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Time takes its cues more from such bands as the Alan Parsons Project and Wings than from Jeff Lynne's fascination with Pepper-era Beatles. Sure, all the electronic whirrs and bleeps are present and accounted for, and Time did spawn hit singles in "Hold on Tight" and "Twilight," but on the average, ELO had begun to get too stuck on the same structure and content of their releases. "The Way Life's Meant to Be" echoes very early ELO hits like "Can't Get It Out of My Head," and the "Prologue" and "Epilogue" segments try and bring about a unifying concept that doesn't quite hold up upon listening all the way through. Time proves to be competent ELO but not great ELO.
© James Chrispell /TiVo
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Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jeff Lynne, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Electric Guitar, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass Guitar - Rainer Pietsch, Conductor - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jeff Lynne, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Electric Guitar, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer - Al Quaglieri, Producer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass Guitar - Rainer Pietsch, Conductor - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer - Ryan Ulyate, Assistant Engineer - Marc Mann, Assistant Engineer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jeff Lynne, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Electric Guitar, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass Guitar - Rainer Pietsch, Conductor - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jeff Lynne, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Electric Guitar, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass Guitar - Rainer Pietsch, Conductor - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jeff Lynne, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Electric Guitar, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass Guitar - Rainer Pietsch, Conductor - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jeff Lynne, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Electric Guitar, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass Guitar - Rainer Pietsch, Conductor - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jeff Lynne, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Electric Guitar, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass Guitar - Rainer Pietsch, Conductor - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jeff Lynne, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Electric Guitar, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass Guitar - Rainer Pietsch, Conductor - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jeff Lynne, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Electric Guitar, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass Guitar - Rainer Pietsch, Conductor - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jeff Lynne, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Electric Guitar, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass Guitar - Rainer Pietsch, Conductor - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jeff Lynne, Acoustic Guitar, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Lyricist, Piano, Producer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass Guitar - Rainer Pietsch, Conductor - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jeff Lynne, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Percussion, Piano, Producer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jeff Lynne, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Electric Guitar, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Kelly Groucutt, Bass Guitar - Rainer Pietsch, Conductor - Richard Tandy, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer - Bev Bevan, Drums, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Time takes its cues more from such bands as the Alan Parsons Project and Wings than from Jeff Lynne's fascination with Pepper-era Beatles. Sure, all the electronic whirrs and bleeps are present and accounted for, and Time did spawn hit singles in "Hold on Tight" and "Twilight," but on the average, ELO had begun to get too stuck on the same structure and content of their releases. "The Way Life's Meant to Be" echoes very early ELO hits like "Can't Get It Out of My Head," and the "Prologue" and "Epilogue" segments try and bring about a unifying concept that doesn't quite hold up upon listening all the way through. Time proves to be competent ELO but not great ELO.
© James Chrispell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:53
- Main artists: Electric Light Orchestra
- Composer: Jeff Lynne
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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