I really love Electric Light Orchestra's Eldorado. I think it's really underrated in their discography and jn general. It's the story of an average, lonely guy who finds more comfort in the stories in his dreams than this life. His dreams are exciting, but are far from what I'd call pleasant. He's a traumatized soldier returning from war, a Native American living in the city after his people were driven out and way of life have been demolished, a man who gave his life fighting with Robin Hood, etc etc etc. It kind of speaks to me of deeper trouble in his life and the album ends with him being unable to cope with reality. He jumps to his death, having realized that it's the key to eternal dream. The orchestral arrangements are lovely, the music itself is pretty varied while sticking to the concept, and the vocals are incredible.

I liked 4 a lot actually, I just wouldn't call it a classic

Poor dude. Loved a lot of his movies. Die Hard 1/2/3 and Unbreakable are all classics

It's pretty essential to the flow of the album

That's my take on Hurt basically. I feel the best part about Cash's version is the music video which I think is phenomenal. But the cover itself doesn't work for me, especially next to the original.

One line in the song doesn't mean the song is centered around it. Hurt is the epilogue to the Downward Spiral, the song before features the protagonist's suicide. Heroin isn't the only problem he had.

Hurt isn't just about heroin addiction wat