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If you grew up in the seventies,
like I did, you’ll love this CD! Electric Light Orchestra was a band with distinctive
style. They were using synthesizers before everyone else, and complemented tunes with
everything from operatic sopranos to crying violins.
I have seen E.L.O. in
concert–twice, actually–and the first time could be counted as the most fun I’ve ever
had watching a band. Every song is a memory and every note brilliant.
From
“Evil Woman,” which younger listeners might recognize from Austin Powers, “Livin’
Thing,” “Can’t Get it out of My Head” and “Showdown,” you’ll be singing, humming,
tapping your fingers or maybe even crying as the memories
come
back.
The rest of the songs include “Turn to Stone,” “Rockaria,”
“Telephone Line,” “Strange
Music,” “Mr. Blue Sky,” “Sweet Talkin’ Woman” and “Ma-Ma-Ma
Belle.”
Care to reminisce? One song might remind you of dancing with your
first
crush at a junior high soirée. Another brings back your sister’s eight-track
tape player blaring against the back-drop of your mom yelling, “Turn that thing
down!”
You can’t lose with any of E.L.O.’s music, but this disc is a
must-have for any fan. If you grew up in the seventies; no matter what the memories are,
E.L.O.’s Greatest Hits will move you.
