ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
DISCOVERY (1979)
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Released November 1979 the end of the 70s were upon us. For Jeff Lynn and Elo their release of "Discovery" would be a wonderful success to close out their fabulous 1970s career. Though not ELOs best "Discovery" is a mix of disco, pop and a little techno with some fusion mixed in. "Discovery" has a club sound to it, some of these tracks get you moving like in the dance clubs. The harmonies are sharp but the back up voices to Jeff Lynn are heavenly and have an incredible hall like sound to them. Jeff made the most of his three remaining band mates vocal talents of Bev Bevan, Richard Tandy, Kelly Groucutt. Besides the three hit singles of "Shine a Little Love" "Midnight Blue" and "Don't Bring Me Down" the other less known tracks on this cd are not filler material. "Need Her Love" is an amazing futuristic piece of vocal art. "On The Run", "Confusion" are all excellent Jeff Lynn pieces and of course mostly every ELO fans favorite "Last Train to London". "The Diary Of Horace Wimp" is another awesome track on this cd. Like I said there is no filler material on this cd. "Discovery" is a Jeff Lynn synth masterpiece, well written songs with beautiful instrumentation. Jeff Lynn and ELO put alot of effort into this recording, and the final result shows. The linear notes are very informative. The extra bonus tracks are nice to. Another beautifully remastered ELO cd reissue by Epic Legacy. "I tell you, the remastering on this cd will have you thinking Jeff Lynn and ELO are in your stereo speakers performing". The remastered sound is vibrantly clean and brings out the instrumentation incredibly sharp. 1979s "Discovery" would be ELOs final recording release of an amazing, incredible run in the 1970s.

1. Shine A Little Love 4:43
2. Confusion 3:42
3. Need Her Love 5:11
4. The Diary Of Horace Wimp 4:17
5. Last Train To London 4:31
6. Midnight Blue 4:19
7. On The Run 3:55
8. Wishing 4:13
9. Don't Bring Me Down 4:06
10. On The Run [home demo]* 1:01
11. Second Time Around [home demo]* 0:43
12. Little Town Flirt* 2:53
*bonus tracks on remaster

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