A New World Record

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  Favorite Albums of All Time

  Stu

  (1976)

  "People walking hand-in-hand

  Everybody's singing to the band

  I wanna be where the stars shine bright

  And hear sweet music on a summer night..."

  Adherents of Punk, Grunge, and Metal would have you believe that rock music must be angry and aggressive to be any good. Who says it can’t be catchy, melodic, and FUN? Didn’t the Beatles teach you anything? Jeff Lynne is rock’s most underrated tunesmith, and this album is a joy from start to finish. Even in the “sad” closing song when he sings, “My Shangri-La has gone away, fading like The Beatles on ‘Hey Jude,’” you sense he’s singing it with a wink.