ELO-mr blue sky

[Everest]

Saw them only as ELO part 2 at the centre circa 92 with messars Bevan, Groucutt, Kaminski and McDowell joined with some others. Superb gig which included a lazer show and the moscow symphony orchestra as backing.

Brighton Center? I was at that one too. Fantastic opening with the lasers. Was that Dick Knight conducting the MSO?

And Roll Over Beethoven with the fireworky type thingies,
MARVELOUS SCENES

 

[Yorkie]

Back to ELO though.. great group with some belting commercially ear-pleasing tracks...

Mr Blue Sky
Livin Thing
Diary of Horace Wimp
Telephone Line
Last Train To London (To our younger viewers, that's the original, unbastardised version of Atomic Kitten's 'Be With You')

Loved them all

 

[Beach Hut]

Very good but if memory serves me correct weren't they the first ever band to be fined for doing a gig but not actually playing - used a backing tape.

Either late 70s / 80s ?

 

[Hunting 784561]

imho 'Rockaria' was the best ever ELO track. Sad enough to have bought their Greatest Hits on CD as soon as it came out.

 

[pasty]

They were from Yorkshire weren't they ?

Eee, 'ello

 

[LANGDON SEAGULL]

They were from Yorkshire weren't they ?

Eee, 'ello

Birmingham

 

[Yorkie]

They were from Yorkshire weren't they ?

Eee, 'ello

That's Lancashire.

It's more of a Eh (prounounced A) 'ello

 

[Cheshire]

Anyone at Wembley or elsewhere in the late 1970's when they toured with the giant ELO space ship as part of the stage set - must be one of the best intro's to a gig ever - an amazing scene!

 

[Goodfella]

listen to the album 'Eldorado' by the said ELO.

Great stuff

 

[Kaney]

Anthem

 

[BUTTERBALL]

It's being re-released as it is in the M&S ad. Good job they didn't use Kate Moss!

 

[jevs]

Very good but if memory serves me correct weren't they the first ever band to be fined for doing a gig but not actually playing - used a backing tape.

Either late 70s / 80s ?

First i've heard of it. I have the "ELO story" book written by Bev Bevan (the drummer) and no mention is made if it.
The band was originally from Brum and was The Move and Idle race before joining up and becoming ELO.

A new world record has to be my favourite album follwed closely by out of the blue. Their early stuff was very raw but superb.

 

[Icy Gull]

It's being re-released as it is in the M&S ad. Good job they didn't use Kate Moss!

Twiggy is in that advert looking very good seeing as she must be in her late 50's

M&S ad

 

[Everest]

Is that Pete Doherty too?

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Is that Pete Doherty too?

no. he goes under the name JAMIE CULLUM. they are the same person

 

[Biscuit]

You hadn't heard it before the advert?

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

 

[Trufflehound]

You hadn't heard it before the advert?

Lucky sod. I wish I'd never heard it.

 

[Biscuit]

I'll lend you some REAL music.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

I'll lend you some REAL music.

cant wait!