Zoom es un álbum de ELO, publicado en 2001. El disco incluye 13 canciones, entre ellas «Alright», «Moment In Paradise», «State Of Mind» y «Just For Love».
Sobre el álbum
La discografía de ELO presenta con este álbum de 2001 el que fue considerado durante mucho tiempo como el regreso de la legendaria banda. 'Zoom' es en esencia un trabajo en solitario de su líder, Jeff Lynne, quien compone, produce y toca casi todos los instrumentos. Es un disco que recupera el sonido clásico de la banda, pero con una producción actualizada al nuevo milenio.
El sonido del álbum es un regreso a las raíces, un intento de reconectar con la mezcla de pop, rock y arreglos de cuerda que caracterizó su época dorada. Las melodías son, como siempre en la música de Lynne, de una calidad exquisita, y las armonías vocales siguen siendo una de las señas de identidad.
Además, el álbum cuenta con colaboraciones de auténtico lujo, como la de los ex-Beatles George Harrison (en una de sus últimas grabaciones) y Ringo Starr. El disco tiene un inconfundible sabor a pop clásico británico.
Pese a su indudable calidad, el álbum no tuvo el éxito comercial esperado en su momento. Con el tiempo ha sido reivindicado por los seguidores como una joya oculta, un trabajo que demuestra que el genio de Jeff Lynne seguía plenamente intacto.
Listado de Canciones
- Alright
Letra
The gold verandah in the dark has gone down to the metal man. No better time to leave the ground And maybe try to understand. You gotta hold on to somethin' that you believe, Hold on to somethin' that makes you feel alright. And through the darkest times of your life You always tried to be the one, And now the times have made you wonder If you ever knew what was goin' on. You gotta hold on to somethin' that you believe, Hold on to somethin' that makes you feel alright.... Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright. (background) Alright... alright... alright No use thinkin' about what you ain't got, Just makes you bitter. And as you speak, everything that you say Goes out on the big transmitter. You gotta hold on to somethin' that you believe, Hold on to somethin' that makes you feel alright.... Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright. You gotta hold on to somethin' that you believe, Hold on to somethin' that makes you feel alright.... Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright. Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright. - Moment In Paradise
Letra
Oh, yeah She never cried, she only tried To fly beyond her dreams No walls around her mind Deep inside she'd try to hide That she was way beyond her means No borders and no lines She said that it's your duty to save your soul To save it for someone Moment in paradise Just a moment in paradise Oh, yeah Moment in paradise Just a moment in paradise Oh, yeah She floated out upon the wind That blew my thoughts into the night She knew the things she had to know She drifted high above my mind Blew my brains out, did alright I think she knew it all along She said that it's your duty to save your soul To save it for someone Moment in paradise Just a moment in paradise Oh, yeah Moment in paradise Just a moment in paradise Oh, yeah Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah She said that it's your duty to save your soul To save it for someone Moment in paradise Just a moment in paradise Oh, yeah Moment in paradise Moment in paradise Moment in paradise Moment in paradise Oh, yeah Moment in paradise Moment in paradise Just a moment in paradise - State Of Mind
Letra
I was goin' round the world I was lookin' for somewhere I was searchin' for someone Who was gonna take me there Didn't want to do it 'cause I knew what I'd find Your're Really only livin' in a state of mind, yeah I was thinkin' of the past I was tryin' to rack my brain I was looking at the future, looking at the future I was tryin' to play the game Didn't want to do it 'cause I knew what I'd find You're really only livin' in a state of mind, yeah Sometimes you get lost Sometimes you get found In a state of mind Sometimes you're too high Sometimes you're too down It's just a state of mind Didn't want to do it 'cause I knew what I'd find You're really only livin' in a state of mind, yeah Sometimes you get lost Sometimes you get found In a state of mind Sometimes you're too high Sometimes you're too down It's just a state of mind You think you know it all Then you think that you know nothing Can't dance, can't crawl, crawl Maybe you better forget it Didn't want to do it 'cause I knew what I'd find You're really only livin' in a state of mind, yeah Didn't want to it 'cause I knew what I'd find You're really only livin' in a state of mind, yeah Didn't want to it 'cause I knew what I'd find You're really only livin' in a state of mind, yeah State of mind It's a state of mind State of mind State of mind State of mind State of mind - Just For Love
Letra
Falling through the endless sky The signals dance upon the twilight Calling out to reach someone Who waits there in the lonely night Just for love Just for love Soon beyond the melting clouds The light will shine on everyone That waits there in the silver rain To meet the golden sun Just for love Just for love Just for love Just for love I came a long way 'cross the water Came a long way to get here Round and round in great big circles tryin' to ease my fear Out in all the mysteries and distant new tomorrows There goes another one don't know which way the wind blows Just for love Just for love Just for love Just for love Love... we're gonna get it right Just for love We're gonna get it together We're gonna get it right Just for love We're gonna get it together We're gonna get it right - Stranger On A Quiet Street
Letra
When all the thrills have been forgotten The chill of night can call them home And all the dreams that you left stranded Will slowly start to come along I felt it as she slipped away, slipped away I didn't have the words to say When I saw the stranger A stranger on a quiet street Stranger on a quiet street You can go straight as an arrow You can go straight as you dare Walkin' the old straight and narrow Don't always get you there The sun was shining when I saw it all She was moving to a different beat When I met a stranger A stranger on a quiet street Stranger on a quiet street It came to me out of the blue, out of the blue There came the moment that I really knew When I met a stranger A stranger on a quiet street Stranger on a quiet street Stranger on a quiet street Stranger on a quiet street Stranger on a quiet street Stranger on a quiet street Stranger on a quiet street, on a quiet street Stranger on a quiet street Stranger on a quiet street Stranger on a quiet street - In My Own Time
Letra
Doom, gloom and misery That's what you gave to me Cold, tight, late and mean Beyond my wildest dreams Now that it's over And the sun came out to shine Don't look for me 'Cause I set myself free In my own time New days have come along And now I'm at where I belong Blue sky shines above And I got someone to love Now I think about it Lifts the clouds from my mind Goin' out on the sea Getting further from me In my own time My own time Bye, bye, bye, bye Is that a tear in your eye Too late to cry You and your precious disguise Sometimes I wonder if I ever saw the sign But it's too late to care 'Cause I've done that, been there In my own time So don't look for me 'Cause I set myself free In my own time In my own time - Easy Money
Letra
One, two, three Tell me I'm mistaken I must be kinda slow But the only time you ever cared Was when you needed more easy money, easy money You got out of control and you sold your soul for easy money If you see a sucker standing at your door Bring him in and make him grin Then take him to the store Easy money, easy money Watch out from above You broke into the bank of love Easy money Some people never learn to stop when they've had enough Easy money, easy money Some people only have to shop when the going gets tough I've come to the conclusion it's like the old man said The only thing you gave me was shit and promises Easy money, whoa whoa whoa, easy money One day you'll have to earn all the money that you burn Easy money Take it, Jeff Easy money Wha, wha, yeah Some people never learn to stop when they've had enough Easy money, easy money Some people only have to shop when the going gets tough Funny thing about it Don't even make me blue 'Cause there's no better deal around Than saying goodbye to you Easy money, easy money You snatched that cash right into your stash, easy money You got out of control and you sold your soul for easy money Easy money, woo woo woo, easy money - It Really Doesn't Matter
- Ordinary Dream
Letra
I couldn't really understand at all The writing on the wall From you to me A jigsaw puzzle of a twisted tale That set its lonely sail From you to me 'Cause I tried to get the message But it's not understood Wide apart and so far away It mattered at the start until I realized instead .... I'm floating in a troubled sky Watching you as you go by In an ordinary dream I'm sailing on a troubled sea Watching you as you watch me In an ordinary dream I couldn't understand a word it said The letter that I read From you to me I couldn't fathom out the stuff you wrote So I guess it's just a joke From you to me Though reality keeps calling me away from my dream And the wreakage isn't all it might have been Didn't matter at the start until I realized it did I'm floating in a troubled sky Watching you as you go by In an ordinary dream I'm sailing on a troubled sea Watching you as you watch me In an ordinary dream I'm floating in a troubled sky Watching you as you go by In an ordinary dream I'm sailing on a troubled sea Watching you as you watch me In an ordinary dream Ordinary dream Ordinary dream - A Long Time Gone
Letra
Seems like forever and time left to spare When I look out the window And still you're not there You're a long time gone Such a long time gone Tearing down memories bitter and sweet Smashing away 'til it's all obsolete You're a long time gone, long time gone Such a long time gone, long time gone You're a long time gone Do I wonder why Every day that I Think about you still And I always will Did so much for me Now I think I see This I do believe Feels more like a dream Looked at the weeds in the broken concrete Before the bulldozers waltzed in and killed the old street You're a long time gone, long time gone Such a long time gone, long time gone Door steps that shone in a bright summer sky Lay shattered and wasted since our last goodbye You're a long time gone, long time gone Such a long time gone, long time gone You're a long time gone Do I wonder why Every day that I Think about you still And I always will You're a long time gone Did so much for me Now I think I see This I do believe Feels more like a dream You're a long time gone Do I wonder why You're a long time gone You never did I never said goodbye You're a long time gone - Melting In The Sun
Letra
There's no way out and there's no way back Sailing forever out along your path Some troubles dare to lose you sleep I started thinkin' that I'm in too deep The wheels of life will stretch your face Squeeze you flat without a trace But when I was in trouble I never heard you speak I got the message that I'm in too deep Blows my mind Melting in the sun, sun Starts to shine, shine Then suddenly it's gone Melting in the sun Stayed up and wondered what was goin' on Shifted and pissed up and silent and gone Reasons for promises that no one could keep I got the picture and I'm in too deep Blows my mind Melting in the sun, sun Starts to shine, shine Then suddenly it's gone Melting in the sun There's no way out, the only way is in Don't matter who you are Don't matter where you've been You can buy your freedom But it don't come cheap No doubt about it, now I'm in too deep Blows my mind Melting in the sun, sun Starts to shine, shine Then suddenly it's gone Melting in the sun Yeah Suddenly it's gone Melting in the sun Suddenly it's gone Melting in the sun - All She Wanted
Letra
She was a good girl Been true to herself Never swayed by the notions of somebody else She'd had it rough, maybe most of the time With only one thing on her mind All she wanted was a lovin' man All she wanted was a lovin' man Who was tryin' to do the best that he can All she wanted was a lovin', lovin' man There could be blue skies in her heart She was waitin' for the good times to start She never wanted diamonds She never wanted gold She was holdin' out for someone to hold All she wanted was a lovin' man All she wanted was a lovin' man Who was tryin' to do the best that he can All she wanted was a lovin', lovin' man A loving man All she wanted was a lovin' man All she wanted was a lovin' man All she wanted was a lovin' man Who was tryin' to do the best that he can All she wanted was a lovin', lovin' man Loving man All she wanted was a lovin' man All she wanted was a lovin' man All she wanted was a lovin' man All she wanted was a lovin' man - Lonesome Lullaby
Letra
I listened to the whine for way too long Time for me to hear a different song I waited overtime for things to turn around Tired of waiting for it all to hit the ground You said you knew all about it What was right and what was wrong You pulled the wool over the eyes of everyone Maybe I was weak when I should've been strong Cry, baby, cry Tell me 'bout your lonesome lullaby Cry, baby, cry Tell me 'bout your lonesome lullaby You took me by surprise and like a shot in the dark, shot in the dark You showed yourself in your truest light, truest light You saved yourself by saving nobody else You must have cringed when you heard them tell Cry, baby, cry Tell me 'bout your lonesome lullaby Cry, baby, cry Tell me 'bout your lonesome lullaby You took the wrong turn at the city of dreams, city of dreams You ended up back where you came from it seems, came from it seems Back there to where there's nothing else to do Back there where you can sit and think of only you Cry, baby, cry Tell me 'bout your lonesome lullaby Cry, baby, cry Tell me 'bout your lonesome lullaby Cry Tell me 'bout your lonesome lullaby Cry Tell me 'bout your lonesome lullaby Your lonesome lullaby