Do you know ELO + how old are you?

[stuartbert two hats]

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

Including producing The Beatles.

Actually, if I put myself on the analyst's couch, I think that's why I appear to have it in for him.  It was when his name came to my attention.  I wasn't massively impressed with the sound of those two "Beatles" songs at the time, but when I heard the original acoustic demo of "Real Love", that's when I really went off him!

Edited October 19, 2015 by stuartbert two hats

[Terence Fletcher]

I am 39, was bought up on ELO by my parents so know most of their songs

I would go and see them if they played, but they are not a bucket list seeing for me

[bennyhana22]

Of course I know ELO! And I'm 46.

Grew up with music from my Dad's collection, including ELO. A New World Record is a fab LP, including one of my favourite ELO tracks, 'Rockaria'. So, I do have a bit of a nostalgic soft spot for them, and anyone suggesting that Jef Lynne , at his best, is not an extraordinary song-writer, is just plainly incorrect. You might not like the stuff, but it is musically very well written. Saying all of that, I no longer have any ELO in my music collection, on vinyl, digital, or dust-collecting CDs that I no longer play. Would I watch them at Glastonbury? The short answer is yes, the longer one including the qualification that if there was anyone on my 'to see' list post-line up homework that clashed, it'd probably be a no.

Ben

[LeeGalvin]

Actually, after YouTube-ing, I know more like 7 or 8.

Im still ambivalent towards them though.

[Smeble]

I'm 40 and probably recognise 10-15 of their songs, I wouldn't call myself a fan but I have their greatest hits, I think they are ever so slightly cheesy, not quite as cheesy as Jeff Wayne's war of the worlds but along the same lines.

id definitely watch them at a festival but wouldn't spend money on one of their gigs.

most people will have heard mr blue sky and Xanadu but may not be aware of who did them.

Edited October 19, 2015 by Smeble

[gerardfenton18]

I'm confused, I know my age that was the easy bit.

What if I never knew ELO but after typing it into Google I recognise 3 of their songs but would not have linked them together previously?

What is your policy on this?

[jeffie]

I'm confused, I know my age that was the easy bit.

What if I never knew ELO but after typing it into Google I recognise 3 of their songs but would not have linked them together previously?

What is your policy on this?

Execution at dawn by firing squad.

[brandycoke]

Quite obviously lying about your age  

 

 

[Bisque]

I only know ELO as my ex had an album of vinyl, & she only played me that famous song, which I've forgotten the name of.

[ghostdancer1]

i'm 30.

couldn't have named an ELO song before last week. i vaguely recognise Mr Blue Sky after listening to it.

listened to a few other tracks people suggested, don't know any of them.

everything i've heard sounds pretty shit tbh.

[kevin0410]

I'm 32 and having been to Glastonbury in 07, 09, 10, 13, 14 and 15, ELO, should they play, will be by far and away my most eagerly anticipated act of all the years I have been.

I've always liked their music but have got massively into them since their latest reappearance, for which i am so thankful to Chris Evans, who was instrumental in getting them playing again.

I respect the fact, (although find it hard to believe) that some don't get anything from their music. That's music for you!. I seem to be the only person on here who really doesn't get Arcade Fire. How can a band I had never heard of, have still never heard on the radio and, when researching their 'best material' found myself completely uninspired by, headline Glastonbury?

[Avalon_Fields]

I'm old enough to remember how uncool they were, how I secretly knew all their songs and only came out the closet years later...

Ditto ABBA, Lionel Richie, Neil Diamond, and way too many more!

 

[Henrik]

I'm 35 and I know that one song - Mr Blue Sky Man or whatever it's called.

Quite a good song if I remember correctly.

No interest in hearing anything else or ever watching them play though.

[jeffie]

I'm old enough to remember how uncool they were, how I secretly knew all their songs and only came out the closet years later...

Ditto ABBA, Lionel Richie, Neil Diamond, and way too many more!

 

They were incredibly uncool, me and my mate used to have to doodle the logo inside our exercise books.

[JBarbour]

Late 20's. Had no idea but spotified them. I am now educated, knew a few songs.  And a few covers I've heard

The new throwback set on Avalon that The Zombies had on sunday afternoon 2015 suits them, not headlining!  

[JBarbour]

You're right about headlining, but they're far too popular amongst the oldies to play Avalon.  

A lot of people said that about The Zombies 

I think I need more education, are they much bigger? 

[stuartbert two hats]

You're right about headlining, but they're far too popular amongst the oldies to play Avalon.  

Agreed.  I don't like ELO, but they're clearly Pyramid material.

[billum]

Yeah, they just wouldn't physically fit the whole band on anything smaller than the Pyramid

[AdamWillingham]

My dad is a massive ELO fan so I have grown up listening to them to be honest. 

[Watergirl]

One band I was never fond of.

[The Nal]

They played a free gig at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin when I was there a few weeks ago.

Didn't go.

[parsonjack]

I am 52....one of my first albums bought was A New World Record....I probably know well over 30 ELO songs....sorry.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Late 20's. Had no idea but spotified them. I am now educated, knew a few songs.  And a few covers I've heard

The new throwback set on Avalon that The Zombies had on sunday afternoon 2015 suits them, not headlining!  

The Zombies play pubs.  ELO's last gig was headlining Hyde Park.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Fairly - enormously - effusive review of said gig:

http://thequietus.com/articles/16261-elo-live-review

[Deano77]

38 and know Mr Blue sky, but if you played other ones and said that was Elo I would possibly know more.