ELO or ELP?

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: Newbian
Option for never hearing of either of them?

I think you have to be over 30 to know these bands.

You know, the musical world consists of more than just rap and Lady GaGa...

 

[Kadarin]

:music:
You got me running going out of my mind
You got me thinking me that I'm wasting my time
Don't bring me down
No, no, no, no, no, ooh ooh
:music:

 

[dennilfloss]

Originally posted by: Kadarin
:music:
You got me running going out of my mind
You got me thinking me that I'm wasting my time
Don't bring me down
No, no, no, no, no, ooh ooh
:music:

Love that song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RJPaj97H24

(I remember the video with the cartoon cheerleader strutting her baton!)

Hold On Tight was awesome too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TLmpL2AzLs

And of course the sountrack to the greatest disco movie ever, Xanadu!

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Jeff Lynne has a good voice.

The 1st time I heard him sing Roy Orbison's part on a Traveling Wilburys song, from The Concert for George (Harrison, a tribute concert after he died) DVD, I got goosebumps.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Originally posted by: Kadarin

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: Newbian
Option for never hearing of either of them?

I think you have to be over 30 to know these bands.

You know, the musical world consists of more than just rap and Lady GaGa...

Uck, I had to Google that. Wish I didn't.

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: Flipped Gazelle

Originally posted by: Kadarin

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: Newbian
Option for never hearing of either of them?

I think you have to be over 30 to know these bands.

You know, the musical world consists of more than just rap and Lady GaGa...

Uck, I had to Google that. Wish I didn't.

Owned.

 

[Old Hippie]

ELP for the win.

I'll second that emotion. :thumbsup:

 

[rbV5]

H.E.L.P.

 

[skyking]

I fell for one of those "50 free songs" from e-music, and ELP was a lifesaver. They had most of the good stuff on there and I grabbed it all!

 

[Juddog]

I first thought this thread was about chess rating.

 

[DrPizza]

Picked at random - just searched for ELP and chose a few that had the most views from an ELP playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...CE9A969D6E1700&index=5 (This was more of a solo performance by Greg Lake; if you search, you can find a version with the entire band; one of their best/most popular songs.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...E9A969D6E1700&index=16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...700&index=0&playnext=1


Ditto for ELO - (and excluding Xanadu which was more Olivia Newton-John)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TLmpL2AzLs
Ick! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...aynext_from=PL&index=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...5B4B675A565DC2&index=6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...B4B675A565DC2&index=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...B4B675A565DC2&index=31
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLNR4xfh1Qc

I think overall, ELO had more hits & was more popular (more poppy), but ELP had much more talent.

 

[Spacehead]

I prefer ELP over ELO.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Originally posted by: Spacehead
I prefer ELP over ELO.

I was surprised. I thought ELP would "win" this poll, given their obvious virtuosity. ELO does have some catchy tunes.

 

[CallMeJoe]

Originally posted by: Flipped Gazelle

Originally posted by: Spacehead
I prefer ELP over ELO.

I was surprised. I thought ELP would "win" this poll, given their obvious virtuosity. ELO does have some catchy tunes.

Not really surprising at all. ELO's shorter, catchy songs are much more radio-friendly than ELP's longer, more complex works, and much more likely to be familiar to anyone who missed the era of "free-form" FM.

 

[uhohs]

i watched densha otoko, so i choose ELO

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Originally posted by: Flipped Gazelle

Originally posted by: Spacehead
I prefer ELP over ELO.

I was surprised. I thought ELP would "win" this poll, given their obvious virtuosity. ELO does have some catchy tunes.

Not really surprising at all. ELO's shorter, catchy songs are much more radio-friendly than ELP's longer, more complex works, and much more likely to be familiar to anyone who missed the era of "free-form" FM.

True, but it seems that many folks who hold on to the older music do so more out of their appreciation for the impressiveness of the music, whereas a lot of people who are into "pop" tend to move on to other bands.

 

[Drako]

Never been a big Jeff Lynne fan.

ELP was much better than ELO.

 

[PepePeru]

ELO

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Haha, you guys are old.

 

[ethebubbeth]

I'm not a big fan of either, but I prefer ELP to ELO. Give me YES any day of the week.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

ELO and a tip from a geezer, Emerson, Lake & Palmer were NEVER referred to as ELP.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
ELO and a tip from a geezer, Emerson, Lake & Palmer were NEVER referred to as ELP.

They refer to themselves as ELP.

But yeah, we usually didn't refer to them that way. I just liked ELO, ELP.

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
ELO, obviously.

This.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: Flipped Gazelle

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
ELO and a tip from a geezer, Emerson, Lake & Palmer were NEVER referred to as ELP.

They refer to themselves as ELP.

But yeah, we usually didn't refer to them that way. I just liked ELO, ELP.

Not in the 70's