Sobre el álbum
El álbum 'Face the Music', de 1975, es la obra que establece el sonido clásico y más reconocible de la ELO, una pieza esencial en la discografía de ELO. Por lo tanto, en este trabajo, Jeff Lynne encuentra la fórmula perfecta que los llevaría al estrellato mundial: una mezcla de pop, rock y arreglos orquestales de una calidad y una pegada extraordinarias. De hecho, es el disco que contiene dos de sus canciones más icónicas.
En consecuencia, la producción del álbum es brillante y muy potente. La banda suena más cohesionada que nunca, y la fusión entre las guitarras de rock y la sección de cuerda es sencillamente perfecta. Como resultado, cada canción es un himno de pop sinfónico en potencia.
Además, el álbum se abre con la espectacular "Fire on High", una pieza instrumental que demuestra su increíble ambición. A continuación, encontramos dos clásicos inmortales: "Evil Woman", con su inolvidable riff de piano, y "Strange Magic", una balada de una belleza etérea y ensoñadora.
Aunque no fue un éxito masivo en su momento, con el tiempo 'Face the Music' ha sido reivindicado como el disco que lo empezó todo. En resumen, es el sonido de una banda que ha encontrado su camino a la perfección, la antesala de su dominación mundial.
Listado de Canciones
- Fire on High
Letra
Kcab nrut ,kcab nrut ,kcab nrut ,kcab nrut Ton si emit tub Elbisrever si gnos eht* *In Reverse (Backward): The music is reversive, but time is not! Turn back! Turn back! Turn back! Turn back! - Waterfall
Letra
So now it's getting late, for thse who hesitate, got no one, But they don't understand and no one hears the sound, It's like a waterfall, it's an illusion. CHORUS Love is all, waterfall, love is what you are, Pulls you in, takes you down, it's a sad affair, But you know as you hold back the power there without the friends And lovers you could never go on living. Across the waterfall that's falling evermore down on you, Cascading through the days, and flowing on it's way, That's how it has to be, just an illusion. CHORUS repeat - Evil Woman
Letra
You made a fool of me But them broken dreams have got to end Hey woman you got the blues Cause you ain't got no one else to use There's an open road that leads no where So just make some miles between here and there There's a hole in my head where the rain comes in You took my body and played to win Ha, ha woman, it's a crying shame But you ain't got nobody else to blame Evil woman, evil woman Evil woman, evil woman Rolled in from another town Hit some gold, too hot to settle down But a fool and his money soon go separate ways And you found a fool lyin' in a daze Ha ha woman What you gonna do You destroyed all the virtues that the Lord gave you It's so good that you're feelin' pain But you better get your face board the very next train Evil woman how you done me wrong But now you're to wail a different song Ha, ha funny how you broke me up ]You made the wine now you drink a cup I come runnin' every time you cried I thoughjt I saw love smilin' in your eyes Ha, ha very nice to know That you ain't got no place left to go - Nightrider
Letra
I remember somewhere in the rain, The faces of the passers-by, Staring faces broken blinds, I recall the situation clearly standing in a crowded car, I can feel the need in me. CHORUS: Hold on, nightrider baby, Hold on you're a nightrider, Riding the night, searching for what is gone, Never reaching the end, so you must travel on. I still see that vision of delight, While cruising on the black of night, But she keeps a step ahead, Looking out the corner of her world, Nobody ever knows a girl, who once lived along this way. CHORUS: Repeat Desolation degradation row, Don't let the feeling show, She's a ten a penny dream, Faces with no name and no address, Keep staring in on my distress, but she kills me with her smile. CHORUS : Repeat - Poker
Letra
Away, the jokers's closing in, Reform and they will win, The light is fading fast. I know, you know, they know, we all know, Everybody's gonna burn down. The girls come crawling on all fours, Banging on locked doors, High cards call the tune. I know, you know, they know, we all know, Everybody's gonna burn down. Play me another hand, Loose everything I am, Until we meet again. The ace, that's hiding up your sleeve, Will cause the world to grieve, The love you had is gone, I know you know, they know, we all know. The dream, in every player's heart, To win it all not part, They lie awake at night, I know, you know, they know, we all know. The game, where gamblers rule the night, And get your blood they might, The joker's closin' in, I know, you know, they know, we all know. - Strange Magic
Letra
You're sailing softly Through the Sun in a broken stone age dawn You fly, so high, I get a Strange magic, oh what a strange magic Oh, it's a strange magic, got a strange magic Got a strange magic You're walking meadows in my mind Making waves across my time Oh no, oh no, I get a Strange magic, oh what a strange magic Oh, it's a strange magic, got a strange magic Got a strange magic Oh I'm never gonna be the same again Now I've seen the way it's got to end Sweet dream, sweet dream Strange magic, oh what a strange magic Oh, it's a strange magic, got a strange magic Got a strange magic - Sown Home Town
- One Summer Dream
Letra
so I go though it hurts me so I'm crying for your love Deep waters flow, out to the sea, They never needed you or me. One Summer Dream, One Summer dream. Blue Mountains high and valley low, I don't know which way I should go, One Summer Dream, One Summer dream. Warm summer breeze blows endlessly, Touching the hearts of those who feel, One Summer Dream, One Summer dream. Bird on wing goes floating by, But there's a teardrop in his eye, One Summer Dream, One Summer dream. One Summer Dream, One Summer dream. Deep waters flow out to the sea One summer breeze blows endlessly One summer dream One summer dream One summer dream One summer dream