Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! The opportunity to go see
ELO Again perform the works of
Jeff Lynne [and a certain
Chuck Berry*] within the
Electric Light Orchestra [ELO] at the magnificent surroundings of
Chepstow Castle was simply too good to miss yesterday evening [Saturday 29th August 2015] - even though it meant a 200 mile round trip from
ELOBF HQ in Wolverhampton, literally at the last minute!
The combination of a great
ELO tribute band performing in an eleventh century medieval castle in front of a hefty and appreciative crowd on a pleasant Summer night meant that there was a special atmosphere for all those in attendance as the South Wales based band delivered another impressive set of twenty five [25]
ELO songs covering the period 1971-1983, including two [UK] album tracks.
ELO Again particularly excelled when it came to the
ELO classic rockers
"Ma Ma Ma Belle",
"Showdown",
"Do Ya" and
"Rockaria!" with their set perfectly balanced by choir backed, beautiful renditions of
"Can't Get It Out Of My Head" [surely
THE best place to experience this
"Eldorado" epic] and
"Mr. Blue Sky". This was a well organised, wonderful concert in a sublime setting. It was a pleasure to attend and a credit to a band riding on the crest of an
ELO wave of popularity.
Set list: "Standin' In The Rain" ~ "10538 Overture" ~ "Evil Woman" ~ "Big Wheels" ~ "Livin' Thing" ~ "Hold On Tight" ~ "Wild West Hero" ~ "Ma Ma Ma Belle" ~ "Showdown" ~ "Sweet Talkin' Woman" ~ "All Over The World" ~ "The Diary Of Horace Wimp" ~ "Twilight" ~ "Do Ya" ~ "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" ~ "Confusion" ~ "Shine A Little Love" ~ Gaelle's violin solo ~ "Last Train To London" ~ "Telephone Line" ~ "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" ~ "Turn To Stone" ~ "Rockaria" ~ "Mr. Blue Sky" ~ "Don't Bring Me Down" ~ *"Roll Over Beethoven"
ELO Again are:
Colin Smith [Guitar/Lead Vocals];
Jim Ramsey [Bass Guitar/Vocals];
Mike Holcombe [Keyboards/Vocoder];
Clive Smith [Percussion/Vocals];
Gaelle Favre [Violin];
Sarah Waycott [Cello] and
Sion Dawson [Cello/Guitar]. Check out the band via their
official web site thus:
Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 30-Aug-2015
Looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteIf it sounded half as good as it looks from the photos it must have been amazing!
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