It was also their first recorded at Musicland in Munich, which became Jeff Lynne's preferred venue for cutting records.
"Electric Light Orchestra's more modest follow-up to Eldorado is a very solid album, if not as bold or unified. Nor do the cellos and violin seem a mere afterthought." ( Rolling Stone) In this setting he has successfully integrated a recognisable string trio (an achievement in itself) with his own melodic strings, producing a stately music without being stuffy or saccharine. Leader Jeff Lynne remains one of a few Sixties rockers who has developed a new and more adventurous style with a minimum of chaff in the process. " Face the Music is more fine work from the Electric Light Orchestra, which rather quietly has evolved into a most consistent septet. But there was hope: Evil Woman, a song initially dismissed as filler by Jeff Lynne, gave ELO their first domestic top ten hit in three years, and set them up nicely for the next album, A New World Record. Released in autumn 1975, Face The Music was a US hit, but missed the British chart. Lynne’s approach to recording was to ‘carry’ the song around in his head and build it in the studio, while keeping everyone in the dark about details such as the melody, chorus or lyrics.īut still, Lynne finessed ELO’s usual hybrid of fiddly prog-rock and pop into something that made sense, with songs such as Strange Magic and Evil Woman suggesting that the way forward meant less of the former and more of the latter. His favourite question to Mack was: “Can you make it sound more weird?” without explaining what ‘weird’ was. Lynne’s inability to express himself manifested itself in the studio. The spontaneity and genuine enjoyment from the boys on stage encouraged and radiated joy through everyone present.Īn incredible night and a gig to remember.“Every morning, his attitude would be cold, as if I’d never met him before," said Mack, "walking straight past me without even saying hello." Ahead of the gig the boys teased that they were planning on covering a track and clearly thought that this would hype the crowd up which is most definitely did for the back end of the set. Mid-way through the set base guitarist Cam took the mic to perform ‘Smells like teen spirit’. It was clear that they were thrilled to see Alfie perform a song which had been a tune in the pandemic for many of his fans. The boys encore included the new track from mellow moon ‘broken’ and a crowd pleaser of ‘happiness in liquid form’ a song that plenty of the crowd hadn’t previously heard live with its release being April 2020. He also performed some unreleased tracks including Candy floss, mellow moon, leaving today and colour me blue which added to the anticipation and has built up my excitement for the album release and the big things that Alfie will be going on to achieve. Their set included some of the singles from the album including ‘Broken’ and ‘3D’ feelings which were evidentially crowd pleasers.
Highlights of the gig included the boys playing some of Alfie’s new tunes from his album, Mellow Moon, that is set to be released on 27 th May. It was refreshing to see the genuine enjoyment that the band were having as they collaborated on creating some magical moments on stage for both themselves and the audience. The boys did not disappoint, setting the tone instantly as they performed ‘Shady’, an upbeat throwback from 2020 which got the crowd ready for what was going to be a very special night in rescue rooms. With his fantastic stage presence and addictive tunes this success is well-deserved. It seems as if this is Alfie’s year, as he enters this summer of shows and with his music regularly being played across radio 1. It was clear that they were thrilled to have Alfie in their city before he hit the big stages with his summer jam-packed with festivals and his tour expanding across Europe. When the boys bounded onto the stage, you sensed the buzz in the audience. The boys made it clear that they were buzzing to return to the rescue rooms stage and were ready for a good show as Nottingham is always a great crowd.Īlfie was supported by up-and-coming artist Pixey from Liverpool who set the scene perfectly and hyped the crowd up for what was going to be a very special moment and a show to remember.
We were lucky enough to speak to the boys before they took the stage where they spilled all things about the tour in an interview with our Head of Music, Meg Atkinson. It has been 3 years since Alfie graced us with his presence pre-pandemic and you could feel a sense amongst the audience that this was a heavily anticipated gig for the sold-out show and for the fans who queued outside ahead of the gig. On Wednesday 9 th March Alfie Templeman and his bandmates Joss, Cam and Adam made a long awaited return to Nottingham as part of his UK tour ahead of the release of his new album ‘mellow moon’.
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