"all over the world" - great track.

I agree with Fire On High, I've mentioned it almost every ELO video he has reacted to. Hopefully he'll do it

Not until he has recovered from his groin injury 🙄🤣

"Fire on High", highly recommended for a reaction or just a listen.

And "Rockaria!" too!

And One Summer Dream......

@@iniquity123Also "Midnight Blue", "Waterfall" and "Shangri-La".

Telephone Line. Evil Woman and Roll Over Beethoven" are my fav mind blowers. #ELO

Womanonthinice Lucky you! He’s obviously taken care of his voice over the years - he still sounds great!

Saw them 3 times within a year's time. He STILL sounds amazing, the band is awesome!!

Nancy Sumner That’s awesome - would love the chance someday. They played in Ireland last year, but it was for one night at a small venue, so was sold out within minutes 😭

Have seen them live as well. One of the best concerts I've been too! Absolutely phenomenal!

I was able to see them live. It was a great concert.

🤙🤟🖖

The whole idea of ELO was conceived by Jeff Lynne was to pick up where The Beatles left off. He thought they broke up too soon, there was much more they could have creatively written. But he imagined where the Beatles would have fit into the new decade that was the 70s. They came up with dazzling light shows with fluorescents, laser lighting, synthetic sounds, ect.

I'm convinced they are what The Beatles would've sounded like if they lasted into the 70s

That's really interesting Simon. And he said it when reviewing this very song. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rNeRfKtjup7agn0.html Jerry Jaquinto's comment rings true.

@@bagelj I didn't know that but it makes perfect sense. That's how I always viewed ELO

@@bagelj Sorry you are wrong from the beginning there, ELO was Roy Wood's original concept, not Jeff Lynne's. Roy Wood was writing songs for The Move in 1967 and 1968 that his producer Tony Visconti had added a string section to giving them a classical /pop fusion sound. Roy liked the sound that Visconti was creating and he thought wouldn't it be great to have a band with it's own string section who could play the music instead of paying session musicians. Meanwhile Jeff Lynne was toiling away trying to have some success with his band, The Idle Race, Lynne's producers Chevin & Offord were adding a string section to some of The Idle Race songs. Jeff too liked the sound and when he met Roy Wood and Roy told him about his Electric Light Orchestra project, Jeff asked Roy if the could come onboard with Roy's new band. Roy agreed to let Jeff to get involved in The ELO project, there was only one problem, Roy was contracted to EMI's Regal Zonophone label and Jeff was contracted to United Artists Liberty label. So that both songwriters could be contracted to the same label, Jeff agreed to leave the unsuccessful Idle Race and join Roy in The Move providing Roy retired The Move and went ahead with his ELO project. Jeff Lynne joined The Move in February 1970, between mid 1970 and early 1972, Wood and Lynne were writing for both The Move and ELO. Due to problems caused by the bands management, Roy Wood quit ELO in June 1972 and formed Wizzard, Wood took ELO members Bill Hunt and Hugh McDowell with him to Wizzard, Bill played keyboards and Hugh played cello and Moog synthesiser. In late 1973 Hugh left Wizzard and returned to ELO.

Yep there is a live version on KZfaq from back in the day (at least looks live) , from some rural recording studio in midlands England

I second that

Yup, Jamal, if you want to go on a musical voyage, this song is great.

A beautiful song

Excellent choice... Live version here... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r6ejes2JsbzXgX0.html

Cuz he's got CRAZY eyes!

@@doplinger1 😂 probably!

He still looks and sounds good.

Try V early ELO (Lynne on Bass and Roy Wood on vocals , kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gJ2oh9ijrZzTfJ8.html )

“Attaboy Luther!”

BIG ERN McCracken!!!

Yes

Finally big earn is above the law

YESSS

Oh YEAH....!

Definitely! Need that funky bass!

Has anyone ever seen his face?

@@noracola5285 nope, he was born with shades and a beard.

All I can say is, mmm..be still my heart ❤️

@@lordessducky8494 ... Yes ma'am!!! He's so delicious 😍

Haha.. I'm a lifelong lover of Jeff Lynne and E.L.O. but have in the last 12 months discovered a phenomenal symphonic metal band called Nightwish with a remarkable lead singer called Floor Jansen so it's never too late for new discoveries 🙏😊👍❤️

George Harrison and Jeff Lynne (started)* the Trav. Will.

I doubt that. lol

I see you comin' round the corner, down the avenue. :D

I'm trying to get Jamel to do Ma-Ma-Ma Belle before the College kids get to it. It's their best Banger.

Their best album, imho. The Way Life's Meant to Be is an icon.

One of my favourites also. :)

Same here and lovin it!

Me either, I didn’t even recognize it until he started singing it.

🖖🤟🤙

I would say that from Eldorado (1974) Face the Music (1975) New World Record (1976) Out of the Blue (1977) and Discovery (1979) was ELO's golden time. OotB being the pinnacle of that procession. Man, I've loved this band since the early 70s and finally got to see them in Manchester, UK in 2018. I was not disappointed. Jeff is still the master and still massively underrated. It's good that ELO are now getting the credit they deserved.

I was in that movie, and got cut. I was so pissed when I went to see it. But after seeing it, the scene was soooooo unnecessary.

THIS

Yes

Favorite line "kiss her interface."

we've all been there right lads?

E,L,O The 70s Beatles

In the 60's Arthur Lee and his band "Love" used horns and strings in songs, not as prominent as ELO but well done, very underrated band kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iMqAf8-p1LrDkac.html

Hell yeah, that's where I first heard this song too

The clear bowling ball with the rose in it...... and that hairdo (really, hair don’t)

Ya. But its awesome without Big Ern

My sister had Out of the Blue on vinyl growing up.