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8.0
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8.0 |
The Independent
Felted walls of instruments shugging through short songs structured with a high rate of harmonic turnover, topped by Lynne’s affectless pop-craftsman’s nose-voice
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8.0
81785
8.0 |
Mojo
Long damned by faint praise for unselfconscious fealty to his heroes, the definitive elements of this bijou gem are the author’s own
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
It covers familiar ground, with the usual mixture of grandiose balladry and harmony-drenched, uptempo rockers
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8.0
81911
8.0 |
NME
If the album repeatedly reflects over and revisits his glory days like a rewritten greatest hits, it’s only a sign that he’s sharing and indulging our renewed love of this classic canon
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
Meticulously constructed, it’s a lovely, unassuming but ceaselessly hopeful affair which recalls The Beatles at their most heartstrings-tugging
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8.0
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Uncut
He’s morphed from ignorable yesterday’s man to national treasure, the high priest of the guilty pleasure, the writer of our unofficial national anthems
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
In contrast to ELO's early prog-rock sprawl, Alone is bracingly succinct both in words and music
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
If he hasn't written a knockout single - a high bar for a craftsman of 67 to clear - he's nevertheless sculpted ten strong songs, each one containing a sturdy melodic foundation and dressed in the handsomest threads of 1978
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7.0
81975
7.0 |
The Music
The disco funk and swooning strings of One Step At A Time recaptures Lynne's glory days to feelgood effect
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6.7
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6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
The entire second half of the album is a collection of songs you’ll have stuck in your head, wondering how they wormed their way in there
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6.3
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Pitchfork
This is a fine addition to their catalog, perhaps not as consistent as 2001’s Zoom but much better than these late-career revival albums tend to sound
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6.0
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The Arts Desk
This record is certainly not going to change the world in this decade or any other, but something about this timeless simplicity is delightfully reassuring
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6.0
81982
6.0 |
The Guardian
He still has a knack for putting in the twist that can lift an otherwise unexceptional song
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6.0
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6.0 |
Gig Soup
‘Alone in the Universe’ is a simple album, with simple appeal. It feels like there are a few things missing but it should please a lot of big ELO fans
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5.0
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Slant Magazine
The best of these 10 tidy songs are fun and uncannily recognizable, even the first time you hear them, as songs by Lynne
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5.0
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5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Lynne’s voice is as warm and comforting as ever, his ear for a hook still sharp and his production is as shiny and gorgeous as a celebrity model’s hair from a shampoo advert. But still, there’s something missing
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