The Electric Light Orchestra - The Electric Light Orchestra: Review

14/04/2025 45 min Episodio 28
The Electric Light Orchestra - The Electric Light Orchestra: Review

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Peter and Shaun were busy this week, so Tim did the second part of his ‘Birmingham Beatles’ duology: the first album by the Electric Light Orchestra. The ‘conversation’ included: the Move connection, the differences between ELO and the later prog movement, the incredibly high quality of ELO’s musicianship and the nature of the creative relationship between Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood. Also, why did so many of the songs have two titles? Why was the album called ‘No Answer’ in the U.S. (as opposed to, say, ‘Press one for hold’)? Where would one cry from if not from one’s eyes? And who led the Royalist forces against Cromwell in the English Civil War?

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