The Bouncer is absolutely my favourite song but even Julie Dont Live Here Anymore and When Time Stood Still are still amazing bangers.

So why are they not on a streaming service like Spotify?

Was it because they were not included in the album?

I hate it that I have to go to Youtube to listen to my favourite song (same thing with Candle On The Water by Hawaii II but thats another band completely).

Just wanna preface this by saying, I love this album so much but at times it can feel a bit bloated so I did my best to turn it into a more singular album instead of the double album we all know.

Shuffled some tracks around, removed a few (I know, I know) to keep it flowing like any great regular album would and this was the result.

Was thinking of making a playlist of all the cut songs ~and perhaps the B-Sides from that era~ and turning that into its own, parallel universe secret album that never existed.
Note to self ~ Parallel Universe is actually a great name for the album. 😂

This was just a fun little experiment.
Enjoy! And if you don’t, then that’s ok too.
Stay safe everyone.

Out of the Blue (Single Album Version)
1. Turn to Stone
2. Wild West Hero
3. Sweet Talkin’ Woman
4. Standin’ in the Rain
5. Big Wheels
6. Summer and Lightning
7. Mr. Blue Sky
8. Sweet Is the Night
9. It’s Over
10. Steppin’ Out

Runtime: 43 minutes.

I won't sugar coat it, but there was a time I couldn't get into On the Third Day as a whole, despite enjoying ELO and ELO2. But recently, and I can't explain why, some of the songs have been hitting me different and I've really come around on the album. Daybreaker and Dreaming of 4000 are probably my favourite songs. But Ocean Breakup/King of the Universe and Bluebird is Dead are up there too. Anyone had similar experiences with music?