Even though it may seem like a distant memory to him now, these same problems were once shared by one Jeff Lynne of ELO. After spending four years in a “pretty odd band” by the name of Idle Race, ...
Lynne and ELO packed the 90-minute show with every hit imaginable. Even the less-recognizable songs were great, thanks to the performances. Of course, Jeff Lynne is the main attraction in ELO.
When we think about epic songs, we usually associate that with length. But who says great songs also have to be long? Being able to get your point across and evoke deep emotional responses from ...
It’s a shame, really, that many of Electric Light Orchestra’s gems have been placed in movie soundtracks and TV advertisements ad nauseam, to the point that the opening piano notes of a song ...
One unexpected offering, “Believe Me Now,” was added to the set list a couple of weeks ago. An instrumental track from ELO’s 1977 mega-selling double album, “Out of the Blue,” the song ...