Moment of Truth (ELO Part II album)
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| Moment of Truth | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1994 (UK) 18 July 1995 (US) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 53:59 | |||
| Label | Curb Records, Edel Music | |||
| Producer | Stephan Galfas | |||
| ELO Part II chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Moment of Truth | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| MusicHound |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Moment of Truth is the second and final album by ELO Part II, released in October 1994. The cover illustration by Graham Reynolds depicts an incandescent light bulb shattering. The light bulb image continues a visual theme that began with the light bulb depicted on the cover of Electric Light Orchestra's debut album. Moment of Truth and the single "One More Tomorrow" would determine if ELO Part II would continue re-establishing themselves in America.[5] "The Fox" was originally from the 1985 Kelly Groucutt EP, We Love Animals.[6][7]
The album was reissued in 2021 by Renaissance Records on CD and 2×LP, the first time Moment of Truth was available on LP. Both the CD and LP releases included bonus tracks.[8]
Reception
[edit]In 1994, Music & Media called Moment of Truth "thin" compared to ELO Part II's predecessor Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).[9] They also noted that the way ELO Part II handled symphonic rock was similar to the way Alan Parsons handled it.[9] In an earlier issue that year, Music & Media noted that the single "Power of a Million Lights" had a sound consistent with ELO under Jeff Lynne, the only difference being the change from strings to synthesizers.[10]
Track listing
[edit]Original CD
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Moment of Truth (Overture)" | Louis Clark | 4:07 | |
| 2. | "Breakin' Down the Walls" | Phil Bates | Bates | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Power of a Million Lights" | Eric Troyer | Troyer | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Interlude 3" | Clark | 0:32 | |
| 5. | "One More Tomorrow" | Bev Bevan, Mik Kaminski, Bates | Bates | 5:00 |
| 6. | "Don't Wanna" | Troyer | Troyer | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Voices" | Kaminski, Bates | Bates | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Interlude 2" | Clark | 0:20 | |
| 9. | "Vixen" | 0:04 | ||
| 10. | "The Fox" | Kelly Groucutt | Groucutt | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Love or Money" | Troyer, Bates | Troyer | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Blue Violin" | Groucutt, Kaminski | Groucutt | 1:10 |
| 13. | "Whiskey Girls" | Bevan, Bates | Bates | 3:37 |
| 14. | "Interlude 1" | Clark | 0:58 | |
| 15. | "Twist of the Knife" | Bevan, Groucutt, Bates | Groucutt | 4:30 |
| 16. | "So Glad You Said Goodbye" | Bevan, Troyer, Bates | Troyer | 4:12 |
| 17. | "Underture" | Clark | 2:52 | |
| 18. | "The Leaving" | 0:25 | ||
| Total length: | 53:59 | |||
Tracks included on 2021 reissue:[11]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19. | "Local Hero (A Story Sad But True)" (demo) | Glen Burtnik, Troyer[12] | 3:48 |
| 20. | "Power of a Million Lights" (demo) | 4:49 | |
| 21. | "Love or Money" (demo) | 3:56 | |
| 22. | "Rain Down Fire" (demo) | 5:19 | |
| 23. | "Breakin' Down the Walls" (radio edit) | 3:51 | |
| 24. | "Power of a Million Lights" (radio edit) | 3:50 |
Personnel
[edit]ELO Part II
- Bev Bevan – drums
- Mik Kaminski – violin
- Louis Clark – orchestral keyboards and orchestral arrangements
- Kelly Groucutt – bass and vocals
- Eric Troyer – keyboards and vocals
- Phil Bates – guitar and vocals
Additional musicians
- Percussion: Hossam Ramzy
- Strings: The London Session Orchestra; leader: Gavyn Wright (included Wilf Gibson)
References
[edit]- ^ Moment of Truth at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. pp. 382–83. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 275. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (22 July 1995). "ELO Part II: It Can Rise, but Can It Shine?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Kelly Groucutt". face-the-music.de. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ We Love Animals at AllMusic
- ^ Sinclair, Keith (28 June 2021). "ELO Part II: Renaissance Reissues Update". elobeatlesforever.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b "New Releases – Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11. Issue 32. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 6 August 1994. p. 5. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via WorldRadioHistory.Com.
- ^ "New Releases – Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11. Issue 29. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 16 July 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via WorldRadioHistory.Com.
- ^ Moment of Truth (CD back cover). ELO Part II. United States: Renaissance Records. 2021. RMED-991.
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