Read about Electric Light Orchestra’s hit “Mr. Blue Sky” at No. 130 on “The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s.” All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Jeff...
yet it was their fourth album 'Eldorado' which managed to crack the top 20 of the US Billboard chart and incorporated a live string section and orchestra, it also included their first US top ten hit 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head'. They continued to have mammoth successes stateside whe...
The original Electric Light Orchestra disbanded in 1986, after which Lynne went on to become one of the most sought-after producers in rock. He worked extensively withGeorge Harrisonand even produced the two “new”Beatlessongs included in their 1995–1996Anthologyseries. Lynne also formedThe Trav...
Whatever their relative value to the project, these moments actually balanced out a growing worry from co-founding drummer Bev Bevan. ELO were emerging as something of a hit-song factory – the million-sellingOut of the BluematchedA New World Recordby again producing three Top 40 songs – and...
Beyond all the best-known hit songs, fans everywhere continue to explore the extraordinary series of albums that combined Lynne's remarkably ambitious and accomplished craftsmanship from the group's 1971 debut accidentally titled No Answer due to a misco...
"I did everything I did against the grain and in spite of people's opinions. All those supposedly great songs were done with no 'No's' — I don't think I could have done it any better doing it the 'right' way." Years ago a reader wrote in asking if we'd ever thought of inte...
Tom on Jeff's run of hit singles with ELO showing Tom on the couch and Jeff's ASCAP Golden Note award; no music, interview only Songs: Real Love and Free As A Bird This is a long segment with several small cuts and some rearrangement. They are: End of Paul's interview about the...
Mastermind: Jeff Lynne led the ensemble through 21 songs. (Photo/Anthony Norkus) This was a nearly non-stop, 1-hour-and-40-minute blast of catchy songs from the ‘70s and ‘80s that likely left many agreeing with Lynne in their post-concert glow, “I can’t get it...
Bad Company put out six Top 20 songs between 1974-90, but none ever rose higher on the Billboard Hot 100 than the very first charting single: the No. 5 hit "Can't Get Enough." Black Sabbath Warner Bros. Black Sabbath Black Sabbath scored a No. 4 hit in their native U.K. with ...
A Tribute to the Music and Genius of Jeff Lynne and ELO Local and international musician Brian Cummins brings his brand new show celebrating the music of Jeff Lynne and ELO with a band of amazing musicians, including a string section, for a fabulous night of hit after hit from a vast ...