Performing ELO's Greatest Hits Live
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Track listing
- 1 Overture 2:28
- 2 Turn to Stone 3:50
- 3 Evil Woman 4:19
- 4 Showdown 5:08
- 5 Livin’ Thing 4:04
- 6 Hold On Tight 2:59
- 7 Thousand Eyes 4:29
- 8 Can’t Get It Out of My Head 6:46
- 9 Telephone Line 5:04
- 10 Roll Over Beethoven 6:07
- Total length: 45:14
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After renewing The Electric Light Orchestra franchise with the Part 2 moniker, Bev Bevan and company (including former-ELO conductor/arranger Louis Clark) released the self-titled Electric Light Orchestra Part Two, an attempt at renewing the original band's sound. Meanwhile 3 further former-ELO members, Kelly Groucutt, Mik Kaminski, and Hugh McDowell, were doing the same with Orkestra and their album Beyond the Dream. With 2 plus 2 equaling 4 (or, more accurately, 2 plus 3 equaling 5), the 2 units joined forces and released Electric Light Orchestra Part Two Performing Electric Light Orchestra's Greatest Hits Live Featuring the Moscow Symphony Orchestra (say that one three times fast, Bucky), an attempt to cash in even further.
As always, i'm on the fence when it comes to this band, halfway between original unit and tribute band. But if i am to be honest, they did do a better job at rekindling the 'light' than Mr. Jeff Lynne has at any point post-1986 (that sentence remains just as true in 2021 as it did when i first typed it 16 years ago in 2005). Simply put, this album (and the video counterpart) is a no-brainer for the ELO fan on your Christmas list, presuming the ELO fan on your Christmas list can get past the Lack of Lynne. No, the magic isn't fully there, and it is hard to make the mental leap beyond this being simply a 'tribute' band, but these guys did fill a void, and they filled it well.
As always, i'm on the fence when it comes to this band, halfway between original unit and tribute band. But if i am to be honest, they did do a better job at rekindling the 'light' than Mr. Jeff Lynne has at any point post-1986 (that sentence remains just as true in 2021 as it did when i first typed it 16 years ago in 2005). Simply put, this album (and the video counterpart) is a no-brainer for the ELO fan on your Christmas list, presuming the ELO fan on your Christmas list can get past the Lack of Lynne. No, the magic isn't fully there, and it is hard to make the mental leap beyond this being simply a 'tribute' band, but these guys did fill a void, and they filled it well.
Bev Bevan (drums), Mik Kaminski (violin), Louis Clark (string arrangements, keyboards), Pete Haycock (vocals, guitar), Eric Troyer (vocals, keyboard), Neil Lockwood (vocals, guitar), Hugh McDowell (cello), Kelly Groucutt (vocals, bass)
+ Moscow Symphony Orchestra
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used to have on cassette, but now i just have the video
like this, go for: Performing ELO's Greatest Hits Live
acquired some time at some place
sold in a 42-cassette lot 05 Jan 2003 on eBay
RYM review 25 Jan 2005
+ Moscow Symphony Orchestra
production credits not available
used to have on cassette, but now i just have the video
like this, go for: Performing ELO's Greatest Hits Live
acquired some time at some place
sold in a 42-cassette lot 05 Jan 2003 on eBay
RYM review 25 Jan 2005
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Catalog
2 Oct 2023
1 Jun 2021
28 Mar 2021
22 Jan 2021
14 Feb 2020
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1
Overture
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2
Turn to Stone
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3
Evil Woman
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4
Showdown
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5
Livin’ Thing
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6
Hold On Tight
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7
Thousand Eyes
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8
Can’t Get It Out of My Head
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9
Telephone Line
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10
Roll Over Beethoven
28 Oct 2019
25 May 2018
8 Mar 2018
21 Nov 2017
16 Nov 2017
16 Jan 2017
14 Jan 2015
10 Nov 2012
17 Nov 2008
13 May 2007
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