Members Bbreaker Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 Great pop songs.Witty lyrics.Jeff Lynne's the man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bbreaker Posted March 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 another favorite................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 What IS a waves' chicane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 Don't Bring Me Down is such a great song. I love the groove, and that drum recording on it is just sick. Can't forget the production quality that ELO had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 I really love a lot of their stuff. Lynne is a wiz. Also recommend The Move--a band Lynne joined prior to forming ELO. I think of Jeff Lynne as one of the architects of the 70s pop sound, along with Paul McCartney and Lindsey Buckingham. And a few others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beyer160 Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 I do like some ELO stuff, but the whole '70s "boatload of coccaine" production style grates on me pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bbreaker Posted March 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 I do like some ELO stuff, but the whole '70s "boatload of coccaine" production style grates on me pretty quickly. That's the beauty of Jeff Lynne.Even his solo work is very produced............ Cool Bigsby Ovation at the end of the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 I love ELO. Especially Evil Woman, Do Ya, Telephone Line, Mr Blue Sky, and Sweet Talkin Woman. I saw them in '78 and tried to see them again about 10 years ago or so on the Zoom tour. The tour was cancelled due to poor ticket sales, goes to show they are pretty much forgotten by todays listeners, which is shameful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 ELO's whole catalog has yet to get old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FoonkySteve Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 I love ELO. Especially Evil Woman, Do Ya, Telephone Line, Mr Blue Sky, and Sweet Talkin Woman. I saw them in '78 and tried to see them again about 10 years ago or so on the Zoom tour. The tour was cancelled due to poor ticket sales, goes to show they are pretty much forgotten by todays listeners, which is shameful. The zoom tour is available on dvd. It's great! Love me some ELO; a true original band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor49 Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 more cowbell, Mr Blue Sky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C-4 Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 ELO is one of my very all-time favorite bands. I love Jeff Lynne's production. It has a very European sound to it, which I am partial too.The chords first appear to be standard, but then take a classical turn in the progression which refreshes the entire song.Everything about his music is fun to play, and timeless to listen too. Jeff can do no wrong.When he produces other artists, I love the way it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 57GLDTP Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 I dig ELO. Saw them in Asbury Park around 73-74. Triumvirat was the opening act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jerry_L Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 Jeff Lynne is a pop-music genius, no doubt, and their classical-rock fusion was brilliantly executed. Their albums were pretty good up until Out of the Blue, which over-reached a bit but still had some great tracks on it. I bailed on them after Discovery. Anything worthwhile after that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 Lot's of stuff could not have existed without ELO. I'm certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beyer160 Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 When he produces other artists, I love the way it sounds. I think Tom Petty fans might disagree. I mean really- 'Runnin' down a dream... [CHA-CHING-A-CHING!!!]' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Strenge Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 Time is one of my favorite albums. I like the earlier stuff too but not as much as that one from end-to-end. The only song I didn't care for, and IMO didn't fit the rest of the concept album, is Hold on Tight, which of course was the big single From the intro and Twilight: [video=youtube;3U52sP25ynE] Into this song with "remember the good old 1980s" [video=youtube;CJdZTNLkpuA] Love the synth sounds in this one [video=youtube;KRWZxO4UhVE] And my favorite on the album here. [video=youtube;XIJX6mKk6rY] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceProg Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 ELO is one of my fave bands (Alongside The Moody Blues, Yes, and Kansas). It's a shame they don't get the recognition these days they deserve, but most of the bands I like get that kind of treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fu2jobu Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 I can appreciate the ELO stuff. A little different than what I normally listen to but Lynne has a way of pulling you with the melodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abitofinger Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 "The world outside don't like us much, 'cause they aint got our classy touch!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dogsinotpalc Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 Good stuff, and I think much of it has held up pretty well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Futuresman Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 ELO was my very first concert, 1977 or 78 (too old too remember lol), at the old Chicago Stadium. It was on the tour for A New World Record, which I still to this day love to crank. Anyway, I went with my neighbor who was 15 and I was 16, and his dad drove. They had 3 tickets, 2 down on the floor, and 1 way up in the nosebleeds. I got the nose bleeds seat, went up there, sat down, stared at the older chicks in halter tops with no bra, suppressed my boner, tried to figure out what the pungent smell was, and stared down at the floor where this giant white "pill" was. I knew the pill was the stage, but couldn't figure out how they were going to stand on it lol (most have been a contact high thing). Anyway the lights went down, the place started cheering and the "pill" started to flash lights around it at an ever increasing speed. Then smoke started to billow out of it and the spaceship (no longer a pill) started to move abit up and down. Then music started to play in softly getting louder as the spaceship split apart, As the top half of the space ship rose, ELO was inside playing Tightrope. My boner had returned and I still haven't lost it for that music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dessalines Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 Yeah, great band and I can't get it out of my head.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crashclc Posted March 24, 2011 Members Share Posted March 24, 2011 Used to love them. I still find a lot of their tunes catchy and they usually trigger some nice memories but that's about it. I have them on my iPod along with about 500-600 other artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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