ELO - "Don't Bring Me Down" - live 1986

[@juneskinner6639]

I love this song, still as good now as when played in the seventies, Jeffs voice never changes, he's brilliant, could never bring him down 🎸🎸❤️❤️👍

[@charmingasalways]

I miss Kelly too. He was a great presence onstage.

[@FinnMove]

ELO was never really a live band. Their superb music lay in their studiotechnology. It is hard to say this because I have liked ELO since the late 1970´s. But obviously it´s true.

[@redfive245]

i was there!! five rows from the front, unbeliveable atmosphere!! George Harrison came on for finale -johnny b goode- what a night!!

[@simonclark29041978]

Absolute brilliant

[@crisp2882]

ELO the best

[@movilwagg]

Jeff looks as a master with the electric guitar...Bev does it good too on drums...but I miss Kelly on bass...these young boys...?? Perhaps the "end" of the original band was near?

[@zakramsey3508]

The end of the original band started in 1981. The amount of members in the band decreased until 1990. There was none but Jeff. Rick Tandy stayed and played not much but contributed to Zoom in 2001 and that was it for the original band. No more ELO. Just 'Jeff Lynne's ELO', the mediocre subsitute for Jeff's masterpieces.

[@Prison46]

Absolutly Perfect.

[@dl1027]

ELONut, Having seen the original ELO three times including the Out of the Blue tour, I can tell you for a fact that ELO did play along to tapes. This "effect" was used most during the OOTB tour when certain songs like Standing in the Rain and Sweet Talking Woman were almost entirely taped. I'm as much a life long, die hard fan of ELO as anybody. I will likely croak one day while listening to an ELO song on my stereo but the truth is the truth. No need to try to soft pedal it.

[@dl1027]

Hi again ELONut, I just listened to one of your remastered Wembly videos. First of all, I never claimed that ELO were guilty of miming. The question now is what mix did the audiences hear? I can tell you for a fact that the OOTB concert I went to there was a strong backing track used. I knew it beyond a shadow of a doubt.

[@dvnobles]

Excellent! //dan

[@dl1027]

Continuing, So it's agreed that backing tapes were used. The band did play legitimately but also the backing track played too. The band evidently were fed through monitors the backing track to stay in sync. It was up to the engineer to adjust the level of each, the live play and the tape for a "proper" mix. You have proved from your "remastered" versions that the two feeds can still be separated and re-adjusted. This is fascinating to say the least.

[@ELONut]

Thunder God Bevan

[@zeets93]

some of the backing vocals were pre-recorded along with Jeff's acoustic guitar parts. Yeah they did play and sing live but that was along with the pre-recorded stuff

[@charmingasalways]

jimbo, what do you miss? I only listen to the "old" ELO

[@ELONut]

@zeets93 There was an 8th man playing those concerts in 1978 Jake Commander on acoustic guitar and backing vocals just offstage

[@DiegoJinkusMusic]

Charming... I think we are so used to have untalented artists out there, that we forgot that back in the days they were the real thing. SO nowadays, when you SEE and HEAR talented people we tend to believe that maybe they could be lip syncing. Sorry to tell you, folks, ELO NEVER LIP SYNCED! THEY DIDN'T NEED TO.

[@ELONut]

The 'Out of the blue' ''A'' shows (spaceship) Ones had a backing track for time keeping purposes and cos the bands string players kept going out of tune due to the intense heat from the all the lights and lasers 'Mac' the mixer could turn up the backing tapes to mask the din, Its these particular shows that earned ELO the undeserved reputation of 'faking' it. I have seen ELO live also and i know they Rocked live

[@zeets93]

maybe so, but you can clearly hear Jeff's voice in the backing vocals and there are times when you can hear Jeff's Les paul while he's not playing it. Not Knocking them, but they weren't entirely "live"

[@dl1027]

My theory is Jeff Lynne was ashamed of how British his lyrics were and never offered up an explanation but the truth is that his use of the word "grouse" was completely proper and in the given context of the song makes perfect sense. Instead he caved in to ignorant americans who did not understand and sang along with "Bruce".

[@ELONut]

@BlackmoonUK yea it sure did, it has tainted a lot of peoples perception of this unique band, but i believe they are now begining to get the credit they deserve

[@niiiiiiisse]

Lol, that person climbing up the stage and immediately getting pushed back at the end of the video cx

[@ELONut]

There was no lip syncing on ANY tour they did Get up to speed! will ya? check out my 'out of the blue' live vids!

[@bunchie1966]

@digidudi You are so right. There was so much more talent around in the '60s and '70s. Nowadays, they rely on slick videos and mind-numbing repetition to sell songs.

[@zapkvr]

They might not have lip sunched but they quite definiotely did use tapes for some of the music. I thought this was common knowledge.

[@ELONut]

They didnt lip synch on the ''out of the blue'' tour, That old chestnut has been around for decades! they used a backing track on Some songs with Orchestral passages and sound effects and that was it! Check my remastered uploads if you dont believe me!, Peace!

[@brokenscimitar]

Och, aye, laddie, this song’s fer all the Scots. Have ye nae haird of Robert the Bruce?

[@XYumekoX]

It's pretty normal to have backing vocals prerecorded and played at concerts. People do it even when they don't have to. Jeff did A LOT of the singing for ELO and so what if he had backing vocals prerecorded. There's a lot on ELO's songs that are hard to produce live. I don't know why they got so much trouble for prerecording SOME things. They still sang and played their instruments live. People acted like it was Milli Vanilli. They over reacted because that was clearly not the case.

[@SpammerOvTheGods]

yes, it is. #@!

[@francinethegreat1]

@Velocity9s I agree. He needs his usual voluminous sexy fro!

[@jimbo01111]

really gd but i missed the old elo ;(

[@charmingasalways]

I don't know whose been saying things like ELO were lip synching.Who says things like that?

[@dl1027]

Bruce??? It's grouse!!!

[@edhendricks1122]

He fronted elo for over 15 years became a traveling wilburys appeared in a Tom petty video then as himself is fronting elo once again hey maybe he could work with Ringo and or paul as well it shows he is doing what he loves best but what's with the shades

[@endrizo]

who is strumming an acoustic?? don´t kinow him

[@ELONut]

You need to refresh your memory then check out my remastered Uploads of those 2 songs you mention, I said they never mimed!! and they didnt, of course they used back up tapes lots of bands did! Still not convinced? why would he mime flubbed lines?

[@sccob93]

they sped up the song

[@Rolyat360OoOoOOut]

OLD FAR the drum solo lol

[@billymcgeachy]

these stories have been a round for years, thats how jeff lynne got tired of all the bullshit, they used tapes for intros and thats it like most bands did, they did play live and brilliant they were to,these critics were jealous of elo being so successful especially during the punk era, but in the end they won as i think this rumour finished of elo as jeff has always been known as a perfectionast by his peers, damn u critics u ruined a brilliant band

[@Velocity9s]

This was not a good look for Jeff. He looks better with fuller hair. Just an opinion.

[@vince11229]

if that is true then how would it be proper english to use in a sentence? if i want a rimjob would i say, dont bring me down. or i think ask for a rim job first and if told no, then my response would be dont bring me down.

[@pioneertech-w5o]

LMAO

[@iamthepwnerer]

not really...grooooooooosssssss