Roy Wood or Jeff Lynne
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Topic: Roy Wood or Jeff Lynne
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Subject: Roy Wood or Jeff Lynne
Date Posted: November 16 2012 at 03:50
| Both share the duties on the last album by The Move and the first album by Electric Light Orchestra. I find Roy Wood a true progressive rock pioneer. Jeff Lynne on the other hand is far less original, but wrote some of the best rock - pop tunes in the 1970's. |
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 16 2012 at 04:19
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Without hesitation: Roy Wood - far more inventive and creative. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: November 16 2012 at 04:29
| They were on both 1971 albums by The Move. I really don't know which one of them is responsible to what in those albums. |
Posted By: DiamondDog
Date Posted: November 16 2012 at 04:44
| An unfair comparison - both talented people, and actually very similar to each other in the use of those talents. Perhaps the only deciding factor is that Roy Wood was a hero to Jeff Lynne (and to almost every Birmingham musician of that era). |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: November 16 2012 at 04:48
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I tried out one of Roy Wood's solo albums (Boulders) and although I admire him, it's not really my cup of tea. Jeff Lynne did write some quite good pop / rock tunes so at this moment I would prefer him.
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Posted By: Rork
Date Posted: November 16 2012 at 05:24
| Wow, I couldn't decide if I wanted to. I was a huge ELO fan, in fact they were the reason I was drawn into prog rock. But I love the creativity of Roy Wood. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 16 2012 at 05:24
I don't care. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: November 16 2012 at 06:23
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> I like the Move before Lynne joined slightly more than after he joined (Carl Wayne was an awesome lead singer) > BUT, after Lynne joined, I like his songs slightly more than Wood's (e.g. "What?", "Open Up Said the World at the Door", "The Words of Aaron", "Message from the Country", etc) > BUT, on the first ELO album, I like Wood's songs slightly more than Lynne's (e.g. "Look at me Now", "Whispers in the Night", "Battle of Marston Moor", etc) > BUT, I don't care too much for what I've heard of Wood's Wizzard stuff and Boulders. > BUT, Lynne had an occasional tendency to suck too, especially later on. (e.g. sheeee said: ramalamalamalama rock and roollll is king) So it call comes down to who has more songs I love. And that would have to be Jeff Lynne - though the total volume of his output is much higher than Wood's.
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: November 16 2012 at 07:20
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Jeff Lynne for me. Never much cared for Wood's stuff.
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Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: November 16 2012 at 15:38
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Jeff Lynne; a genius. I don't like Wood's stuff, although he is brilliant as well. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 16 2012 at 22:45
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Wood I suppose ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: November 17 2012 at 01:19
| I go for Roy Wood - mainly how he challenged himself, learning many instruments and he seemed more daring. I also envy him because he was with Annie Haslam for quite a while........ooh, what a lucky man, he was.......... |
Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: December 18 2012 at 15:24
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Jeff Lynne - a great songwriter. ------------- Haiku Writing a poem With seventeen syllables Is very diffic.... |
Posted By: resurrection
Date Posted: January 05 2013 at 12:35
| People obviously prefer Jeff Lynne, but they should be reminded that he was once a follower of Roy Wood, Birmingham's biggest hero in the 60s. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 22 2013 at 20:53
Absolutely. Jeff Lynne is most pop music. You can't say that about Roy, and if you don't have "Mustard" in your collection ... you don't like progressive anything!    I keep wondering if half the folks that voted for Jeff, even heard a single album by Roy! I'm still looking for "Eddie and the Falcons"
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Dean wrote:Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 24 2013 at 11:38
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Interestingly neither man has a page here at the archives so apparently they are not considered prog regarding their solo music. I liked the Move , and the first 4 ELO lp's.....they became too pop after that. I had the first 2 Wood lp's, can't say they did much for me but he was certainly different. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: March 25 2013 at 06:03
Let's see who looks more prog...  ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: March 25 2013 at 06:35
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back in the day, they all did:
 ------------- What? |
Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: March 25 2013 at 06:56
is that ZZ Top?  ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: theadolescentprogger
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 13:04
| Oh god, Jeff Lynne by a million miles and a bus ride! |
Posted By: charles_ryder
Date Posted: May 21 2014 at 07:50
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Roy Wood is more creative musician. Both The Move and ELO was his ideas. I prefer him. Although Lynne is a big talent too. ------------- om mani padme hum |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: May 21 2014 at 14:02
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Jeff imo was able to put out some proggy songs as well as catchy ones (REALLY GOOD ones at that), so i am with him. ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: June 02 2014 at 05:53
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I enjoyed a remark I think I read on the Amazon site. The writer compared the strings played by Wood and Lynne on the first efforts as sawing, compared to the soaring strings of the professional orchestra on Eldorado. The comparison has merit I thought anyway. I think The Beatles influenced Lynne created many terrific songs; he's quite a good vocalist as well. It's interesting as how ELO don't really boast virtuoso musicanship (in soloing terms) although everyone fits in fine on the material which is well arranged and often the seamless anture of the songs' fluency disguise the complex arrangements that make them st So yes, voted for the Jeffe here of course, without whom most of ELO would not have been possible. |
Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: June 04 2014 at 12:33
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I feel that while Roy was a true trailblazer who knew no limitations Jeff was the one who was able to refine Wood's wild creativity and help him to present it in better fidelity. In some ways Roy hit his peak with the first ELO album while Jeff really locked into what that band's potential was and ran with it. In the long run Lynne's accomplishments as an artist, songwriter and producer makes it obvious to me who's talent ran the deepest. Jeff is a genius.
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