ELO - Moment In Paradise Audiophile Remaster

[tommyrock69]

The fact that this album didn't bring ELO and Jeff back to the forefront of popular music again said to me that we, as a society, have moved backwards artistically.

It last happened when the tribes of Europe destroyed the Roman Empire. We now live in an era of music that is like flat paintings. No depth. No color. No feeling.

I know there are other excellent bands out there, but when songs like this aren't recognized, we might have failed.

[ewita41]

Beautiful song .... great performance by Jeff ... :))

[recortazar]

the remastering is very good, its sounds superb! My congratulations to movejefflynnelo, good job

[wpollock1]

I really enjoyed Zoom - I thought that the songs were very strong. I personally think it ranks close to other ELO albums of note. I like it much better than Discovery - the sound gets him back to Face the Music. State of Mind, A Long Time Gone, very strong.

[endrizo]

everything in your face and no reverb is a trademark of jeff´s sound,I really liked it,sounds great,fine job pal.thanks.

[davo7461]

ReneeNme...i accept your apology...have a great day

[davo7461]

The Best track from a very ordinary ELO album, although its arguably a Jeff Lynne solo album..a long way from the glory days of the original band..who apart from a guest appearence from Richie Tandy are not present here...the album is mainly played out by jeff lynne (instrumently) apart from guest appearences from Tandy, Lynnes drinking buddy Ringo starr and the odd wilbury..in fairness it sounds more wilburyesque than ELO...enough said...this is a great song though..heres to a proper reunion..

[ReneeNme]

@davo7461 " more wilburyesque than ELO ". ??? Sorry, I just don't hear the sound comparison. Farrrrrrrrr too diferentiated.

[Gnomitolindo]

paar dios, qué música

[Gnomitolindo]

@Gnomitolindo quise poner "qué músicos" pero evidentemente estaba re drogado jauajuaj

[JNNYBRN]

This clearly is" the Jeff Lynne" posting upgrades of his songs from Zoom & seeing how he has always been a perfectionist it makes perfect sense ...Jeff the upgrades sound great, I love this song & Just for Love, & listening to you on YOU TUBE is my moment in paradise...

[candycandy1974]

Soy fanatica de ELO hace muchos años,pero hace poco descubri esta cancion...creo que seria la que quisiera oir en mi lecho de muerte...maravillosa!

[piosim]

non ci sono parole per il GRANDE

 JEFF!!!!!

[AnonYmous17]

Did the original sound so bad? I never noticed :/

[rorymacve]

My God, Jeff Lynne sure knows how to win a person's heart with his music. This is a talent that it underappreciated, this should have been rightfully a hit single.

[bluedevil1967]

jeff you write whith your soul and heart

[elo2006]

Sounds great!!!

[oluska093]

JEFF-THANKS-  DORIS-POLAND

[nurmiar]

Very good sound...you have done a good job!

[VichinVik]

Muy bueno.

[buzz1234ism]

Nice job on the mix, sounds fantastic !

[MclovinMcmuffin69]

awful, dont do that again man, it sucks really bad...I was looking for this song but this...dont mess with originals unless you're fuckin brilliant on it.

[BradRieman]

Awesome job, dude. Well done.

[MINGCHINGBOY]

One of the last, of the best.

[zaguiryz]

This is the favorite song of my uncle r.i.p, This amazing, and beutiful.

[heatboy80]

ELO - this song is great !!! but the best song is ,,without someone´´ !!!!

[loszhor]

So lovely.

[ourmandan]

Very nice tune ... your remaster is great .. no muddiness. I've never heard the composition till now ... but was an ELO fan in HSchool (1977) ... what year was this released?

[falbendea]

@ourmandan ZOOM album 2001

[paulag16]

@ourmandan : 2005

[vicctorknight]

Jeff Lynne has never fully explained the meaning of this song but the me the lyrics very much sound like an experience of a beautiful one night stand where the woman is saying "save your soul for someone else, but not for me. I'm a free spirit that can't be tied down." It is the memory of a moment in time. What is your interpretation?

[rayworld32]

Songs like melting in the sun,twilight and many others are,to my own perspective the songs of a mystic,someone who wants to rise as high as possible emotionaly. .Woman in his songs can be seen as his soul or emotional side( Car gustav Jung).Stranger on a quiet street can the be translated in the mystical love experience of the unknown .The un -identified flying object (quiet...)that enters our life when where opened to the un-known and lifts us up !

[zgopify]

This is the no 1 song on Zoom. It reminds one of the Beatles...

[ReneeNme]

@zgopify The whole CD reminds me of the Beatles. What a genious Jeff is.

[wpollock1]

I thought that Zoom was stronger than Discovery (I used to call it Disco very). Yes, there is Midnight Blue, but some of the other songs are Disco-y. I love classic ELO, but I also thought that Zoom was exceptionally strong.

[Jasenspeed401]

I never felt Zoom was anything worthwhile. It didn't have the emotional grip that Time or Secret Messages have or some of the fun and humour that Out of The Blue and Discovery have. I have to agree with trap0001@FinnMove, it would have been better if Jeff had just called it Armchair Theatre 2.

[RadaMcLaren32C]

@Jasenspeed401 I agree, but there is no arguing that there was at least a sliver of talent and heart put into some of these songs

[Hanakoa12]

"My goal was to take this old grandmother guitar, and just make it sing!"

[richardflint07]

The song is pretty cool and awesome! Love it!

[ALaudun]

It's beautiful. I can't say enough about your work.

[lynnemanic]

What is there not to love about this song? Another winner is Don't Say Goodbye off Armchair Theatre.

[Eltoniobonio]

I think my fave off 'Armchair Theatre' is probably 'What would it take'.

[FinnMove]

Zoom was an underrated album.

But I think Jeff Lynne made a mistake by doing that album almost all by himself.

I would have sounded better for sure by doing a drummist, keyboard player, bass player adding to Jeff Lynne himself

However tho songs themselves were mainly good.

[Eltoniobonio]

Agree, couldn't understand the luke-warm reception it received.

[FinnMove]

yes look at a hear the sirons

maybe we will hear more when Jeff Lynne

realises his new solo album !

Magic you know.

[AZERTYoscar]

I totally agree with you. Bev Bevan on drums, Richard Tandy on keyboards (more keyboards), Louis Clark (more chords please) and RIP Kelly Groucutt on bass and back vocals.

[trap0001]

@FinnMove - I think passing Zoom off as an ELO album was the main gripe, certainly was mine. If he called it Armchair Theatre II by JHeff Lynne then I wouldn't have had a problem with it. But ELO, no sir.

[FinnMove]

I think Jeff Lynne should have shared instruments with other people. I don´t mean he was a bad drummer but a co operation makes always a better result.

I miss Bev Bevan´s drumming here.

[trap0001]

He did though, Ringo Starr on at least 1 track as drummer (Easy Money if memory serves).

[FinnMove]

@trap0001

I think you are right. But because I am an avid ELO fan but not a perfect English speaker. Could you translate some vocoder voices in Out of the Blue.

There are a lot of them. Believe Me Now, Big Wheels, The Whale.

What do the vocoders in the background say ? Also other strange voices are available.

[CapLockFreak]

@trap0001 Ringo also played drums on this song as well as Easy Money.

[CapLockFreak]

@FinnMove Richard Tandy played on "Alright".