During the course of this year I aim to upload a song every day for your consideration as to whether they were good enough and sufficiently commercial to have become UK Top 20 singles. Many different genres will be represented, so if this particular one’s not your preferred style then hopefully it won’t be too long before you find one that is.
For those songs that are interesting enough for you to give them a proper listen, please press “like” if you think it could have been a hit, and “dislike” if you don’t, in the hope that we get enough votes to obtain a balanced overview. Also, if leaving a critical comment please try to take into account the year of original release - most of the songs that I'll be uploading are decades old so it wouldn’t be surprising if some sound dated now.
Today’s choice is Alright by the Electric Light Orchestra, or ELO as they became more commonly known. First released in 2001 on the “Zoom” album which was the group’s first studio album in 15 years, it was even more of a departure from their classic symphonic sound than the songs on “Balance Of Power” were as this is an out and out rock number, which somewhat ironically was the direction taken by Lynne’s former bandmates in their ELO 2 albums in the nineties. Putting comparisons to one side it’s a very strong number which received considerable promotion in the USA including a TV special, so when it failed to chart there it’s easy to see why there was little attempt to push it over here.
Hopefully you’ll drop by again tomorrow for something completely different!