So you say you want a revelation....

Review Score: (8/10)
As some on this page have already mentioned, this album was virtually ignored when it was released in 1983. I have to admit that I ignored it also, as I had long-before stopped paying attention to ELO (after DISCOVERY and XANADU) and started getting into the Clash, the Jam, and the Police (among others). But I finally decided to buy the re-issue and I'm stunned. Mind you, this is not an OUTSTANDING record (I mean, it's not LONDON CALLING or anything), but I feel it is superior in many ways to ELO's late-70s output, mostly because the album tracks are so good. The best are "Danger Ahead" (a song that would have fit well on IT'S HARD by the Who), "Time After Time", the title track, "Bluebird", "Take Me on and On" (maybe Lynne's best ballad ever), "4 Little Diamonds", and "Train of Gold". The production gets in the way at times, but only occasionally. A revelation.

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