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Post by jackpunch on Mar 23, 2016 23:17:25 GMT
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Post by BSJ on Mar 23, 2016 23:50:19 GMT
Anyone able to post full interview?
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Post by Chippa on Mar 24, 2016 2:37:35 GMT
Sounds like he's hit on a nice prolific time in his life. Maybe the success of AITU fueled some of this, or maybe it was being on the road. Whatever..glad he's still creating music.
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Post by ShardEnder on Mar 24, 2016 10:48:08 GMT
I read that even though he'd slowly been working on new material in the wake of how much his passion for writing "proper" music was reignited by the Long Wave project, it was the Hyde Park concert that finally made Jeff realise he'd still got such a large fanbase, which led to the rest of Alone In The Universe being written and recorded much faster than I think even he was originally expecting. Rather than suggesting his continued activity is a result of him also being aware that time is no longer on his side, I'd like to think Jeff's finally decided to keep up some degree of momentum after spending the last twenty years promising so much and ultimately delivering so very little in comparison, the success of his latest album (along with older greatest hits compilations returning to the charts once again) surely further proof of ELO's enduring popularity. Even the upcoming catalogue remasters - assuming these actually happen - seem as if they are designed to be released over a shorter period instead of being drawn out like the previous campaign was, though I can appreciate the delays before were caused by the discovery of previously undocumented archival material that everyone involved felt was just too good to keep locked away, including Latitude 88 North. If you want a possible indicator of what Jeff could be preparing in the near future, check out the expanded Move reissues that have recently been announced... He's clearly prepared to allow a long-lost yet unofficially circulating rarity like Falling Forever to see the light of day, which is a good sign for what may be coming from the vaults of his most famous band. I don't want to say too much at this point and risk disappointing everyone, but when you consider the present situation within the music industry, we're either going to get the definitive versions of older titles very soon or they'll probably end up becoming the last great missed opportunity all involved parties will be prepared to invest in. Everyone, start crossing your fingers!
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Post by nickheynes on Mar 24, 2016 13:38:41 GMT
I read that even though he'd slowly been working on new material in the wake of how much his passion for writing "proper" music was reignited by the Long Wave project, it was the Hyde Park concert that finally made Jeff realise he'd still got such a large fanbase, which led to the rest of Alone In The Universe being written and recorded much faster than I think even he was originally expecting. Rather than suggesting his continued activity is a result of him also being aware that time is no longer on his side, I'd like to think Jeff's finally decided to keep up some degree of momentum after spending the last twenty years promising so much and ultimately delivering so very little in comparison, the success of his latest album (along with older greatest hits compilations returning to the charts once again) surely further proof of ELO's enduring popularity. Even the upcoming catalogue remasters - assuming these actually happen - seem as if they are designed to be released over a shorter period instead of being drawn out like the previous campaign was, though I can appreciate the delays before were caused by the discovery of previously undocumented archival material that everyone involved felt was just too good to keep locked away, including Latitude 88 North. If you want a possible indicator of what Jeff could be preparing in the near future, check out the expanded Move reissues that have recently been announced... He's clearly prepared to allow a long-lost yet unofficially circulating rarity like Falling Forever to see the light of day, which is a good sign for what may be coming from the vaults of his most famous band. I don't want to say too much at this point and risk disappointing everyone, but when you consider the present situation within the music industry, we're either going to get the definitive versions of older titles very soon or they'll probably end up becoming the last great missed opportunity all involved parties will be prepared to invest in. Everyone, start crossing your fingers! Fingers?! I'm crossing everything remotely flexible ( and some things that aren't!)
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Post by BSJ on Mar 24, 2016 16:56:48 GMT
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