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

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Jeff Lynne with an eyepatch.

And no dark glasses!

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I wonder what this song's about.

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Man in a pig mask. I wonder where they got that idea?

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Middle bit clearly inspired by the middle bit of Hello Goodbye.

[Guest]

I was going to say it's reminds me a of a Who Song...

I'll have to think about which one, later...

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"Did you catch his face? Was it 10538?"

[Guest]

I much prefer these strings to the propa orchestra they had on that other album.

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Roy Wood manages to make a cello sound like he's sawing wood.

[Guest]

Actually the French Horn is very John Entwistle/Whoish.

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Is that the Mrs Dale's Diary music?

[Guest]

Roy Wood looks like he's pushing 60s.

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Track 2. Look at Me Now.

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Bearing no resemblance to Eleanor Rigby.

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But it is quite appealing.

[Guest]

Wait,this is the single version, not the album version.

Is there a difference?

[Guest]

And what's the significance of 10538 anyway?

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The thing that does strike me is that, listening to the first two tracks, you could think the band only had one singer.

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Then again, you could also say that about The Move.

[Guest]

Look At Me Now.

Similar to the Schoenberg arrangements George Martin ripped of to make Eleanor Rigby.







I just made that up.

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And post-Roy Wood ELO.

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