History Music / ElectricLightOrchestra

* ''The Electric Light Orchestra'' (1971) [[hottip:* :Known in America under the LineOfSightName ''No Answer'' due to a communication error]] : "Mr. Radio", "10538 Overture"

* AscendedFanboy: Lead singer and FaceOfTheBand Jeff Lynne conceived the band's idea with Roy Wood to be a sort of sequel to Music/TheBeatles, taking rock music in the direction "that The Beatles had left off." He later worked with former Beatles members on various projects, including Music/TheTravelingWilburys and producing the "Threetles"[[hottip:*:the nickname given to Music/TheBeatles minus the late Music/JohnLennon, who went back into the studio together for ''The Beatles Anthology'' to record a few new singles]] singles "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love".

* AGoodNameForARockBand: Named for what they started out as -- a light orchestra with electrified instruments.

** ''[[NightmareFuel The music is reversible, but time is not! Turn back! Turn back! Turn back! Turn back!]]''

* NarmCharm: Jeff Lynne himself sees some of ELO's work as this.
-->''Some of these songs are so over the top it's amazing.''

* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Jeff Lynne

* ExcitedEpisodeTitle: ''Rockaria!''

* MissingEpisode: From the ''Secret Messages'' sessions came the song "{{Beatles}} [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatles_Forever Forever]]". It was originally slated to be released as part of the album, but it was ultimately left off when the original concept of making the album a [[DistinctDoubleAlbum double album]] was canned. Subsequent re-releases of the album have not seen it released as a bonus track and is unlikely to ever see an official release, possibly due to Jeff Lynne's later involvement in projects involving former Beatles members causing him to look back on it as an OldShame. [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes Bootlegs do exist, though]], thanks to an ELO Fan Club Convention that played the song once for its attendees.

* AscendedFanboy: Lead singer and FaceOfTheBand Jeff Lynne conceived the band's idea with Roy Wood to be a sort of sequel to Music/TheBeatles, taking rock music in the direction "that The Beatles had left off." He later worked with former Beatles members on various projects, including Music/TheTravelingWilburys and producing the "Threetles"[[hottip:*:the nickname given to TheBeatles minus the late Music/JohnLennon, who went back into the studio together for ''The Beatles Anthology'' to record a few new singles]] singles "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love".

* SpiritualSuccessor: [[TheBeatles John Lennon]] himself referred to ELO as ''The Son of the Beatles''.

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* ''The Electric Light Orchestra'' (1971) [[hottip:* :Known in America under the LineOfSightName No Answer due to a communication error]] : "Mr. Radio", "10538 Overture"

* ''The Electric Light Orchestra'' (1971) [[hottip:* :Known in America as ''[[LineOfSightName No Answer]]'' due to a communication error]] : "Mr. Radio", "10538 Overture"

In 1989, Bev Bevan created ELO Part II and released two albums with them. Bevan left in 1999 and sold his share of the ELO name to Jeff Lynne. The remaining members continued to perform and renamed themselves "The Orchestra".

* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}: Did the cover art for the first two albums.

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In 2001, Jeff Lynne released another ELO album, ''Zoom''. However, only Lynne and Richard Tandy, the band's primary keyboardist, were featured. Lynne reformed the band with some new members and started a new tour. The tour, however, was cut short, primarily due to the illness and death of Lynne's close friend, GeorgeHarrison.

* AscendedFanboy: Lead singer and FaceOfTheBand Jeff Lynne conceived the band's idea with Roy Wood to be a sort of sequel to TheBeatles, taking rock music in the direction "that The Beatles had left off." He later worked with former Beatles members on various projects, including TheTravelingWilburys and producing the "Threetles"[[hottip:*:the nickname given to TheBeatles minus the late JohnLennon, who went back into the studio together for ''The Beatles Anthology'' to record a few new singles]] singles "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love".
* BareYourMidriff: The alternative cover to "On The Third Day" by rock photographer Richard Avedon has ELO baring their belly buttons for the camera.

* CoverVersion: Covered Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven" on ''ELO 2'' and a cover of Del Shannon's "Little Town Flirt" was added for the rerelease of ''Discovery.'' The song "Do Ya" was also a cover of an older version written by Jeff for The Move, a band he and Wood had been part of previously.

* AscendedFanboy: Lead singer and FaceOfTheBand Jeff Lynne conceived the band's idea with Roy Wood to be a sort of sequel to TheBeatles, taking rock music in the direction "that The Beatles had left off." He later worked with former Beatles members on various projects, including TheTravelingWilburys and producing the "Threetles"[[hottip:*:the nickname given to TheBeatles minus JohnLennon, who went back into the studio together for ''The Beatles Anthology'' to record a few new singles]] singles "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love".

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Oh No Not Susan" got away with the word "fucking" during a time when the radio was censored heavily.

* ''The Electric Light Orchestra'' [[hottip:* :Known in America as ''[[LineOfSightName No Answer]]'' due to a communication error]] : "Mr. Radio", "10538 Overture"
* ''ELO 2'': "Roll Over Beethoven", "Kuiama"
* ''On the Third Day'': "Daybreaker", "In the Hall of the Mountain King", "Showdown"
* ''Eldorado'': "Can't Get it Out of My Head", "Mr. Kingdom"
* ''Face the Music'': "Fire On High", "Evil Woman", "Strange Magic"
* ''A New World Record'': "So Fine", "Livin' Thing", "Do Ya", "Telephone Line"
* ''Out of the Blue'': "Turn to Stone", "Sweet Talkin' Woman", "Mr. Blue Sky"
* ''Discovery'': "Shine a Little Love", "Don't Bring Me Down"
* ''Xanadu'': "I'm Alive", "All Over the World", "Don't Walk Away", "Xanadu"
* ''Time'': "Twilight", "Hold On Tight"
* ''Secret Messages'': "Four Little Diamonds", "Rock 'n' Roll is King"
* ''Balance of Power'': "So Serious", "Calling America", "Endless Lies"
* ''Zoom'': "Alright", "Moment in Paradise"

Formed in 1970 by Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne, ELO was originally conceived as a rock band with classical instruments and sounds -- an electrified light orchestra, hence its name. In other words, it was intended to bring the synthesis of ClassicalMusic and rock that the inchoate genre of ProgressiveRock promised to its logical conclusion. After the release of their first album in 1971, Wood left the band, leaving Lynne and drummer Bev Bevan. That didn't stop them, however. After recruiting some new members, ELO kept getting stronger throughout the 1970s.

* CoverVersion: Covered Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven" on ''ELO 2'' and a cover of Del Shannon's "Little Town Flirt" was added for the rerelease of ''Discovery.'' The song "Do Ya" was also a cover of an older version written by Jeff for The Move, a band he had been part of previously.

* SpiritualSuccessor: [[TheBeatles John Lennon]] refered to ELO as ''The Son of the Beatles''.