I still play this song regularly, and it always takes me back to teenage years of the late 70's.
Consider the technology available at the time, multi-track recording required actually handling TAPE, and Jeff Lynne was able to produce amazing multi-layered pop blowout songs - I'm blown away. He has said this song was based on a drum beat recorded during Discovery album, that he looped, and then added in other instruments, pretty much on his own.
Today, with digital audio tools and looping software, anyone is a 'musician' - blah.
Jeff Lynne is a musical genius. This song is an example of one person's desire to experiment and come up with a sound that truly rocked.
I still play this song regularly, and it always takes me back to teenage years of the late 70's.
Consider the technology available at the time, multi-track recording required actually handling TAPE, and Jeff Lynne was able to produce amazing multi-layered pop blowout songs - I'm blown away. He has said this song was based on a drum beat recorded during Discovery album, that he looped, and then added in other instruments, pretty much on his own.
Today, with digital audio tools and looping software, anyone is a 'musician' - blah.
Jeff Lynne is a musical genius. This song is an example of one person's desire to experiment and come up with a sound that truly rocked.