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Electric Light Orchestra

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Forlisteners curious about elo beyond the hits: fans of orchestral pop, symphonic rock, 70s pop craftsmanship, and early prog experimentation.
14 Reviews 7 Definitions 38 Charts
Pop Rock Progressive Rock

The Profile

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band known for blending rock with strings and orchestral arrangements, led primarily by songwriter-producer Jeff Lynne.

Formed by Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood; Jeff Lynne became the central leader and principal writer/producer. Widely associated with a Beatles-influenced approach to melodically rich, orchestral pop/rock.

Across 14 DeBaser reviews, ELO are framed as a Beatles-adjacent symphonic-pop machine led by Jeff Lynne, with early progressive ambitions and later chart-friendly immediacy. Discovery is praised as sunny, catchy orchestral disco-pop; Out of the Blue is treated as a melodic high point. The early albums (ELO/No Answer, ELO 2, On the Third Day) are discussed for experimentation, suites, and classical quotations. Even the 80s Balance of Power gets credit for holding up better than many contemporaries.

Notable Quotes

❝ The music is reversible but time is not. Turn back. Turn back. Turn back. Turn back.
❝ When they ask you how symphonic rock and disco can blend, just let them listen to this more than memorable album, which deserves more than what it has received.
❝ Their music is an unpretentious orchestral pop made with class and enthusiasm.
❝ Out Of The Blue is for ELO what Pet Sound is for the Beach Boys (for a moment I was tempted to bring up Sgt Pepper, but better not to unleash cataclysms),
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