John Lennon commented that Jeff Lynne and ELO were the logical extention of The Beatles... I think he was right.

@markusjayne

Ай бұрын

It’s funny you say that. My wife and I were listening to ELO Essentials the other night on Apple Music and I kept commenting on how some songs reminded me so much of the Beatles. 10538 Overture could have easily been on Magical Mystery Tour. Such an amazing band that draw from so many great influences. I also hear The Beach Boys in some of their harmonies.

@rayjr62

Ай бұрын

I thought John Lennon (who after hearing Your Song) said it was Elton John who kinda picked up where the Beatles left off.

@cazgerald9471

Ай бұрын

The comparison could only hold up if the Beatles had a lone song writer who was also their producer.

@c8Lorraine1

Ай бұрын

Agree with you but don’t think it’s a compliment to Jeff, poor guy .

@MrJambug

Ай бұрын

@@markusjayne A bit of trivia for you. 10538 Overture is heavily sampled (credited) by Paul Weller, a self confessed fan, for his song Changing Man. And yes, Jeff was a massive fan of The Beatles, he worked with George Harrison in The Traveling Wilbury's of course. There are signs everywhere in ELO's work, but one of the most obvious is the drum line in Don't Bring Me Down which is directly lifted from Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club band (Reprise). He also produced albums for George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. My personal favourite on A New World Record is Rockaria. That would be a brilliant track for Doug to do.

Jeff is one of THE greatest melodic songwriters of the 20th and 21st centuries. Not to mention and iconic producer, amazing singer, and guitarist. He is a TREASURE!

@alcasey6548

Ай бұрын

There are some great vids on KZread of Jeff and Richard Tandy playing ELO hits in Jeff’s home. Incredible talents

@ljw5768

Ай бұрын

He shafted the old members though. Kelly had to litigate to get co-writing credits for Mr Blue Sky and others.

I’ve listened to this song for 40-some years and I never get tired of it. ELO is so underrated.

I have vivid memories of babysitting as a teenager & finding this album. I put it on & lay on the floor with my ear to the speaker, so as not to disturb the children. I loved it, told my brother about it & for my 13th birthday he bought me Out of the Blue on blue vinyl. My child has it now & it is as precious to them as it is to me 😊 More ELO please

@markh.7650

Ай бұрын

Sounds like we are about the same age. When I was 13-14 I had out of the blue on my turntable on repeat for hours every day. Those were the days...

@karengray662

Ай бұрын

@@markh.7650 oh yes. Brother started to regret buying me it 😄

@operationoverloard

Ай бұрын

How many children you have?

@existential_horror5045

Ай бұрын

@@operationoverloard They said child, so they're only mentioning one :)

The way Jeff sings "Let it ring forevermore". Goosebumps. Every time.

@jsprite123

Ай бұрын

Agreed. That is the punch line of the entire song!

In 1976 I was much younger and did not understand the meaning of the song, but still fell in love with it's entire execution. I then became an avid ELO fan. THEN started dating. After losing my first girlfriend tragically😢 I started to understand the song. I never lived it, can't totally relate to it, but I "get it" and still love it.

Jeff Lynne’s ELO are doing their final tour this year. Do yourself a favor and go see one of the greatest songwriter/bands ever! They also released a Live at Wembley concert from 2017 on Blu-ray that is absolutely amazing!

@kristenheaslip8668

Ай бұрын

I wish they would come to australia

@BlackSpiderPro

Ай бұрын

They're not coming to Europe, though :( I'll never get to see my music hero.

The British never fail to impress. Lead singer sang with George Harrison,Roy Orbison ,Tom Petty, Bob Dylan in the master group Travelling Willburys🇦🇺

You should do the whole album. It's their best one.

@alcasey6548

Ай бұрын

I'd agree with that. Closely followed by Eldorado.

@email7919

Ай бұрын

You mean out of the blue?

@alanglover9117

Ай бұрын

At least do Tightrope

@andyvanleuvan3852

Ай бұрын

The ending of Shangri-La is worth a listen and reaction

@dav147

Ай бұрын

1 Eldorado, 2 On the Third Day, 3 Out Of The Blue - in that order..

"Schrodinger's phone call" LOL

@operationoverloard

Ай бұрын

Sweet Talking Woman, Turn To Stone, Mr. Blue Sky, Do Ya, Evil Woman, Above the Clouds, Summer and Lightning.....many more

ELO has made so much great music. Their old stuff as well as the newer songs are great. The album Time is all hits. Start with the Prologue+Twilight songs.

@soniasimaria

Ай бұрын

I would add Yours Trully 2095 to those, I just love the trio initial songs of Time album 🥰😊

@andrewgood4230

Ай бұрын

Agreed. Even the songs that didn't make the Time album are fantastic. It was their SGT Peppers!

The live from Wembley version is so much better. Seeing them play this live and watching the audience dancing is what ELO are all about.

BTW: ELO is my desert island band. If I were on an island and only had the music of one artist it would be Jeff Lynn/ELO.

Great song. Jeff Lynne has written a lot of fantastic music, and Richard Tandy is one of the early synthesizer wizards in the rock world. More ELO would indeed be welcome!

It bothers me so much how underrated Jeff Lynne still is

@Biden_Cult_Morons

Ай бұрын

Don't let it bug you too much. Sleep well knowing that Jeff lives in a mansion, and has for a long time

@roystoyscomics1361

Ай бұрын

And has his own home studio to putter around in when he is so inclined. 😊

@themrnoname2945

Ай бұрын

@@roystoyscomics1361 I obviously know hes rich? still underrated as a musician

@happyolddude

Ай бұрын

Not with me!

@mattlauer6817

22 күн бұрын

Not underated amongst musicians

All Over The World, Don't Bring Me Down, Do Ya, Living Thing and so many more ELO greats!

Probably (in my hmble opinion always) one best songs ever written,its just a joy to listen to everytime.

The intro in lo-fi mono transforming into glorious hi-fi stereo is the audio equivalent of the start of 'The Wizard of Oz.'

Jeff is a genius. The first band I started listening to in earnest as a kid

I love this band. They have so many great songs.

You can't forget about ELO! A New World Record is a brilliant album

Face The Music was the album where everything came together, particularly using a full string orchestra. But, things went stratospheric with A New World Record, which was massive on _both_ sides of the pond and was then followed by another handful of truly great albums. Lynned is a genius. He used a number of very distinctive chord progressions. Whether with ELO, or the myriad other artists he produced, you always know when you are listening to his work! Try "I Won't Back Down," by Tom Petty! Or, "You Got It," by Roy Orbison, both produced by Lynne!

Look for "Jeff Lynne's ELO - Telephone Line (Live at Wembley Stadium)" to listen to a perfect live version from 2017.

Great band, lots of great songs, beautifully constructed. I always loved Bev Bevan’s thudding Slingerland drum sound.

Jeff is doing his last tour soon. If you get a chance, go see him. He puts on a great show!

Jeff Lynne is a genius as a composer and producer. He loved The Beatles.

That's one of their songs that clearly shows their Beatles inspiration.

@alcasey6548

Ай бұрын

You know that Jeff Lynne produced the Beatles Anthology albums, and worked with George Harrison. Jeff is an absolute legend.

@Astro-Markus

Ай бұрын

@@alcasey6548 Sure. The Travelling Wilburys were grand!

Jeff Lynne is a musical genius. A composer with a unique vision. Genius. Mr Blue Sky is a concert all in it's own

@Paul_Halicki

Ай бұрын

Actually it's the fourth movement in Concerto for a Rainy Day (the entire 3rd side of the album).

Brother... your content is really good. Glad to see people who are excited by great music!

You must do the opener to the album, Tightrope and the closer, Shangri-la la. Incredible tracks.

With classmate friends, I attended an ELO concert in the ‘70’s as I was going through uni, taking Music Education. Loved the concert. They warmed up the audience with Ravel’s “Bolero”. Who today would do that?

If you enjoyed ELO, then check out one of their earliest hits, 10538 Overture. 🙂

@paulfranklin8636

Ай бұрын

Their very first hit in fact

Ah ELO. What an awesome band. Going to have to go back and re-imerse myself in their music. Especially Eldorado album.Thanks so much for bringing me back!

@justlookingaround9834

Ай бұрын

Yes this is a particular favourite album of mine.

If you want a SAD relationship song....the last one on this album will rip your heart out. Richard Tandy just kills it with an extended keyboard solo outro that makes me cry every time.

This album I think was a practice run before the big one, "Out of the blue". if you look at the main image on the album cover you can see where they got the design for the spaceship on "Out of the blue" album cover!

@alcasey6548

Ай бұрын

The spaceship became the set for the tour with the band playing inside the spaceship.

Just, the "Hello, how are you?" in the beginning says that he's calling from the future or another realm. But, that shitty telephone line... I'm living in twilight.

"Mister Blue Sky" is one of my favorites, too.

ELO was originally Jeff and ROY WOOD of THE MOVE so Roy was on several early albums before parting company. Jeff is a laconic genius that’s for sure - Birmingham born and with that same lugubrious humour. Music to bathe in. And trusted by the remaining BEATLES to produce FREE AS A BIRD.

You need to do Mr. Blue Sky, my favorite ELO song. I’ve pretty much given up on you checking out some Todd Rundgren. What a shame. You don’t know what you’re missing.

@tuffsheddweller

Ай бұрын

He reacted to the suite, "Concerto for a Rainy Day" which contains Mr. Blue Sky

@matthewglidden4860

Ай бұрын

I cannot second this motion more.

@JoriDiculous

Ай бұрын

@@matthewglidden4860 He already reacted to it when he did "Concerto for a rainy day"

@matthewglidden4860

Ай бұрын

@@JoriDiculous Oops, my mistake. Thanks for the insight. I'll put that in my queue.

I think that in the studio making the albums Jeff did all the vocals as well as the instruments.

I love ELO so much. Please check out their "Out of the Blue" album. So many good songs on there, including ones that never got airplay. My favorites are Big Wheels, Summer and Lightning, Birmingham Blues and the intro to It's Over is incredible. I would always crank it up in my car.

Great reaction video! One of the best produced pieces of music ever in my opinion. If you do more Electric Light Orchestra in the near future, Shangri-La off the same album is absolutely astonishing: a beautiful tune, an opera singer, choir, and possibly the most haunting coda ever put on record. It's that good.

You can't have too much ELO. Jeff Lynne is a multi instrumentalist and engineering genius, their self titled first album is amazing for 1971

Beautiful song

Their Album Face The Music only 8 tracks but all are fantastic ! The opening all musical track - Fire On High ( except for the words Fire On High ) , one of the greatest B-side recordings ever ! Used at many sporting events to get the crowd going ! Final track One Summer Dream one of most beautiful ballads you will ever hear , and the favorite song of many hardcore ELO fands !

My favourite ELO track. One of my favs altogether among pop songs (I am more into prog rock like otherwise)

ELO! These reviews are getting more exquisite by the minute

This is my favorite E.L.O. song...and that's saying a lot!

Going to see ELO in September/24 . A life time of enjoying Jeff’s genius and finally going to see and hear it live . ❤❤I can’t wait!

@tomdiodati5028

Ай бұрын

I saw them in 2019 and if this concert approximates that one you won’t regret going. I’m going again to see him in Toronto in September.

Every break up when this came out is this song

ELO songs have stayed so classy over the years. They sound of their time, and timeless, at the same time. I love Jeff Lynne & ELO.

ELO burst onto the scene with a cover of Roll Over Beethoven that blew me away at 12.

You need to react to ELO's Mr. Blue Sky. It's simply the joy of seeing a blue sky after days of rain. In my humble opinion, it's the happiest song on Earth, even today. Jeff Lynne nailed it.

I agree with you, Doug. The kids these days DO have it easier... but any of us that grew up in the previous century will relate to this. Nothing more lonesome than the cold electronic ringing of a phone. This song is one of my all time favorites, and give me such good feelings of longing and melancholy.

Discovery is an awesome album.

you are absolutely correct they are always soooo under rated and I agree with your sentiment they are like a warm hug couldn't have put it better myself {:-) PAV UK

Oh man I adore this song. It's so beautiful and heartbreaking.

Shangri-La (also -76) and Now you're gone from Jeff's solo album Armchair theatre (1990) would be the perfect sequel for this song.

Strange Magic next

Takes me back to '76

Esta cancion la recuerdo desde un principio cuando la oi desde niño en 1977 en radios de Chile 🇨🇱, fue una cancion que se interpuso entre tantas melodias duras de Zeppelin, Purple, Stones etc. ELO es una banda virtuosa y esta para mi, entre las mejores que he oido. Excelente analisis y recuerdo. Thanks you

Got free tickets to see them live, been a fan ever since.

One of the coolest parts of this recording is, in the beginning, his voice is band limited like he was really on a phone line, then the bandpass filter is slowly widened until it's full spectrum. Genius! PS- MORE ELO! They never fail to put a smile on people's faces. PPS- I wrote the first part of this before your explanation of the effect at the close of your review. Great minds think alike I guess. Good work sir!

@seaturtledog

Ай бұрын

I was surprised he didn't mention that. the same Idea of Wish You Were Here where the first guitar sounds like it is coming from a cheap speaker.

@humphreygruntwhistle3946

3 күн бұрын

McCartney does the same effect with the phone call on Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey.

I loved them and my most treasured memory is Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon, 1977 At Milwaukee concert in the rain was 17.

You don't know what you are missing---Dive In--so much good and varied music

Jeff lynne is musical panacea, written some fantastic tunes , is in the grand tradition of down to earth brummie brilliance a la Halford , iommi ,ozzy and others

Great video Doug, the ELO are one of the most technically brilliant (as in construction/arrangement) bands from the UK. Jeff Lynne is a genius.

Love this. ELO produced so many magical songs. I'd love to see you react to more of them. Thank you.

Some of the best music from my college days. We wore this album out! Face the Music was my favorite album.

@hillardschlachman6610

Ай бұрын

Not a bad track on the album ! Last track One Summer Dream such an underrated beautiful ballad !

This guy takes literally ALL the fun out of listening to a song.

That's my favorite ELO song.

Thanks Doug - you made me reach for the album and the earlier album 'Face the Music'. It's easy to forget how great the ELO back-catalogue is!

Out Of The Blue & Time my fave full albums for ELO

one of my favorite underrated songs! thanks for this!

Jeff Lynne is a big hero of mine. His music and producctions... I'm very thankful for them.

Thank ylu for the detailed narraritive.

take a listen to can't get it out of my head of the elderado album, brilliant piece of work from elo.

I was a Beatles kid then grew into an ELO teen. I saw them on the Spaceship tour which lifted a mechanical spaceship on hydrolics to reveal the band. Maybe '77 or 78.

I lived that phone call more than I care to remember...haha!

Well done Doug. 😎 Keep digging into ELO. They have a deep catalogue and many amazing works. I’d suggest Tightrope if you haven’t done that yet. It blew my mind the first time I heard. I was instantly in love. 😎

Doug, have a listen to the first four tracks of 'Time', Jeff Lynne's concept album of around 1981. So far ahead of his time. Twilight has some great chords, Prologue has the best vocoder ever recorded to tape and Ticket to the Moon is possibly Jeff's most emotional song. The rest of the album doesn't live up to the first few tracks but it's a real rollercoaster of a ride and worth a reaction vid.

I think this one charted pretty well in the US. My fav group, love anything they do and their last tour is in the US this fall BTW...Jeff Lynne’s ELO have announced their final tour, dubbed “The Over and Out Tour.” The 27-date excursion, produced by Live Nation, will kick off in Palm Desert, CA on August 24 and travel across North America before concluding in Los Angeles on October 25.

They put lines from Beethovens 5 th into Roll over Beethoven and I think you would be eminently qualified to provide unique insight into the fusion of the elements.

You should take a listen to "Mr. Blue Sky" if you liked that one. Mr. Blue Sky is a really happy fun little ditty. Also, another wonderful ELO song, "The Diary of Horace Wimp". A couple of my favorite ELO songs.

“Boy im glad I called that guy”!!

When they do it live, it sounds just like the recording. Amazing to see and of course hear.

Worth mentioning the contribution of the late Lou Clark as ELO's strings arranger. (And tour keyboardist.)

@markkershenblatt

Ай бұрын

Yes !!! Louis Clark was also known for "Hooked on Classics" with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. I vaguely remember him playing a concert with an orchestra in my hometown of Atlantic City, NJ back in the late 70s on the beach.

@PlatypusPerspective

Ай бұрын

@@markkershenblatt Indeed, the "Hooked On" series was his baby, and he collaborated as conductor and arranger with numerous other artists.

It would actually be really fun seeing you reacting to The Incredible String Band. Songs like Maya or Darling Belle. Hugs from Brazil.

You are right about everyone having their own personal phones. This generation and future generations won’t experience what it was like not to be able to at any moment talk or text a friend. They will stay in touch with those they wish to very easily for the rest of their lives. I remember, especially after graduating from college, all of my friends ended up scattered throughout the United States/world and we lost virtually complete contact until social media came along and I reconnected with many of them through that. But, this generation won’t experience that, which is a good thing.

Comment for the algorithm. I've been subbed to this channel for over a year now, but somehow, it doesn't often show up on my home page. Keep it going, Doug! I own everything ELO ever released... and two live bootlegs!

Love ELO 🔥❤️🇬🇧

Definitely in my top 10 artists of all time; reminds me of my boarding school days. Hit after hit after hit throughout the 70’s and 80’s. Jeff Lynne is a genius!

I made a call and a girl answered. I asked her out and she said. “I think you want my sister”. As you say, memories.

I would love a reaction to Prologue/Twilight together from their Time album. I think of it as what I want played at my funeral.

@deciccohernan

Ай бұрын

Please! Time is my favorite album from them

Jeff Lynne (who is from my home City of Birmingham, UK) is a great muscian and producer. E.L.O. had loads of fantastic songs and sound just as good live as they do on the studio versions. You should watch their live version of this and Evil Woman. My favourite song is 'All Over The World' of which there are many flash mob videos on YT. Jeff Lynne was also in the 'Travelling Wilburys with George Harrison (The Beatles), Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. Love their 'End of the Line' and 'Handle with Care'.

My friend, considering your musical background you really need to audition the entire ELO "Eldorado" album. It is essentially a rock symphony that needs to be listened to from beginning to end. I consider it Jeff's greatest work. Let the music play.

The really old ELO stuff is really fascinating. I'd love to see Doug dig into something like "From The Sun To The World", from ELO 2 (1973). And yeah, Jeff is an effin' genius, absolutely ❤

Have a good listen to ROCKARIA, from the same album, my all time favourite ELO track 😊

Fantastic song! Fantastic album! Jeff Lynne is about to embark on his final tour.... IMO A New World Record is ELO's best album. You should listen to Rockaria! And Sweet Talkin' Woman from Out of The Blue....

ELO , Chicago, David Bowie and Jethro Tull are my favorites.