“Remember the good old 1980s.” That is the first lyric in “21st Century Man.” Not my most favorite time, certainly not for music. Someone asked me about this album and I had to dig it out of my collection to take a listen. The 1980s sound of ELO (the Electric Light Orchestra for the purists) … More ELO: Time (1981)
ELO, the Electric Light Orchestra. For me, this was the beginning of the end for ELO. First, leader Jeff Lynne did away from the three string-players as official members of the group. The band was now a four-piece group. The album still had some string arrangements, but sparingly and not by the three string-players. Second, … More ELO: Discovery (1979)
“What’s changed these days is that the man who approaches me on the street is more or less thanking me for a body of work—the soundtrack to his life, as a lot of them say. And that’s a wonderful feeling. It’s all an artist can ask.” – Tom Petty, Esquire magazine Petty died unexpectedly in … More Tom Petty: Gone 2 Years
Jeff Lynne has ELO on the road and giving fans, new and old, a crash course in the music of perhaps the best group of the 1970’s. For my money, ELO had the most distinctive sound and you’d be hard pressed to find a group with more hits. The story of ELO is an interesting … More Electric Light Orchestra
