Jazzmoose Posted April 11, 2004 Report Posted April 11, 2004 THATS NOT WHAT I MEANT ASSHOLE-- I WAS TRYING TO DUMB IT DOWN FOR ***YOUR*** STUPID ASS!!!! Oh. My. God. The idea of Aric trying to dumb something down...it's just too delicious! I've got to sign off; I'm going to pull a rib muscle... Quote
Tjazz Posted April 11, 2004 Report Posted April 11, 2004 Boy, just mention the titles and I can hear those songs in my head - especially all those strings. Quote
Alec Posted April 11, 2004 Report Posted April 11, 2004 I was stuck between "Guilty Pleasure" and "Good Band", but finally voted for guilty Pleasure.I bought and like their newest "Zoom" which is a nice return to form. Now if Aric would part with his cardboard spaceship (I have fond memories of seeing them during that tour) Quote
Guest ariceffron Posted April 11, 2004 Report Posted April 11, 2004 (edited) YOU GUYS ALSO SUCK CAUSE U SAID U LIKE TODD RUNGREN AND HE COVERED DO YA ON HIS 2ND LIVE UTOPIA LP ELO 4 EVR Edited April 11, 2004 by ariceffron Quote
Guest ariceffron Posted April 11, 2004 Report Posted April 11, 2004 i will mail u my elo-spaceship if u kill jazzmoose Quote
neveronfriday Posted April 11, 2004 Report Posted April 11, 2004 P.S.: Bev Bevan was a bad drummer?  The people who say that usually also hate Charlie Watts. 'Nuff said. Bev and Watts in the same sentence? Bev, of "Evil Woman" dullest druming in any top 40 record, Bevan? I'll see your , and raise you to ! P.S. Bev Bevan was a bad drummer? The people who say that usually also hate Charlie Watts. 'Nuff said. + Bev Bevan was a bad drummer? The people who say that usually also hate Charlie Watts. 'Nuff said. + I know, I shouldn't have put Bev into the same sentence with Watts. Bev could play all 4 notes on the hi-hat without interruption. = + 1 Quote
BERIGAN Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 Rush is better, but ELO had some good songs... Quote
GregK Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 (edited) I'll never forgive Jeff Lynne for smothering his production sound all over the otherwise fine albums by the Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty and George Harrison in the late 80s. They instantly sounded dated. It's like he wanted to make ELO wanna-bes with those records Edited April 12, 2004 by GregK Quote
Bright Moments Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 Rush is better, but ELO had some good songs... ditto that! Quote
Chrome Posted April 12, 2004 Author Report Posted April 12, 2004 Rush is better, but ELO had some good songs... For me it's the other way 'round ... I just could not get into Rush at all. Now that was a band that seemed to take itself too seriously. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 (edited) I remember the early versions of ELO doing sessions on the BBC late night programmes in the early 70s but they never really attracted me. I loved 'Living Thing' when it came out as a single in late 1976...I distinctly recall hearing it in my Aunt's kitchen in a tiny seaside village in Cornwall on the morning I'd gone down to be introduced to the school where I was to do my teaching practice. I bought the album and really liked it for a few months...and then it wore off. After that I just associate ELO with that late-70s era where everything I loved to listen to (the whole early-70s prog-rock thing) just disappeared, flattened by the punk/New Wave onslaught. ELO were one of the few dinosaurs to maintain some success in the UK...and I'm afraid what they had to offer sounded very thin to my ears. So on balance ELO do not bring back happy memories. I much preferred The Move! Edited April 12, 2004 by Bev Stapleton Quote
Guest ariceffron Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 rush is the worst rock band of the 70s and/or 80s. i would rather listen to the marshall tucker band Quote
Soulstation1 Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 rush is worse than elo, what you been smokin' aric? Quote
RDK Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 Use to love ELO, but then my tastes changed and now I generally dislike Jeff Lynne's production. Still think ELO was a pretty good band, though, and "Out ofthe Blue" was a terrific LP. I've been really digging on "Mr. Blue Sky" ever since the "Eternal Sunshine" trailer... Quote
Guest ariceffron Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 rush is like yes if yes were mentally retarted 14 year old canadian public schoolboys Quote
LAL Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 Went through an ELO phase for a while but don't listen anymore now. I still think they have 2-3 good songs on each of their albums up to the early 80s. Also, kind of like the Xanadu movie soundtrack, which has some nice Olivia Newton John vocals. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 rush is like yes if yes were mentally retarted 14 year old canadian public schoolboys Now, that one I liked! Quote
Soulstation1 Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 i want aric banned i actually like mentally retarted 14 year old canadian public schoolboys Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 13, 2004 Report Posted April 13, 2004 I just wish I could have gotten tarted even once when I was 14... Quote
Matthew Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 One of the great things about having a turntable is that you can buy a lot of rock from the 70s for .50 cents. Dare I say this? But I bought Eldorado a couple of days ago and totally enjoyed it. Maybe the strings melted my mind or something, but I think Aric might be right on ELO. Now I'll have start looking for their other stuff on the cheap. Speaking of surprises, I picked up the first lp bySpirit and was amazed that Marty Paich is listed as doing the strings & horns on the lp. Great job on Taurus. Wonder if Jimmy Page ever heard that song? Quote
Green Dolphin Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 I'd like to check all 3 boxes,although the Xanadu soundtrack was all cheesy!Still have "Out Of The Blue" kicking around on tape somewhere(swapped my blue vinyl copy for something silly long ago).I remember a big fuss being made when it emerged they used backing tapes. On the Bev Bevan front,I once had the misfortune of seeing him with Black Sabbath(Ian Gillan singing)...his drum riser was a Stonehenge mock-up(I've since read it was a tongue in cheek thing,a la Spinal Tap,but that didn't come out 'til a year later).Awful gig...and it wasn't Bev's fault. Quote
chris olivarez Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 It's a band I'm totally indifferent to even to this day. When I think of ELO music the word"Ponderous" comes to mind. Quote
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