ELO’s "El Dorado": I’m Liking It
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Topic: ELO’s "El Dorado": I’m Liking It
Posted By: bluetailfly
Subject: ELO’s "El Dorado": I’m Liking It
Date Posted: October 12 2005 at 16:39
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I recently purchased the Electric Light Orchestra's "El Dorado" CD and feel compelled to communicate to others that it is a very wonderful experience. It only takes a few listens and then it gets under your skin and you find yourself obsessing over it. It's a concept LP, but I haven't fully interpreted it. It seems to be about this young guy who has a vision of an ideal woman, goes in search of her in the city, and winds up falling in with a prostitute. Any others have thoughts/opinions on this lp? ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
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Posted By: cmidkiff
Date Posted: October 12 2005 at 17:27
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I don't know what "El Dorado" is about, but you should definately check out "On the Third Day" as well, if you already haven't. ------------- cmidkiff |
Posted By: Frasse
Date Posted: October 12 2005 at 17:33
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The only ELO I've heard is the pop ELO but I've also hard opinions that El Dorado is their only progressive album. |
Posted By: BleedingGum
Date Posted: October 12 2005 at 17:40
Not in my opinion though... ELO was never progressive... El Dorado is a good album.. but just like other ELO albums... it's still popish.  ------------- ...this is called....BleedingGum ... ! |
Frasse wrote:Posted By: Damen
Date Posted: October 12 2005 at 17:56
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I really cannot stand ELO in the slightest. ------------- "It's amazing that we've been able to put up with each other for 35 years. Most marriages don't last that long these days." -Chris Squire |
Posted By: margaret
Date Posted: October 12 2005 at 18:04
no way on that, all of them up through A New World Record are either prog or borderline prog. My two favs are On the Third Day, and ELO2 (though the vocals are ROUGH on ELO2). Picked up early on here, that ELO gets no respect here, considering some of the groups that are listed under prog archive. I find that curious. ------------- 
Space is dark it is so endless When you're lost it's so relentless It is so big, it is small |
Posted By: margaret
Date Posted: October 12 2005 at 18:08
I would be curious to know why you consider them not progressive. -------------
Space is dark it is so endless When you're lost it's so relentless It is so big, it is small |
Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: October 12 2005 at 18:22
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From what I can hear from El Dorado, it is definitely beyond pop. It is very reminiscent of mid & late-Beatles Lennon, esp. "I am the Walrus" and "Across the Universe." Lynne seems to have been very influenced by these Lennon stylings. I'm not sure how to classify it, it's very eclectic, almost psychedelic, in a melodramatic sense. It also reminds me of mid-Seventies Rundgren as well. ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: margaret
Date Posted: October 12 2005 at 18:31
good call, Lynne was HEAVILY influenced by Lennon as a matter of fact.  -------------
Space is dark it is so endless When you're lost it's so relentless It is so big, it is small |