X-Nico

5 unusual facts about Electric Light Orchestra


Baler

On 3 September 2010, on the A381 in Halwell near Totnes, Devon, UK an early member of British rock group ELO Mike Edwards was killed when his van was crushed by a round bale.

Funtown Splashtown USA

One of the park's most popular rides is the Astrosphere, which is an indoor Scrambler which features a state-of-the-art laser and light show while playing ELO's Fire on High.

Hypo-Haus

A big picture of this skyscraper can be seen at the inner sleeve of the Time album of the Electric Light Orchestra.

Laser lighting display

The Who, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Electric Light Orchestra were among the first high-profile rock acts to use lasers in their concert shows in the mid-1970s.

Sharon Osbourne Management

Though mostly music acts, it has guided the careers of husband Ozzy Osbourne, children Kelly Osbourne and Jack Osbourne, as well as The Smashing Pumpkins, Coal Chamber, Queen, Gary Moore, Motörhead, Lita Ford, and ELO.


All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra

All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra is a compilation album by the Electric Light Orchestra, released in 2005 (see 2005 in music).

Calling America

"Calling America" is a song by the rock music group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) released as a single from their 1986 (see 1986 in music) album Balance of Power.

Compass Point Studios

Other well-known artists who recorded there include: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Serge Gainsbourg, The Rolling Stones, Grace Jones, Shakira, Celine Dion, U2, Robert Palmer, Thompson Twins, Tom Tom Club, Talking Heads, Dire Straits, Electric Light Orchestra, Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, James Brown, Iron Maiden, Roxy Music, Bonnie Tyler, The B-52's and David Bowie.

Fleming and John

The duo has recorded many cover songs, including "Winter Wonderland" (to the tune of Led Zeppelin's "Misty Mountain Hop"), "Eldorado" (Electric Light Orchestra), "California Dreamin'" (the Mamas & the Papas), "Somebody to Love" (Jefferson Airplane), "After the Lovin'" (Engelbert Humperdinck).

Gonzalo Carrera

Guests on the album include drummer Pete Cater, guitarist John Etheridge (formerly of Soft Machine), arranger and trombonist Mike Gibbs (who has worked with Jan Akkerman, Peter Gabriel, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Jaco Pastorius), saxophonist John Helliwell (Supertramp), cellist Hugh McDowell (formerly of Electric Light Orchestra), and flautist Rowland Sutherland.

Hooked on Classics

Louis Clark, former arranger for Electric Light Orchestra, conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing a collection of very recognizable extracts from classical music pieces played over a continuous beat (sometimes an overtly disco fast beat, sometimes a slower and more subtle rhythm, always produced by a LinnDrum) that linked the segments together.

Jack and White

The EP included covers of The Mamas & the Papas "California Dreamin'", Electric Light Orchestra's "Telephone Line", Eurythmics' "Here Comes the Rain Again", Third Eye Blind's "How's It Going to Be", Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" and The Black Keys "Tighten Up".

KUZX

The final piece KDFC played on 102.1 was "Fanfare for the Common Man" by Aaron Copland, while the first song in the simulcast was "Roll Over Beethoven" by Electric Light Orchestra.

Paradigms of Human Memory

At the end of Jeff's speech, Troy interjects to compare the group to The Traveling Wilburys, a former rock supergroup composed of Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison (of The Beatles), Jeff Lynne (of Electric Light Orchestra), and Roy Orbison, with Jim Keltner on drums.

Simon Apple

The band was formed in late 1987 in the Reading, Pennsylvania area (outside of Philadelphia) as a cover band playing music of Genesis, Rush, Electric Light Orchestra, Supertramp, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, Kansas, Billy Joel, Elton John, Marillion, Level 42, Earth Wind & Fire, Bruce Hornsby, Toto, etc.

Simon Fox

In 1988, he joined Orkestra (a post-Electric Light Orchestra band formed by bassist Kelly Groucutt and violinist Mik Kaminski), releasing with them two albums, Beyond The Dream and Roll Over Beethoven.

The Amplifetes

Influences range along a broad spectrum, including 60s psychedelia, the Electric Light Orchestra, The Ramones, Elvis Costello, David Bowie, and Chicago Trax Records.

The Light Shines On

#"Roll Over Beethoven" (Single version) (Chuck Berry)


see also

Secret Messages

This was Jeff Lynne's second tongue-in-cheek response to allegations of hidden Satanic messages in earlier Electric Light Orchestra LPs by Christian fundamentalists which led up to early 1980s American congressional hearings (a similar response had been made by Lynne on the Face the Music album, during the intro to the "Fire on High" track).