Not a lot of bands in the 70’s thought “you know what would sound good in a rock band? A string quartet!” But Jeff Lynne did, and boy was he right. Their sound was like no other band before or since. Their third album, On The Third Day, gave us this episode’s uncovered tune, Showdown. A great hook and twists and turns made up a wonderful song from our “Albums That are 50 Years Old” series.
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