1986's BALANCE OF POWER, the last ELO album to feature Jeff Lynne--the rest of the group re-convened as ELO Part II in the late '90s with cult-fave singer/guitarist Parthenon Huxley replacing Lynne--looks at first like a dubious attempt at '80s-style modernization. The cliched, dated graphics--and keyboard player Richard Tandy's red-flag credit for "programming"--notwithstanding, this is a fine example of Lynne's '80s work.
01 Heaven only knows 02 So serious 03 Getting to the point 04 Secret lives 05 Is it alright 06 Sorrow about to fall 07 Without someone 08 Calling america 09 Endless lies 10 Send it 11 Opening 12 Heaven only knows (Bonus track)
13 In for the kill (Bonus track) 14 Secret lives (Bonus track) 15 Sorrow about to fall (Bonus track) 16 Caught in a trap (Bonus track) 17 Destination unknown (Bonus track)