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E.L.O. - Electric Light Orchestra

So, I'm going through my third, or maybe fourth, ELO music evolution and need your suggestions. I started listening to this group when I was in High School during the 1970s. Currently, I own a couple of their albums. I had several more but I shared them with friends over time and never saw them again. Anyway, what are your recommendations for ELO albums to compliment "On the Third Day" and "Eldorado". Also, anyone who can tell me the name of the instrumental song that is their masterpiece would be appreciated. I remember listening to it at midnight on a local radio station in Virgina. It started off with a crack of thunder and then went into this incredible orchestrated masterpiece that still resonates in my mind to this day. The song was used to announce the beginning of a new day and it was glorious! I haven't been able to find it. Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions.
wescoman
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mofimadness
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I really like ELO, so I just had to say that. For albums, "Out of the Blue", "A New World Record" and "Face The Music" are my favorite ELO albums.

There is a new compilation, ("Mr Blue Sky-The Very Best Of ELO") that comes out on Tuesday that might be worth a listen.

The song you mention could be either "Fire On High" from Face The Music or "Overture" from ELO Live.
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tpreaves
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10-05-12: Roxy54
Everyone hass a few bands/artists they just cannot stand to hear. ELO is one of mine. Sorry, just had to say it.

Ditto.
slikric3000
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ELO 2
Kuiama

It tells the tale of a soldier who has found an orphan girl wandering the ruins of a battle-ravaged village in the Vietnam war. The soldier is trying to comfort the girl and also to explain how he was the one who killed her parents.
lindisfarne
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The LPs you mention in the body of your post are their best works. I believe they became more popular after those 2, scoring some hits, but went "commercial".
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rar1
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Count me as an ELO fan. What worked for me were the classical and mid-60's British pop influences in the ELO sound.

ELO's first four or five albums were fairly cohesive affairs and were the best examples of their sound. After that, the music became more hit or miss to my ears. The sound evolved to more of a synth/ electronic mix and was definitely more commercial sounding, less interesting.

You may want to try listening to the Move, a 60's Brit band that gave us Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne.

Rich
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