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Topic	I rank 57 albums [ranking]
rwlh 09/17/23 8:13:41 PM #37:	One more for now, followed by an top song ranking. - 54. Electric Light Orchestra Time https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/7/0/AAeDEnAAE2au.jpg @Xeybozn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxBZhHE-R7M 1. Yours Truly, 2095 2. 21st Century Man 3. The Lights Go Down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtfjzmYZvTw ELO is a band I only have cursory experience with. Twilight, the first song proper, is classic rock fused with bombastic production. I tend to dislike a lot of music that falls into the classic rock subgenre. (Though there are exceptions you probably noticed Fire on High in the playlist I linked in the OP.) I will try to approach this with an open mind. I like Yours Truly, 2095 a bit better. It reminds me of Yes. Its got nice energy, really leaning into an outer space theme. It blends that classic rock guitar/drums style with some strings and overdubbed vocals. Pretty neat song. Apparently this is a concept album about a man from the 1980s who is taken to the year 2095, where he is confronted by the dichotomy between technological advancement and a longing for past romance. I guess that explains all the space-type sounds. Thus far I havent really been able to focus on the lyrics, which is my cue that Im not all that into the songs themselves. Up through side 1, with the song Another Heart Breaks, and Im not connecting with this at all, and outright disliking a good amount. This is weird because I tend to like 80s synthpop, but I just cant get into this. Its going to be a very boring writeup and I apologize for that. Theres just nothing for me to latch onto. I dont feel any sort of connection to any part of the music. Its likewhy am I here? To listen to concept rock about time travel? These are big questions Jeff Lynne does not have answers to. Maybe side 2 will prove more fruitful. I think Ive identified my issue: the mixing sounds off. It sounds like everything is mixed at the same volume. The vocals, the keyboards, the drums to some extent. Its overwhelming (not in a good way). There are other albums in this ranking that I have had similar complaints about. (There is also at least one album thats like this that I enjoy for this reason! Go figure.) I dont know. Would I like this more with a different mix? Maybe? This album is so beloved, I have to feel like Im missing somethingright? Like theres literally only one song so far Ive liked. What am I missing? <cite>rwlh posted [p:976137748] in I rank 57 ... [t:80569102]...</cite> <quote>One more for now, followed by an top song ranking.-54. Electric Light Orchestra Timehttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/7/0/AAeDEnAAE2au.jpg @Xeybozn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxBZhHE-R7M 1. Yours Truly, 20952. 21st Century Man3. The Lights Go Downhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtfjzmYZvTw ELO is a band I only have cursory experience with. Twilight, the first song proper, is classic rock fused with bombastic production. I tend to dislike a lot of music that falls into the classic rock subgenre. (Though there are exceptions you probably noticed Fire on High in the playlist I linked in the OP.) I will try to approach this with an open mind. I like Yours Truly, 2095 a bit better. It reminds me of Yes. Its got nice energy, really leaning into an outer space theme. It blends that classic rock guitar/drums style with some strings and overdubbed vocals. Pretty neat song. Apparently this is a concept album about a man from the 1980s who is taken to the year 2095, where he is confronted by the dichotomy between technological advancement and a longing for past romance. I guess that explains all the space-type sounds. Thus far I havent really been able to focus on the lyrics, which is my cue that Im not all that into the songs themselves. Up through side 1, with the song Another Heart Breaks, and Im not connecting with this at all, and outright disliking a good amount. This is weird because I tend to like 80s synthpop, but I just cant get into this. Its going to be a very boring writeup and I apologize for that. Theres just nothing for me to latch onto. I dont feel any sort of connection to any part of the music. Its likewhy am I here? To listen to concept rock about time travel? These are big questions Jeff Lynne does not have answers to. Maybe side 2 will prove more fruitful. I think Ive identified my issue: the mixing sounds off. It sounds like everything is mixed at the same volume. The vocals, the keyboards, the drums to some extent. Its overwhelming (not in a good way). There are other albums in this ranking that I have had similar complaints about. (There is also at least one album thats like this that I enjoy for this reason! Go figure.) I dont know. Would I like this more with a different mix? Maybe? This album is so beloved, I have to feel like Im missing somethingright? Like theres literally only one song so far Ive liked. What am I missing?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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