@@cherylreichardt - makes up for the torrid time I'm having getting pics onto IG! I'm having a break from PC software before I completely detonate and throw the laptop out the window. Don't bring me down, indeed!
Ethan, you really hit the nail on the head there - John Lennon said that if the Beatles had stayed together into the 70's they would probably sound like ELO, he actually called them "Son of Beatles". Jeff Lynne's favourite album is Sgt Pepper and when he joined Roy Wood and The Move, it was on condition that they started experimenting with strings to continue the Beatles ideas started by Strawberry Fields and I Am The Walrus, so Lennon was only acknowledging the fact this is what they did. You also sound like the guy on the Patrol Gaming channel who didn't think he knew who ELO were and then recognised Mr Blue Sky as his favourite song from Guardians Of The Galaxy 2, and then recognised Livin' Thing as his other favourite song from the GOTG game, so he was getting blown away by that. Where to go from here? I'd love to see you do Concerto For A Rainy Day - a 19 minute extended piece of four songs, ending with Mr Blue Sky heard in it's proper context after three songs about rain. A couple of reactors have done this before, so I know it's do-able, and you were thinking of doing another reaction of an extended piece - could put it in a poll of extended works? Great reaction, VERY impressed with you're channeling of John Lennon - I didn't know you could do that! John's favourite ELO song was Showdown - not one of mine, it was a bit before the best stuff, but maybe something to make a note of.
There are so many great ELO songs to get into as your dad said they had so many songs that people just did not know was them. Some of my favourites include, Strange Magic, Mr Blue Sky, The Diary of Horace Wimp, Telephone Line, Sweet Talking Woman, Evil Woman, Turn to Stone, Do Ya, Shine a Little Love and 10538 Ovature just to name a few.
Songs like this often turn up in the background in movies where there might be dance club scenes set in the 70s and 80s. This song appeared in the Al Pacino/Johnny Depp mob movie 'Donnie Brasco' for example.
What a great and memorable song by a great and memorable band! I have great memories of this tune when I was going through middle school and high school! Good Times🙂🎶🎵
Another you are surely to recognize is Mr. Blue Sky because of Guardians Of The Galaxy 2. Also, Jeff had a new tour organized before Covid hit. He’s very interested in playing live.
It would be very hard for someone not to have atleast heard ELO somewhere, even if you did not know who they are. They have a wonderful catalog of songs to pick from, so looking forward to what gets recommended next... Stay safe & stay strong you two! 💙💙
Hi guys!! Welcome to some fantastic music!! I'm truly excited! Unfortunately they were not using the strings section anymore here but what a feel good sound! A band I've admired for years made polllll Thursday! Great reaction! Beatles yes. That's what they were told Ethan!
The rest of the album ("Discovery") had the strings section -- it wasn't until a couple of years later that they started dropping the strings entirely. The reason this particular song doesn't have them is that it was a last-minute afterthought to fill out space on side 2 of the album (see my reply to Polux, below), and they didn't have time to do any orchestration on it before the master tapes had to be finished and sent off to the record company for production.
@@ballyastrocade5672 They didn't tour for the Discovery album. Instead they made videos for each song and this would be the last time cellist Melvyn Gale and Hugh McDowell would be featured with the band. They were not credited for playing on the album.
Ethan it's funny you said that ! John Lennon once said in an interview that had THE BEATLES had stayed together they would have sounded like ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA ! God's honest true !!!!!!!!! A little rock history for you !!!!! PEACE !
@@davemac1197 No Dave but I will . THANKS ! I really like your channel ! When I get a little time I'll tell you about my encounter years ago with U.F.O 'S if you like ! Stay cool my friend ! PEACE !
@@FarAwayEyes69 - oh absolutely I would be interested. My attitude is that I don't believe or disbelieve anything, I'm just interested in evidence, and witness evidence is admissible in a court of law, so that's good enough for me! I'm trained as a systems analyst, so I like to collate as much information as possible and try to make sense of it all without prejudice. Thanks for the kind words on my channel.
What makes a song beatlesque? To be "Beatles-esque", would mean to be "eclectic" - not specific in any way. But you can certainly spot things they liked to do quite often. The minor iv chord in a major key. The use of passing augmented triads. Notable acts described as "Beatlesque" Badfinger[1][2] - The first artists to sign with the Beatles' Apple Records. Their songs "Come and Get It" (1969), "No Matter What" (1970) and "Day After Day" (1971) were produced by McCartney, Beatles road manager Mal Evans, and George Harrison, respectively. Big Star[2][4] - Although the American band attracted critical acclaim for its Beatles-influenced work in the 1970s, its life proved contentious and short. They earned critical acclaim and a cult following despite the lack of commercial success.[5] The Byrds[6][7] - Sometimes regarded as the "American Beatles".[2] While their long-term influence has proven to be comparable to that of the Beatles in terms of sound and style, the Byrds failed to match their contemporaries' record sales.[8] Cheap Trick[2][9] - Also sometimes known as the "American Beatles".[9] In addition, the group's 1980 album All Shook Up was produced by longtime Beatles producer George Martin, and the group's live performance of Beatles songs culminated with a full orchestra-backed live album, titled Sgt. Pepper Live (2009).[10] Electric Light Orchestra[1][2][4] - Formed explicitly with the intention of "picking up where the Beatles left off", the outfit has proved one of the few Beatlesque groups to achieve sustained commercial success. In addition, frontman Jeff Lynne began a musical collaboration with George Harrison in the late 1980s that led to him working on several projects related to the Beatles. In the early 1970s, John Lennon praised ELO as "sons of Beatles" and cited their 1973 song "Showdown" as a personal favourite.[4] Klaatu[1] - Falsely rumoured to be the Beatles themselves, re-formed.[1] The band are sometimes known as the "Canadian Beatles".[11] Oasis[1][2][12] - Their Beatles influence was labelled as an "obsession" by British media.[13] During their 1991 to 2009 career, the band's widespread success in terms of culture and social reach caused it to be possibly the most popular band since the Beatles.[2] Panic! at the Disco[14][15] - Their album Pretty. Odd. is thought to be remarkably similar to the Beatles, most notably their song "Nine in the Afternoon".[16][17] Squeeze[2] - The British band's songwriting pair Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook have attracted comparisons to the Lennon-McCartney partnership.
Ethan actually does know that he knows that one, but I believe he doesn't recall how he knows it. (I think Guardians Of The Galaxy probably has a lot to answer for - I gather the producers are ELO fans).
Hi Larry and Ethan Sorry I haven't left a message for some time but I have been watching your reactions and this one was great as usual! It is a great song and I remember reading years ago that Jeff Lynne supposedly came up with the riff during soundchecks before gigs. Jeff Lynne admitted that he "was very influenced by the Beatles' sound of '68 and '69. That has obviously been a big influence on the way he looked at song writing" and said that being compared with The Beatles was the "ultimate compliment". John Lennon praised the group, calling them the "sons of the Beatles" on a radio station when discussing the group's 1973 single "Showdown" - you should give it a listen it is a great tune! Other great songs that also start with drums include Take The Money And Run by The Steve Miller Band and Superstition by Stevie Wonder - and, although it's a very short intro, there's always Born To Run as well 😈
What a super catchy GREAT song eh? Bouncy is a good description of this one....and it DOES sounds Beatles-esque (with a smattering of Bee Gees). ELO has many great songs and Jeff Lynne is a great songwriter/musician. I find it kind of weird that ELO is rarely mentioned when people talk about the greatest bands of the 70s/80s, especially since they have so many hits. Jeff also was on The Traveling Wilbury's albums...a supergroup (featuring Jeff, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, George Harrison and session drummer Jim Keltner) that I'm sure you and dad would love. Anyways, since I mentioned them, here is a song by The Traveling Wilburys to check out called Tweeter And The Monkey Man (ruclips.net/video/PabG3nJRu3k/видео.html). Cheers!
Ethan, Jeff Lynne was inspired by the Beatles and he even got to record with George Harrison in the group Travelling Wilburys. Might want to react to them soon. Peace!
True, this is catchy and fun, but also true not as musically interesting as lots of their other hits. And there are so many! Evil woman, Showdown, Sweet talkin' woman, Mr. Blue sky, Telephone line...
@@cherylreichardt I would say it's not just about strings (though it does make a huge difference), they're also more complex. This one sounds pretty much the same all the way through.
@@poluxsaurus1454 One reason for that is that this song was something of an afterthought. It wasn't originally going to be on the album at all; Lynne only wrote it because side 2 of the album ("Discovery") was running a bit short and he felt it needed "one more banger" to fill it out. So he slapped together the basic structure on the piano while using a recycled drum loop from an unused take of a different track, then the other guys added their parts the next day and they sent it off. They weren't expecting it to be a hit at all; it was just supposed to be a time-filler. Just goes to show, you never know what's going to click with an audience! :)
ELO were/are all over the airwaves....... Time to hit Steely Dan again OR HOW ABOUT a solo effort by Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan)... I'd suggest I.G.Y.
I was around fifteen when this great album came out and of course I bought it.
Hi guys, congratulations, you made it to Thursday! And thanks everyone, for voting ELO this week.
Hi Dave! Oh what a glorious day!! Elo!!
@@cherylreichardt - makes up for the torrid time I'm having getting pics onto IG! I'm having a break from PC software before I completely detonate and throw the laptop out the window. Don't bring me down, indeed!
@@davemac1197 Good one Dave!!!
Hello, Dave. I hope you are having a "Mr. Blue Sky" kind of day.
Me's fine. Why we talking like this??
Ethan, you really hit the nail on the head there - John Lennon said that if the Beatles had stayed together into the 70's they would probably sound like ELO, he actually called them "Son of Beatles". Jeff Lynne's favourite album is Sgt Pepper and when he joined Roy Wood and The Move, it was on condition that they started experimenting with strings to continue the Beatles ideas started by Strawberry Fields and I Am The Walrus, so Lennon was only acknowledging the fact this is what they did.
You also sound like the guy on the Patrol Gaming channel who didn't think he knew who ELO were and then recognised Mr Blue Sky as his favourite song from Guardians Of The Galaxy 2, and then recognised Livin' Thing as his other favourite song from the GOTG game, so he was getting blown away by that.
Where to go from here? I'd love to see you do Concerto For A Rainy Day - a 19 minute extended piece of four songs, ending with Mr Blue Sky heard in it's proper context after three songs about rain. A couple of reactors have done this before, so I know it's do-able, and you were thinking of doing another reaction of an extended piece - could put it in a poll of extended works? Great reaction, VERY impressed with you're channeling of John Lennon - I didn't know you could do that! John's favourite ELO song was Showdown - not one of mine, it was a bit before the best stuff, but maybe something to make a note of.
Like the man said!👍
@@cherylreichardt - wasn't that impressive?
@@davemac1197 All of this has brightened this dreary chilly day indeed! I had a strange feeling this would be the day we'd finally get our way!!
@@cherylreichardt - finally... we can reveal ourselves to the Jedi, finally... we shall have our revenge...
@@davemac1197 It's been a long time coming master!
ELO, such innovators and amazing songwriters. Thank you for the reaction guys.
There are so many great ELO songs to get into as your dad said they had so many songs that people just did not know was them. Some of my favourites include, Strange Magic, Mr Blue Sky, The Diary of Horace Wimp, Telephone Line, Sweet Talking Woman, Evil Woman, Turn to Stone, Do Ya, Shine a Little Love and 10538 Ovature just to name a few.
Songs like this often turn up in the background in movies where there might be dance club scenes set in the 70s and 80s. This song appeared in the Al Pacino/Johnny Depp mob movie 'Donnie Brasco' for example.
What a great and memorable song by a great and memorable band! I have great memories of this tune when I was going through middle school and high school!
Good Times🙂🎶🎵
Good times indeed Brian! 😊
Another you are surely to recognize is Mr. Blue Sky because of Guardians Of The Galaxy 2. Also, Jeff had a new tour organized before Covid hit. He’s very interested in playing live.
'Showdown' is the one u need to hear.
It would be very hard for someone not to have atleast heard ELO somewhere, even if you did not know who they are. They have a wonderful catalog of songs to pick from, so looking forward to what gets recommended next... Stay safe & stay strong you two! 💙💙
Hi guys!! Welcome to some fantastic music!! I'm truly excited! Unfortunately they were not using the strings section anymore here but what a feel good sound! A band I've admired for years made polllll Thursday! Great reaction! Beatles yes. That's what they were told Ethan!
Hi Cheryl ! Great sound for sure ! LOVE ELO !!! Have a great weekend ! HAVE A GOOD DAY SUNSHINE !!!!!!!
@@FarAwayEyes69 Hi Larry! Hope all is doing good for you! My favorite band!!😊
The rest of the album ("Discovery") had the strings section -- it wasn't until a couple of years later that they started dropping the strings entirely. The reason this particular song doesn't have them is that it was a last-minute afterthought to fill out space on side 2 of the album (see my reply to Polux, below), and they didn't have time to do any orchestration on it before the master tapes had to be finished and sent off to the record company for production.
@@ballyastrocade5672 They didn't tour for the Discovery album. Instead they made videos for each song and this would be the last time cellist Melvyn Gale and Hugh McDowell would be featured with the band. They were not credited for playing on the album.
Ethan it's funny you said that ! John Lennon once said in an interview that had THE BEATLES had stayed together they would have sounded like ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA ! God's honest true !!!!!!!!! A little rock history for you !!!!! PEACE !
Oh yes indeed!!👍
Hi Larry! Did you check out the Unidentified playlist on my channel?
@@davemac1197 No Dave but I will . THANKS ! I really like your channel ! When I get a little time I'll tell you about my encounter years ago with U.F.O 'S if you like ! Stay cool my friend ! PEACE !
@@FarAwayEyes69 - oh absolutely I would be interested. My attitude is that I don't believe or disbelieve anything, I'm just interested in evidence, and witness evidence is admissible in a court of law, so that's good enough for me! I'm trained as a systems analyst, so I like to collate as much information as possible and try to make sense of it all without prejudice. Thanks for the kind words on my channel.
What makes a song beatlesque?
To be "Beatles-esque", would mean to be "eclectic" - not specific in any way. But you can certainly spot things they liked to do quite often. The minor iv chord in a major key. The use of passing augmented triads.
Notable acts described as "Beatlesque"
Badfinger[1][2] - The first artists to sign with the Beatles' Apple Records. Their songs "Come and Get It" (1969), "No Matter What" (1970) and "Day After Day" (1971) were produced by McCartney, Beatles road manager Mal Evans, and George Harrison, respectively.
Big Star[2][4] - Although the American band attracted critical acclaim for its Beatles-influenced work in the 1970s, its life proved contentious and short. They earned critical acclaim and a cult following despite the lack of commercial success.[5]
The Byrds[6][7] - Sometimes regarded as the "American Beatles".[2] While their long-term influence has proven to be comparable to that of the Beatles in terms of sound and style, the Byrds failed to match their contemporaries' record sales.[8]
Cheap Trick[2][9] - Also sometimes known as the "American Beatles".[9] In addition, the group's 1980 album All Shook Up was produced by longtime Beatles producer George Martin, and the group's live performance of Beatles songs culminated with a full orchestra-backed live album, titled Sgt. Pepper Live (2009).[10]
Electric Light Orchestra[1][2][4] - Formed explicitly with the intention of "picking up where the Beatles left off", the outfit has proved one of the few Beatlesque groups to achieve sustained commercial success. In addition, frontman Jeff Lynne began a musical collaboration with George Harrison in the late 1980s that led to him working on several projects related to the Beatles. In the early 1970s, John Lennon praised ELO as "sons of Beatles" and cited their 1973 song "Showdown" as a personal favourite.[4]
Klaatu[1] - Falsely rumoured to be the Beatles themselves, re-formed.[1] The band are sometimes known as the "Canadian Beatles".[11]
Oasis[1][2][12] - Their Beatles influence was labelled as an "obsession" by British media.[13] During their 1991 to 2009 career, the band's widespread success in terms of culture and social reach caused it to be possibly the most popular band since the Beatles.[2]
Panic! at the Disco[14][15] - Their album Pretty. Odd. is thought to be remarkably similar to the Beatles, most notably their song "Nine in the Afternoon".[16][17]
Squeeze[2] - The British band's songwriting pair Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook have attracted comparisons to the Lennon-McCartney partnership.
The whole album is great!
Love ELO Lary&Ethan great song Mr Blue sky is a good one
Ethan actually does know that he knows that one, but I believe he doesn't recall how he knows it. (I think Guardians Of The Galaxy probably has a lot to answer for - I gather the producers are ELO fans).
@@davemac1197 probably some of Elos songs have been in adverts as well.
"Do Ya" is my fave!!!!
I did not expect to like this song, but I did. Got to check out more from ELO.
Love E.L.O. I like the simple, hard driving song "Do Ya"
Such a great band!
That they are!!
Hi Larry and Ethan Sorry I haven't left a message for some time but I have been watching your reactions and this one was great as usual!
It is a great song and I remember reading years ago that Jeff Lynne supposedly came up with the riff during soundchecks before gigs.
Jeff Lynne admitted that he "was very influenced by the Beatles' sound of '68 and '69. That has obviously been a big influence on the way he looked at song writing" and said that being compared with The Beatles was the "ultimate compliment". John Lennon praised the group, calling them the "sons of the Beatles" on a radio station when discussing the group's 1973 single "Showdown" - you should give it a listen it is a great tune!
Other great songs that also start with drums include Take The Money And Run by The Steve Miller Band and Superstition by Stevie Wonder - and, although it's a very short intro, there's always Born To Run as well 😈
What a super catchy GREAT song eh? Bouncy is a good description of this one....and it DOES sounds Beatles-esque (with a smattering of Bee Gees). ELO has many great songs and Jeff Lynne is a great songwriter/musician. I find it kind of weird that ELO is rarely mentioned when people talk about the greatest bands of the 70s/80s, especially since they have so many hits. Jeff also was on The Traveling Wilbury's albums...a supergroup (featuring Jeff, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, George Harrison and session drummer Jim Keltner) that I'm sure you and dad would love.
Anyways, since I mentioned them, here is a song by The Traveling Wilburys to check out called Tweeter And The Monkey Man (ruclips.net/video/PabG3nJRu3k/видео.html). Cheers!
Suggestions for ELO: Last Train to London, Fire On High, In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2), Momma, and Kuiama.
Ethan, Jeff Lynne was inspired by the Beatles and he even got to record with George Harrison in the group Travelling Wilburys. Might want to react to them soon. Peace!
Where is this week's poll ?
I'm a new subscriber, love your reactions. Can you react to Laredo tornado and across the border by ELO. Love you both. ❤️👍
Welcomed to the channel! Yes I will definitely put that song on the “to do” list 👍 -Ethan
It might be from car commercials.
This song beat out Heart of Gold by Neil Young and Don't Stop by Fleetwood Mac ???!!!
True, this is catchy and fun, but also true not as musically interesting as lots of their other hits. And there are so many! Evil woman, Showdown, Sweet talkin' woman, Mr. Blue sky, Telephone line...
Because those have the string section that's missing. The strings make the orchestra sound true!!
@@cherylreichardt I would say it's not just about strings (though it does make a huge difference), they're also more complex. This one sounds pretty much the same all the way through.
@@poluxsaurus1454 One reason for that is that this song was something of an afterthought. It wasn't originally going to be on the album at all; Lynne only wrote it because side 2 of the album ("Discovery") was running a bit short and he felt it needed "one more banger" to fill it out. So he slapped together the basic structure on the piano while using a recycled drum loop from an unused take of a different track, then the other guys added their parts the next day and they sent it off. They weren't expecting it to be a hit at all; it was just supposed to be a time-filler. Just goes to show, you never know what's going to click with an audience! :)
ELO were/are all over the airwaves....... Time to hit Steely Dan again OR HOW ABOUT a solo effort by Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan)... I'd suggest I.G.Y.