- art rock, symphonic prog, rock, pop
- 42 min
- 5 tracks
- United Artists
ELO 2 is the second studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1973. In the US, the album was released as Electric Light Orchestra II. It was the band's last album to be released by the Harvest label, the last on which the band used the definite article The in their name, and the one that introduced their abbreviated name 'ELO'.
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Grave, spare, character-led and earnest.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic2.5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideC+
- Classic Rock2/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 ★
- MusicHound2.5/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★
- The Daily VaultA
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Tracks
- 1In Old England Town (Boogie #2)6:56
- 2Mama7:03
- 3Roll Over Beethoven8:11
- 4From the Sun to the World (Boogie #1)8:23
- 5Kuiama11:20
5 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Label
- United Artists
- Released
- 1973-03
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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