@Elish UH jams: that's certainly the relativist view of things, which I don't subscribe to. However, I wasn't making some sort of era-based criticism of other "styles." I'm talking about the fact that ELO's songs almost always emphasized melody, both instrumental and vocal, to a degree that most other bands never approach. It's an overload of exquisite note-sequencing that takes the brain on an amazing ride. I'll definitely say that music that just kinda thumps along with little variance pales in comparison.
@Elish UH jams: No problem, my first comment was pretty short and absolute. I was probably also thinking a little about some criticism ELO has gotten over the years for their lyrics. That's never bothered me because I love their stuff for the musical part more than anything.
MASTERPIECE. I'M 82 STILL LISTENING TO ELO. Living thing is my favorite. Unbelievable song. And can't get it out of my head almost tied. How does Jeff Lynn do it.
one of the saddest songs you will ever hear in your life, but if youve had your heart broken it's the best song to listen to.Jeff Lynne is a lyrical genius.
sarah catherine petro yes indeed....my daughter is named Catherine and I christened my grand daughter Sarah Marie 🖒🖒💙💚💜 a good name and a good music fan!!!
I first heard this album when I was 19. I'm 65 this year and it still gives me goosebumps. This, to me, is a modern day symphony with lyrics. Up there with all the great classical works. My big wheels keep on turning thankfully to enjoy this great album.
Right behind you. I think this song is a kind of continuation of / answer to shangri-la ("my shangri-la has come and gone, faded like the Beatles in Hey Jude...")
I didn't hear this album until I was in my 50's, way way way after the disco era of which it was born. I fell in love with it the first time I heard. What can I say, I live under a rock guys!!! LOL
Lynne employed the LSO and its chorus for most of his bigger productions. There is evidence in some songs, I forget which, where you can hear them stopping and laying down their instruments because they adhered to the strict union requirement to never go past a certain time. Lynne would have to cover them during post-recording production.
Big Wheels I've been thinking it over So many times they say You got it made They never understand The answer lies within your soul 'Cause no one know which side The coin will fall. Big wheels turning Baby I know Big wheels turning Baby I know Big wheels turning, turning... Save it for a rainy day For when the cold wind blows Just to see how they run I thought they'd know I tried my best, all I could do But somehow it was not enough for you. Big wheels turning Baby I know Big wheels turning Baby I know Big wheels turning, turning, Turning, turning... I remember the dead of night A lonely light that shines upon the window I see it all so clear The tenderness, the silent tears Out here in the pouring rain Through cold dark waiting days I see you standing there I see the big wheels turning Never ending, on and on they go. I think I'm going home I think I'm gonna have to start again It's rather sad Because I've looked around, can't seem to find Whatever's always rolling through my mind Big wheels turning Baby I know Big wheels turning Baby I know Big wheels turning, turning Turning, turning... I remember the dead of night A lonely light that shines upon the window I see it all so clear The tenderness, the silent tears Out here in the pouring rain Through cold dark waiting days I see you standing there I see the big wheels turning Never ending, on and on they go. Electric Light Orchestra
I've been thinking it over So many times they say You got it made They never understand The answer lies within your soul Cause no one know which side The coin will fall Big wheels turning Baby, I know (Or not at all) Big wheels turning Baby, I know (Or not at all) Big wheels turning, turning Save it for a rainy day For when the cold wind blows Just to see how they run I thought they'd know I tried my best All I could do But somehow, it was not enough for you Big wheels turning Baby I know (Not for you) Big wheels turning (no, no, no) Baby, I know (no, no, no) Big wheels turning, turning Turning, turning, turning I remember the dead of night A lonely light that shines Upon the window I see it all so clear The tenderness, the silent tears Out here in the pouring rain Through cold dark waiting days I see you standing there I see the big wheels turning Never ending, on and on they go I think I'm going home I think I'm gonna have to start again It's rather sad Because I've looked around Can't seem to find Whatever's always rolling Through my mind Big wheels turning Baby I know (Through my mind) Big wheels turning Baby I know Big wheels turning, turning Turning, turning turning I remember the dead of night A lonely light that shines Upon the window I see it all so clear The tenderness, the silent tears Out here in the pouring rain Through cold dark waiting days I see you standing there I see the big wheels turning Never ending, on and on they go
@@williamanthony2608 I think it's about the breakup of a relationship. People thought they had it all, but he couldn't satisfy her so he's breaking up with her and going back home on the bus. The big wheels are on the bus, and as he's going away he remembers scenes from their relationship, how it was disintegrating in front of him but he never saw it until it was over.
My first vinyl album. Double . had me hooked till present. His best album. Like all songs they have done as the group. Kelley died and magic gone from elo. New life in wilburys loved that too.
This is a criminally underrated song. It is my second favorite from ELO besides Mr. Blue Sky. Heck, the entirety of Concerto for a Rainy Day is just amazing. Edit: I love this song MORE than Mr. Blue Sky actually :)
Sad to think music of this quality will probably never happen again, cant think of any of the present musical fraternity that could come up with and produce stuff like this
But remlapwc, That's what makes it so special. It's one of a kind. Jeff Lyn was a genius. I'm glad you enjoy it so much. I know I do! We keep it alive.
Use to go to sleep when I was a kid listening to this album...... just about to nod off and side would end........ have to reach over and move the record needle to the 1st song of the side again and roll back into bed..... ahh memeories
Every night as a young boy, as it is so healing, soothing for a boy only waiting for his stepdad to come home beating me and my mom up in the middle of the night...For me is was like manna from heaven. Jeff Lynne...You have NO idea what you have meant for me in my life. I wish you did.
This is just another reason that THE Electric Light Orchestra is being inducted into the American Rock and Roll hall of fame. Nearly every other country on earth has honored them. Its about time! This is by far my favorite song by them and that is saying a lot. 4:09 is the beginning of the most surreal emotions
Bought the Album when it was released in 77, rushed home everyday to play it, and try and get lost in the songs, trying to forget the 'horrors' of School days especially the lesser known tracks, Standing in the rain, Big Wheels and Sweet is the Night,,
Bev Bevan does not get enough credit for his work as a drummer in ELO. He encapsulated the sound of ELO and served as an essential grounding sound to the strings, melodies, and vocals.
I have everything ELO has ever put out. Out of the Blue and Eldorado have to be two of their best albums. This song takes me back to my military days walking through the woods alone. So peaceful.
So I never knew about Electric Light Orchestra until I heard Don't Bring Me Down. I really like that song so I was like well lemme listen to the album Discovery. I liked the album a lot. Then I wanted to listen to another album. So I listened to Out of the Blue and when I heard this song I was absolutely in love and I was hooked. ELO makes amazing music. Jeff Lyanne has an amazing voice, the instruments are always on point and the album covers are pretty cool looking. Especially the one with the painting 😏. Jokes aside these men make great music. I saw a comment that said "ELO is for people the like the musical part of music." And I agree!
This song is fucking beautiful. Every time I hear the transition in the middle I shiver from a feeling I don't recognise, something like sadness combined with excitement- it's magical
All of the truly great music has one thing in common, it doesn’t sound like anything that came before. This didn’t exist before ELO and none have came close since. I’m so glad to have grown up with this great catalog of music, the soundtrack of my life would be much less without it. A heartfelt Thank You to all the people involved in making these beautiful noises.
Only problem with that is that not everything thats not been heard before is truly great. Look at whats getting churned out atm in the South of England, where these guys came from. It's utter garbage and wont see the light of day ten years from now.
This album was so a head of its time..the writing and production in the studio was relentless.. And it all came to come to Jeff..Artist just don't make these albums anymore...come on you so called rock stars..beat this album!!!
They told me a great writer can make me cry in 3 minutes. Jeff can get me there in 30 seconds! I love this and I (with my 2 adult sons) paid my way to your concert at the Amalie Arena in Tampa 7-7-19 and it was much greater than I had anticipated! Thank you so much, Jeff! They loved the concert as I did! You're the best composer, conductor, guitarist and singer ever!
JEFF LYNNE SAID GEORGE MARTIN WAS HIS FAVORITE PRODUCER OF ALL TIME. BUT JEFF WHO IS SO HUMBLE AND KIND IS AMONG THE BEST TOP 5 PRODUCERS OF ALL TIME IF NOT IN THE TOP 3. PLUS LEGENDS HAVE CALLED HIM THE BEST OVERALL MUSICIAN THEY HAVE EVER KNOWN. HE PLAYS ALL THE INSTRUMENTS, IS A FANTASTIC SONGWRITER AND SINGER. "HE CAN DO IT ALL" IN MUSIC SAID, PAUL MCCARTNEY. JOHN LENNON CALLED ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (ELO) THE SONS OF THE BEATLES TAKING MUSIC TO ANOTHER LEVEL..." THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE DONE THINGS WE NEVER DID." FOLLOWING THE RECORDING OF CLOUD NINE WITH LYNNE, GEORGE HARRISON SAID: "JEFF LYNNE MADE ME A BETTER SINGER, HE HAS SUCH A GREAT VOICE." RINGO STARR SAID THE FOLLOWING IN 2012: "I DON'T BELIEVE JEFF UNDERSTANDS HOW MUCH EMOTION COMES ACROSS FROM HIS SINGING...IT'S A BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENT HE HAS AND HE KNOWS HOW TO WORK IT BETTER THAN ANYBODY."
ELO much deserved induction to the rock and roll hall of fame and since that evening in Brooklyn, i can't stop listening to them. maybe the greatest band of all time!!! How come i didn't appreciate them as much when i was younger, maybe because i was a teen in the 80's and some of their greatest material was in the 70's. I finally realized Jeff Lynne is a great songwriter, composer and his great contributions as a producer as well.
Dang! 6 years later I was going to write the exact same comment word for word!! All I can add is that the whole album side 3 needs to be played to fully appreciate this genius. I love how each track merges into the next 🎶
Jeff Lynne is from another world, one of the finest musicians that England has produced, i swear sometimes i feel like Jeffrey isn’t a human being, he’s a musical deity from another galaxy disguised as a human being.
Absolutely correct! Hundreds of songs he wrote and produced, and I cant start a simple sentence. What a beautiful voice, changing cords. High and low with perfection.
I did see Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra in New York 2016 Toronto in 2018 and 2019. They were voted the best live classic Rock Band in the world 🌎 and after seeing about more than 200 concerts in my life I totally agree. Let’s hope they tour one more time in 2022-2023. I will go wherever they play.🙏❤️👍
My grandfather used to say "on we go." This track reminds me of him because it says "I see the big wheels turning, never ending, on and on they go." RIP Grandad, even when he died way back in 1984.
This is one of the best underrated songs Jeff has written. Also one of my favorites. To truly appreciate the musical genius of Jeff Lynne, one must seek beyond what is heard on the airways. I can honestly say there is not a single bad song on any ELO album. I could listen to every one and still want more.
I can’t get enough of that amazing explosion of sound with the vi-V-I progression at 2:20 and especially with him singing over it at 4:16..!!! So good!!!
Big wheels...brilliant. Makes small problems insignificant as it reminds me of the big picture, planets moving on and on through time, our wowed small. I always play star light, followed by believe me now, then followed by stepping out, standing in the rain, big wheels, summer and lightening and that’s me sorted mentally, to remind me of the bigger picture..it transports me to major mountain ranges, mountaineering in every weather condition imaginable.. Connects me with nature again....always dreamed Jeff would do an album based on oceanography after the brilliance of concerto for a rainy day nd the whale as well.
Masterpiece where you hear the cellos and violins at their best. Love all the harmonies. Long live Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra. See you in concert July 18 2019 in Toronto at The Scotiabank Arena.
This song holds a special place to me and many others, as many know. It brings forth emotions that some hardly feel, yet for those that feel them often, it emboldens them. A truly well done piece, with hardly any comparison to others.
"I remember the dead of night!!!" That gut-wrenching, lamenting cry gets me every time. I've been the guy "Out there in the pouring rain" for just a glimpse of her through "the lonely light that shines upon the window".
This is MY ADORABLED song!!! Big Wheels in portuguese means:(Grandes Rodas). This is a HUGE MASTER-PIECE, great melody, an perfection in harmony instrumentals, excelent, and estupendous, homeric, whopping, stunning, exuberant, and too splender SONG!!!
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Personally I think this is one of the best songs ever written and performed. It is so powerful It always brings tears to my eyes. So underrated.
Dave you are SO right! Tiger.
The string arrangement touches the heart strings!
Totally agree, this is the most amazing song I'VE EVER HEARD !!! gives me chills ... this many years later .... it is so WOW!!
If ever there was a PERFECT song - this is it !!!!
yes i agree
ELO is for people who like the musical part of music.
@Elish UH jams: that's certainly the relativist view of things, which I don't subscribe to. However, I wasn't making some sort of era-based criticism of other "styles." I'm talking about the fact that ELO's songs almost always emphasized melody, both instrumental and vocal, to a degree that most other bands never approach. It's an overload of exquisite note-sequencing that takes the brain on an amazing ride. I'll definitely say that music that just kinda thumps along with little variance pales in comparison.
@Elish UH jams: No problem, my first comment was pretty short and absolute. I was probably also thinking a little about some criticism ELO has gotten over the years for their lyrics. That's never bothered me because I love their stuff for the musical part more than anything.
Dude, you could not have explained that better
@@facingthewind My sentiments exactly.
@echt114: Well said, my good fellow!
'Out of the blue'. A double album with NO filler. Masterpiece.
MASTERPIECE. I'M 82 STILL LISTENING TO ELO. Living thing is my favorite. Unbelievable song. And can't get it out of my head almost tied. How does Jeff Lynn do it.
@@robertzuick382 👍❤️
Double albums often do fall victim to that. Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is one of my favorite double LPs ever but it does have a lot of filler tracks.
You are not wrong, that's for sure - re-listened to the whole thing after many decades and I think this came back as the stand out track- to me anyway
Especially considering Jeff Lynne wrote the whole thing in 3 and a half weeks
I like how smoothly the transition is between standing in the rain and big wheels
@@Beansman-gp3ws I think it is a reference to Big Wheels in Mr. Blue Sky.
@@Beansman-gp3ws it's a part of a concerto called Concerto for a rainy day would ya know
I KNOW I WAS LITERALLY PALYING IT ON MY RECORD PLAYER AND GASPED
This is one of Jeff's best songs ever from his greatest album ever. The 1970's was an epic decade for music!
Have you listened to:
"On the third Day"?
"Eldorado"?
"Face the Music"?
Totally agree😊
one of the saddest songs you will ever hear in your life, but if youve had your heart broken it's the best song to listen to.Jeff Lynne is a lyrical genius.
sarah catherine petro yes indeed....my daughter is named Catherine and I christened my grand daughter Sarah Marie 🖒🖒💙💚💜 a good name and a good music fan!!!
Best harmonies in Rock History. Long live Jeff Lynne’s ELO!
@Almighty God George Soros #420 #GetRekd Meditation is best. Never use booze, drugs.
no BiLliE EiliSh maKES The sAdDest MUsIc sMh lOL Xddd
@Almighty God George Soros #420 #GetRekd i'd go for a lot of crying, personally. hurts like hell, but crying is very cleansing and healing.
I first heard this album when I was 19. I'm 65 this year and it still gives me goosebumps.
This, to me, is a modern day symphony with lyrics. Up there with all the great classical works.
My big wheels keep on turning thankfully to enjoy this great album.
I totally agree.
Right behind you. I think this song is a kind of continuation of / answer to shangri-la ("my shangri-la has come and gone, faded like the Beatles in Hey Jude...")
I didn't hear this album until I was in my 50's, way way way after the disco era of which it was born. I fell in love with it the first time I heard. What can I say, I live under a rock guys!!! LOL
🎯🎯🎯🎯 I think this was THE first rock album I ever bought! It’s definitely the first that I ever played over and over again. Magical. Every song.
I'll agree you. 64 next month and still rocking with ELO 😎
RIP Richard Tandy. Thanks for everything.
The strings on this song are freaking outstanding
literally could not listen to ELO without their strings
The strings are at there best at 2:18
The piano is very nice on this too, as it is on "Mr. Blue Sky".
Lynne employed the LSO and its chorus for most of his bigger productions. There is evidence in some songs, I forget which, where you can hear them stopping and laying down their instruments because they adhered to the strict union requirement to never go past a certain time. Lynne would have to cover them during post-recording production.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written........takes me to another place
Same
Stephanie Robinson this has a beauty all of its own
Real Masterpiece by the genius Jeff Lynne. Recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich Germany.
Sooo Beautiful
Awesome pp!😉
One of the best tracks EVER recorded in the history of music.
Paul Kearns - Thin Ice Music this is so fucking beautiful
It leaves me devastated. What a song.
This one and "one summer dream"... gets me every time 😥❤
Someone is always chopping onions when I listen to this song.
Big Wheels
I've been thinking it over
So many times they say
You got it made
They never understand
The answer lies within your soul
'Cause no one know which side
The coin will fall.
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning...
Save it for a rainy day
For when the cold wind blows
Just to see how they run
I thought they'd know
I tried my best, all I could do
But somehow it was not enough for you.
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning,
Turning, turning...
I remember the dead of night
A lonely light that shines upon the window
I see it all so clear
The tenderness, the silent tears
Out here in the pouring rain
Through cold dark waiting days
I see you standing there
I see the big wheels turning
Never ending, on and on they go.
I think I'm going home
I think I'm gonna have to start again
It's rather sad
Because I've looked around, can't seem to find
Whatever's always rolling through my mind
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning
Turning, turning...
I remember the dead of night
A lonely light that shines upon the window
I see it all so clear
The tenderness, the silent tears
Out here in the pouring rain
Through cold dark waiting days
I see you standing there
I see the big wheels turning
Never ending, on and on they go.
Electric Light Orchestra
Thanks for the lyrics.
Beautiful
I've been thinking it over
So many times they say
You got it made
They never understand
The answer lies within your soul
Cause no one know which side
The coin will fall
Big wheels turning
Baby, I know
(Or not at all)
Big wheels turning
Baby, I know
(Or not at all)
Big wheels turning, turning
Save it for a rainy day
For when the cold wind blows
Just to see how they run
I thought they'd know
I tried my best
All I could do
But somehow, it was not enough for you
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
(Not for you)
Big wheels turning (no, no, no)
Baby, I know (no, no, no)
Big wheels turning, turning
Turning, turning, turning
I remember the dead of night
A lonely light that shines
Upon the window
I see it all so clear
The tenderness, the silent tears
Out here in the pouring rain
Through cold dark waiting days
I see you standing there
I see the big wheels turning
Never ending, on and on they go
I think I'm going home
I think I'm gonna have to start again
It's rather sad
Because I've looked around
Can't seem to find
Whatever's always rolling
Through my mind
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
(Through my mind)
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning
Turning, turning turning
I remember the dead of night
A lonely light that shines
Upon the window
I see it all so clear
The tenderness, the silent tears
Out here in the pouring rain
Through cold dark waiting days
I see you standing there
I see the big wheels turning
Never ending, on and on they go
Beatles liove songs
Can someone explain what this beautitul song is about?
@@williamanthony2608 I think that the big wheels represent the gears of a clock and how time keeps ticking
@@williamanthony2608 I think it's about the breakup of a relationship. People thought they had it all, but he couldn't satisfy her so he's breaking up with her and going back home on the bus. The big wheels are on the bus, and as he's going away he remembers scenes from their relationship, how it was disintegrating in front of him but he never saw it until it was over.
Bellísima letra, genial
So great to see that people still listening to ELO. And yes, this song is amazing
I listen to it often and have people ask me " is that a new tune?" Nope it's over 40 years old. The looks i get are priceless
My first vinyl album. Double . had me hooked till present. His best album. Like all songs they have done as the group. Kelley died and magic gone from elo. New life in wilburys loved that too.
Good Boy 🤓
2021
ELO for ever
This is a criminally underrated song. It is my second favorite from ELO besides Mr. Blue Sky. Heck, the entirety of Concerto for a Rainy Day is just amazing.
Edit: I love this song MORE than Mr. Blue Sky actually :)
Ryan Dupuis each to their own mate but in my opinion this is light years ahead of Mr blue sky
@@lewphelps1619 arent the two songs connected?
rroui well they’re not directly next to each other, summer and lightning comes between this and mr blue sky.
@@brush7639 and all partof the the Suite Concerto for a rainy day and I'm very partial to Summer and lightning
Stick your idiotic ratings somewhere...
Sad to think music of this quality will probably never happen again, cant think of any of the present musical fraternity that could come up with and produce stuff like this
Today's music is rubbish apart from somebody called Ren. Hi Ren is a masterpiece.
@@funforkidsforever you have an incorrect opinion
people where sayin the same stuff around the time this was released
There is much beauty to be found if you know where to look. The world is full of amazing people whose talent hasn't been discovered yet.
But remlapwc, That's what makes it so special. It's one of a kind. Jeff Lyn was a genius. I'm glad you enjoy it so much. I know I do! We keep it alive.
God bless everyone reading this love u all
God bless you too.🥰
Ich segne diese Musik ebenfalls ❤❤
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Use to go to sleep when I was a kid listening to this album...... just about to nod off and side would end........ have to reach over and move the record needle to the 1st song of the side again and roll back into bed..... ahh memeories
You could fall asleep to this?
+brugglesby you couldn't??? I don't mean to push my opinion on anyone here but I'm just gonna say this is one the most relaxing songs I've ever heard.
I understand. My point was I would want to hear it til the end.
Rather Be Flying Oh my god! I did the exact same thing!
Every night as a young boy, as it is so healing, soothing for a boy only waiting for his stepdad to come home beating me and my mom up in the middle of the night...For me is was like manna from heaven.
Jeff Lynne...You have NO idea what you have meant for me in my life. I wish you did.
"I tried my best, all I could do, but somehow it was not enough for you." One of the saddest lyrics of all time.
One of my favorite passages right there; brings tear to my eyes as much as the chorus does
Jeff Lynne is a absolute genius
Tbh. The Greatest Band ever. 😀🧐😔😇💖😇🏄🌌
I'm going to have to agree with you.
ELO was absolutely the best music of the 70's.......and still is.
This is an incredible album. Masterpiece!!
One of my favorite albums
wbetson Also, A New World Record.
Its more than an album. Its an experience
I'd say most of Elo stuff is magical I've enjoyed all of it ever since 1972
Album written by Jeff Lynne in three weeks while at his chalet in Switzerland
This is just another reason that THE Electric Light Orchestra is being inducted into the American Rock and Roll hall of fame. Nearly every other country on earth has honored them. Its about time! This is by far my favorite song by them and that is saying a lot. 4:09 is the beginning of the most surreal emotions
And I thought it was just me
Nope. Me too
A musical masterpiece of human emotion.
Head phones on, volume up……Brilliant 🥰
ELO goes straight to my soul,reminding me of my childhood memories 🙏🇬🇧👍❤️☀️🌻
This is arguably the greatest ELO song in their portfolio.
Too many to say that.
Bought the Album when it was released in 77, rushed home everyday to play it, and try and get lost in the songs, trying to forget the 'horrors' of School days especially the lesser known tracks, Standing in the rain, Big Wheels and Sweet is the Night,,
One said: "classical music and rock don't match together"..... Jeff Lynne:"Hold my beer...."
More like ...." Hold my cello..."
Perfection in every single note. You simply can't do it better.
Totally totally immersive.
It's like taking a shower with the orchestra of atmosphere raining all over your body
This, frankly, is genius, alongside Shangri La two of the most or even the most beautiful songs ever .... thoughts?
I've always been kind of partial to "Need Her Love" off of the "Discovery" album.
Most underrated band of all time
eldorado overture is one of the most beautiful as well
don’t forget one summer dream from face the music!
@@yndasixela There is always an uncut gem I have missed, thank you Andy
Bev Bevan does not get enough credit for his work as a drummer in ELO. He encapsulated the sound of ELO and served as an essential grounding sound to the strings, melodies, and vocals.
I really miss Bev's drumming. Jeff is a genius but he's not a great drummer.
@@funforkidsforever Oh my god yes - I recently saw a video where he was re-recording some ELO songs and he was definitely not good on the drums.
Same for Kelly Groucutts vocals & bass
He plays has like no one else. He creates this musical crashing sound
A few years ago Jeff gave Bev 50% ownership in trademark “ELO/ Electric Light Orchestra”, but who knows how Bev would benefit financially.
Writing is superb. Music is sublime. Song is powerhouse of emotion.
I have everything ELO has ever put out. Out of the Blue and Eldorado have to be two of their best albums. This song takes me back to my military days walking through the woods alone. So peaceful.
Jeff Lynne is brilliant, amazing and shows he has a beautiful soul.
The crescendo of this song is incredible...Such a Masterpiece. Long live Jeff Lynne's ELO!!!
ELO Pt. 2 is better.
Every single song from this album is perfection. My favorite is this one
So I never knew about Electric Light Orchestra until I heard Don't Bring Me Down. I really like that song so I was like well lemme listen to the album Discovery. I liked the album a lot. Then I wanted to listen to another album. So I listened to Out of the Blue and when I heard this song I was absolutely in love and I was hooked. ELO makes amazing music. Jeff Lyanne has an amazing voice, the instruments are always on point and the album covers are pretty cool looking. Especially the one with the painting 😏. Jokes aside these men make great music. I saw a comment that said "ELO is for people the like the musical part of music." And I agree!
100%!!!
one of the greatest songs of all time
so true
Big wheels reigns supreme, masterpiece among masterpieces
Mozart, Schubert, Verdi, Chopin, Jeff Lynne...................
+Lynne Musicalgenius Agreed!
Agreed
Why is this comment on every song
@@ES-zk2so That is because it's true
@@ES-zk2so Because it's the case on every song of Jeff Lynne, he belongs in the class of the Music Gods and it's great he gets recognition.
Nothing will ever compare to this magic.
Every time I listen I get goosebumps. 💗
Who'd've thought that classical music and rock go so well together?
Jeff Lynne apparently
THESE GUYS *points to all great progrock/artrock artists like Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, Jethro Tull, early Queen, ELP, ELO...*
@@michalhoransky1214 and the Beatles
Didn't one of the Beatles literally call ELO "The Beatles 2?"
@@Beansman-gp3ws Yeah John Lennon said ELO was basically what the Beatles would have been had they not broken up.
What would we do without the fantastic music of Sir Jeff Lynne and ELO. Relaxed and mindblowing. Live on forever.
This song is fucking beautiful. Every time I hear the transition in the middle I shiver from a feeling I don't recognise, something like sadness combined with excitement- it's magical
I really couldn't love ELO any more than I do already, but then I hear this song. Wow!
Very underrated and relatable
All of the truly great music has one thing in common, it doesn’t sound like anything that came before. This didn’t exist before ELO and none have came close since. I’m so glad to have grown up with this great catalog of music, the soundtrack of my life would be much less without it.
A heartfelt Thank You to all the people involved in making these beautiful noises.
Only problem with that is that not everything thats not been heard before is truly great. Look at whats getting churned out atm in the South of England, where these guys came from. It's utter garbage and wont see the light of day ten years from now.
This album was so a head of its time..the writing and production in the studio was relentless.. And it all came to come to Jeff..Artist just don't make these albums anymore...come on you so called rock stars..beat this album!!!
One of my most favourite ELO tracks ever….
They told me a great writer can make me cry in 3 minutes. Jeff can get me there in 30 seconds! I love this and I (with my 2 adult sons) paid my way to your concert at the Amalie Arena in Tampa 7-7-19 and it was much greater than I had anticipated! Thank you so much, Jeff! They loved the concert as I did! You're the best composer, conductor, guitarist and singer ever!
Jeff Lynne Is a musical genius the likes of Beethoven Mozart Brahms and many others along live ELO
I still have my over 35-year-old vinyl pressing of this album. One of my most favorite of all time! Long live ELO!!
got two copies, 1 a rare blue vynl release, and i still got the two free cardboard elo space ships that you had to make.....both are still unmade.....
This was the first album I bought out of my own pocket money in 1978 at the age of 12. I still have it. :-)
JEFF LYNNE SAID GEORGE MARTIN WAS HIS FAVORITE PRODUCER OF ALL TIME. BUT JEFF WHO IS SO HUMBLE AND KIND IS AMONG THE BEST TOP 5 PRODUCERS OF ALL TIME IF NOT IN THE TOP 3. PLUS LEGENDS HAVE CALLED HIM THE BEST OVERALL MUSICIAN THEY HAVE EVER KNOWN. HE PLAYS ALL THE INSTRUMENTS, IS A FANTASTIC SONGWRITER AND SINGER. "HE CAN DO IT ALL" IN MUSIC SAID, PAUL MCCARTNEY. JOHN LENNON CALLED ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (ELO) THE SONS OF THE BEATLES TAKING MUSIC TO ANOTHER LEVEL..." THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE DONE THINGS WE NEVER DID." FOLLOWING THE RECORDING OF CLOUD NINE WITH LYNNE, GEORGE HARRISON SAID: "JEFF LYNNE MADE ME A BETTER SINGER, HE HAS SUCH A GREAT VOICE." RINGO STARR SAID THE FOLLOWING IN 2012: "I DON'T BELIEVE JEFF UNDERSTANDS HOW MUCH EMOTION COMES ACROSS FROM HIS SINGING...IT'S A BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENT HE HAS AND HE KNOWS HOW TO WORK IT BETTER THAN ANYBODY."
Calm down buddy, no need to shout.
I didn't know these quotes ...ok, ty to you...but plz don't "shout"
I AGREE WITH YOU, BUT DON'T WRITE IN ALL CAPS, PLEASE.
Wish there was a love button
Best double album ever! Long live ELO!!!!!
True. Even better thean The Wall.
OMG...This song, this song, I love it. It cheers me up
ELO much deserved induction to the rock and roll hall of fame and since that evening in Brooklyn, i can't stop listening to them. maybe the greatest band of all time!!! How come i didn't appreciate them as much when i was younger, maybe because i was a teen in the 80's and some of their greatest material was in the 70's. I finally realized Jeff Lynne is a great songwriter, composer and his great contributions as a producer as well.
i was twelve when i first heard this album, headphones and a world away, bliss..................must do that again one day.
Andrew Hall I was 13 as I 've bought this masterpieces. It was the first record I have bought.
Dang! 6 years later I was going to write the exact same comment word for word!! All I can add is that the whole album side 3 needs to be played to fully appreciate this genius. I love how each track merges into the next 🎶
spot on
My first introduction to ELO was "Sweet Talking Woman," in the mid-70s, and I have been a fan ever since.
My big wheels are turning... This song says it all better then i ever could.
Jeff Lynne is from another world, one of the finest musicians that England has produced, i swear sometimes i feel like Jeffrey isn’t a human being, he’s a musical deity from another galaxy disguised as a human being.
Stimmt❤
Sir Jeff Lynne the greatest composer of our time!!
That's Right!
Couldn't agree more! I have a few ELO covers on my channel. I just started the channel not too long ago.
ray lee so true,so very true
ONE OF - that's too narrowing - and untrue
Absolutely correct! Hundreds of songs he wrote and produced, and I cant start a simple sentence. What a beautiful voice, changing cords. High and low with perfection.
Melodic and so complex, I don't think many have the talent to produce music of this quality anymore.
I did see Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra in New York 2016 Toronto in 2018 and 2019. They were voted the best live classic Rock Band in the world 🌎 and after seeing about more than 200 concerts in my life I totally agree. Let’s hope they tour one more time in 2022-2023. I will go wherever they play.🙏❤️👍
That's awesome
Corona virus won’t stop me listening to great music
Lynne is a Musical Genius...
My grandfather used to say "on we go." This track reminds me of him because it says "I see the big wheels turning, never ending, on and on they go." RIP Grandad, even when he died way back in 1984.
I bought this double album when it first came out, worth every single penny!
I remember, cost me $16.40. I didn't want to rip the plastic off.
@@Parallax62 I hear that!
casstte i got
@@lindabonney6738 I had the cassette also.
It's 20:40, 24.12.2020 and i hear ELO in RUclips, and look to the comments from all ELO-Fans... Love it... Sorry for my english... i'am German...
Gruß
This is not just Out of the Blue, its pure gold. I remember as a young teen playing this on a loop. Its everything a good song should be.
The Chorus is brilliant.
I discovered this band because of Spotify’s recommendations, I gotta say, it’s got some hella good music.
I see it all so clear
Ohne Worte...Text und Musik sprechen für sich...gesegnet
Brings tears to my eyes.
After the rains, gone do beautiful music ! ( My first language its FRENCH )
Man this guy can write some songs and makes SENSE! Jeff Lynne is GOD.👏👏👏👏
While writing my last love novel, I had the music of ELO in my ears - big thanks to Jeff Lynn's inspirational music.
LONG LIFE FOR THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL SIR.JEFF LYNNE'S.!!!!!!!!!
This is one of the best underrated songs Jeff has written. Also one of my favorites. To truly appreciate the musical genius of Jeff Lynne, one must seek beyond what is heard on the airways. I can honestly say there is not a single bad song on any ELO album. I could listen to every one and still want more.
Where do we find these ratings?
I can’t get enough of that amazing explosion of sound with the vi-V-I progression at 2:20 and especially with him singing over it at 4:16..!!! So good!!!
The best song of all time for me , a masterpiece!
It's perfection.
Mellow, smooth, quietly captivating....
Immer wieder schön,Ich bin Fan seit etwa 1978,Jeff Lynne ist immer noch perfekt!!!
Love this .. the whole of side 3 in fact… however the moment where the strings descend to just cellos in a few moments is utterly stunning.
Big wheels...brilliant. Makes small problems insignificant as it reminds me of the big picture, planets moving on and on through time, our wowed small. I always play star light, followed by believe me now, then followed by stepping out, standing in the rain, big wheels, summer and lightening and that’s me sorted mentally, to remind me of the bigger picture..it transports me to major mountain ranges, mountaineering in every weather condition imaginable.. Connects me with nature again....always dreamed Jeff would do an album based on oceanography after the brilliance of concerto for a rainy day nd the whale as well.
Masterpiece where you hear the cellos and violins at their best. Love all the harmonies. Long live Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra. See you in concert July 18 2019 in Toronto at The Scotiabank Arena.
...that show was incredible! 2018 was awesome but the 2019 tour was on fire!
i love how ELO connects each song with the next one on the album, one of my favorite things
This song holds a special place to me and many others, as many know. It brings forth emotions that some hardly feel, yet for those that feel them often, it emboldens them. A truly well done piece, with hardly any comparison to others.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written, it is absolutly a masterpiece from a masterpiece of an album , magical!
The build up to the emotional crescendo is so powerful and beautiful. Stunning
"I remember the dead of night!!!" That gut-wrenching, lamenting cry gets me every time. I've been the guy "Out there in the pouring rain" for just a glimpse of her through "the lonely light that shines upon the window".
This is MY ADORABLED song!!! Big Wheels in portuguese means:(Grandes Rodas). This is a HUGE MASTER-PIECE, great melody, an perfection in harmony instrumentals, excelent, and estupendous, homeric, whopping, stunning, exuberant, and too splender SONG!!!
This is music!!!
Best double album ever! Long live Jeff Lynne's ELO!!!