Zoom (studio album) by Electric Light Orchestra

From Squonk007 03/11/2025 21:36

There are some good tunes here, a polished record.

From TheDude85 09/20/2020 20:16

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.

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

A solid effort that harks back to their better days, but with a bit less energy and a bit more of a bluesy feel.

From sssvnnn 10/01/2014 11:42

ELO back after some years.
Nothing extraordinary but a good pop-rock album.
Better than apprehended.

ELO’s last album—and first in fifteen years—is really a Jeff Lynne solo record. (Only one other original member of the band appears, and only on one song.) The songs are compact, mostly under four minutes, and somewhat pared down, only orchestrated in tasteful spots. Overlooked at the time it was released, it’s a testament to Lynne that Zoom is also the band’s best record since Out of the Blue. Nothing revelatory here, just good old-fashioned power pop, but a far cry from the awful Balance of Power, with Lynne, the pop craftsman, maturing with grace. Best songs: “Alright,” “A Long Time Gone,” and “In My Own Time,” but just about all the songs have something to offer.

Style similar to the old ELO but that's not it. After all, it is worth a listen :)