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15 Aug 2007, 1:17 pm

Who else likes the Electric Light Orchestra?

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15 Aug 2007, 1:24 pm

I'm a mild ELO fan, mainly the greatest hits. Turn to Stone is my favorite.

More important question is, who is "Bruce," and why is he bringing Jeff Lynne down?

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15 Aug 2007, 2:03 pm

One of the greatest British bands, and not just of their time.

The last minute or so of 'Mr Blue Sky' is, in my opinion, one of the best instrumentals ever to grace a song.

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15 Aug 2007, 2:26 pm

Eldorado, great album ....

I still like listening to it...

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15 Aug 2007, 3:17 pm

Defintely one my guilty pleasures! My older brothers listened to the in the 70s so I grew up with their albums. World Record is great album - the closing track Shangri-La is one of my faves (albeit a little on the sappy side).

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15 Aug 2007, 5:46 pm

"Don't Bring Me Down" is probably my favorite.

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15 Aug 2007, 5:58 pm

Great band and I've only heard 2 songs - 'Mr Blue sky' and cover 'Roll over Beethoven'

I can't leave leave the sixties just yet!

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16 Aug 2007, 10:55 am

They're ok.

My favourite has gotta be

"Don't bring me down".

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21 Aug 2007, 7:12 am

Tim_Tex wrote:

Who else likes the Electric Light Orchestra?

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Me me me!. I have their Zoom DVD and it is awesome! Jeff Lynne is a true musicial genius! My favourite song of theirs is probably "Alright" from Zoom but I don't think they've done any bad ones.

Jeff Lynne and Ron Wood were in a 60's psychedelic band called the Move and they had some really good songs too. Jeff Lynne also did a lot of work with George Harrison in the 80's and was then in the Travelling Wilburys.

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21 Aug 2007, 7:21 am

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21 Aug 2007, 8:12 am

Pandora wrote:

Jeff Lynne and Ron Wood were in a 60's psychedelic band called the Move and they had some really good songs too. Jeff Lynne also did a lot of work with George Harrison in the 80's and was then in the Travelling Wilburys.

That was ROY Wood not Ron Wood from the Stones.

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21 Aug 2007, 8:37 am

Yes, you're right. Sorry about that.

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22 Aug 2007, 10:05 pm

I used to like ELO. I always wanted to go to one of their concerts. Unfortunately, I was a little too young to go.

Recently, on an episode of Doctor Who (Love and Monsters) their music was featured prominently. This prompted me to go out and buy a greatest hits cd. My favourite song Mr. Blue Skies. There is something magical and Beatlesque about that tune.

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23 Aug 2007, 6:55 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:

"Don't Bring Me Down" is probably my favorite.

Tim

I like that song but always thought it was dire straits or the quo. go figure!

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23 Aug 2007, 7:11 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:

"Don't Bring Me Down" is probably my favorite.

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Jeez sounds like ZZ Top's 'Give Me All Your Loving' I hope this is not their finest hour, no offense, I will suspend my opinion until I hear their 'best of' album. Mr. Blue Sky held some promise.

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02 Oct 2007, 8:33 am

ELO was one of my two favourite bands as a teen (the other was ABBA). My favourite songs were "Confusion", "Xanadu", "Midnight Blue", "Wild West Hero", "Ticket To The Moon" and "Jungle". My friend and I even made a jokey Super-8 "video" of "Mr. Blue Sky" while on summer holiday in the south of France.

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