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Birmingham, England (1970 – present)
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) was a very successful rock music group of the 1970s and 1980s, formed in Birmingham, England.
They incorporated the sounds of string ensembles, vocoders and dub echos into rock songs, thereby creating a very sophisticated studio version of rock. The musical content of ELO songs often went far beyond usual chord structures, mixing pop songwriting with classical romanticism and synthesized sounds. The band claim that their music “picks up where The Beatles’ 1967 song I Am the Walrus left off.”
Formed in 1970 by Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan (the remaining members of the 1960s rock group The Move). The band used cellos, violin, horns and woodwinds to give their music a classical sound. This was an idea Roy Wood initially had while with The Move, to take rock music in a new direction. In 1970 when Carl Wayne left the The Move, Jeff Lynne, front man with fellow Brum band Idle Race, responded to Wood’s second invitation to join the line-up, with the lure of starting the new band. To help finance the fledgling project, two more Move albums were released during the recording of their eponymous first album in 1971 which produced the UK hit
10538 Overture. In the US this album was released with the mistaken title of No Answer, due to a mix-up with an uncompleted telephone call to the American label and subsequent secretarial message.
They incorporated the sounds of string ensembles, vocoders and dub echos into rock songs, thereby creating a very sophisticated studio version of rock. The musical content of ELO songs often went far beyond usual chord structures, mixing pop songwriting with classical romanticism and synthesized sounds. The band claim that their music “picks up where The Beatles’ 1967 song I Am the Walrus left off.”
Formed in 1970 by Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan (the remaining members of the 1960s rock group The Move). The band used cellos, violin, horns and woodwinds to give their music a classical sound. This was an idea Roy Wood initially had while with The Move, to take rock music in a new direction. In 1970 when Carl Wayne left the The Move, Jeff Lynne, front man with fellow Brum band Idle Race, responded to Wood’s second invitation to join the line-up, with the lure of starting the new band. To help finance the fledgling project, two more Move albums were released during the recording of their eponymous first album in 1971 which produced the UK hit
10538 Overture. In the US this album was released with the mistaken title of No Answer, due to a mix-up with an uncompleted telephone call to the American label and subsequent secretarial message.
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Out of the Blue
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Don't Bring Me Down
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Evil Woman
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Livin' Thing
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Turn To Stone
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Sweet Talkin' Woman
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Telephone Line
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Hold On Tight
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Strange Magic
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Showdown
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Last Train To London
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Shine A Little Love
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Can't Get It Out Of My Head
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Twilight
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Confusion
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Electric Light Orchestra is my favorite.
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Borundil wrote:
ELO should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [3]
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Tomok1 wrote:
They are the best band in the world, after The Beatles of course. Jeff Lynne is just amazing.
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KayJay123 wrote:
ELO should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [2]
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FrankTyrell wrote:
ELO should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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FrankTyrell wrote:
"The Sons of Beatles" by Lennon
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Olooosh wrote:
Mr. Blue Sky is amazing! <3
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emilczak wrote:
my mother's band XD
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shakermaster wrote:
"Twilight" is amazing. It's remind me of Ultraman!
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doctorjmo wrote:
they brought me up!!
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leolegend wrote:
Lynne is shit
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tippnick wrote:
sweet talkin woman is up there wit the best
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nessieness wrote:
<3
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willv67 wrote:
Turn to Stone <3
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AbOD7 wrote:
amazing pic up there XD
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RonenKohavi wrote:
Agreed kirstylaaa you cannot go wrong.
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kirstylaaa wrote:
Out of the Blue is my personal favourite. But you can't go wrong with any of the albums really.
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jizzy_jams wrote:
A New World Record is one of the best albums ever, also check out their album Fire On High. and then check out Out of the Blue. those three albums are some of the best of the 70s
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Crustclock wrote:
'A New World Record' is my recommendation.
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robaczywy wrote:
What would you recommend as a first album to listen to?
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News
Kelly Groucutt Passes at The Age of 63
23 Mar 2009 | from www.elomusic.com/news
From Kelly's Official site:
Kelly Groucutt 1945 - 2009
Kelly Groucutt died on the afternoon of 19th February 2009 following a heart attack. Our hearts and thoughts go out to his wife Anna and Kelly's family. …
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Electric Light Orchestra Original Album Restoration Campaign Continues
9 Oct 2007 | from www.elomusic.com/news
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