Electric Light Orchestra Part Two

by Electric Light Orchestra Part II, Electric Light Orchestra

Overview

Electric Light Orchestra without Jeff Lynne likens unto a day without sunshine. But this even-more-anonymous ensemble injects so much calculated charisma into the popcorn here that all is forgiven. Behind these replicated string flourishes and fey-Beatlisms remains sturdy songcraft. Getting past the fact that this disc spouts third-generation fluff and depending on how you take to mimicry or cover bands, "Honest Men," "Every Night," and "Heart of Hearts" imitate the band's glory daze to the point of enjoyability. Out of the blue, ELO II even takes a crack at "Kiss Me Red," a roguish non-hit composed by the authors of "Like a Virgin" that Cheap Trick attempted on the wire-crossing Doctor. So, one knows what to expect from this bubblegum machine: not "Sweet Talking Woman" nor "Confusion" or "Twilight," but a decent fabrication of a begone fab era. And while lynchpin Lynne pursues other endeavors, any party ever intrigued by Electric Light Orchestra will find something to enjoy by letting this saucer land on the turntable. ~ Doug Stone

Product Details

Release Date:	07/16/2021
Label:	Renaissance Records
UPC:	0630428099029
Rank:	35039

Tracks

1. Hello
2. Honest Men
3. Every Night
4. Once Upon a Time
5. Heartbreaker
6. Thousand Eyes
7. For the Love of a Woman
8. Kiss Me Red
9. Heart of Hearts
10. Easy Street
11. Love for Sale
12. Kiss Me Red [Live]
13. Thousand Eyes [Live]
14. Honest Men [Live]
15. Every Night [Live]
16. Blackberry Way [Live]
17. Honest Men [Single Edit]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Electric Light Orchestra Part II   Primary Artist
Electric Light Orchestra   Primary Artist
Peter Haycock   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Bev Bevan   Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Eric Troyer   Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Neil Lockwood   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Kevin Reeves   Editing
Jeff Glixman   Producer
Jeff Lynne   Composer
Wally Traugott   Mastering
Mark Derryberry   Engineer
Peter Haycock   Composer
Phil Bates   Composer
Roy Wood   Composer
Mik Kaminski   Composer
Tom Kelly   Composer
Dan Hartman   Composer
Bev Bevan   Composer
Bob Norberg   Editing
Eric Troyer   Composer
Don Arden   Executive Producer
Neil Lockwood   Composer
Louis Clark   String Arrangements
Jonathan Miller   Engineer
Ken Cummings   Composer
Billy Steinberg   Composer
Kenneth Cummings   Composer