CaledonianGonzo Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Hurm. I dunno if you could really brand ELO dad rock, at least not in a double denim Top Gear Status Quo sort of way. It's way too harmonious and hook-filled for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatyeti24 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Hurm. I dunno if you could really brand ELO dad rock, at least not in a double denim Top Gear Status Quo sort of way. It's way too harmonious and hook-filled for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Shit compilation aside, that doesn't really negate my point. As purveyors of honeyed Beatles pastiches they've got more in common with folk like Emitt Rhodes than with...er... Franz Ferdinand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeGalvin Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Ok, perhaps I was a bit harsh, but the verse of Don't Bring Me Down screams the Quo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 I'm firmly nailing my flag to this mast. I'm on board the ELO bandwagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeye Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Ok, perhaps I was a bit harsh, but the verse of Don't Bring Me Down screams the Quo!is that such a bad thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Ok, perhaps I was a bit harsh, but the verse of Don't Bring Me Down screams the Quo!Fair enough. That is a bit boogie-tastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeGalvin Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 is that such a bad thing? Haha, perhaps not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbyphil Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Must admit that when I watched it live I was convinced he said Manilow. Now I am not too sure. I know which I prefer....ELO all the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sime Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Either I have a massive blind spot as far as ELO are concerned or ELO fans are deluded with regards to their size. I suspect it's a bit of both. Funnily enough, the only band I can think of where there's a bigger disparity between their actual size and how big their fans think they are is Arcade Fire (of which I am a fan)Anyway, you're wrong Arcade Fire's last two albums went to No.1 and the previous one went to No.2. ELO's last As for well known, this sample of 1 says I don't know any ELO songs. Even the ones everyone says I do know. Even after I play them several times, because *to me* they're utterly forgettable. Arcade Fire on the other hand, I know all their songs.It seems to me that there's a vocal minority who really like ELO, but I suspect they're vastly overestimating their popularity. After #wrongbazza seems about right, but Pyramid sub seems an awful stretch to me. Then again, I don't like them so I have my own bias They were fucking huge in the 70s. As a nostalgia act I can see them going down really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostdancer1 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 I agree that the Sunday early evening slot would suit them, but remember, Arcade Fire headlined, and ELO are massively bigger and have much more better know material than them.absolute bollocks.Arcade Fire headline festivals and do huge tours around the world.Jeff Lynne/ELO don't. the idea that ELO could even sub if laughable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 absolute bollocks.Arcade Fire headline festivals and do huge tours around the world.Jeff Lynne/ELO don't. the idea that ELO could even sub if laughable.They headlined Radio 2 thing in Hyde Park last year, first gig for decades. Tour next year will be arenas at least.https://youtu.be/PFU9HYyMVxQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 They headlined Radio 2 thing in Hyde Park last year, first gig for decades. Tour next year will be arenas at least.https://youtu.be/PFU9HYyMVxQ there's a curiousity/novelty value about them live at the moment, that's what'll get the punters along. I can see them doing biggish venues on this tour next year, then if they continue playing, rapidly slipping down the food chain. I don,t think they'll be getting much repeat business.Glastonbury? Doesnt matter really, the pyramid has some big big names from past years on relatively early. They could play 3rd down, equally they could play at 2 in the afternoon. All depends on how much they want the TV exposure vs how much cash they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 there's a curiousity/novelty value about them live at the moment, that's what'll get the punters along. I can see them doing biggish venues on this tour next year, then if they continue playing, rapidly slipping down the food chain. I don,t think they'll be getting much repeat business.Glastonbury? Doesnt matter really, the pyramid has some big big names from past years on relatively early. They could play 3rd down, equally they could play at 2 in the afternoon. All depends on how much they want the TV exposure vs how much cash they want.I'd agree with that.Glastonbury can more or less put on who they want on the big stages at whatever time. Just adjust the length of time they are given, up the size of the font on the line up poster and away you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billum Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 yeah I don't think it matters when they're on, I'd LOVE to see them (even if it's only Jeff L & Richard T with some hired fiddlers and a decent rhythm section). The Hyde Park show was amazing and I wasn't there, so I'd love to see them for real and Glastonbury is the perfect place for it. A band that size (I'm talking physical dimensions!) isn't going to be playing 'intimate venues' anytime, so the Pyramid is a perfect setting for their magnitude! They're really get the crowd going and it would be one long 'moment', hit after hit.And the Evans *definitely* said ELO, a deaf bat could hear that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient_one Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Well, that clip sounds like ELO to me too.But I reckon Take That would have already known.The musicians who were playing with them on TFI were the same ones who have played with them for years. They are also the very same ones who stood behind Jeff Lynne at Hyde Park and pretended to be ELO for the day. And they haven't mentioned their plans for next summer to their boss Gary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billum Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 It's a fair point, but the Hyde Park gig was a one-off with Take That's band. When he's putting an actual tour together Jeff might well assemble a completely different team behind him, so Gary etc could have been as in the dark as the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Either I have a massive blind spot as far as ELO are concerned or ELO fans are deluded with regards to their size.you're the guy who hadn't heard of Peter Frampton, so I don't think you're in the best place to comment about older acts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 you're the guy who hadn't heard of Peter Frampton, so I don't think you're in the best place to comment about older acts. and Peter Frampton isn't going to be subbing the Pyramid either. Some of the l these older acts have aged better than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubenz Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 and Peter Frampton isn't going to be subbing the Pyramid either. Some of the l these older acts have aged better than others.I'd say after his successful slot at Homerpalooza a Glasto show would go down pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I'd say after his successful slot at Homerpalooza a Glasto show would go down pretty well. I stand corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple aki squat Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 At least Evans didn't mention Glastonbury to U2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano77 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Just watched it. Certainly sounded like ELO to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theouterlimits Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Interestingly enough, ELO's backing band at their Hyde Park show was also Take That's backing band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theouterlimits Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Also, Take That's tour in 2011 featured a bit of Mr Blue Sky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNS5WKWv4Q4So yeah, if it's ELO there will have been plenty of people in that TV studio who knew about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.