Comments on: Lost in the ’70s: Electric Light Orchestra http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lost in the ’70s: Jeff Lynne, “Doin’ That Crazy Thing” | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/comment-page-1/#comment-9140 Lost in the ’70s: Jeff Lynne, “Doin’ That Crazy Thing” | Popdose Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:30:52 +0000 http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/#comment-9140 [...] rather than ELO’s, even though the group would flirt with and nearly fully embrace disco a short two years later.  You don’t hear about the one-off solo single, it’s never been released on CD (to my [...] [...] rather than ELO’s, even though the group would flirt with and nearly fully embrace disco a short two years later.  You don’t hear about the one-off solo single, it’s never been released on CD (to my [...]

]]> By: Old_Davyhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/comment-page-1/#comment-50943 Old_Davy Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:23:17 +0000 http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/#comment-50943 As an ELO fan from the very beginning, I always considered "Discovery" to be the beginning of the end. I was happy that one of my favorite bands had made it big, and even though they had morphed from a very interesting, almost avant-garde group to a pure pop band, I still enjoyed everything they released. That was, up until this album came out. Was it the high expectations of CBS that forced Jeff Lynne to begin writing such drivel that would appeal to the masses and sell millions of albums? CBS poured HUGE amounts of money into promoting this record and Jeff certainly delivered with an album full of commercially friendly fashionable and timely tunes. Tunes that bore me to death. As an ELO fan from the very beginning, I always considered “Discovery” to be the beginning of the end. I was happy that one of my favorite bands had made it big, and even though they had morphed from a very interesting, almost avant-garde group to a pure pop band, I still enjoyed everything they released. That was, up until this album came out. Was it the high expectations of CBS that forced Jeff Lynne to begin writing such drivel that would appeal to the masses and sell millions of albums? CBS poured HUGE amounts of money into promoting this record and Jeff certainly delivered with an album full of commercially friendly fashionable and timely tunes. Tunes that bore me to death.

]]> By: Old_Davyhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/comment-page-1/#comment-41955 Old_Davy Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:23:17 +0000 http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/#comment-41955 As an ELO fan from the very beginning, I always considered "Discovery" to be the beginning of the end. I was happy that one of my favorite bands had made it big, and even though they had morphed from a very interesting, almost avant-garde group to a pure pop band, I still enjoyed everything they released. That was, up until this album came out. Was it the high expectations of CBS that forced Jeff Lynne to begin writing such drivel that would appeal to the masses and sell millions of albums? CBS poured HUGE amounts of money into promoting this record and Jeff certainly delivered with an album full of commercially friendly fashionable and timely tunes. Tunes that bore me to death. As an ELO fan from the very beginning, I always considered “Discovery” to be the beginning of the end. I was happy that one of my favorite bands had made it big, and even though they had morphed from a very interesting, almost avant-garde group to a pure pop band, I still enjoyed everything they released. That was, up until this album came out. Was it the high expectations of CBS that forced Jeff Lynne to begin writing such drivel that would appeal to the masses and sell millions of albums? CBS poured HUGE amounts of money into promoting this record and Jeff certainly delivered with an album full of commercially friendly fashionable and timely tunes. Tunes that bore me to death.

]]> By: Old_Davyhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/comment-page-1/#comment-17643 Old_Davy Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:23:17 +0000 http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/#comment-17643 As an ELO fan from the very beginning, I always considered "Discovery" to be the beginning of the end. I was happy that one of my favorite bands had made it big, and even though they had morphed from a very interesting, almost avant-garde group to a pure pop band, I still enjoyed everything they released. That was, up until this album came out. Was it the high expectations of CBS that forced Jeff Lynne to begin writing such drivel that would appeal to the masses and sell millions of albums? CBS poured HUGE amounts of money into promoting this record and Jeff certainly delivered with an album full of commercially friendly fashionable and timely tunes. Tunes that bore me to death. As an ELO fan from the very beginning, I always considered “Discovery” to be the beginning of the end. I was happy that one of my favorite bands had made it big, and even though they had morphed from a very interesting, almost avant-garde group to a pure pop band, I still enjoyed everything they released. That was, up until this album came out. Was it the high expectations of CBS that forced Jeff Lynne to begin writing such drivel that would appeal to the masses and sell millions of albums? CBS poured HUGE amounts of money into promoting this record and Jeff certainly delivered with an album full of commercially friendly fashionable and timely tunes. Tunes that bore me to death.

]]> By: JonCummingshttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/comment-page-1/#comment-17642 JonCummings Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:02:37 +0000 http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/#comment-17642 I loved that album--and ELO in general. Still do. As a swirling, disco-ish song, "Last Train to London" probably would have done a lot better as a single if it hadn't followed "Confusion" -- and if it hadn't come out after the whole anti-disco sea change at radio in the fall of '79, brought on by "My Sharona" and the White Sox "Disco Sucks" riot, among other factors.<br><br>I even liked "The Diary of Horace Wimp" off that album. It's funny. Really. I loved that album–and ELO in general. Still do. As a swirling, disco-ish song, “Last Train to London” probably would have done a lot better as a single if it hadn't followed “Confusion” — and if it hadn't come out after the whole anti-disco sea change at radio in the fall of '79, brought on by “My Sharona” and the White Sox “Disco Sucks” riot, among other factors.

I even liked “The Diary of Horace Wimp” off that album. It's funny. Really.

]]> By: Eric S.http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/comment-page-1/#comment-17641 Eric S. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:48:25 +0000 http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/#comment-17641 This really is "lost in the 70s", as I don't remember much about this song at all. Of course, '79 was my freshman year in college and ELO wasn't cool enough for the college station playlists back then. Seems like they did get a little lift from MTV, as I remember "Don't Bring Me Down" being in heavy rotation. This really is “lost in the 70s”, as I don't remember much about this song at all. Of course, '79 was my freshman year in college and ELO wasn't cool enough for the college station playlists back then. Seems like they did get a little lift from MTV, as I remember “Don't Bring Me Down” being in heavy rotation.

]]> By: JohnHugheshttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/comment-page-1/#comment-17640 JohnHughes Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:27:20 +0000 http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/#comment-17640 Yeah, both singles' low chart rating surprised me, too, since they both got the hell played out of them on Cleveland radio in my youth (when I was like, 6 months old. Honest). Yeah, both singles' low chart rating surprised me, too, since they both got the hell played out of them on Cleveland radio in my youth (when I was like, 6 months old. Honest).

]]> By: EightE1http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/comment-page-1/#comment-17639 EightE1 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:13:41 +0000 http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/#comment-17639 I never realized "Last Train to London" fared that poorly on the charts. I remember hearing it on the radio a good bit at that time. Of course, I was nine when it came out, but the late 70s/early 80s were formative music-listening years for me, and Discovery was definitely a record I gravitated to. I had a 90-minute cassette my cousin made for me with Discovery on one side and Hotel California on the other. I played the hell out of that thing.<br><br>Rob<br>EightE1 I never realized “Last Train to London” fared that poorly on the charts. I remember hearing it on the radio a good bit at that time. Of course, I was nine when it came out, but the late 70s/early 80s were formative music-listening years for me, and Discovery was definitely a record I gravitated to. I had a 90-minute cassette my cousin made for me with Discovery on one side and Hotel California on the other. I played the hell out of that thing.

Rob
EightE1

]]> By: CarlosRamirezhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/comment-page-1/#comment-17638 CarlosRamirez Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:58:01 +0000 http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/#comment-17638 ELO fans should check out ROONEY's latest album! It has a lot of Jeff Lynne-esque production and vocal melodies. <br><br>Check this out: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyZQy2svtjo" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyZQy2svtjo</a> ELO fans should check out ROONEY's latest album! It has a lot of Jeff Lynne-esque production and vocal melodies.

Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyZQy2svtjo

]]> By: mojohttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/comment-page-1/#comment-17637 mojo Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:37:04 +0000 http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-electric-light-orchestra/#comment-17637 ELO rules, disco or not. <br><br>Can't say so much for Jeff Lynne's ELO-if-i-cation of Tom Petty, George Harrison, and Roy Orbison (phew).<br><br>But the dude was the Phil Spector of the 1970s--developed Wall of Sound 2.0 and rode it to its absolute death.<br><br>Perhaps The Move (I call that band "pre-LO") will be a future Lo-Fi Mojo coming up! ELO rules, disco or not.

Can't say so much for Jeff Lynne's ELO-if-i-cation of Tom Petty, George Harrison, and Roy Orbison (phew).

But the dude was the Phil Spector of the 1970s–developed Wall of Sound 2.0 and rode it to its absolute death.

Perhaps The Move (I call that band “pre-LO”) will be a future Lo-Fi Mojo coming up!

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