Independent review

The spirit of the Beatles—and the British Invasion in general—lives on in the early 80s material here. Jeff Lynne brought synthesizers to the track "Life Goes On," and the band essentially moves chronologically from the beginning of the album to the end. There are touches of solo McCartney and even Ringo. As for the main downsides, I’d point to Rundgren’s rather unpleasant vocal timbre. Ultimately, the result evokes "Magical Mystery Tour". It’s not bad, but it feels more like an homage than a fresh innovation.

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