{"product_id":"electric-light-orchestra-face-the-music","title":"Electric Light Orchestra - Face the Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eFace the Music is the sound of Electric Light Orchestra hitting their stride, the 1975 album where Jeff Lynne's grand ambitions finally met hooks big enough to carry them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy this point the band had grown from an experimental offshoot of The Move into a full-blown orchestral rock machine. Lynne produced the album at Musicland Studios in Munich, overdubbing strings in London, and new bassist Kelly Groucutt joined Bev Bevan's drumming to give everything a tighter, punchier swing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Evil Woman\" was written quickly near the end of the sessions and became one of the band's biggest hits, a strutting slab of piano-led pop with a chorus that refuses to leave. \"Strange Magic\" floats on shimmering, dreamlike strings, while \"Fire On High\" opens the record as a thundering, mostly instrumental showpiece with a backmasked message hidden in its eerie intro. \"Poker\" hands lead vocals to Groucutt for a rare change of voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is lush without being stuffy and ambitious without losing its pop sense, and every song feels built for good speakers and a comfortable chair, preferably with the lights down low.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who loves the cinematic side of seventies rock, this is a key piece of the ELO story and a natural place to start exploring their catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57165873054001,"sku":"198029934014","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Electric_Light_Orchestra-Face_the_Music_6ed1d7c1-d49b-4ead-b3f4-eb36fb8542e2.jpg?v=1793188142","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/electric-light-orchestra-face-the-music","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}