Let's talk Electric Light Orchestra

[mikeh75]

i bought afterglow boxset the day it was released back in '90.one of the best boxsets i ever bought.

[Dusty Chalk]

I love ELO, they've always done it for me, and I believe Olé ELO was one of the first 10 records I ever bought, and I played it to death. The long version of Kuiama (with the insane violin solo -- one of my favorite non-guitar solos of all time) is a favorite track -- not just for the solo, mind you, I love its patient almost post-rock nature -- and Face the Music, A New World Record and Out of the Blue are of course favourites.

I also intend to cover "Don't Bring Me Down" at some point in my life.

[MsHiFi]

Wow ... I need to go listen to some ELO again ... soon!

A New World Record is among the first record albums I ever bought - this at the time it was a new album! I was playing cello in the jr. high school orchestra and I found out ELO had two cellos and I thought it was really cool a rock band had two cellos and I just had to check them out! I remember playing the heck out of Out Of The Blue as well. I enjoy their much older albums too. Oh, and I did get the box set on CD.

I did find a nice copy of Time at the local thrift shop not too long ago ... another one I still haven't gotten around to playing. Maybe I need to flag that one!

[annie]

Originally Posted by Dusty Chalk

I love ELO, they've always done it for me, and I believe Olé ELO was one of the first 10 records I ever bought, and I played it to death. The long version of Kuiama (with the insane violin solo -- one of my favorite non-guitar solos of all time) is a favorite track -- not just for the solo, mind you, I love its patient almost post-rock nature -- and Face the Music, A New World Record and Out of the Blue are of course favourites.

I also intend to cover "Don't Bring Me Down" at some point in my life.

I have the vinyl Olé ELO - a friend found it in Alaska in a used bin.

[flipflop]

Originally Posted by annie

I have the vinyl Olé ELO - a friend found it in Alaska in a used bin.

I've got all ELO vinyl - I bought most of it years and years ago but today you can pick up pretty much all of the albums really cheap on vinyl. There are lots and lots of copies in circulation and there's hardly any demand for it so... prices are at rock bottom - shop away people

I'm at Discovery now - moving a bit slow

Don't bring me down!!

[TrekkiELO]

Originally Posted by That 70s Guy

Has anyone heard ELO Pt.2?

I have a live cd of theirs,it's actually pretty good.

I have their 1990 debut album Electric Light Orchestra Part Two and enjoy it!

As you can obviously tell by my screen name I love every song they ever recorded for all of their studio albums...

Message From the Country by The Move

No Answer
ELO II
On the Third Day
Eldorado, A Symphony
Face the Music
A New World Record
Out of the Blue
Discovery
Time
Secret Messages
Balance of Power
ZOOM

Compilations

Olé ELO
Afterglow
Flashback
All Over the World
Ticket to the Moon

DVD

ZOOM Tour Live
'Out of the Blue Tour' Live at Wembley/Discovery
Xanadu Magical Music Edition

Miscellaneous

2001 Rockline interview with Jeff Lynne
Armchair Theatre by Jeff Lynne

Rick

[Krull]

As you're going back, don't stop at ELO's debut...try The Move's Message to the Country (sometimes packaged as Split Ends) and Idle Race (Jeff's group before joining The Move) while you're at it. "Do" listen to the original version of Do Ya.

[CarvinAbuser]

My favorite ELO album is A New World Record and it contains one of my most favorite songs of all time, Shangri-La. It's just a haunting piece of music and has one of the greatest fade-outs ever recorded.

[Moody Blue]

I've been a huge fan since the album, "On The Third Day". I can't add much to what's already been said about this fabulous artist. "Time" is easily my favorite album and one of the greatest concept albums ever. Outside of the first two albums which don't really grab me at all, ELO blessed my music listening life with thrilling sounds that I'll enjoy forever.

[annie]

Originally Posted by Krull

As you're going back, don't stop at ELO's debut...try The Move's Message to the Country (sometimes packaged as Split Ends) and Idle Race (Jeff's group before joining The Move) while you're at it. "Do" listen to the original version of Do Ya.

And "Looking On", sometimes referred to as the first ELO album.

[MsHiFi]

Originally Posted by flipflop

I've got all ELO vinyl - I bought most of it years and years ago but today you can pick up pretty much all of the albums really cheap on vinyl. There are lots and lots of copies in circulation and there's hardly any demand for it so... prices are at rock bottom - shop away people

I'm at Discovery now - moving a bit slow

Don't bring me down!!

I bought A New World Record, Out Of The Blue and Discovery brand new at the time they were released. A few years ago ... or more ... I was at the local thrift shop and for some reason they happened to have a bunch of the older ELO albums (vinyl) and I didn't have them on vinyl so I went ahead and bought all of them! I think I've had Ole ELO on both CD and vinyl for a long time. That's good for a quick fix selection of older ELO tunes.

[Marshall Stack]

Saw them twice, both on their home turf of Brum, Night Of Fear by The Move most likely got the ball rolling.. and I Can Hear The Grass Grow was the first record played on Radio One.
I bought this in late 1974- up until 1977 I really rated them, but I lost interest by Discoveries and bought them as OCD..

[Marshall Stack]

From the Set Of Six Show..

Jeff's Boogie N0:2

[dr wu]

I have the first 4 lp's and of course the Move lps. Saw ELO in Chicago once in 1974. Haven't played them in a long time.

[KissingWillie]

Ma-Ma-Ma Belle - Live At Wembley 1976

[triptych]

Released as a single in 1976

[triptych]

I prefer their later stuff (like this album) than their late 70s commercial ones