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The fact Jeff Lynne brought Richard back for his elo reboot shows the massive respect Jeff had for him. Evil Woman was a great choice to show Richard's keyboard skills. Thanks Doug
In many bands the keyboard player is also the musical director (MD). The MD has the “job” of teaching the band the new songs/arrangements/transposing music into different musical keys etc.etc. - and is usually formally trained. So a good keyboardist has great value in a band.
Play more ELO!!! ELITE band! Congrats on having ELO's Out Of The Blue Album in your background. Next do Showdown, Can't Get It Out Of My Head, Tightrope, 10538 Overture and livin Thing from the 2017 concert at Wembley and so many more........❤❤❤
Richard was not a flamboyant soloist like Emerson or Wakeman, but he was a great provider of layers and textures for Jeff's timeless melodies; a great example of less is more in musical presentation.
One of my all-time favorite bands. I got to see them in concert when they came to St. Louis in 1981 for their Time tour. I got tickets to see them again when they return in September. RIP Richard Tandy.
RIP Richard Tandy, one of the great unsung heroes of rock music. ELO had really found the sound that made them by the time Evil Woman came out, but the earlier stuff with Roy Wood in the band is really interesting if not so pop as prog, try 10538 Overture as a sample of the Roy Wood era, in fact check Roy Wood as a separate subject too.
RIP Richard Tandy and God bless you. Richard was a pivotal member of the band that I have loved from the early 70s and still. Thank you Doug for an insightful tribute 🙏👍😊❤️
Before Jeff made his comeback tours, there was an acoustic performance called "Live from the bungalow" with Richard that was so good. Available on YT as a playlist.
Warmest regards and thoughts to the family of a fellow RT. ELO was so unique and Face The Music is a superlative album - definitely on my personal top 10.
Quality live recording so close to the album. It shows their musical talent although I am no musician, merely just a fan. I was lucky enough to seem them twice back in 1973, one of the best live bands I've ever seen. Their gigs always lasted for at least 30 minutes longer than any other band back in the day. Great value for the ticket price!
Love THIS Song ELO PLAYING LIVE. GOOD VIBES WITH MR. TANDY, A GREAT KEYBOARDER. ✍️ MAY HE RIP ANOTHER WHO DIED OF THE ERA OF 70S BANDS. SAAAAD. THX TO THIS MUSICIAN.🙏
I met Richard and his wife in 2016 and they were very very sweet! I've been lucky enough to see the resurrected ELO 4 times since 2014, including the big comeback in Hyde Park with 50.000 fans and it's been so joyous. Jeff Lynne is doing a farewell tour this year and is starting in the US so hopefully he will be doing Europe too so I can go again. :)
I was given a new world record for Christmas in 1976 and that one album just fueled a lifelong love of everything ELO. It’s sad hearing that richard has passed away because he was definitely a core part of the architecture of ELO’s awesome sound.
Same here. Out of the Blue next and then back to Face the Music, forward an album and back an album until I had all of them. Aaaah! The smell of fresh vinyl!
RIP Richard. What lovely tributes. Doug. regarding the Rock 'n Roll Hall Of Fame tribute that refers to how ELO showed the way Rock 'n Roll and Classical music could co exits, can I suggest you listen to Rockaria, from the album A New World Record, which to my mind is the perfect example of that union.
I like your choice of song here. Also, a nice tribute to Mr Tandy, Doug. May I suggest "Ticket To the Moon" for one of your future ELO reactions? Be well.
We used to play ELO at the restaurant I worked at whenever we were all getting a little squirrely. It was nearly impossible to remain in a poor mood when playing ELO.
Thanks for your kind thoughts of Richard. He was a key engineer of ELO’s classic sound. Your added analysis was much appreciated. It add much to what could be a standard reaction video.
THX FOR Y,DAYS IM POWSLAVE NO ONE . IN 1986 I SAW IM AT HAMM-SMITH ODEON AND SUDDENLY J.PAGE CAME ON STAGE!!! ANS HE PLAYED WITH IM SOME TUNES. THAT WAS ONE OF MY BEST MEMORIES IN ENGLAND FOR LEARNING A GOOD ENGLISH. SUNDAY AFTERNOON WERE THE LAST TICKETS, ALSO FOR ME. GREAT AND EMOTIONAL LONG LIVE R AND ROLL. UP THE IRONS 🤘
I missed the 4 30 Live Pod cast but I got here asap. Great job, as always, Doug. Thanks for the info about the band / song. I mentioned earlier that i heard that Richard the bass player died, but I meant to say keyboardist. Lol. It takes awhile sometimes for my brain to get in focus. 😅. I have so many other bands and instruments in my brain 24 / 7 in 1 day, haaa haaa. The keyboard playing in the beginning is phenomenal, with that sorta funky feel. Bev Bevan is / was an EXCELLENT drummer. Great blend of musicians and sounds for ELO. I think Jeff may have been talking about ALL woman, 😂. I'M KIDDING. I hope MEGAN is doing better. 🙏 GOD BLESS.
you really have to do ELO's predecessor The Move. you might enjoy the track Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited from the album Shazam,for me one of my fav albums.
Richard's association with Jeff goes back to the days of Lynne's band The Idle Race and the last death throes of The Move. What? - an overlooked prog gem - from Looking On, signposts Jeff and ELO's future direction.
"Time" would make for a great Masterpiece Friday... definitely a bit different from their usual sound, with far more emphasis on synths and electronic elements rather than strings, but still a wild ride from start to finish, and as a concept album, one that should be listened to as a whole.
I would love you to react to the Overture/Can't Get It Out of My Head from Eldorado Doug, I think you would enjoy! Or even Roll Over Beethoven from ELO 2!
Produced by written by and sung by Jeff Lynne. RIP Richard Tandy, piano 🎹, 2024, Tom Petty. Jeff Lynne is the only constant member in ELO. Many hit songs. Outside if ELO, Jeff Lynne wrote and produced for Tom Petty, Bryan Adams, The Traveling Wilburys. Suggested video 📹: Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne perform I Won't Back Down.
Doug, you should do some reactions to classical music, even pieces you're already familiar with. I'd love to see you break down Beethoven's Op 101 or 109, or Chopin's Barcarolle or Fm Ballade.
They were awesome... one of the 13? Columbia Records .01 cent "deal" vinyl albums I purchased back in the 70's (along with Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Neil Young, etc.).
Isn't it frightening to remember that this was "Pop Music"...compare and contrast with today...! Btw Dr. H - most of us can type "ELO Lyrics" - we don't necessarily need them read out to us...
You need to hear the live album: The Night the Lights Went On (In Long Beach) (1974). They weren’t able to do a sound check because their equipment truck broke down, so it’s raw, which is a good thing! It was supposed to be the follow-up to their album On The Third Day, but the quality was poor. In fact, the production company was sued. It was released in a few countries, but not in the U.S. … though the live version of “10538 Overture” was used as the B-side to “Evil Woman”. The live version of “Roll Over Beethoven” was used as the B-side of the alternate version of “Telephone Line”in the CBS Hall of Fame 45 reissue series. Later it was discovered that the original LP had been pressed from an inferior copy of a recording of the concert. The original master was found in the record company vault-and that’s what we now have…a remastered CD was issued in 1998. Great live album. Too bad it took so long to get it right. Any audience had long moved on.
I think I read somewhere in the sleeve notes of one of the ELO albums - probably directly from Jeff Lynne - “Thanks to the magic fingers of Richard Tandy”. Kind of says it all really. We all thank you for your “magic fingers” sir. May you Rest In Peace.
Before Daft Punk broke up, I wish they did a cover album. Focusing on two artist’s music. Tandy & Troutman. Roger, from Zapp. Personally I would love to have facilitated a conversation between Todd Rundgren & Richard Tandy about synthesizers.
It took me entirely too many years to realize Electric Light Orchestra was a Light Orchestra, but Electric. I think the use of the light bulb on early album covers kept me leaning toward an Orchestra of Electric Light.
On the Flashback album is a track “ Griegs Piano Concerto in A minor” it has Jeff and Richard together and shows how well they complemented each other. Richard had magical fingers and enthralled us all, we will always be enchanted by his mastery of anything he played.
Here's an idea........... After having a 'Metal Monday', Try having a 'Lawrence Welk Wednesday'. XD Wait! .... ok... Here's a legit idea.......... How about having a 'Psychedelic Saturday'?
Doug, can you do a review of 10538 Overture, 1972, ELO's first single. Roy Wood is in the band. I've read that Roy and Jeff sung in unison. However I only hear Roy's countertenor voice. Jeff re-did the track in 2012 at his home studio. Its featured in the Wembley or Bust 2017 concert, (CD available).
This is what you’ve been looking for, Doug: King Crimson ‘Starless’ live: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gWmECLnMKGk.html No need to thanks me. -dave
Long time listener; first time caller. Thanks for your very respectful tribute to Richard Tandy. Growing up in the 70s as a prog-rock and classical fan, my brain was completely re-wired by ELO. Their mix of challenging chord progressions and beautiful orchestration created a new musical genre -- one focused on the future while clearly aware of the past. No words can do justice to the loss of a great musician such as Richard, but every time his music is played, analyzed or appreciated, we are reminded of his genius and his essence lives on another day.
RT was integral to the band. He will be sorely missed. As a pianist myself, I can say he was a major contributor along with Louis Clark to the ELO sound.
I've been a longtime fan of ELO since the 70's but it was much later before I was able to experience all of their music. From this same album, Face the Music, is a song titled "Down Home Town" in which they sing part of the song "Dixie" and the lyrics "I wish I was in the land of Dixie...Look away". I am really quite intrigued by that song and those lyrics being sung by some Englishmen. The only thing I can come up with is that the band hails from Birmingham, U.K. and maybe the song is a nod to Birmingham, Alabama.
Hey Doug! I highly recommend you to react to Yanni, he is an incredible composer and I think you'd quite enjoy his music. Check out his "Waltz in 7/8" or "Keys To Imagination".
You should definitely check out Synestia's and Disembodied Tyrant's latest EP, 'The Poetic Edda'. Or at least listen to the song 'Winter' from the EP. Such a masterpiece
RIP Richard Tandy, and thank you. Always so insightful, Doug's videos - and uplifting. On another note; I find it fascinating how songs (even pop songs) that we know and love can reveal a deeper meaning and have new life breathed into them through life experiences (a greater understanding of the song writer's intentions). Lyrics come more to the fore and the songs can be enjoyed anew.
I think it would be fun for you to do a dive into Rob Hubbard music at some point. I realize that the music is old and of poor quality (being on 8-bit machines), but in my opinion it is still worth a short video of content. He was very prolific during a relative short time-period (some 30+ years ago), and was considered to be one of the greatest SID chip composers at the time. I especially like the OST he composed for "Monty on the Run" and for "Phantom of the Asteroids".
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the ELO classic, Roll Over Beethoven. For me, it really showed what you could do to blend different genres of music with (at the time), modern equipment and techniques.
Talking about 'evil woman' If you want a light and fun reaction video, react to Evil Woman from black sabbath, sport, strait, fun, abd with good twist, the drums in particular for me are very good
You’re the very first person besides myself who I’ve ever heard say they thought he was saying Medieval Woman. For me though this was in 1975 before I knew better.
I would really suggest taking a listen to Shangri-la, it's my favorite song ever and it would go well with the type of ELO songs you've been listening to
please react to killzone 3's "ever we fight on" main menu music, you may be pleasantly surprised. the artist lost his mother a week before composing the piece and you can feel the emotion behind it.
Please go back and listen to Showdown. It is a great song and just a bit more of a rock tune than their other songs. Also, on your own time take a listen to the long version of Roll Over Beethoven.
