Electric Light Orchestra

[beccabear67]

One of the biggest sounds of the '70s! I remember when Out Of The Blue was released in 1977 and there were big displays of the UFO artwork associated with it. They really got behind that album in particular. So many of the songs bring back that era of roller disco and plastic furniture, and Jeff Lynne kept right on writing great songs into the '80s and beyond.

I also remember seeing them perform Daybreaker on tv and how we then got the Ole' Elo compilation album. Don't Bring Me Down, Do Ya, Turn To Stone, Can't Get It Out Of My Head, Showdown... so many memorable tracks.

[beccabear67]

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There's a book about Lynne's career, just ordered uit the other day, supposed to be very good. I really enjoyed the 2001 ELO Zoom CD... maybe even his single best 'album' of all! George Harrison even guested on it before he left us. :cry:

[zabadak]

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I didn't like them when I first heard them (10538 Overture etc.) but I got into them when Livin' Thing came out, then revisited all the oldies, which I then enjoyed!

[Twocky61]

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Mr Blue Sky? Was that by ELO?

[Richard1978]

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Mr Blue Sky? Was that by ELO?

Yes & normally the most commonly played song of theirs.

[Twocky61]

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Thanks Richard

[Pussywillow]

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Yes the Out of the Blue LP was a DOUBLE GATEFOLD !! What a great album, only surpassed by A New World Record imho.

Jeff Lynne's solo stuffs a bit hit or miss though, didn't he make a come back recently ?

[zabadak]

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Mr Blue Sky? Was that by ELO?

Features in the film Guardians Of The Galaxy 2

[George 1978]

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I love ELO as well. They seemed to be ahead of their time when it came to how their songs sounded - almost a 1980s group a decade earlier if you know what I mean!


My favourites were Strange Magic, Turn to Stone, Sweet Talkin' Woman and Shine a Little Love.

[zabadak]

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Yeeeeeaaaah but then they didn't move on much so I got bored...

[Twocky61]

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I still have one of their cassettes stashed away somewhere

[Zincubus]

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They did a live concert a short while ago - it's on Sky OnDemand now .

They sounded better than ever oddly enough ....

Marvellous in fact


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[philfrommancs]

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Excellent band.
One of my favourite songs of all artists is their "Telephone Line"
Guilty pleasure is " Diary of Horace Wimp"

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[Clare]

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I like "Wild West Hero".

[zabadak]

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They did a live concert a short while ago - it's on Sky OnDemand now .

They sounded better than ever oddly enough ....

Marvellous in fact


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