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Points: 8238 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2007 at 10:11
I discovered The Move when I read a rave review of "Shazam" in a magazine somewhere around 1970 when I was attending North Texas State University and fell in love with the quirky, nonconformist attitude they projected.  "Looking On" and "Message from the Country" as well as the compilation "Split Ends" followed and every album had a personality all its own.  Jeff Lynne brought a more contemporary sensibility to ELO and that's probably what made the slightly eccentric Roy Wood depart.  There is a fine collection of the "Best of the Move" available that will give you a nice overview of their career but if you can get the aforementioned albums and your taste runs a little on the eclectic side of rock you will find them very experimental and enjoyable at the same time.
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I was just going through the Rolling Stone lists (having started with the "supposed" 100 greatest guitarists link posted elsewhere here), & one of the list is the top 10 bands - guilty pleasures. Rush is number one, ELO is listed number two. 
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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 06 2007 at 14:46
Originally posted by debrewguy debrewguy wrote:

I was just going through the Rolling Stone lists (having started with the "supposed" 100 greatest guitarists link posted elsewhere here), & one of the list is the top 10 bands - guilty pleasures. Rush is number one, ELO is listed number two. 


ELO is a fantsastic group.. and they are the reason I got into prog.  Some don't see it.. oh well.. but they were prog alright. 
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Points: 3596 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2007 at 12:43
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by debrewguy debrewguy wrote:

I was just going through the Rolling Stone lists (having started with the "supposed" 100 greatest guitarists link posted elsewhere here), & one of the list is the top 10 bands - guilty pleasures. Rush is number one, ELO is listed number two. 


ELO is a fantsastic group.. and they are the reason I got into prog.  Some don't see it.. oh well.. but they were prog alright. 

Me so swift, name they have includes "orchestra" in it. Orchestra very classical. Prog very stole classical tunes. Dust, ELO orchestrol prog rok.
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