“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)
Released as a solo album in 1989, Full Moon Fever is nothing short of a masterpiece. Petty interrupted his Heartbreakers’ career of album, tour, album, tour, repeat, and downshift into an album he wanted to make outside of the band. He brought along Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, and connected with Jeff Lynne, who had worked … More Tom Petty: Full Moon Fever
“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
