- pop, art rock, pop rock
- 35 min
- 10 tracks
- Epic
Balance of Power is the eleventh studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released in 1986. It is the final album by the band to feature co-founder Bev Bevan on drums, as well as the last album to feature a significant contribution from keyboardist Richard Tandy.
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Spare, grave, classical in form and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic2/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 ★
- The Music Box2.5/5 ★
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- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Heaven Only Knows2:56
- 2So Serious2:44
- 3Getting to the Point4:30
- 4Secret Lives3:29
- 5Is It Alright3:25
- 6Sorrow About to Fall4:04
- 7Without Someone3:51
- 8Calling America3:29
- 9Endless Lies2:60
- 10Send It3:08
10 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Label
- Epic
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AT
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