ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Eldorado
Eldorado (sometimes known as Eldorado – A Symphony by the Electric Light Orchestra) was the fourth studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1974.
Eldorado was the first complete ELO concept album; vocalist Jeff Lynne conceived the storyline before he wrote any music. The plot follows a Walter Mitty-like character who journeys into fantasy worlds via dreams, to escape the disillusionment of his mundane reality. Lynne began to write the album in response to criticisms from his father, a classical music lover, who said that Electric Light Orchestra's repertoire "had no tune". The influence of the Beatles is prevalent, especially in the melody of the verse of "Mister Kingdom" which resembles the Beatles' Across the Universe.
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Eldorado
Eldorado (sometimes known as Eldorado – A Symphony by the Electric Light Orchestra) was the fourth studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1974.
Eldorado was the first complete ELO concept album; vocalist Jeff Lynne conceived the storyline before he wrote any music. The plot follows a Walter Mitty-like character who journeys into fantasy worlds via dreams, to escape the disillusionment of his mundane reality. Lynne began to write the album in response to criticisms from his father, a classical music lover, who said that Electric Light Orchestra's repertoire "had no tune". The influence of the Beatles is prevalent, especially in the melody of the verse of "Mister Kingdom" which resembles the Beatles' Across the Universe.