disco influence apparent

Review Score: (6/10)
If I was hearing this music on the radio, I would never have guessed it was ELO. It sounds just like all the other music around. Only in the track, Calling America, can you hear remnants of the instrumental arias for which ELO is famous. Nevertheless, this is good listening music and better than a lot of stuff around. I own the album and I listen to it. My standard of excellence is this -- how does it sound in the car while I battling expressway traffic? ELO is my favorite group on the way home from work. Their greatest hits is a MUST, cranked to the max. On a scale of Monday to Friday drive home, ELO's greatest hits is a TGI Friday album. Balance of Power is a Monday go-to-work drive album.

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