The ELO poll

Out of the Blue... as far as I can remember...

I dont think ELO ever equalled ELDORADO, though many seem to want it to be something else or compare it to other progressive bands. Showdown from the previous  album seem to set the stage for Eldorado, that song and Fire on High would have fit nicely on Eldorado and I think they always went back to that creative time period with later concepts only to fall short or try to extend it too far. Has anyone heard the bonus tracks from the remaster of Eldorado, pretty interesting Overture and Dark City sound inspired even now.

  I like ELO, too. I have all the albums in your list. I chose A New World Record, I have a weak spot for it; and it's the first album I heard with them quite a long time ago.

Edited by Cristi - August 08 2006 at 15:15

Edwin22 wrote: I don´t like ELO

Are you sure? They have a career span very similar to Queen, getting more and more commercial after the first 3-4 albums. So if you've only heard the post '74 releases, I'd reccomend you to check out their first or third album. If you've already know them, I give up.

Rocktopus wrote: micky wrote: Sean Trane wrote: rats!!!   this page is propsing that I vota again, but will not take my second vote. I want to skew this poll because the proggest albums are being shunned by the ultra commercial ones hahahha I know... I tned to lose track of some polls... but ELO ones are so rare... I can have counted on throwing my two cents out already Probably a lot of nostalgia with this bands hit records. It certainly is for me, becauce my parents had most of them. Along with The Wall and a Jimi Hendrix collection it was the most 'experimental' music they owned. I heard No Answer for the first time just a year ago.

agree...my first review (screwed up my email address and was posted under another name hahaha) was of ELO 2.. which is honestly an average at best prog album.  Yet it has HIGH...very HIGh sentimental value and reviewed as with that in mind.

Sean Trane wrote: rats!!!   this page is propsing that I vota again, but will not take my second vote. I want to skew this poll because the proggest albums are being shunned by the ultra commercial ones

hahahha I know... I tned to lose track of some polls... but ELO ones are so rare... I can have counted on throwing my two cents out already

bhikkhu wrote:     "A New World Record" is just fantastic. My Sister got a copy when it was released, and I think I listened to it more than she did. At that time I just found it enjoyable (too young to really figure out why). Years later, I still love it. It's practically flawless.

*micky's ELO radar goes off hahaha*

great call... it's a fabulous album.. it's a fabulous album.  It's stuck with me for nearly 30 years. 

Strange. No one has voted for Face the Music.

I also love Time. My favorite album when I was six. 'Yours Truly 2095' sounds like a smart electropop hit from the '00's. 

Although Eldorado is full of weak moments, and even some bad songs, it's an album I've played a lot. Something very atmospheric and (strange) magic about it.

ELO 2 is the most prog, but I still think its one of their worst albums. 1 & 3 are much better, and just a bit less proggy, imo.

A New World Record for me. It's one of the first LP's I ever bought when I was 12 .

I voted for Eldorado and I freely admit that it might have been for pure nostalgia, as I saw them live in Philadelphia when they had just released that one.