Rebecca McKenney
Introduction to Humanities
Mr. Mansur
8 September 2016
Listening Log: Jeff Lynne’s ELO John Stickley (host of National Public Radio’s World Café) talks with Jeff Lynne on the January 8th episode of World Café. During the interview, Lynne talks about his career as a producer, his relationships with other artists, and the newest Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) album Alone in the Universe. Stickley mentions that Lynne has “never really been a fan of playing live. I gusee it has to do with sound?” (Stickley) Lynne responses, “Being a producer, I’m probably tune in more than most of the audience to the way it (the music) sounds as a whole.” (Lynne) However, recently he has begun to enjoy playing live because of some of the advances …show more content…
The first from the latest album is titled, “When I Was A Boy.” The song is about the impact music had on a boy who had a dream. Stylistically, the song sounds like an early piece in Lynne’s early career with ELO. The next piece we hear from ELO is from the album On the Third Day called “Showdown.” (Not necessarily their best hit.)
“Love and Rain” is played next from Alone in the Universe. This particular, like “Showdown”, has a harsh sound that almost sounds like dread and is not all that enjoyable. “10538 Overture” from The Electric Light Orchestra is a much easier song to listen to. Lynne mentions that you can hear a little bit of influence from the Beatles during this piece with its ‘mercy beat’. “Ain’t It A Drag” is the next to last piece from ELO that is highlighted in this program. “Alone in the Universe” is the last song of the program and closes out Stickely’s interview with Jeff Lynne. Like “When I Was A Boy”, “Alone in the Universe” is a easy song to listen to that is influenced by Lynne’s earlier
Introduction to Humanities
Mr. Mansur
8 September 2016
Listening Log: Jeff Lynne’s ELO John Stickley (host of National Public Radio’s World Café) talks with Jeff Lynne on the January 8th episode of World Café. During the interview, Lynne talks about his career as a producer, his relationships with other artists, and the newest Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) album Alone in the Universe. Stickley mentions that Lynne has “never really been a fan of playing live. I gusee it has to do with sound?” (Stickley) Lynne responses, “Being a producer, I’m probably tune in more than most of the audience to the way it (the music) sounds as a whole.” (Lynne) However, recently he has begun to enjoy playing live because of some of the advances …show more content…
The first from the latest album is titled, “When I Was A Boy.” The song is about the impact music had on a boy who had a dream. Stylistically, the song sounds like an early piece in Lynne’s early career with ELO. The next piece we hear from ELO is from the album On the Third Day called “Showdown.” (Not necessarily their best hit.)
“Love and Rain” is played next from Alone in the Universe. This particular, like “Showdown”, has a harsh sound that almost sounds like dread and is not all that enjoyable. “10538 Overture” from The Electric Light Orchestra is a much easier song to listen to. Lynne mentions that you can hear a little bit of influence from the Beatles during this piece with its ‘mercy beat’. “Ain’t It A Drag” is the next to last piece from ELO that is highlighted in this program. “Alone in the Universe” is the last song of the program and closes out Stickely’s interview with Jeff Lynne. Like “When I Was A Boy”, “Alone in the Universe” is a easy song to listen to that is influenced by Lynne’s earlier