What's your favorite band's best album? (lemmy.world)

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[-] _NetNomad@fedia.io 13 points 3 months ago

Time by the Electric Light Orchestra. that period in the late 70s and early 80s where synthesizer music was getting popular but hadn't fully codified norms yet is chock full of incredible music, and Time was one of those albums while also being the culmination of a lot of the rock and pop that came before it. add an engaging and heartbreaking story and you have a winner

[-] Brickardo@feddit.nl 3 points 3 months ago

I was definitely not expecting to see ELO as the very, very first result here but I'm pleasantly surprised.

Much like the other commenter, I'd also add that Eldorado is definitely a strong contender for their best album - arguably for the fact that I've never ever listened to an album that came anywhere close to it.

Finally, I'd throw in Discovery + ELO's side of Xanadu, just for the mere fact that it's their work featuring not a single weak track, all of them being single worthy and massive hits around the world.

[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Have you heard the remastered version with additional tracks? Julie Don’t Live Here is especially poignant.

Also, the album Eldorado.

[-] _NetNomad@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago

yeah, the 2001 CD remaster was actually the one i grew up with! Julie is also my favorite bonus track. i don't understand how it's possible to make something that upbeat and melancholy at the same time but it just works

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