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8.0
47295
8.0 |
All Music
Adds up to a blueprint in reverse for Lynne; by going to back to his beginnings, he winds up figuring out why he went in the direction he did
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8.0
47309
8.0 |
Mojo
Easy on the ear, yet never sugary. Print edition only
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7.5
47297
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Actually pretty delightful
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7.0
47311
7.0 |
Uncut
All in all, an interesting exercise. Print edition only
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7.0
47473
7.0 |
No Ripcord
You can’t really go wrong with this group of tunes if you have a half hour to spare and your hipster-irony-defense mechanism inoperative
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7.0
47543
7.0 |
musicOMH
A finely chosen first eleven
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7.0
47972
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
40-years into his rich musical career, it’s perfectly fine for Lynne to be taking stock — just as long as he doesn’t stop
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7.0
47294
7.0 |
BBC
If it never crackles with startling candour, you sense that’s because he wants to pay simple homage to the tunes that formed him, rather than whip out his youthful diaries
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6.0
47298
6.0 |
Slant Magazine
A brief, bright, and gentle diversion
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6.0
47301
6.0 |
The Independent
In this, Jeff Lynne's musical memoir of youthful influences, old songs are
recast in new lights
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4.0
47302
4.0 |
Evening Standard
Long Wave is, aside from a spritely take on Beyond the Sea, a lazy covers album
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4.0
48049
4.0 |
Q
Seems like great fun for Jeff Lynne, less so for the rest of us. Print edition only
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