If the live bow of EJLO at Liverpool a week and a half ago was poignant and emotional, this concert was also atmospheric and all the more visually stunning as the ELO maestro, right hand man Richard Tandy and their merry band of electric light fantastic musicians took another packed house on a journey through the ELO songbook with a fair selection of hits, album trax and a two songs from latest Top 5 album "Alone In The Universe". The set list was slightly different with "When the Night Comes" aptly replaced by their first hit single "10538 Overture" and "Telephone Line" elevated to a slot betwixt "Wild West Hero" and "Turn To Stone" - but the effect was the same with nearly all the 14,000 originally seated onlookers actively standing, singing and shouting to every lyric that tumbled forth out of Jeff's mouth. This was a triumphant homecoming. A first live gig in Brum from Mr. Lynne in just over thirty years and not far from his beloved Shard End.
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The Feeling: Sensing a positive reaction |
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"Turn To Stone" ... ELO rocks! |
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"Telephone Line" |
Jeff Lynne's ELO performed: "Tightrope" ~ "Evil Woman" ~ "Showdown" ~ "All Over The World" ~ "When I Was A Boy" ~ "Livin' Thing" ~ "Ain't It A Drag" ~ "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" ~ "Rockaria!" ~ "10538 Overture" ~ "Secret Messages" ~ "Steppin' Out" ~ "Shine A Little Love" ~ "Wild West Hero" ~ "Telephone Line" ~ "Turn To Stone" ~ "Don't Bring Me Down" ~ "Sweet Talkin' Woman" ~ "Mr. Blue Sky" ~ "Roll Over Beethoven"
Jeff Lynne's ELO were: Jeff (Lead vox/guitars) ~ Richard Tandy (Piano/keyboards/vocoder) ~ Mike Stevens (Musical Director/guitars/vox) ~ Milton McDonald (Guitars/vox) ~ Lee Pomeroy (Bass/vox) ~ Donavan Hepburn (Drums) ~ Bernie Smith (Keyboards) ~ Marcus Byrne (Keyboards) ~ Iain Hornal (Backing vox/guitar) ~ Melanie Lewis McDonald (Backing vox) ~ Rosie Langley (Violin) ~ Amy Langley (Cello) ~ Jess Cox (Cello)
Find out what Jeff Lynne's ELO are up to by visiting their official website via this link thus:
ELO Beatles Forever (ELOBF) recommends Jeff Lynne's ELO and The Feeling to those enlightened folks who love the music of ELO/Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, The Move, 'Brum Beat', The Beatles and related artistes.
Until next "Time" in the ELO (and related) Universe ... KJS ... 17-Apr-2016
Until next "Time" in the ELO (and related) Universe ... KJS ... 17-Apr-2016
great
ReplyDeleteA night to remember. Jeff made our dreams come true. To see play live once again.
ReplyDeleteKeith why do you keep referring to the band as "EJLO" am I missing something?
ReplyDeleteJerome ... EJLO sounds better than JLELO! I thought that I'd make a play on the 'L' initial in ELO with that in JL (Jeff Lynne) ... That's all! :-) KJS@ELOBF
DeleteOK so Electric Jeff Lynne's Orchestra or Jeff Lynne's ELO. I would have to disagree with you there mate.
Delete#justanacronym ... nothing more, nothing less!
DeleteAfter seeing the Manchester show and being slightly disappointed I was over joyed with the Saturday show. It was one of the best concerts I have attended. Also to see the vast majority of people standing throughout the show was an NEC first. Only criticism I can make is that the show, in my opinion, was 20 minutes too short.
ReplyDeleteRoy Wood (and Jeff ' s manager?) were in the Worldbar opposite having a drink