Electric Light Orchestra
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Omaha World-Herald | 1 day ago
Nostalgia sells at the Super Bowl
..."Shuffling Crew" who won the 1986 Super Bowl, for Boost Mobile. Among the old-school rock acts heard were Cheap Trick, for Audi; the Electric Light Orchestra, for Select 55 beer; Kiss, for Dr Pepper Cherry; Kool and the Gang, for the...
In this article: Super Bowl, Volkswagen, Super Bowl XLIV, Stevie Wonder, Snickers, Fonzie, Dante's Inferno, Clydesdales, Hyundai, and Cars.com
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AOL Music | 3 days ago
Exuberant Dr. Dog show proves they are cool cats
...three-part harmonies and those muscular rhythms, they pull from classic rock sources (not just the Beatles but bits of the Band and Electric Light Orchestra are swimming in there) and make them their own. It made for a very satisfying way...
In this article: Dr. Dog, Dog, The Capital Times, and Philadelphia
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AOL Music | 6 days ago
Review: 'One Life Stand,' Hot Chip
...Me Down Your Love" continues the positive vibe with an unorthodox and minimalist piano and drum riff that flows easily from glam pop to ELO symphonic yearning and back again. The title track is a mysterious disco delight, full of sound...
In this article: Hot Chip, Peter Bjorn and John, and ELO
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Jalopnik | 7 days ago
Ken Block's Rally America Ford Fiesta: A Multimedia Extravaganza [Rally News]
..."Mr. and Mrs. Jalopnik D.C. Block" a hundred times in our yearbook while painting hearts on the wall in nail polish and listening to bad Electric Light Orchestra songs. We love you. Don't tell our wife. The Condensed Ken Block Race Report:...
In this article: Ford Fiesta, Rally America, Michigan, Ford Escort, and Cosworth
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AOL | February 01, 2010
20 Best Buddy Holly Cover Versions
...for the Hugh Laurie-starring movie of the same name. Produced by Jeff Lynne, the song sounds a lot like something Lynne's old band, the Electric Light Orchestra, would have produced, with its layered vocals and a hoppy guitar rhythm. 'Not...
In this article: Buddy Holly, Don McLean, John Lennon, Matt Ward, John Mellencamp, Blondie, Linda Ronstadt, Waylon Jennings, Marshall Crenshaw, and Stray Cats
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Elbows Music Blog Aggregator | January 29, 2010
Grum Remix Goldfrapp
The fifth album from Goldfrapp got its start (and got us thinking about the Pointer Sisters and ELO) with " Rocket ," followed by " Better " just earlier today. The anticipation builds with this remix from Grum, the UK dance producer who's...
In this article: Passion Pit, Lady Gaga, ELO, Phoenix, and UK
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PopMatters | January 27, 2010
Quality Scribing 2009 (Feature)
...be a leveling force for it, including the writer's own struggles with manic-depression. Not to mention how he was saved by ELO. An interesting take on musical myths. Why is Robert Johnson's work seen as more authentic than Bessie Smith?
In this article: Asher Roth, Phil Spector, Spam, Hubble telescope, and Gmail
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AOL | January 27, 2010
Paul Weller Aims Digs at Politicians, Royals on New Disc
...Bruce Foxton, My Bloody Valentine frontman Kevin Shields, Barry Cadogan of Nottingham blues-rockers Little Barrie, Move and ELO drummer Bev Bevan and Clem Cattini from '60s instrumentalists the Tornados. If you are posting a comment...
In this article: Paul Weller, Down in the Tube Station at Midnight, Eton Rifles, That's Entertainment, Bev Bevan, Style Council, Bruce Foxton, Kevin Shields, Clem Cattini, and ELO
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | January 27, 2010
Fyfe Dangerfield interview
...particularly solo Lennon and McCartney, on Barricades and Firebird respectively), flashes of the exuberance of Motown and florid zest of ELO (on the uplifting She Needs Me), the intimacy of acoustic Neil Young (Livewire) and melancholy of...
In this article: Guillemots, Fyfe Dangerfield, Paul McCartney, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, The Beatles, Motown, John Lennon, and Neil Young
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Kotaku | January 25, 2010
Sixteen Games That Make iPhone Gaming Worthwhile [The Gamer's Iphone]
...for a chess program that included an intelligent, adjustable AI, the ability to coach and help you learn from your mistakes, support for ELO ratings and the ability to play against opponents both locally and online. Unfortunately, I never...
In this article: Iphone, Itunes, Chess, Poker, Ngmoco, Bejeweled 2, Advanced Wars, SimCity, and SimCity 2000
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Description from Wikipedia:
Electric Light Orchestra, commonly abbreviated ELO, were a symphonic rock group from Birmingham, United Kingdom, who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. After Wood's departure after the band's debut record, Lynne wrote and arranged all of the group's original compositions and produced every album.
The band was first successful in the United States, billed as 'The English guys with the big fiddles'. They soon gained a cult following despite lukewarm reviews back in their native United Kingdom. They were managed by agent Don Arden, father of Sharon Osbourne.
By the mid-1970s, they had become one of the biggest selling bands in music. From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated 27 Top 40 hit single appearances in both the UK and the US. The group also scored 20 Top 20 U.K. hit singles, as well as 19 Top 20 hit singles in the U.S. Billboard charts, with 15 in the Hot 100. The band also holds the record for having the most Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits of any band in US chart history without ever having a #1 single.
Despite the fact that the majority of the group's material was never researched, audited and certified, ELO collected 21 RIAA awards, 38 BPI awards, and sold well over 100 million records worldwide, not including singles.
- Years Active:
- 1985–1986
- 1970–1983
- 2000–2001
- Current members:
- See Personnel section
- Genre:
- Rock, progressive rock, pop rock, symphonic rock, cello rock
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