Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra, Part Two (1990)
Moment of Truth (1994)
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. Afterglow (1990)
Flashback (2000)
Zoom (2001)
Eldorado (expanded) (2001)
Discovery (expanded) (2001)
Time (expanded) (2001)
Secret Messages (expanded) (2001)
The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (2003)
ELO 2 - Lost Planet (2003)
First Light Series (2003)
. So the rock stuff is the most rocking stuff we've ever worked on, ever.". Balance of Power (1986). The good thing about doing it is that you split it up so that there's no middle ground. Secret Messages (1983). Singer Dave Grohl gave a hint for NME magazine: "It's really amazing.

Time (1981). The as-yet-untitled album is due out in the summer, and the band have been recording in a converted 8,000 square-foot warehouse. ELO's Greatest Hits (1979)
Xanadu (Soundtrack) (1980). He said it's a perfect memorial for band's 10th anniversary with a two-sided LP – one disc full of rock songs and the other featuring acoustic tracks. Discovery (1979). Dave Grohl has said their next recording will be a double LP, and the band hopes to release it in the summer of 2005. Out of the Blue (1977). The final album was released in October of 2002 under the title One by One.

A New World Record (1976). Following the lengthy recording sessions to complete the new album, Grohl spent some time helping the Queens of the Stone Age complete their 2002 album Songs for the Deaf. Once the Queens of the Stone Age album was finished, Grohl, inspired by the sessions, decided to reconvene Foo Fighters to completely re-record the album that they had "finished" earlier in the year. Face the Music (1975). In early 2002, the band reconvened to record their fourth album. Eldorado (1974). Letterman introduced them by proclaiming: "my favorite band, playing my favorite song". No Answer (1972)
Electric Light Orchestra II (1973)
On The Third Day (1973). Talk show host David Letterman invited Foo Fighters to perform on his first show after undergoing heart bypass surgery in 2000, where the band played "Everlong".

Electric Light Orchestra (1971). They subsequently left Capitol and signed to RCA. It appeared in a commercial for the Volkswagen Beetle Convertible, was used in the trailers for the films Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and is the theme song of the television series, LAX, and the NBC remake of the hit BBC comedy The Office. Foo Fighters' contract had included a clause that allowed them to leave the label upon Gersh's departure. Blue Sky" enjoyed a resurgence. Before the release of There Is Nothing Left to Lose, Capitol president Gary Gersh was forced out of the label. In 2003 and 2004, ELO's song "Mr. Following the recording of the band's third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose, Stahl departed the band, and was eventually replaced by Chris Shiflett.

Zoom was made after Lynne had collaborated with The Traveling Wilburys and took on a more organic sound, with less emphasis on electronic effects. Guest musicians included former Beatles Ringo Starr and George Harrison. In September of 1997, in front of a crowded street outside the MTV Video Music Awards, Pat Smear simultaneously announced his departure from the band and introduced his replacement, former Scream guitarist Franz Stahl. Former ELO member Richard Tandy rejoined the band a short time afterwards for a tour that was unfortunately cut short due to poor ticket sales. Grohl was surprised when Hawkins volunteered himself. Hawkins made his Foo debut in time for the album's release. Jeff Lynne's comeback with ELO started in 2001 when he reformed the band with completely new members and released the album Zoom. In need of a drummer, Grohl contacted Alanis Morissette's touring drummer Taylor Hawkins to see if he could recommend anybody. In the late 1990s, Bev Bevan departed ELO Part 2, but members continued on under the name The Orchestra. The album, The Colour and the Shape, was released in May of 1997.

The quality of music produced by Part II, compared with the original ELO, is a bone of contention amongst fans, many concluding that without Jeff Lynne at the helm it's not ELO. The band regrouped in Los Angeles and almost completely re-recorded the album with Grohl on drums. A second album, Moment Of Truth, was released in 1994. However, conflict erupted between Grohl and Goldsmith, resulting in Goldsmith's decision to leave the band. With Lynne's agreement, another version of the band (without him) was formed in 1990 by drummer Bev Bevan, when "Electric Light Orchestra, Part II" was put together, releasing an album that went straight to the bargain bins. After touring through the spring of 1996, the now full band Foo Fighters entered a Seattle studio with producer Gil Norton to record the band's second album. In 1986, ELO, now a three piece band, released their final album, Balance Of Power, which was all synths and no strings, before going their separate ways. "I'll Stick Around" and "Big Me" were released to radio and MTV in the months that followed.

Shortly after this album Kelly Groucutt was dismissed from the band; he subsequently sued the band for royalty fees. The band's first single "This Is a Call" was released in June of 1995, and their eponymous debut album was released the next month to enthusiastic fan response. It has been reported that Jeff Lynne is embarrassed by this song, hence its unavailability. An old friend, Pat Smear, "unofficial member" of Nirvana added after the album In Utero was added as a second guitarist, and the band was complete. Some of the songs that didn't survive the hatchet job cropped up as single b-sides and on later box sets; however, the tribute song "Beatles Forever" is still unavailable. Having heard through the grapevine about the disbanding of Seattle-based Emo band Sunny Day Real Estate, Grohl drafted SDRE's bass player, Nate Mendel, and drummer, William Goldsmith. Secret Messages was originally recorded as a double album; however, the record company had different ideas citing that it'd be too expensive. Initially, former bandmate Krist Novoselic was a main candidate for the band, but both were concerned that it might portray Foo Fighters as a reincarnation of Nirvana.

Secret Messages was released in 1983, with a guest appearance by former ELO violinist Mik Kaminski on the track "Rock 'n' Roll Is King"; this was the only hit single taken from this album. However, Grohl didn't want Foo Fighters to be a one-man studio project, so he worked to try to put together a band. Following this their popularity began to wane. Lured to Capitol Records by former Nirvana A&R (and then-Capitol president) Gary Gersh, Grohl had the demo recordings professionally mixed, and the results became Foo Fighters' self-titled debut album. In 1981, ELO's sound changed again, moving away from disco and into the 1980s, with the album Time (single: "Hold On Tight") on which synthesizers replaced classical strings. With the exception of a guitar part on "X-Static" by Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs, Grohl played every instrument and sang every vocal on the tracks. Billboard top 40 chart. Following Cobain's death, Grohl entered Barrett Jones' Seattle studio to put many of his new songs to tape.

The movie bombed but the soundtrack did very well, with hit singles from both Newton-John ("Magic", #1 in the U.S.) and ELO ("I'm Alive" and "All Over the World") as well as the title track to the movie, performed by Newton-John with ELO which reached #1 in the UK's single charts and #6 on the U.S. Unbeknownst to most of Nirvana's fanbase, Grohl had slowly written a stockpile of songs that he had held back from the band for fear of ruining their chemistry. Soon after, ELO was enlisted to provide half of the soundtrack for the musical film Xanadu, the other half provided by Olivia Newton-John, who starred in the movie along with Gene Kelly. Foo Fighters began as a studio solo project for Grohl. Not long after this album, the violinist Mik Kaminski and the two cellists Hugh McDowell and Melvyn Gale were considered surplus to requirements and were dismissed. On top of their four studio albums, they have also contributed to several movie soundtracks, including the song "A320", which was featured on the 1998 "Godzilla" soundtrack. The album generated their biggest hit "Don't Bring Me Down" (which also was their only single not to feature any strings), along with "Shine A Little Love" (sampled in 2005 by Lovefreekz) and "Last Train To London" (sampled in 2003 by Atomic Kitten on their hit "Be With You"). Foo Fighters have earned a strong worldwide following, and their hits include "I'll Stick Around", "Big Me", "Everlong", "My Hero", "Learn to Fly", "All My Life", and "Times Like These".

In 1979, Lynne set out to capitalize on the growing popularity of disco with the album Discovery (or "Disco very" as he has been quoted). They are named after the World War II term "foo fighter", used to refer to mysterious aerial phenomena. The band then set out on a world tour, with an enormous (and hugely expensive) space ship set in tow. Foo Fighters are a rock band formed by musician Dave Grohl in 1994 after the demise of the grunge band Nirvana, in which he played drums. Blue Sky". Download sample of "February Stars" from The Colour and the Shape. That was followed by the double album Out Of The Blue, featuring the singles "Turn To Stone", "Sweet Talkin' Woman" and "Mr. Franz Stahl - Guitar (1997-1999).

The multi-platinum album A New World Record was released in 1976 (with "Livin' Thing", a re-release of The Move's "Do Ya", and "Telephone Line"). Pat Smear - Guitar (1995-1997). In 1975, bassist and vocalist Kelly Groucutt joined, and Face The Music was released, from which the major singles were "Evil Woman" and "Strange Magic", marking a shift to a more "radio friendly" sound. William Goldsmith - Drums, Percussion (1995-1997). Top 40 hit with "I Can't Get It Out Of My Head". Chris Shiflett - Guitar, Backing Vocals (1999-present). They also released On The Third Day in 1973, and Eldorado in 1974, scoring another U.S. Nate Mendel - Bass.

Top 40 hit, "Roll Over Beethoven". Taylor Hawkins - Drums, Percussion. The band went through a lineup change (as Wood took some musicians with him to form Wizzard), including a new keyboardist, Richard Tandy, and released ELO II in 1973, from which came their first U.S. Dave Grohl - Vocals, Guitar. [1] (http://snopes.com/music/hidden/noanswer.asp). Roy Wood left ELO shortly after the release of their eponymously-titled first album (which produced the UK hit "10538 Overture") and Jeff Lynne stepped up to lead the band (the first album was released with the mistaken title of No Answer in the USA, due to a mix-up with a telephone message).

The band, formed by Jeff Lynne (of The Idle Race) along with Roy Wood and Bev Bevan (the remaining members of the Move) in 1971, used cellos and violins to give their music a "classical" sound. Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) was a successful Birmingham rock music group of the 1970s and 1980s. "Calling America" (#18). "Rock and Roll is King" (#19).

"Four Little Diamonds" (#86). "Hold On Tight" (#10). "Twilight" (#38). "Xanadu" (#8).

"I'm Alive" (#16). "All Over the World" (#13). "Don't Bring Me Down" (#4). "Last Train to London" (#39).

"Confusion" (#37). "Shine a Little Love" (#8). Blue Sky" (#35). "Mr.

"Sweet Talkin' Woman" (#17). "It's Over" (#75). "Turn to Stone" (#13). "Do Ya" (#24).

"Livin' Thing" (#4). "Telephone Line" (#7). "Strange Magic" (#14). "Evil Woman" (#10).

"Can't Get It Out Of My Head" (#9). "Daybreaker" (#87). "Showdown" (#59). "Roll Over Beethoven" (#72).

Trevor Smith cello. Steve Woolam violin. Roy Wood guitars, cello, clarinet, bassoon, oboe, vocals. Colin Walker cello.

Richard Tandy keyboards. Rick Price bass guitar, vocals. Hugh McDowell cello. Jeff Lynne guitars keyboards, vocals.

Mik Kaminski violin. Bill Hunt French horn. Kelly Groucutt bass guitar, vocals. Wilfred Gibson violin.

Melvyn Gale cello. Mike Edwards cello. Bev Bevan percussion, vocals. Michael d'Albuquerque bass guitar, vocals.