electric light orchestra Archive
05 Mar 2022
March Through Time: Electric Light Orchestra
This month, I’m hitting pause on coverage of new artists and releases, focusing instead for a bit on the bodies of work from some of my favorite artists. — bk I’ll always have a special place in my heart (and record collection) for Electric Light Orchestra. The first rock concert I ever attended was one
19 Jul 2019
Still a Livin’ Thing: Jeff Lynne’s ELO
Serving up some good-timing musical nostalgia that hearkens back to a simpler time, Jeff Lynne’s ELO is currently on a major tour of the U.S. An international phenomenon of the 1970s, Electric Light Orchestra landed fifteen of its singles on the Top 40 charts in the United States. ELO began as a spinoff project of
13 Oct 2015
Video Review: Jeff Lynne’s ELO — Live at Hyde Park
Electric Light Orchestra has long held a special, sentimental place in my heart. Way back in October 1978, I attended my first rock concert, ELO at The Omni sports arena in Atlanta. My eight-dollar ticket got me a seat in the high rafters, where this fourteen-year-old quickly learned about the phenomenon known as a “contact
29 Oct 2012
DVD Review: The Move – The Lost Broadcasts
The Move are one of those sixties groups that got lost in the transatlantic shuffle. They arguably had it all: great songwriting, strong vocalists, an a ready-made visual image. A near-perfect mix of super-catchy pop melodicism, heavier-than-heavy riffage, ambitious art-pop leanings and a penchant for controversy, The Move should have been huge in the USA.