Time

    I know my gushing over ELO may be getting tiring at this point, but it's my blog so stuff it. I love this album. So much, that I want anyone reading this to stop reading and go listen to it right now. Seriously, it's that good; plus I don't want to spoil anything. Read further at your own caution. As you may have guessed, Time is another conceptual album, not unlike one of ELO's other albums, Eldorado. And similarly to Eldorado, this album is a near masterpiece in my opinion. It tells the story of a man from 1981 transported to 2095 and how he struggles with it. The way that it's told, both how it's shown through the music and lyrics and the ambiguity at all turns, works so massively in favor of the theming of the album. Much like with my review of A New World Record, I really can't do this album justice with my own words. Even outside of the narrative, the music is amazing. It features synth more than ever here, which has already proven to pair very well with ELO's style (which is also preserved and evolved within the album very nicely), and also boosts the story itself, with synths being somewhat symbolic of the future itself in a way. And of course, all the members of the band still deliver great performances all around. So again, please go listen to this album. 

    Highlights: Prologue, Twilight, Yours Truly 2095, The Way Life's Meant to Be, From the End of the World, The Lights Go Down, Here Is The News, 21st Century Man, Hold On Tight, Epilogue. 

Rating: 6/6