[Music] Roy Wood a musical genius?

[Lenny Rider]

Took Mrs H up to Leonardslee Gardens on Sunday and coming back was listening to Johnny Walker's Sound of the 70's on Radio 2.

Played Angel Fingers by Wizzard, a number one, when it meant something, from 1973.

Walker described him as a genius on a par with Phil Spector, musically that is not personally, but is the term genius bandied around far too often?

 

[biffo]

https://youtu.be/XLRmhfayh2A

another under valued contribution by Roy

 

[studio150]

The extent of his genius

 

[marcos3263]

Shirley there is only one:

Johnny Crumplin football genius

Anyone else is just a bit good.

Also Genius is banded about too easily same as the term Hero

 

[Eeyore]

Took Mrs H up to Leonardslee Gardens on Sunday and coming back was listening to Johnny Walker's Sound of the 70's on Radio 2.

Played Angel Fingers by Wizzard, a number one, when it meant something, from 1973.

Walker described him as a genius on a par with Phil Spector, musically that is not personally, but is the term genius bandied around far too often?

If it hadn't been for Roy Wood there would be no ELO.

He is an UBER GENIUS.

 

[MTSeagulls]

If it hadn't been for Roy Wood there would be no ELO.

He is an UBER GENIUS.

Not really, Jeff Lynne only joined The Move on the condition he could work on another project which ended up being ELO.
Roy Wood worked on only the first two ELO albums actually leaving during recording the second.
Most of ELO's success was Jeff Lynne's work.

 

[Fungus]

Yeah, always thought him a genius. This popped up on my playlist the other day - I think it was a solo B-side when released. Brilliant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Mb4YUEjXI

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Took Mrs H up to Leonardslee Gardens on Sunday and coming back was listening to Johnny Walker's Sound of the 70's on Radio 2.

Played Angel Fingers by Wizzard, a number one, when it meant something, from 1973.

Walker described him as a genius on a par with Phil Spector, musically that is not personally, but is the term genius bandied around far too often?

Yep bandied about far too often, just as the word legend is. I do think that Roy Wood is a great musician and songwriter though, just as his former mate Jeff Lynne is.

Maybe it's something about being a Brummie?

 

[Hornblower]

Roy produced an album for the band I was in and he is a top bloke as well as musical genius.

 

[studio150]

Yeah, always thought him a genius. This popped up on my playlist the other day - I think it was a solo B-side when released. Brilliant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Mb4YUEjXI

No, it was the A side in 1975

 

[Icy Gull]

I met him in a bar in Ibiza in the early 70’s and was struck by how shy and humble he came across. Genuinely nice guy and yes he is a musical genius imo

Jeff Lynne even more so imo. Anyone who could pull the members of The Travelling Wilburys together is right up there imo

ELO concerts are mesmeric imo

 

[Fungus]

Okay, just spent a happy hour, gardening and listening to the Roy Wood Singles album full blast, and can confirm he's a genius. And absolutely mad. I can't imagine anything better than being 15 and hearing "See My Baby Jive" on Radio 1 for the first time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEvpgqiOIhc

 

[Icy Gull]

Okay, just spent a happy hour, gardening and listening to the Roy Wood Singles album full blast, and can confirm he's a genius. And absolutely mad. I can't imagine anything better than being 15 and hearing "See My Baby Jive" on Radio 1 for the first time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEvpgqiOIhc

I can hear the grass grow?

See the people all in line
What's makin' them look at me
Can't imagine that their minds
Are thinkin' the same as me
I can hear the grass grow I can hear the grass grow
I see rainbows in the evening
My head's attracted to
A magnetic wave of sound
With the streams of coloured circles
Makin' their way around.
I can hear the grass grow I can hear the grass grow
I see rainbows in the evening
Can't seem to puzzle out the signs
My senses form a micro line
Get a hold of yourself now baby
See I need you to help now baby
Get a hold of yourself now baby
Put your head down to the ground
And listen to your mind
If you can't spell what you found
I know that you're not my kind
I can hear the grass grow I can hear the grass grow
I see rainbows in the evening
Can't seem to puzzle out the signs
My senses form a micro line
Get a hold of yourself now baby
See I need you to help now baby
Get a hold of yourself now baby
See the people all in line
What's makin' them look at me
Can't imagine that their minds
Are thinkin' the same as me
I can hear the grass grow I can hear the grass grow
I see rainbows in the evening


Or the first song played on Radio 1. I had totally forgotten about that bloody dog, Arnold!

https://youtu.be/8mmKvyBs2p8

 

[Fungus]

I can hear the grass grow?

See the people all in line
What's makin' them look at me
Can't imagine that their minds
Are thinkin' the same as me
I can hear the grass grow I can hear the grass grow
I see rainbows in the evening
My head's attracted to
A magnetic wave of sound
With the streams of coloured circles
Makin' their way around.
I can hear the grass grow I can hear the grass grow
I see rainbows in the evening
Can't seem to puzzle out the signs
My senses form a micro line
Get a hold of yourself now baby
See I need you to help now baby
Get a hold of yourself now baby
Put your head down to the ground
And listen to your mind
If you can't spell what you found
I know that you're not my kind
I can hear the grass grow I can hear the grass grow
I see rainbows in the evening
Can't seem to puzzle out the signs
My senses form a micro line
Get a hold of yourself now baby
See I need you to help now baby
Get a hold of yourself now baby
See the people all in line
What's makin' them look at me
Can't imagine that their minds
Are thinkin' the same as me
I can hear the grass grow I can hear the grass grow
I see rainbows in the evening
Source: Musixmatch

There's so much to listen to in all of the tracks, musically, lyrically, kitchen sink and all, that they never grow old.

 

[CheeseRolls]

Here's a link to some really interesting facts for all you ELO fans.

http://shorturl.at/bmEJK









Ok, - it is just a link back to my Elo stats thread on NSC.
Back at you MoFos!

 

[marlowe]

I met him in a bar in Ibiza in the early 70’s and was struck by how shy and humble he came across.....

As confirmed by Wood himself in this article... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bi...ws/wizzard-and-move-pop-legend-roy-239409.amp

 

[Norman Potting]

He gets the genius vote from me - shame that his Christmas single was in competition with Slade's

 

[Weststander]

Yes he is.

 

[Barrow Boy]

Always liked Roy Wood with The Move, his distinctive voice and looks always made him stand out. He carried that on into his solo career, likeable, different and a bit outrageous with an almost Phil Spector wall of sound production to his records. But legend? not for me, that has to be Jeff Lynne, apart from forming ELO, probably one of our greatest bands there's a reason the remaining Beatles got him to produce their previously unreleased material. Also, why the likes of George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty wanted to perform with him.
But with anything like this It's all subjective, personal taste dictates how you feel about music/musicians, I like both of these guys, but on balance I'm in team Lynne, the only true winner is Rock'n Roll baby.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Top bloke.

When you compare him to some placed in exalted status, he's right up there.