ELO & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN: XANADU (OST)

Quite unbelievably, the soundtrack to this terrible film is actually worth buying. That's because it has five ELO tracks on it. They are very good tracks in the "Discovery"/"Time" style with "Don't Walk Away" being not only a beautiful song but a real highlight in their career. "I'm Alive" and "All Over The World" are energetic numbers with Lynne's usual, detailed production shining through, and "The Fall" is a good song too. The title track is well-known but can be rather tedious to listen to, mainly due to Olivia Newton John's shrieky noise (er, sorry, voice). The non-ELO tracks are not good unless you're into bad Broadway musicals. Which I'm not. Sorry.