No one captures the feel of
classic pop and rock from the 1950s through the 1980s, with a modern
twist, quite like Lynne, including the remaining artists from those
decades.
This is Lynne's third ELO
album of the 21st century, a century that has been kind to
the veteran singer-songwriter with four high-quality releases
(including the 2012 "solo" album, Long Wave) and a
recent resurgence in popularity, cemented by the Hyde Park concert
and the sold-out Wembley Stadium show.
As with all of his records
of the last thirty years, Lynne plays most of the instruments, save
for tambourines and shakers by Steve Jay and the piano solo on "One
More Time" by longtime ELO bandmate Richard Tandy. Lynne manages
to pull off sounding like a full-fledged band seemingly effortlessly.
Now 71 years old, Lynne is
as energetic and youthful as ever, both as a singer and a musician,
and shows no signs of slowing down. The album seems to be a harbinger
of hopefully good things to come over the next decade.
While channeling a variety
of influences, inspirations, and styles, Jeff Lynne continues to
forge and evolve his own unique voice and vision.
--Raj Manoharan
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