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Second ELO volume lacks true hits

Withnail | London United Kingdom | 11/25/2008

(1 out of 5 stars)

"When announced we were told that this companion volume to the first All Over The World CD would mop up the hits that did'nt make it to the first volume. So what went wrong? This second volume is a real missed opportunity. What we have are some album tracks and bounus tracks from the recent remasters of Out Of The Blue and A New World Record. None of these were of course hits. BUT there are some very big ELO hits missing. The remaining ELO hits from the Xanadu soundtrack are missing (Xanadu - the original hit, Jeff Lynne's mankled version was put on volume 1, I'm Alive and Don't Walk Away)together with Here Is The News, Getting To The Point and many others. Quite why these have been left off is a mystery particularly the Xanadu songs which were all big hits. So it's best to avoid this and get the Flashback 3cd boxset (with unsurpassed remastered sound) and the 1998 Sony UK Xanadu CD soundtrack (remastered). with these 2 you'll have the complete picture of ELO's mighty 15 year reign."

Excellent Album Track Collection

Phil G. Wilbury | 01/28/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yes,this album is missing some of the hits, like a couple of the hit songs off Xanadu and some others, but we know how Jeff feels about his soundtrack work. It still has a fabulous mix of tracks. Latitude 88 North is a downright classic, as is the Wilbury sounding Surrender, these two tracks alone make this compilation worth purchasing. Throw in So Serious, the fabulous Calling America and the super rocking Four Little Diamonds and you have a sensational mix of tracks. Then you add in the amazing ballad Moment In Paradise and off course Do Ya which is surely one of Jeff's greatest compositions. But what about Twilight, how amazing is this song, what planet was he on when he wrote this, what are the chords to this incredible tune, words fail to be able to adequately describe the intense emotion and level of excellence in this song. Just buy this great set of songs and turn it up, hopefully we'll have some new Jeff Lynne music in 2010 as it's been way too long since Zoom and we all miss his incredible artistry and absolute wizardry when it comes to the art of songwriting and producing."