Electric Light Orchestra (Official Thread)

[gcczep]

Happy stuff...

During the late bout of cold and snow we've experienced in the UK I've been working my way through the Black Sabbath, Saxon, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden collection with a few other heavy bands thrown in. As soon as the sun breaks through and a day's work is done ... out comes ELO and this will go on, with maybe some Beatles and Yes. For some reason I find ELO one of the most uplifting bands ever and I always seem to associate them with sunny days, strange that.

Strange Magic

All you have to do is listen to Mr. Blue Sky...

 

[Sox]

^^^ Exactly, that was one of the first singles I bought as a kid gcczep, on purple/pink vinyl.

 

[LG]

Played Discovery earlier today, my old beat up vinyl and it sounded surprisingly good...both musically and physically. I even listened to "Don't Bring Me Down" rather than skip over it...

I think I'll keep this old bit of wax, I was time tripping back to my younger days when spinning it for the first time in decades.

 

[silverstar]

For some reason I find ELO one of the most uplifting bands ever and I always seem to associate them with sunny days, strange that.

Its because of their most famous song........ Mr Blue Sky....
blues skies... sun is on your shoulder...
very uplifting.... a classic song of the 70s

 

[Nololob]

Played Discovery earlier today, my old beat up vinyl and it sounded surprisingly good...both musically and physically. I even listened to "Don't Bring Me Down" rather than skip over it...

I think I'll keep this old bit of wax, I was time tripping back to my younger days when spinning it for the first time in decades.

Disco rock, or as you may call it disco very, is not too bad if it was made well and Jeff Lynne was the man for that that's for sure.

 

[LG]

Disco rock, or as you may call it disco very, is not too bad if it was made well and Jeff Lynne was the man for that that's for sure.

Those of us that were out nightclubbing back in the 80's liked Disco...but it loses something when you are listening to it at home admittedly. It didn't do any lasting damage to my appreciation of other music and I even have 2 compilation CD's of my fave disco hits.

Discovery is more than just disco, sure the drums are bigger and more up front but most of the songs are just ELO pop to me. I was very surprised how much I enjoyed Discovery again.

 

[METALPRIEST]

Discovery conjures up good memories for me. Great time...my sister was the first to buy this and used to listen to it at her place. Of course I bought my own copy.

My fave from this is Horace Wimp

 

[Marbles]

I loathed it at the time, especially "Diary of Horace Wimp" and "Don't Bring Me Down"! "Confusion" and "Last Train To London" were tolerable. Time does mellow you though - I heard DBMD in the local Co-op a couple of weeks ago and nearly started singing along to it.

I still feel that ELO peaked and plateaued with "A New World Record". "Out of Blue" just about kept up the level but it was all downhill from then on.

 

[LG]

^^Eldorado is their masterpiece to me, but I do love "A New World Record" and feel that was their last great album.

 

[Hurdy Gurdy Man]

I just think Jeff Lynne has proven to be a well more than adequate writer and producer.After all,even the three surviving Beatles of '95 felt his talents well enough to work with THEM on their "Anthology".Now THAT'S a badge of honor Lynn can wear quite proudly...