Secret Messages (studio album) by Electric Light Orchestra

Secret Messages by Electric Light Orchestra
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 3,191st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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70/100 (from 122 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1983 (43rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (487th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,191st)
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Electric Light Orchestra bestography

Secret Messages is ranked 7th 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 493 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,646.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 122 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.5/100, a mean average of 68.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.7.

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From 04/09/2024 10:45
Satisfaction.ok quite decent ELO
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From 07/02/2022 19:10
I rather quite like it, despite it's synth-pop sound and lack of actual strings. While no where near some of the group's legendary previous album's, this one has merits of its own, notably "Four Little Diamonds", and "Rock And Roll Is King".
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From 08/23/2020 12:16
Have to admit I was disappointed with this release, though secret messages has a fine melody and arrangements, skilfully done. The first single was shaking Stevens rock n roll. Four little diamonds had a massive production which I quite enjoyed, loser gone wild is unlistenable. To say this was trimmed from a double album to a single hints at the need for quality control by the record company, good job probably
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From 10/30/2019 18:49
35th Anniversary 2 LP released on August 3, 2018
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From 10/28/2016 16:58
I go the contrary direction on this album. After the dark and overproduced Time, this was a somewhat fun little breath of fresh air. In general, I appreciate the heaver, more serious albums, but in this case, this little diversion hits the spot.
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From 05/28/2016 22:14
Coming after "Time," this was an incredible disappointment.
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65/100
From 02/25/2015 19:56
in 1983 we where waiting for an new ELO-Album but something went wrong on this album, the production sounds very weak
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