Album Review: Jeff Lynne’s ELO – ‘From Out of Nowhere’

Jeff Lynne’s ELO,”From Out of Nowhere” (Columbia Records)- Roy Wood’s dream of fusing rock music and classical string arrangements provided the early impetus for ELO’s musical output when the band sprang into life in 1970 but  when this criminally under-appreciated figure left the fold a year or so later Jeff Lynne took over the leadership role and began to steer them in a much more overtly commercial direction. The rest,as the old cliche goes,is history , and Lynne has now masterminded the 14th ELO album,”From Out of Nowhere,”which is essentially a one-man show with the veteran performer tackling almost all the instrumentation as well as penning ,singing  and producing every song. “From Out Of Nowhere,” “One More Time” and “Songbird” are the best of a typically radio friendly bunch.