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Post by Horacewimp on Jun 30, 2023 8:24:40 GMT
Secret Lives was voted the worst track on side one.
Which track on side two should be locked into Room 101, vote above.
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Post by Timeblue on Jun 30, 2023 9:20:47 GMT
Never liked the last song on side 2 so I will send it into room 101....
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Post by Helmut83 on Jun 30, 2023 10:27:08 GMT
Many options here. I'll pick "Without someone".
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Post by orioles70 on Jun 30, 2023 12:22:52 GMT
Endless Lies has some decent parts but they're stitched together awkwardly - as if Jeff was in a rush to just be done with his ELO contract. I like Send It better, although the 80s drum machine is a strange choice to pair with a long wave sort of tune.
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Post by soonerorlater on Jun 30, 2023 12:25:53 GMT
It's a toss up between the first two songs, both of which seem to start in the same way. I never thought that the 'contemporary' sound of the saxophone worked with ELO so it's Sorrow About To Fall.
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Post by lawrev on Jun 30, 2023 12:28:29 GMT
The last track is short. I'm sending it to the bin!
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Post by dillwyn on Jun 30, 2023 13:41:39 GMT
sooo many options on this side ..... satf is the worst of his poorest side of music. I think Calling America is a belter though
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Post by Chippa on Jun 30, 2023 15:05:16 GMT
Send It. The rockabilly synth style just doesn't work.
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Post by BSJ on Jun 30, 2023 16:52:03 GMT
Like lawrev Send It (to the dust bin)
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Post by trekkielo on Jun 30, 2023 17:09:01 GMT
Short shouldn't mean a thing, I've always liked Technobilly or Send It.
Now, Sorrow About to Fall has those annoying repetitive drums without much else throughout this entire song that completely ruins it for me!
And the sax only works with Getting to the Point on BoP, then also Destination Unknown.
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Post by lawrev on Jun 30, 2023 21:06:58 GMT
I always liked Sorrow, if only because saxophones were very rare in the ELO mix. And 1986 was a time when saxophones were very common in pop music. I could do without all the electronic drums, but as we know Bev was being marginalized by Jeff so I know it was not Bev's decision.
I'd love to see this album AI'd with Bev's traditional drums and hear the result.
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Post by Timeblue on Jun 30, 2023 22:02:43 GMT
I always liked Sorrow, if only because saxophones were very rare in the ELO mix. And 1986 was a time when saxophones were very common in pop music. I could do without all the electronic drums, but as we know Bev was being marginalized by Jeff so I know it was not Bev's decision. I'd love to see this album AI'd with Bev's traditional drums and hear the result.I would imagine this will be possible in the not too distant future...
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Post by Helmut83 on Jun 30, 2023 22:25:37 GMT
The last track is short. I'm sending it to the bin! I usually apply the opposite criterium: if they are going to be bad, it's a good thing that at least they are short.
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Post by lawrev on Jul 1, 2023 13:32:01 GMT
The last track is short. I'm sending it to the bin! I usually apply the opposite criterium: if they are going to be bad, it's a good thing that at least they are short. True. I should have added that it is the least interesting and inspired track on side 2. So it is not just the length of the track.
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Post by lawrev on Jul 1, 2023 13:33:16 GMT
I always liked Sorrow, if only because saxophones were very rare in the ELO mix. And 1986 was a time when saxophones were very common in pop music. I could do without all the electronic drums, but as we know Bev was being marginalized by Jeff so I know it was not Bev's decision. I'd love to see this album AI'd with Bev's traditional drums and hear the result.I would imagine this will be possible in the not too distant future... And if that happens, will Jeff's lawyers/estate send cease and desist letters to those that fix BOP?
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