Zoom
by Electric Light Orchestra

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Zoom by Electric Light Orchestra
Year: 2001
Release date: 2001-06-12
Overall rank: 5,515th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 70 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2001 (92nd)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (946th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,515th)

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Electric Light Orchestra bestography

Zoom is ranked 10th best out of 42 albums by Electric Light Orchestra on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Electric Light Orchestra is Out Of The Blue which is ranked number 533 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,248.

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Overall rank: 5,515th | 2000s rank: 946th | 2001 rank: 92nd  Overall chart history
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69/100 (from 70 votes)
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From dihansse 03/22/2023 19:38 in My discoveries per year
“... This is a better latter day album of theirs then I thought, not in the least because it features two great tracks which wouldn't have been unfit for their best albums: Ordinary Dream and A Long Time Gone. But overall a fine album which goes from the 51st to the 25th rank... Strangely, I also…”
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From musicoed 03/22/2023 18:05 in My discoveries per year
“... This is a better latter day album of theirs then I thought, not in the least because it features two great tracks which wouldn't have been unfit for their best albums: Ordinary Dream and A Long Time Gone. But overall a fine album which goes from the 51st to the 25th rank... Strangely, I also…”
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From dihansse 03/21/2023 20:42 in My discoveries per year
“These are two albums of 2001 I listened to: An album I already own (originally on CD): This is a better latter day album of theirs then I thought, not in the least because it features two great tracks which wouldn't have been unfit for their best albums: Ordinary Dream and A Long Time Gone. But…”
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From 03/11/2025 21:36 | #307992
There are some good tunes here, a polished record. (Edited)
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From 09/20/2020 20:16 | #258473 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Jeff Lynne's Beatle obsession gets reinforced here with stellar contributions from two former Beatles on two songs apiece (Ringo on "Moment In Paradise" and "Easy Money", George on "A Long Time Gone" and "All She Wanted"). Overall, it turns out to be the best E.L.O. album in decades.
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From 08/16/2020 07:55 | #257054 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Needs reappraisal, a handful of great tunes. In my own time, ordinary dream, melting in the sun and long time gone are right up there, only the schmaltz of a couple of ordinary ballads weaken the set (Edited)
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From 05/23/2020 18:10 | #251889 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A solid effort that harks back to their better days, but with a bit less energy and a bit more of a bluesy feel.
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From 10/01/2014 11:42 | #123102
ELO back after some years.
Nothing extraordinary but a good pop-rock album.
Better than apprehended.
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