula from time to time. I get there is a consistency and coherence but some variation would be welcome. I did like it, some of the subtleties became clear on repeated listens, and there are some superb songs, but the whole thing doesn’t quite settle with me for some reason that I cant quite work out. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Enjoyed the album when I was in high school, however not one of my favorites. I did like Sweet is the Night and The Whale.

sometimes it was really good and other times it was average

Can’t really say I’m digging it. It’s hard for me to put my finger one what isn’t working for me. Definitely don’t like the guy’s voice. And doesn’t really seem like they are singing about anything. Like, thematically the songs are just kinda empty. Mr. Blue Sky is alright, but mostly because it reminds me of “Ziggy Stardust” which is a better song. “Sweet is the Night” is pretty good also. Interesting mostly as a precursor to the Flaming Lips, who I would say really built on and developed these ideas in a much more interesting and deeply felt direction.

3.5/5

Fun but a little long and gimmicky with so much of the layered melody effects. No real complaints

Decent enough effort from my least favourite Wilbury. Extra star for Mr Blue Sky.

I don't understand why this is considered so iconic - it's the blandest, most milquetoast shit ever. Stand-out: Sweet Talkin' Woman

Me gusta más la segunda parte del disco. La primera parte es como música ahí de fondo, que no molesta.

Some tunes but felt like listening to the same song again after a while

Light pop, and the album includes Mr Blue Sky. What’s not to like. I give this 3 stars.

My punk loving heart tried hard to give this stink eye scorn. But some of these sounds are hard wired to ridiculous summer day fun in the swimming pool with ELO in the background which nearly hard wires me to smile on hearing it. Poppy, for sure. It isn’t Queen or Bowie it’s spangly stuff with orchestral bits thrown in but come on, Mr. Blue Sky is just fun. I want to give it a 3.5 but I can’t. Sigh. A 3 it is.

Pretty awesome, but not awesome enough for a 4*. I wish I could give a 3,5 or anything.

A bit overflowing at times, for my liking. Some good songs in the second half of the album

Some cool songs some not so good ones. It’s an average record with some moments of brilliance.

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Definitive 3. There are some bright spots on this album, but Jeff Lynne's production will always prevent me from choosing to play it. I enjoyed the listens though.

I’ve never listened to an ELO album from start to finish, so this is a first. I found it pleasant enough. It’s hard to not like Mr Blue Sky. And I really liked the last track Wild West Hero.

Lidt langt

Long album, but some great songs on it.

Always liked ELO but a bit samey.

I'm chuckling at the chord similarity of Believe Me Now to the Beatles new single Now and Then. Just kind of makes things a little full circle with the ELO-Beatles thing. Orchestral tinged pop rock with irresistable hooks and harmonies. Such an obvious riffing off of Beatles structure. I'm feeling very short attention span today so it seems a bit much. Turn to Stone and Sweet Talkin' Woman are among my earliest songs I recall from my childhood. Clearly they've benefitted from a renaissance once Mr. Blue Sky was included in the Marvel Universe. Aside from the hits, Steppin' Out is a standout -- also The Whale sounds vaguely David Bowie-ish.

many of the songs have the same vibe, and for that reason it feels long with its 17 tracks. Beatles but futuristic with an orchestra. An extension of mr. Blue Sky

Hadn’t ever listened to the whole album and found it’s pretty good.

Fun for Monday morning

an album of singles meant for 45s. too hard to get through in any one sitting

Some great bangers, others were ok!

Impressive; great rhythms

Always liked ELO's music. But, all sounds the same after a while.

I remember several of these songs, being an ELO fan since my teens. Not my favorite of their albums but a good second or third place.

Highly polished complex pop/rock music. Unfortunately, it's too smooth and just passes me by. Inoffensive.

Only know Mr. Blue sky going in Used it during reading time. Pleasant listening. Enjoyed the synth vibe

I came. I listened. I left. Felt too much like work finishing it.

Good stuff. Can pop up in my play list if it likes.

Knew the singles. Good strings and very cohesive overall. 7/10.

Its nice. Not my normal go to but enjoyable.

Last week was not a good week for album selections in my personal opinion so this was a nice change. Heard the name, don’t know the songs apart from Sweet Talking Woman (ruined by usage in TV adverts) and Mr Blue Sky. Not fully enjoyed but an average 3 given how it’s an improvement over last week.

Music my dad used to listen to!

Better in small doses. Was very over the sound by the end of the album.

Big 3

I liked it

An hour and then some of tracks that are hard to distinguish from each other. Then comes Mr Blue Sky and you think the whole album has basically been stripping that track back for parts and trying to run with it, The success rate is pretty low.

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

Teil meiner musikalischen Erziehung. Drei Sterne.

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

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

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?

Very good

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.

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