Out of the Blue es un álbum de ELO, publicado en 1977. El disco incluye 17 canciones, entre ellas «Turn to Stone», «It's Over», «Sweet Talkin' Woman» y «Across the Border».
Sobre el álbum
El monumental doble álbum Out of the Blue, de 1977, es la obra cumbre de la ELO, la expresión más ambiciosa, grandilocuente y espectacular de la visión artística de su líder, Jeff Lynne. Este trabajo es una sinfonía de pop y rock de una riqueza y una complejidad extraordinarias, un viaje a un universo sonoro donde las melodías de los Beatles se encuentran con la majestuosidad de una orquesta sinfónica. Es uno de los grandes discos de la década de los 70.
La historia cuenta que Jeff Lynne compuso el álbum entero en apenas tres semanas, aislado en un chalet en los Alpes suizos. El disco tiene una coherencia y una inspiración arrolladoras. La producción del álbum es una proeza de la ingeniería de sonido. Las capas de voces, de sintetizadores, de guitarras y, sobre todo, de una orquesta de cuerda real, crean un sonido denso y de una belleza sobrecogedora.
El álbum es una colección impecable de clásicos del pop. "Turn to Stone" es una apertura enérgica y llena de arreglos espectaculares. "Sweet Talkin' Woman" es un ejemplo perfecto de su pop orquestal, y "Wild West Hero" es una balada épica y nostálgica. La joya de la corona se encuentra en la cara C del vinilo original: la suite conceptual "Concerto for a Rainy Day".
Esta suite de cuatro canciones describe el efecto del clima en el estado de ánimo, y culmina con una de las canciones más felices y optimistas jamás escritas: "Mr. Blue Sky". Este tema, con su estructura compleja, sus cambios de ritmo, su coro operístico y su final con vocoder, es la quintaesencia del sonido de la ELO y un himno inmortal a la alegría.
El impacto del álbum fue masivo, consolidando a la banda como uno de los grupos más grandes del planeta, con una espectacular gira mundial que incluía una gigantesca nave espacial sobre el escenario. 'Out of the Blue' es una creación notable del pop barroco, un disco que demuestra el genio de Jeff Lynne como compositor y productor, y que sigue sonando tan fresco y emocionante como el primer día.
Listado de Canciones
- Turn to Stone
Letra
The city streets are empty now (The lights don't shine no more) And so the songs are way down low. A sound that flows into my mind (The echoes of the daylight) Of everything that is alive (In my blue world). CHORUS I turn to stone, when you are gone I turn to stone Turn to stone, when you coming home? I can't go on. The dying embers of a night (A fire that slowly fades till dawn) Still glow upon the wall so bright. The tired streets that hide away (From here to everywhere they go) Roll past my door into the day (In my blue world). REPEAT CHORUS I turn to stone, when you are gone I turn to stone. Yes I'm turning to stone 'cos you ain't coming home Why ain't you coming home if I'm turning to stone You've been gone for so long and I can't carry on Yes, I'm turning, I'm turning I'm turning to stone. The dancing shadows on the wall (The two-step in the hall) Are all I see since you've been gone. Through all I sit here and I wait (I turn to stone, I turn to stone) You will return again some day (To my blue world). REPEAT CHORUS I turn to stone, when you are gone I turn to stone. REPEAT CHORUS I turn to stone, when you are gone I turn to stone. - It's Over
- Sweet Talkin' Woman
- Across the Border
Letra
I've been workin' so hard, baby, tryin' to get to you. I'm gonna be there soon because In the heat of the day many miles away when the sun is beating down upon the main street I'll be waiting here at the station, I gotta move down the line. They'll be dancin' and singin' and doin' their thing and they'll be rockin' and rollin' until the day is done. You know I got to make the deadline. I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh. If I don't get to the border then I'll write. The Mardi Gras will be blowing strong and the people dancing all across the city. I'm leaving here tonight, I gotta move down the line. I'm gonna catch a ride on the nine-o-five, I'm gonna ride the rail until we reach the morning, maybe three or four hundred miles. I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh. If I don't get to the border then I'll write. When the wind is blowing softly through the streets of a little town and the music's playin you're waiting somewhere over the horizon. I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh. If I don't get to the border then I'll write. - Night in the City
Letra
Standin' at the airport lookin' down the strip, she was cryin' her eyes, she was bitin' her lip. Seven-four-seven just left from gate eleven and there's no turnin' round 'cos it's just leavin' the ground and gettin' higher HIGHER. Standin' at the dock-side lookin' out to sea when I saw her but she did not see me. There she stood with no hope because she'd missed the boat and as her dreams sailed away she headed back for the day, back to the city CITY. Night in the city, o-o-oh, madness at mid-mid-mid-midnight, night in the city drivin' you insane. In the city CITY Night in the city, o-o-oh, madness at mid-mid-mid-midnight, night in the city drivin' you insane. I was runnin' kinda lonely at the city place. I waited for an hour, I never saw her face. Crazy ladies that wait and slide around like a snake. I just can't take anymore, I'm going in through the door into the city CITY. I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you, I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you, I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you, I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you, I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you, I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you, drivin' you insane. Night in the city, o-o-oh, madness at mid-mid-mid-midnight, night in the city drivin' you insane, drivin' you insane, drivin' you insane. - Starlight
Letra
Starlight, I hear you callin' out to me. Sweet love rollin' across my mind again. I want you, yes, I do, I need you, yes, I do. And then you run. You gotta stop foolin' around, keep your feet on the ground, little girl, and starlight will shine all around, little girl. Starlight, your eyes are lookin' out so far away. Constellation in the sky is smiling down on me, I wonder, wonder why. I can feel you're so real, I can see you're so near and the you run. You gotta stop foolin' around, keep your feet on the ground, little girl, and starlight will shine all around, little girl. You had me all the summer long, little girl. Moonglow, come light the way up to my window. As you roll across the night don't tell noby that I told you so. I want you, yes, I do, I need you, yes, I do. And then you run. You gotta stop foolin' around, keep your feet on the ground, little girl, and starlight will shine all around, little girl. You had me all the summer long, little girl. Starlight, your eyes are lookin' down on me so far away. (repeat & fade) - Jungle
Letra
I was standing in the jungle, I was feeling alright Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm I was wondering in the darkness, in the middle of the night Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm The moon began to shine, I saw a clearing ahead Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm But what's that going on, I think I'm outta my head Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm. refrain: Chooka chooka hoo la ley Looka looka koo la ley. A hundred animals were gathered 'round in the night Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm And they were singing out a lovely song under the pale moonlight Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm I stood and stared for quite a while Then a lion sang to me and smiled: "Come join us if you so desire." refrain I said now please explain the meaning of this song you sing Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm "Wondrous is our great blue ship That sails around the mighty sun And joy to everyone that rides along!" refrain AND THEY DANCED!!! Pretty soon I knew the tune and We sat and sang under the moon And the jungle rang in joyful harmony. refrain refrain "Wondrous is our great blue ship That sails around the mighty sun And joy to everyone that rides along!" - Believe Me Now
- Steppin' Out
- Standin´ in the Rain
- Big Wheels
Letra
I've been thinking it over So many times they say You got it made They never understand The answer lies within your soul 'Cos no one know which side The coin will fall. Big wheels turning Baby I know Big wheels turning Baby I know Big wheels turning, turning... Save it for a rainy day For when the cold wind blows Just to see how they run I thought they'd know I tried my best, all I could do But somehow it was not enough for you. Big wheels turning Baby I know Big wheels turning Baby I know Big wheels turning, turning, Turning, turning... refrain: I remember the dead of night A lonely light that shines upon the window I see it all so clear The tenderness, the silent tears Out here in the pouring rain Through cold dark waiting days I see you standing there I see the big wheels turning Never ending, on and on they go. I think I'm going home I think I'm gonna have to start again It's rather sad Because I've looked around, can't seem to find Whatever's always rolling through my mind Big wheels turning Baby I know Big wheels turning Baby I know Big wheels turning, turning Turning, turning... refrain - Summer and Lightning
Letra
I have waited For your love For so long How do I go on? I have told you So many times It's no good You're treating me so wrong. Out there so far away Above the sky will say For you... Here it comes again It's all around me It must be magic Yeah, yeah, yeah. I can see you In my mind The lost time That you're saving I could reach out And touch you What can I do? The sun ain't shining. Out there so far away Above the sky will say For you... Only for you. Here it comes again (summer and lightning) It's all around me (summer and lightning) It must be magic (summer and lightning) Yeah, yeah, yeah. Here it comes again. Here it comes again (summer and lightning) It's all around me (summer and lightning) It must be magic (summer and lightning) Yeah, yeah, yeah. Here it comes again (summer and lightning) I can feel it (summer and lightning) It's all around me (summer and lightning) Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Mr. Blue Sky
Letra
Morning! Today's forecast calls for blue skies Sun is shining in the sky There ain't a cloud in sight It's stopped raining Everybody's in the lane And don't you know It's a beautiful new day? Hey, hey Running down the avenue See how the Sun shines brightly In the city, on the streets Where once was pity Mr. Blue Sky is living here today Hey, hey Mr. Blue Sky Please tell us why You had to hide away For so long? (So Long) Where did we go wrong? Mr. Blue Sky Please tell us why You had to hide away For so long? (So Long) Where did we go wrong? Hey, you, with the pretty face Welcome to the human race A celebration Mr. Blue Sky's up there waiting And today Is the day we've waited for Oh, oh Mr. Blue Sky Please tell us why You had to hide away For so long? (So Long) Where did we go wrong? Hey, there, Mr. Blue We're so pleased to be with you Look around, see what you do Everybody smiles at you Hey, there, Mr. Blue We're so pleased to be with you Look around, see what you do Everybody smiles at you Mr. Blue Sky, Blue Sky Blue Sky, Mr. Blue Sky-I Mr. Blue, you did it right But soon comes Mr. Night Creepin' over, now his hand Is on your shoulder Nevermind, I'll remember you this I'll remember you this way Mr. Blue Sky Please tell us why You had to hide away For so long? (So Long) Where did we go wrong? Hey, there, Mr. Blue We're so pleased to be with you Look around, see what you do Everybody smiles at you Vocalize Please turn me over - Sweet Is the Night
Letra
When the day is done and there's nowhere to run And the people of the city have all lost and won In your city dress you stand and stare And you smoke another cigarette and comb your hair And the light that shines Paints a trace of sadness On the street I wait But I can't seem to get to you. Well, you start to sway, check your Cartier 'Cos it's getting late, you can't afford to wait So you move along where it's going on And the people of the night are playing 'till the dawn And the sun that shines Paints a trace of sadness In your eyes that cry Wishing and hoping Oh... CHORUS: Sweet, sweet is the night Now you are near Dark, dark were the days They disappear Sweet, sweet is the night Now you are near. Well you did your thing and you lost your wings And you hurt so bad you lost everything And the tears that fall on the city wall Will fade away with the rays of morning light that shines Paints a smile across your pretty face I know Everything is alright Alright... REPEAT CHORUS - The Whale
Letra
Instrumental - Birmingham Blues
Letra
Working on the road across this great big world I've been rolling like a stone, I never get back home Yes, I've been long-gone And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues. Been across the ocean to the south sea isles Yeah, I travelled to the east and west for mile and miles and miles And I've been long-gone And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues. CHORUS: Across the world I've seen People and places Could be the same But with a different name. I wouldn't change the things I do for anything But I'd just like to hear the message of the streets again Give me a ticket Cause boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues. It may be kind of homely but it sure is sweet Industrial Revolution put it on its feet But it's a long, long way Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues. REPEAT CHORUS I'll go and stay awhile and all the folks I meet They'll say "You won't stay long, you got them travelling feet You'll soon be long-gone 'Cos boy, you got the rest of the world blues!" REPEAT CHORUS REPEAT CHORUS - Wild West Hero
Letra
Sometimes i look up high and then I think there might just be a better life. Away from all we know, that's where I wanna go, out on the wild side and I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero. Ride the range all the day till the first fading light, be with my western girl round the fire, oh, so bright. I'd be the Indians friend, let them live to be free, ridin' into the sunset, I wish I could be. I'd ride the desert sands and through the prairie lands, try'n to do what's right. The folks would come to me, they'd say, we need you here. I'd stay there for the night. Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero. Ride the range all the day till the first fading light, be with my western girl round the fire, oh, so bright. I'd be the Indians friend, let them live to be free, ridin' into the sunset, I wish I could be. Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero. Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero. Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero. Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero. Wish I was, o-o-oo-o-o-o-oo, a wild west hero.