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Post by Timeblue on Sept 16, 2014 16:06:07 GMT
What constitutes a 'solo' album as opposed to an ELO album? Armchair Theatre was a solo album with help from Richard ,Zoom was an ELO album with help from Richard,and no doubt that Richard will be involved with Jeff's new album so at what point does it turn from a solo effort into a group thing?
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Post by Horacewimp on Sept 16, 2014 16:22:08 GMT
Sales potential I would imagine would have a large influence in how it is marketed and which artist it is listed as on the sleeve. It could be for this reason Hyde Park was billed as Jeff Lynne's ELO, trying to push both the names into peoples minds.
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Post by queenofthehours on Sept 16, 2014 17:36:02 GMT
ELO is, I think, is more of a sound and an idea than a name.
Jeff’s new album I suspect will be a Jeff solo album, unless the marketing people get their hands on it, because the record had been planned long before the recent Barlow/Evans ELO renaissance.
An ELO group album will probably have to contain the essential elements of ELO – namely pizzazz: the studio wizardry, magical strings, a bit of glitter and plenty of pop. While a Jeff solo record is less image based, less gloss, closer to Jeff as a musician, more classical in the rock sense.
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Post by billwebster on Sept 21, 2014 10:24:40 GMT
I guess it's the amount of strings and/or synths on the album that makes it ELO as opposed to Lynne solo.
"Balance Of Power" has the synths all over it. Otherwise, it may have been the first solo album. "Zoom" brings back the string sections which were largely absent from "Armchair Theatre". Recent bonus tracks such as "One Day" and "Point Of No Return" also have the strings.
So as he is now working on a solo album, I have high hopes that it is chock full of guitars :-)
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Post by 88keys on Sept 21, 2014 17:46:07 GMT
Didn't he say that he's experimenting with some different sounds for this new record?
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Post by Rob 2095 on Sept 21, 2014 18:06:31 GMT
What constitutes a 'solo' album as opposed to an ELO album? Armchair Theatre was a solo album with help from Richard ,Zoom was an ELO album with help from Richard,and no doubt that Richard will be involved with Jeff's new album so at what point does it turn from a solo effort into a group thing? 
ELO has been and is what Jeff considers it to be at any given time... so I think the differentiation between a "group" album and a solo album is beside the point at this stage. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2014 22:26:50 GMT
More cowbell!! Lol
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Post by Timeblue on Sept 21, 2014 23:09:56 GMT
.......and possibly a barking dog . |
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Post by BSJ on Sept 21, 2014 23:35:24 GMT
...gotta have a barking dog!
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Post by Rob 2095 on Sept 22, 2014 1:53:38 GMT
The barking dog has already been done... the bear slipping on a banana peel and landing on it's butt hasn't.
Can anyone else hear that old cartoon sound effect in their head? That would fit like a glove on an upcoming record.
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Post by Chippa on Sept 22, 2014 9:16:38 GMT
The barking dog has already been done... the bear slipping on a banana peel and landing on it's butt hasn't.
Can anyone else hear that old cartoon sound effect in their head? That would fit like a glove on an upcoming record. Alex! Dude! When did you become Rob? |
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Post by jefflynnenut on Sept 22, 2014 16:07:43 GMT
Now go and listen to "Jungle" on OOTB again.....you have had your "cowbell"!!!!! NEXT!!!! BAHAHAHA! ;-) |
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Post by Rob 2095 on Sept 22, 2014 16:20:17 GMT
The barking dog has already been done... the bear slipping on a banana peel and landing on it's butt hasn't.
Can anyone else hear that old cartoon sound effect in their head? That would fit like a glove on an upcoming record. Alex! Dude! When did you become Rob?
To answer your question: I've cared for the name I was given at birth for 0.00% of my life, and am using the shortened version of my middle name... so thanks for blowing the imaginary "cover". |
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Post by Chippa on Sept 22, 2014 18:25:39 GMT
Alex! Dude! When did you become Rob?
To answer your question: I've cared for the name I was given at birth for 0.00% of my life, and am using the shortened version of my middle name... so thanks for blowing the imaginary "cover". Beach is busy being a working musician in Australia. Nick is busy pimping and watching reality tv.....or not. |
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Post by billwebster on Sept 24, 2014 14:42:51 GMT
Didn't he say that he's experimenting with some different sounds for this new record? Well, different sounds could mean anything really. I'm curious already. However, I'm not expecting this next album to be another synth album like "Time". |
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, but we're OK. 
Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?