All Over The World: The Very Best Of [Import] (2 Lp's) 3/20/2012 with the emphasis on space

with the emphasis on space and texture

But nobody could have been disappointed with the rest of this record -- one can even hear the very distant origins of "Smoke on the Water" in "Mandrake Root

Sounding like his 2012 rap-rock album/project WZRD but without the polish

" Offspring's power is in writing anthemic guitar rock that effortlessly slips from genre to genre

Dennis Halburton

All Over The World: The Very Best Of [Import] (2 Lp's) 3/20/2012 with the emphasis on spaceAlthough there's no shortage of Electric Light Orchestra collections on the market, 2005's ALL OVER THE WORLD finds the middle ground between 1995's extensive two disc STRANGE MAGIC set and 2003's THE ESSENTIAL ELO. Except for the baffling omission of "Can't Get It Out of My Head," the majority of the British band's majestic 1970s pop hits are here. This disc's real service, however, is its inclusion of lesser known selections, including "The Diary of