Drummer reacts to "Roll Over Beethoven" (Live) by Electric Light Orchestra
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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The studio version of, *"Tightrope",* is a MUST! It is quintessential ELO!
This was exactly what it was like to see ELO in concert. I saw them perform live in Portland Oregon and I was so blown away by the string playing and the way they moved on the stage, I mean they were all over that stage and it is something I will never forget. Just a fantastic band to see perform.
I wish. I fuckin wish man. I wish I could have seen this live so bad. Absolute electricity!
I would love to see them live.
Yes, the energy is insane - and they still manage to keep on playing without drifting apart or losing the groove. They were a band that could really afford to take chances.
Fabulous reaction, Lee! You're totally getting what this is about! 😀
I always loved how they rock the cellos. They are also featured in Ma Ma Ma Belle and Rockaria. Worth watching live versions
"Rockaria" live on the Midnight Special with Kelly Groucutt trading lead vocals with Lynne and nailing the operatic parts is my favourite...
I saw them live in the early 1970s in a venue with only a few hundred people. They jammed "Roll Over Beethoven" for 20 minutes. It was insane.
Welcome to the 70's. Yes, we had fun.
This song was a hit on the radio, got played all the time. No wonder that Generation X grew up overexcited and crazy!
This song is always their encore. Unless you’ve seen ELO live in the old days, you never knew they could rock hard. Jeff never really showed his guitar chops on record because ELO songs are more pop-oriented. He is really an excellent player.
They certainly put their own touch on this old classic ... AMAZING
The late Richard Tandy banging those keys.... Rock and Roll with an ELO twist.... They were never the same after they ditched those strings. When I saw them a few years ago, Roll Over Beethoven is still their closer.
This has to be your closer. There is no topping this at a show… I’d love to see it
@@L33Reacts If you are gonna see Jeff Lynne's ELO, you have to do it this year. They are on their last tour.
Kelly Groucutt getting pulled by his legs at 6:07 is a moment of sublime abandon!😄💗
The 70s were such fun musically!
Mr. Chuck Berry. One of the godfathers of rock.
Absolutely. What a killer track
Yeah but other than the title and the lyrics this track has NOTHING to do with Chuck Berry
@@genegarrett3372 Well, that opening guitar lick is Chuck's!
@@debjorgo Not Exactly, It only starts off as Chuck Berry
@@genegarrett3372 That's the part I'm taking about.
It just doesn't get more Rock N Roll than this!
The original is rhythm and blues; but radio was racially segregated -- NO BLACKS -- so it was smuggled onto white radio by calling it "rock and roll".
"ELO" adds unnecessary bloat.
You should listen to the album version. The live version is brilliant but the orchestration comes over even better on the studio track.
I was about to say the Same Thing👏🏻👍🏻🎼❤
Ditto. That was crap. And this song, from the album, being played on the radio is what spurred me to buy that record.
@@gsparkman Agreed. Listening to it in this vid I could barely hear the Orchestra and over all it wasn’t very clear. It would be a disservice to not play the Album version on this channel very soon👍🏻
ELO - Sons of Beatles John called them. He really liked them. I've seen them; they played 27 songs including a Lennon tribute which was amazing. They were incredible.
70’s 70’s 70’s
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
What a great band 💯👍
I think they made Chuck Berry proud....
Studio version also kills it.
Legend has it that Jeff wore sunnies to protect him from stray bows.
lol!
Good one. Lol
I remember seeing this performance on Canadian television in the seventies, and I don't think that I've seen it since. It certainly made an impression, as I still remembered it after 47 odd years. Thanks for this one.
I'm so happy to see positive comments under reactions when it seems like there are so many complaints! :)
I think this was the first ELO song I ever heard back in 1973 or 1974 when I was 10 and it stuck with me till I got a little older and then really got into their music about 2 years later.
Never got to see them live but people I know that did back then said they pulled out all the stops for the show.
That's the first ELO cut I ever heard, just after ELO 2 came out. The studio cut starts with the strings in the band playing Beethoven's 5th symphony, then after a bit dropping into the turbocharged Chuck Berry. You need to listen to that version, it's amazing. Blew me away at the time.
ELO are from my home city of Birmingham England.I saw them about 10 times in the 70s and they always gave a 1000% amazing😊
yes Birmingham England produced ELO, The Move, Wizzard, The Moody Blues, The Spencer Davis Group, Steve Winwood, Traffic, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Duran Duran, Dexys Midnight Runners, UB40, Ocean Colour Scene, as well as many more individual musicians in other rock groups like Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin etc. A rich source of music throughout the 70's and 80's, with some fantastic live venues.
Love them. Safe to say quite possibly musical genius with just a touch of British eccentricity.😉
This riff IS rock'n'roll!
Nuts!! Just what you'd hope for. First heard this on radio, early mid-70s.
😊🤙🏼🙄🔥❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊
This song, having been included on the 2nd ELO album, is what caught them on in America, 10538 Overture not witstanding.
What a headbanger great ❤
When I was in elementary school, my parents would take me to local high schools for dances. Some of my tiny schoolmates would be there and we loved dancing to the "adult" Rock music being played, with the giant high schoolers enjoying the little tots, laughing at us, but not in meanness.
I remember the studio version of this being played by the DJ at one such dance --- all eleven minutes of it. Man, did I sweat! This was way harder music than I was used to, it was a little scary, but it was so damn good! I hope it was liked as much by the little girl I was dancing with.
--- OronOfMontreal
The original song was written & performed by Chuck Berry. It would be good to check out how the song was meant to be. It has a rich history. Covered by many artists, including the Beatles.
Fire on High, boy blue. loredo tornado, strange magic.. list goes on
Another one where watching a live version is a must. Fair enough that some will prefer the studio version. But this is watching history! Thanks again, Laura :)
Thanks! Such fun to watch this performance. :)
Yeah this was awesome! Laura knows her stuff as do all of the patreon folks. It’s crazy how much good music y’all know 😂😂😂 I’m so grateful for y’all
I'm glad you liked it! :)
@@L33Reacts So happy you liked it! :)
My God, they're electric!
Marty McFly!!! ❤😂
That’s a show. Good time music to make you dance in the aisles. Boogie woogie piano thrown in for good measure.
AS has been mentioned, I'm sure, ROB was their encore song, so they could cut loose like that, knowing that they would be done afterwards. Later on, especially in the revamped Jeff Lynne's ELO, it was not nearly so insane. Still great, but nowhere close to this, but then when you're 70 plus years old, kinda hard to that every night
.....listen to the studio version for the best sound..... 🤠
Yes...but the album and not the single version.
The giant indian gong features prominently on the intro of Tightrope, the album opener of A New World Record.
My suggestions for further ELO reactions would be Shangri-La (gorgeous tune and phenomenal outro) and Eldorado plus Eldorado Finale (ELO ar their most symphonic).
Cheers from Deutschland (Germany).
You should hear the studio version. And the Beatles version. And the original by Chuck Berry.
I read Chuck’s autobiography. Quite the character.
I saw them in ‘74.
One should always go to the original. Sometimes by doing that one discovers that there is no justification for the cover.
A lot of people don’t know this side of ELO, just the polished pop tracks. Back when they had dueling electric cellos and were maniacs on stage. There really were the Electric Light Orchestra. It’s not just a silly name.
Not everyday you see behind the head bass cello players-check out their studio version-it's just as wild.
I love this version ! One of my ELO favorites.
This rocks!
Good old rock and roll a bit up tempo but I love it, ELO one of my favorits from the 70,s i think the hade so much fun when this was recorded.
When I saw them in concert (late 70's, early 80's, who knows) I was so impressed with how they reproduced their complicated studio performances so well on stage.
Unfortunately, the sound quality on this one kinda sucks. Recommend following it up with the studio version.
I wish I had a dollar for every time I saw a band at Hammersmith.
1976 was the Bicentennial Year for the USA. Seeing an English band going nuts with it puts it all in a terrific perspective.
All of Chuck’s children having fun!!
Even better than the Mountain version!
Jeff Lynne is the best❤🎉
Holy crap, I have that shirt.
I borrowed it. I’ll make sure to wash it before I return it 😆
@@L33Reacts 🤣😂 I actually wore it at a gig last Wednesday.
That was Kelly Gruecutt being dragged. He was a regular member of ELO. :)
It's spelled, Groucutt.
ps~great pick, Laura!
@@Cosmo-Kramer I know it is. I made a typo. But I do know how much you like to correct me from the other video. FYI - my laptop was heating up and I was in a hurry. ;)
@@Cosmo-Kramer P.S.
'ps' is supposed to be done the way I did above. It can have the periods after each letter of not, depending on style manual used. No trailing punctuation should be used, though.
I mean, while we're correcting things, and all. ;)
Thanks for not criticizing the version I chose like so many (whom aren't paying out of their pockets for these requests) seem to do so much of. I truly do appreciate that. :)
As cool and amazing as that was, you really should hear the studio version, too.
Great song and reaction
I’d waited so long for someone to react to that, so thank you!
I'm so happy you liked it! I couldn't wait for him to get to my request for it. :)
A FIFTH OF BEETHOVAN.
Ahem. Jeff Lynne's ELO is the only ELO and always has been.
_Roll Over Beethoven_ by Chuck Berry, and _In The Hall Of The Mountain King_ by Grieg are iirc the only cover songs appearing on studio albums, but they did at least two more, that seem to have been staples in the early seventies in live concerts: _Daytripper_ as mentioned and also _Great Balls Of Fire_ by Jerry Lee Lewis. The latter is also amazing, but please, please do _Daytripper_ first! ❤
They don't write them like this anymore.
You didn't even find "WITH the Beatles" in America (except maybe in New York) until the late 60s or early 70s when the Parlophone Beatles Albums began available in American record Stores. Of course I bought all of them. In America "THE BEATLES SECOND ALBUM" released by Capitol, which came after "Meet the Beatles" had this song on it.
The first UK release I saw in the US was in 1968 -- the LP of "Goldies".
And in the early '70s I saw imports of the Japanese LPs more often than I saw original UK releases.
Pretty cool eh ✨️🎶✨️
Lee, you must hear "Mister Kingdom" from ELO's Eldorado album. I saw them in 1979 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, they were Phenomenal!
That was the bass player who fell over and l think a roady pulling him up by his foot.
Some of their stuff was always a 'bit of a thrash' but the albums were immense. This is from the days of real innovative musical artistry (and diversity of material), before record companies had to control, and ruin, everything. ELO have a live cover of the Beatles, "Day Tripper," on their live album, "The Night the Light Went On (In Long Beach)." ruclips.net/video/iYikl7-1UCM/видео.html
Tell Tchaikovsky the news !
Somebody get Mozart in here
The keyboard players were sharing spinal signals in their tight jam area. I think Beethoven was like a spinning top during this one!
He could power Lithuania with the power emanating from his grave LOL
@@L33Reacts Dynamo Hum
I gotta go have a smoke.
You should check some of the more recent live concerts!
He did! So, I requested an older one. :)
Chuck Berry songs are great
I thought their live version on "Midnight Special", which (I think) introduced me to them, was much better. This one is just too freaking fast.
You wanna hear something funny. I had forgotten that I heard them do this song live in Portland ME back in the 70's until I just watched your reaction video. The play bill was them , King Crimson with Bill Bruford on drums, I think and believe it or not, the James Gang .I would not have remembered if it had not been for your reaction video. Of course the 70's was a blur for many of us...wink. Kurt from Maine
Haha I’m glad I could help unearth that, Kurt! 😂😂 I’ve got shows like that too probably… can’t remember them tho 😅
@@L33Reacts I thought you might appreciate the humor in that. You ever wanna chat aboout music or anything, just drop me a line here and I will always get back to ya. OK?
Please! Try their live cover (Long Beach 1974) of the Beatles' _Daytripper_ - it makes the original sound dull.
Love ELO, but the Beatles version will never sound dull to me!
Liked the 1st single overture? Some numbers in title and this tune, after that went to pop for me.
SRV and Hendrix play guitar behind their backs. These boys do it almost but with cellos
Yep - And James Burton was playing his telecaster behind his back before Hendrix & SRV
Only Jeff Lynne could have done this!
Misses the intro from the studio version
Great live moment but a bit cacophonous. The studio version has a more ELO sound to it and is a great listen.
It was the first song I heard by ELO. Loved it then. Love it now. FM Rock radio was still new at the time and the played the long version!
They Berryed Chuck! And bugged The Beatles.
ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS VERSION, Which live versions usually are. Clicked right out.
Great performance but poor sound quality the studio version is a lot better
This isn't the best live version, there are a few. It doesn't show the intro. Here's one from the first live clip that became their promo video. ruclips.net/video/3uk84icbn78/видео.html
That's a Gong...
Album version is good. Not quite as frantic!
I’ll check it out. I have to after hearing one! lol
@@L33Reacts Great! That was my hope. I wanted you to see how they carried on with this performance. Like several have said, the studio version sound is superior and on par with their usual level of greatness. This was to pique your interest, and to just enjoy the spectacle. :)
How youtube works is I watch and I comment. I don't usually keep going on and on about it. You can comment as well, but if you direct your comment to me directly, I will respond in kind
Go back to the Chuck Berry original.
And do others of his -- "Maybelline," "Memphis, Tennessee," "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man," "Too Much Monkey Business," "No Money Down," "Nadine," "No Particular Place to Go," "Promised Land".
Yes absolutely - but do “Sweet Little Sixteen”. It’s the ultimate early rock song! About young rock fans.
@@emerald1805 The music of which was used by "The Beach Boys" for the song "Surfin' USA".
I remember, BTW, when "Sweet Little Sixteen" was a hit, on the radio, "with a bullet".
And then there's "Maybeline": "you done started back doin' the things you used to do".
And "Memphis, Tennessee" is -- a surprise twist -- the ultimate in sweet.
And if one thinks of "Promised Land," the lyric, and the route taken, and the bombing of the church in Birmingham during 1963, the song takes on a greater weight and significance.
@@jnagarya519 plus, Chuck Berry wrote the “Promised Land” lyrics over the music to the Country song “Wabash Cannonball” by Roy Acuff 1940, - the most popular and best selling Country Song for over 40 years. One of my favorite songs ever! Back then, Country/Rockabilly/Rock&Roll we’re all mixed together and I love it.
@@emerald1805 "rockabilly" was white country musicians picking up on Black rhythm and blues. Radio was racially segregated, so Allen Freed smuggled Black music onto whites-only radio by calling it rock and roll.
@@emerald1805 You are missing the fact that they are not all the same CONTEXTS, or actors.
Chuck Berry was one of the first two BLACKS to cross over from BLACK-only to WHITE-only radio.
On BLACK radio he was rhythm and blues -- which is not WHITE COUNTRY; when crossed over to WHITE radio he was smuggled in as "rock and roll" because rhythm and blues was BLACK.
You're ignoring of the realities pretends it was all one lovefest without any RACISM.
And "Promised Land" is NOT country; it is Berry's rhythm and blues based in BLACK BLUES. LISTEN to the lyric in the CONTEXT of what was happening along the route, and in Birmingham, Alabama. Around the same time Nina Simone wrote "Mississippi God Damn" about the same REALITIES.
I love this song by them, not this version though.
Maybe you could request the one you like!? :)
I'm 70 years old; I'm not new to anything. I don't mind replies, even negative ones, What I do mind is an endless back and forth. One youtuber has sent me 9 messages of which I finally politely suggested she give it a rest
You are confusing TWO different people, gene. I replied to you 4 times and you replied to me 3 times.
A DIFFERENT person said a few things to you and you kept telling them to move on and you're over it and hint hint. That person wasn't me. So, the 'she' you're referring to is me. The other person you swore and yelled at was Cosmo-Kramer.
Thanks. :)
@@lauraallen55 Again who gives a FLYING F*** . I am tired of all this. I wouldn't be writing this now, but I was on the computer and my email dinged. Finally you must think you are the only person on yputube who is lonely and feels the need to bitch at me. I am probably confusing a whole lot of people out here who have nothing better to do and write me.
Studio version is better. This live version was too loose.
Request it then? Lee seems to have liked it just fine, and it was him I was wanting to please. :)
@@lauraallen55 No need to get defensive. It's just a comment...
@@Lwize Who said I was getting 'defensive'? Did you not see the smiley face?
People love to make comments - a lot of people - under reactions complaining about the song or version, or band, or all sorts of things that reactors react to.
Mine was 'just a comment' too, which was a response to your comment. That's how discussion works after all :)
@@lauraallen55 After your first response, I noticed your other comments whenever someone mentioned they like the studio version better. I was just the latest to say it.
And the smile has different meanings. Being a Patron doesn't give you additional authority to police the comments when you've made a request that gets honored.
@@Lwize Nope, that is not what happened! It isn't that people say they 'like' it better and I replied - nope. People are bitching right and left about the versions of THREE different songs I PAID for. They can just go pay their own money and have a blast reading people bitching about their choices and then when they get sick of it and say something back be lectured by you, or someone else who likes to do the same. FUN! I have every right to reply to anyone I choose - so SO WHAT if you 'noticed' I replied to people? Also, I didn't get any kind of way with anyone over saying they 'like' the other version better. That's not how people phrase it. I LIKE the other version better too FFS! People are saying rude things, so maybe get off your high horse. lol
Beatles version was the best by far. This recording is way too loud and distorted. Chuck must be rolling in his grave every time this is played. Just lost all respect for ELO.
Too bad forr you because the studio version is amazing. Bands oftentimes do things differently live, so with this one, they wanted to put on a show or performance versus showing us how great they can sound. People at their concerts already knew how great they could sound, so enjoyed the hell out of this performance. What a shame to lose respect for a band because you don't happen to like the sound quality of one single performance out of dozens of incredible songs by them.
@@lauraallen55 But it was their show; they produced it, it was all on them.
@@genegarrett3372 Okay? So, they do dozens and dozens of things you like, and do one thing you don't and you lose *all* respect - seems kinda harsh. I want to hear about the perfect bands though now who never do anything wrong.
@@lauraallen55 A.lot of bands do things wrong from time to time, but I have little respect for making a conscious decision to totally trash a great ol' song. The arrangement was bad enough but to allow such a bad raucous sound mix to trash it even more is indefensible. especially when it wasn't just that occasion but released for to be reheard for all time. So, let's just say we disagree on the matter and leave it be. I grow tired of this endless discussion as I did listen to this entire track. I did at least give it that courtesy.
@@genegarrett3372 That's cool. Just didn't/don't understand losing ALL respect for someone for one transgression, especially when they've done some really good things. But to each their own!