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January 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Jeff Lynne’s ELO: Wembley or Bust
Jeff Lynne’s ELO Wembley or Bust Columbia Jeff Lynne has been taking stock in recent years – then again, maybe that’s all he’s ever been doing. But there was the reworking of classic ELO songs as a one-man-band. And a solo album of crooner-covers. Then, finally a new studio album of originals under the new […]Archive
November 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: End Of The Larkin Line
When the first Traveling Wilburys album was released we took a drive into Hastings – Friday night, late night shopping…it was me and my brother in the back of the car (our usual spots) and mum and dad up front. They bought the album – on cassette tape. No CDs then – not in our […]Archive
October 19, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 613
Tom Petty, Full Moon Fever (1989) One of the great albums for showcasing that even with a bunch of hit singles the album tracks are worth the dig. I guess for me I arrived at this early in the journey of understanding Tom Petty. I already knew him and his Heartbreakers (absent – in name […]Archive
October 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Retro Record Reviews by Toby W. McWilliams: # 1 – ELO, Time
Time After Time Reviewing an ELO classic, 35 years on By Toby W. McWilliams In July 1981, the Electric Light Orchestra released the retro-futurist rock ‘n’ roll synth-pop opera Time. Although it never surpassed other LPs like Out of the Blue or A New World Record in overall sales, it is still considered by many […]Archive
November 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Jeff Lynne’s ELO: Alone In The Universe
Jeff Lynne’s ELO Alone In The Universe Columbia Nothing has changed. So much so that when the opening track, When I Was A Boy, begins its cautious start, the piano line almost begs you to sing, “Midnight on the water…I saw the ocean’s daughter…” etc… Sure, it now says “Jeff Lynne’s ELO” but Electric Light […]Archive
February 7, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Jeff Lynne: Long Wave
Jeff Lynne Long Wave Frontiers Anyone looking for Jeff Lynne to push the envelope has got it wrong. Released at the same time as he covered himself – recreating the ELO hits – his album Long Wave sees him taking on a set of rock’n’roll and easy-listening pop standards; the songs that raised Lynne, the […]Archive
December 4, 2011 by Simon Sweetman