Song 42 ( Electric Light Orchestra - Prologue / Twilight )

For song 42 I decided to pick Prologue and Twilight by ELO from the Time Album. This is an incredible masterpiece off one of the best albums that ELO has ever made. The musicianship and arrangements are mind blowing, however what probably puts most people off is the lyrics. This is a concept album or rock opera of sorts about a man who is from 1981, (the year of the album's release), who gets abducted by people from the future who take him to the year 2095. This album is more progressive than their other material and is usually shunned by some of their hardcore fans. I find this album to be more of a "musician's" album, i.e. the casual listener might have a lot of trouble hearing the complex arrangements and nuances that make this such a great song and album; I would, however recommend this song for anyone to hear at least once. Twilight is actually the second most popular song on this album: Hold on Tight to Your Dreams is actually the the main "hit" on this album, which most have heard. It is very similar to it, however Twilight has more energy and feels "bigger" than Hold on Tight to Your Dreams.

Here is the studio version on YouTube.
Here is the music video on YouTube.

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