Re: The album running-commentary and general listening discussion thread. Part 3!

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Man speaking again.

The end.

That was beeping awesome, with magnificent orchestration that brought to mind the romantic era of Hollywood.

It is very much a transitional album, capturing the moment between the rough, home-made nature of their early albums and the big production of their later albums. And, with bits that sounded like the Beatles, bits that sounded like Roy Orbison and bits that sounded like Bob Dylan, it practically predicted the rise of the Travelling Wilburys, over a decade later. 100/10.

Now to look back at the thread and see what everyone else made of it.

[Guest]

it practically predicted the rise of the Travelling Wilburys, over a decade later.

Come on, it wasn't *that* bad!

[Guest]

It was Prog though. Pop-Prog.

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I can't work out how this is a concept album.

Mind you that was quite common back then.

It seems to be set in a land where mythical figures, such as Ivanhoe, King Arthur and Robin Hood are real people. There also seems to be some kind of storyline woven through it, involving either one character having multiple bouts of realisation, or multiple characters each having a moment of realisation.

[Guest]

I'd need to listen to it on headphones in a dark room.


One day.

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It was one of three consecutive ELO albums that failed to chart in Britain, despite charting in America.

That was then followed by a run of four albums which went platinum in Britain.

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In 1978, the filmmaker Kenneth Anger re-released his 1954 film Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, using Eldorado as the soundtrack.

In July 2010, the album was named one of Classic Rock magazine's "50 Albums That Built Prog Rock".

On June 17, 2015, the album was ranked #43 on Rolling Stone's "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldorado_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)#Chart_positions

[Guest]

Did you see why the first album was called 'No Reply' in America?

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I expect to be trying to tackle ELO's first ever album, at 9 o'clock tonight.

Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSwDLavjiNc&list=PL8a8cutYP7foUZsV4sajX3yH-w0n2v6cH

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Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood both on the same record. How can it possibly work?

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Good.

Can we do this one at the weekend,

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW0qrlJ-5IPnov-DkjobgCScfRQ_6s6gG


I don't think I'm busy this weekend.

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I have now bookmarked it in preparation.

[Nightjar]

Never heard of them.

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I expect to be trying to tackle ELO's first ever album, at 9 o'clock tonight.

Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSwDLavjiNc&list=PL8a8cutYP7foUZsV4sajX3yH-w0n2v6cH

One minute to go.

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Track One. 10538 Overture.

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Guitar ripping off Paul Weller's Changing Man.

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All bearing a remarkable resemblance to I Am the Walrus.

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Roy Wood on cello.

[Guest]

It's nine!

I'm in! Crunchy guitars :fiddles:

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