Electric Light Orchestra began with the premise of following ... here’s one longtime fan and critic’s countdown of their 30 ...

eventually combining with strings and gorgeous harmonies in a sweeping chorus to make “Telephone Line” one of the band’s very best songs. Just as the song became ELO’s biggest single ...

When Jeff Lynne reactivated the Electric Light Orchestra brand ... of progressive music, and took that sound to the masses with their finely-tuned, prog-friendly pop songs on a maxim of no rules ...

John Lennon loved making songs thematically substantial in the latter half of The Beatles. He said he wrote one madcap ...

ELO always had a maximalist aesthetic, and a band of 12 musicians filled the stage, bringing to life the songs’ many layers ... man Tom Petty called “the best overall musician I’ve ever ...