Electric Light Orchestra - Balance Of Power CD

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 Hit and miss
Some good songs but overall album is hit and miss....
Submitted by DJ (State College, PA)
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 An underrated album
This album really is good from start to finish. Some of the electronic drums and keyboard effects are very "80's" sounding, but overall this is a great album. My personal favorites are "Calling America" (one of those tunes I can listen to over and over), "So Serious", "Send It", and the very sad "Getting To The Point". There are a few weaker tunes, but overall a very good, very listenable album.
Submitted by Mark (Syracuse, NY, USA)
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 ELO Swansong
The last ELO album from the Jeff Lynne years, 'Balance of Power' has some very poignant moments and some good rocking songs. 'Heaven Only Knows', "So Serious' and 'Getting To The Point' are tracks which really point out how weary Lynne was with the whole ELO experience, and the lyrics are rather sad. 'Calling America' is a classic ELO single; such a shame it came at the end of the band's first career. Not really indicative of ELO's music as a whole, but still worthwhile
Submitted by a reviewer (Westmead, NSW, Australia)
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 POP GEM!
SERIOUS MUSIC WAS NOT JEFF LYNNS' FORTE BUT HEY POP MUSIC, BY ITS DEFINITION, IS NOT ON PAR WITH ANY CLASSIC COMPOSER. THIS IS A FUN SPIN OF POP MUSIC. I BOUGHT THIS ALBUM WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED. I HAD THE CASSETTE VERSION AND PLAYED THE HELL OUT OF IT IN MY CORVETTE. GREAT TIMES. THIS WILL BRING YOU BACK TO THOSE TIMES, IT DID FOR ME. JAPANESE VERSION IS NOT THAT GREAT, REALLY. I'M SURE REGULAR US VERSION WOULD BE FINE.
Submitted by PSAUDIO2 (NAPLES, FL.) 
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 Great remastering job !
Greatly overlooked ELO CD -- "Calling America" and "So Serious" are top-notch tracks. Pick up this CD -- it really sounds amazing.
Submitted by richd1 (South River NJ USA) 
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