Do you know ELO + how old are you?

[stuartbert two hats]

There appear to be people who not only know ELO songs, but like them.  Both of these facts I find baffling and I'm wondering how much age has to do with it.  Surely nobody under the age of forty would willingly listen to Jeff's elevator rock?  

This is slightly tongue in cheek, I'm sure I'll love ELO one day, but for now place me firmly in the ignorant 30-odd bunch.

And yes, the poll is biased around my own age group. I'm self-aware to notice it, but egotistical enough to not change it

[H.M.V]

Nope, only put Mr Blue Sky with them cos read it on here otherwise the two wouldn't have registered together. 

[jeffie]

Shall I lie about my age?

[stuartbert two hats]

Forgot to ask, those of you that know more than 3 songs, do you actually like any of them??

[russycarps]

I'm 24 and know many ELO songs.

 

[fatyeti24]

Shall I lie about my age?

i did. 

[stuartbert two hats]

I'm 24 and know many ELO songs.

 

Is that one lie or two Mr Carps?  You've been posting on here longer than 24 years

[LeeGalvin]

33, and know about 5 songs. Just.

I feel very ambivalent towards them.

[FloorFiller]

I'm 24 and know many ELO songs.

 

this is a joke, right?

[thurlow84]

31 and i know a lot of the 'hits'

Discovered jeff lynne through the travelling wilburys in the early 90's

[FloorFiller]

also, i'm 26 and my knowledge of ELO ends with Mr. Blue Sky. i didn't even know who they were until people on these boards started rambling on about them being a possible headliner

[Hugh Jass]

33 and I own their greatest hits. Most Brummies grow up with a rudimentary knowledge of ELO.

 

[jeffie]

Very old, positively antiquated, and I know pretty much all of them.

 

[The_Amazing_Oblong]

You know far more of their material than you think you do. 

[jeffie]

this is a joke, right?

Russy and his guilty secrets....

Ask him about the BeeGees....

[Gnomicide]

It's inteteresting that people have never heard of them, they were massive at the time of the hit singles, up their with Queen in popularity. I guess this is what happens when the main man just calls it a day. There's been ELO 2 and some members still quote "from ELO" in their tour info (I saw one at a little festival years ago, he was a right miserable bugger and clearly hated the fact that the only reason anyone had turned out to see him was to hear him play some ELO), but to have faded to the point where people just have no clue who they are is astounding to me.

Watched Paul (again!) last night and there were 2 ELO songs in that.

[Redwinevino]

Don't knowingly know any of their songs

Why do you ask?

Edited October 19, 2015 by Redwinevino

[dentalplan]

 

[fatyeti24]

I'm Barry Manilow, and I don't know any ELO songs. 

[stuartbert two hats]

You know far more of their material than you think you do. 

I don't.  I find their songs irredeemably uncatchty.  Every song I play on suggestion from here I find unrecognisable and immemorable.  I'm sure I've heard several ELO songs over the years, but I don't know any of them well enough to sing along to.  And I wouldn't recognise the vast majority of them, I assure you.

Looks like my theory was off.  Maybe it is a geographical thing...

[JoeyT]

I'm 26, only knew of 2 songs (mr. blue sky and don't bring down) but listened to the greatest hits on Saturday morning and was a big fan.

Definitely wouldn't have put it in the 70's if I had to hazard a guess at it.

[Gnomicide]

 

 

[TomViolence]

23 - I don't know any ELO songs 

Also asked 8 of the people I'm going with and none had ever even heard of them (some are older than me).

[rubenz]

I only know Mr blue sky from listening to local classic rock stations and don't bring me down from the 2 many djs mix! 

To my untrained ear they sound like a poor man's Beatles but wtf do I know  

Most people have heard the name but maybe not familiar with the tunes  

Edited October 19, 2015 by rubenz

[Gnomicide]

 

To my untrained ear they sound like a poor man's Beatles but wtf do I know 

 

Almost everything Jeff Lynne has done has sounded like a poor man's Beatles.