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ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
''ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2'' is an album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1992 as a follow-up to their more successful '' ELO's Greatest Hits'', though it was not issued in the U.S. Track listing Personnel * Jeff Lynne – lead vocals & backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and slide guitars, percussion, synthesizer, piano * Bev Bevan – drums, percussion, backing vocals * Richard Tandy – piano, synthesizer, keyboards, electric guitar, clavinet, grand piano, Mellotron, percussion, backing vocals * Kelly Groucutt – vocals, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals (except on "Calling America") Additional * Mik Kaminski – violin on "Rock n' Roll Is King" * Melvyn Gale – jangle piano on "Wild West Hero" * Louis Clark – string arrangements, conductor Conductor or conduction may refer to: Music * Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra. * ''Conductor'' (album), an album by ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Light Orchestra
The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan. Their music is characterised by a fusion of pop, classical arrangements and futuristic iconography. After Wood's departure in 1972, Lynne became the band's sole leader, arranging and producing every album while writing nearly all of their original material. For their initial tenure, Lynne, Bevan and keyboardist Richard Tandy were the group's only consistent members. ELO was formed out of Lynne's and Wood's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. It derived as an offshoot of Wood's previous band, the Move, of which Lynne and Bevan were also members. During the 1970s and 1980s, ELO released a string of top 10 albums and singles, including the band's most commercially successful album, the double album '' Out of the Blue'' (1977). Two ELO albums reached the top of British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Diary Of Horace Wimp
"The Diary of Horace Wimp" is the fourth track on the Electric Light Orchestra album '' Discovery'', written by Jeff Lynne. Released in 1979 as a single, the song is Beatlesque in nature and became a Top Ten hit in the UK and Ireland. The lyrics describe a week in the life of a repressed man who wants to express his affection towards a woman he meets, and overcomes his shy nature with the help of "a voice from above." The day Saturday is omitted – this is because, as explained by Jeff Lynne: "The football match is played on a Saturday". The music video references ''Citizen Kane'' in its ending, showing a closeup of Jeff Lynne saying "Horace Wimp," echoing Orson Welles' character in the film saying "Rosebud" as he dies. B-side "Down Home Town" first appeared on the band's fifth album '' Face the Music''. It also featured as the flip side to the US single "Last Train to London "Last Train to London" is a song from the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Messages (song)
"Secret Messages" is a song recorded by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) and is the title track (and opening track) of the 1983 album ''Secret Messages''. The song begins with strange effects and a backmasked voice (saying "welcome to the show") followed by a burst of morse code spelling out E.L.O., something Jeff Lynne did also 10 years earlier on "Ocean Breakup/King of the Universe" from '' On the Third Day''. The song and album were recorded very much tongue in cheek with Jeff Lynne's love of hidden messages in songs. The single peaked at 48 in the UK Singles Chart and at number 14 in the Irish Singles Chart. Parts of the music video featuring a radio telescope were filmed at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ..., England. Chart history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twilight (Electric Light Orchestra Song)
"Twilight" is a song written by Jeff Lynne for English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), originally released on their 1981 album ''Time''. The lyrics tell of a man who falls asleep while in a twilight state, where he imagines everything in his life that is going to happen to him. They contribute to the album's overarching theme of time travel. ELO writer Barry Delve says that "a cacophony of sound effects...transport us chaotically to the year 2095" to start the album and that the song "doesn't stop or pause for at least 2 minutes," making the song "one of the most exciting experiences ELO ever gave you." Delve suggests that the piano break is influenced by Sergei Rachmaninoff. ''Billboard'' said that it was "more intricate" than most ELO songs and that "a grand orchestral build coincides with swirling vocal harmonies for great effect." ''Record World'' said that it has "roller-coaster surges of angelic voices and awesome strings." ''Messenger-Press'' critic Steve Wosahl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balance Of Power (album)
''Balance of Power'' is the eleventh studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) released in 1986. It is the final album by the band to feature co-founder Bev Bevan on drums, as well as the last album to feature a significant contribution from keyboardist Richard Tandy. Overview ''Balance of Power'' was the last studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra before their initial disbanding (the band would later reform in 2001 and again in 2014). By this time Kelly Groucutt had departed and the group was pared down to a trio of Jeff Lynne (who doubled on bass as a result of Groucutt's absence), Richard Tandy and Bev Bevan. Recording for the album began in mid-1984, with a planned release for Spring 1985. The addition of several synthesizer tracks and mixing work by Reinhold Mack to the album caused its release to be pushed back to early 1986. ELO played some live concerts in the UK and Europe (their last for fifteen years), and for one UK show George Harrison performed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calling America
"Calling America" is a song by the rock music group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) released as a single from their 1986 album '' Balance of Power''. The single reached number 28 in the United Kingdom, making it their 26th and final Top 40 hit single in their native country and peaked at number 18 on the ''Billboard'' singles chart, making it their 20th and final Top 40 hit single in the United States. Overview Like most of the songs on ''Balance of Power'', "Calling America" is musically upbeat and bright. Lyrically, it features a similar theme to ELO's earlier single " Telephone Line", where the narrator is longing for a lover from across the telephone, although "Calling America" also discusses satellite communication. Appropriately, the song pays homage to the track " Telstar", which had celebrated the communication satellite of the same name, in the instrumental section. In his column ''Real Life Rock'' (published in '' The Village Voice''), Greil Marcus called the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Is The News
"Here Is the News" is a 1981 song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It is track ten on the album ''Time'' (1981) and was released as a double A-side along with "Ticket to the Moon" in January 1982, reaching number 24 in the UK charts. The song makes heavy use of synthesizers but also includes guitar, bass guitar, piano, and a drum kit. The song is in Strophic form, lasts 3 minutes 43 seconds and ends with a fade out. The song is about the news programmes of 2095 and voices from news reports can be heard in the background during the song. The song acts as a "doom-laden news bulletin full of chattering voices and space-age electronic effects." ELO writer Barry Delve feels that it is appropriately paired with "Ticket to the Moon" on the single since both songs "share lyrical references and have a similar string arrangement." But Delve also feels that these two songs were not the most commercial songs on ''Time'' to be released as singles, espec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Walk Away (Electric Light Orchestra Song)
"Don't Walk Away" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was used in the 1980 feature film '' Xanadu'' in an animated sequence by Don Bluth and appears on the '' Xanadu'' soundtrack album. It was the last single released from the album. The song was also used in the 2007 Broadway musical '' Xanadu''. The song is written in a standard key signature of C Major and was a number 21 hit in the UK. B side Across the Border "Across the Border" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra. It is track 4 on their highly successful 1977 album '' Out of the Blue''. In 1980, the track became the B-side to the hit single "Don't Walk Away". The song opens with a steam train and horn sound effect, then switching into a small bridge with the violin and the moog, then switching to an upbeat rock song, with the opening verse being reminiscent of The Beach Boys track "Heroes and Villains". Mik Kaminski plays violin, one of only three songs he perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Train To London
"Last Train to London" is a song from the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), the fifth track from their album ''Discovery''. The song was released in 1979 in the UK as a double A-side single with "Confusion". It peaked at number 8 in the UK Singles Chart. However, in the US the two songs charted separately, with "Confusion" in late 1979 followed by "Last Train to London" in early 1980. It peaked at number 39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''Billboard Magazine'' described the song as having a "catchy pop melody with Beatlesque vocal qualities and a smooth layered sound." ''Cash Box'' said that the song has "a frothy pop melody" and "a bouncy R&B-tinged rhythm line," making it sound somewhat like Heatwave's 1977 single "Boogie Nights." In Spain the single was released with the Spanish title "Último tren a Londres". Chart history Cover versions * In 2002 British girl group Atomic Kitten sampled the hook of the song in their single "Be with You Be with You may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Alive (Electric Light Orchestra Song)
"I'm Alive" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released as a single in May 1980. It is featured in a sequence near the beginning of the feature film '' Xanadu''. The song also appears on the soundtrack album '' Xanadu''. Background In the film the song is heard as the Muses emerge from a graffiti-like portrait; Olivia Newton-John, playing Kira (Terpsichore), emerges last. The film's version of the song contains a fairly lengthy instrumental introduction, a small segment of which is used for the album version. The single's B-side, "Drum Dreams", is also featured in the film at the beginning of the Xanadu nightclub grand opening scene and segues into the movie title song; however, it does not appear on the soundtrack album. "Drum Dreams" was also used as the B-side of the "All Over the World" single. Reception ''Cash Box'' said that it has "adept movement from electronically treated vocals to Lynne’s lead." ''Record World'' said that "Keyboard magic abounds with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Bring Me Down
"Don't Bring Me Down" is the ninth and final track on the English rock band the Electric Light Orchestra's 1979 album '' Discovery''. It is their highest-charting hit in the United States to date. History "Don't Bring Me Down" is the band's second-highest-charting hit in the UK, where it peaked at number 3, and their biggest hit in the United States, peaking at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also charted well in Canada (number 1) and Australia (number 6). This was the first single by ELO not to include a string section. The drum track is in fact a tape loop, coming from "On the Run" looped and slowed down. The song ends with the sound of a door slamming. According to producer Jeff Lynne, this was a metal fire door at Musicland Studios where the song was recorded. The song was dedicated to the NASA Skylab space station, which re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and burned up over the Indian Ocean and Western Australia on 11 July 1979. On 4 November 2007, Ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ticket To The Moon
"Ticket to the Moon" is a popular song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was track four on the album ''Time'' (1981) and was released as a double-A single along with "Here Is the News" in January 1982, reaching number 24 in the UK charts. ELO writer Barry Delve feels that it is appropriately paired with "Ticket to the Moon" on the single since both songs "share lyrical references and have a similar string arrangement." But Delve also feels that these two songs were not the most commercial songs on ''Time'' to be released as singles, especially since their lyrics can be "enigmatic" and mystifying" outside the context of the concept album. The song is somewhat reminiscent of their earlier output, featuring grand piano and more strings than their past few singles. Rainer Pietsch conducted the strings on the song. The promo video featured Mik Kaminski on violin. Delve calls it a "fine ELO ballad" that is introduced by a piano piece "reminiscent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
