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Post by pelo on Apr 4, 2017 16:16:44 GMT
Hold On Tight doesn't feel out of place at all. It's part of the concept, sees our hero getting back to 1981 and contains the moral of the story: Time just rolls on and on, but hold on tight to your dream.
This is what Bev said about the song, and I think he is right:
"[Regarding the 50s rock 'n' roll sound of Hold On Tight] we thought we'd end... we thought we'd have an ending that which was really, sort of, an old, corny sort of ending, really. The idea is, um... it's set in, again, like a futuristic club [unintelligible] with an old rock 'n' roll band playing in it. And, uh, that's [unintelligible] ending song." Bev Bevan (1981 - Interview on Perth Radio 6PM) (Taken from Jeff Lynne Song Database)
Plus don't forget that the original version featured an alternate intro of clocks. Finally, Hold On Tight was written to replace Bouncer, a track with a similar feel.
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Post by janne on Apr 4, 2017 16:58:56 GMT
It's a very special album, for sure. I don't rate it as the number one ELO album (that would be Out of The Blue). But some outstanding bad salads (sad ballads) - Ticket To The Moon, 21st Century Man, Rain Is Falling.
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Post by hoyosenr on May 16, 2017 22:58:26 GMT
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Post by BSJ on May 17, 2017 0:36:49 GMT
If ShardEnder doesn't stop giving away all these tidbits, there will be nothing to publish! Hoffman's forum is a favorite.
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Post by ShardEnder on May 17, 2017 13:42:34 GMT
You noticed, huh? I was going to elaborate on the points I've recently made in an expanded post here, but I really should keep something for my book - especially now that it's pretty much complete in rough form!
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