ELO Part 2 - Livin Thing, I'm Alive & Xanadu : Warsaw, Poland 26/05/2000

[@neilouellette3004]

RIP Kelly Groucutt. Say what you want about his singing but he kept ELO alive during the late eighties thru the nineties for the fans. Don't forget he was the backing vocals for Jeff Lynne and ELO. Rest in Peace Kelly!

[@MorganTrotter]

I like his voice and always liked his BGVs and alternate lead vocals on ELO projects.

[@janeh7305]

Kelly Grocutt was wonderful. No time for Jeff Lynn anymore, altho I acknowledge he did write some of the songs, but who kept them going, ELO Part 2. RIP Kelly Grocutt.

[@dougborkman3115]

Any man who can nail the aria part in Rockaria! is ok in my book. And he's a bassist also.

[@dannyk8115]

he cant do falsetto at all which is a requisite to sing elo songs

[@dannyk8115]

he couldny hit any high notes.. go get your hearing tested at Costco.

[@sarahloughlin3724]

Kelly Groucutt's voice was so beautiful! and he was such an important part of the original ELO sound.

[@bl8531]

And he seemed so kind. 🩵

[@simesh1547]

There's nothing that Kelly couldn't do to match Jeff Lynne's vocals, he was the backbone of ELO! Also a great bassist! RIP Kelly

[@sarahloughlin3724]

Jeff Lynne and Kelly's vocals blended together beautifully.

[@Chriskkboongg]

Kelly's unique, high harmony vocals made ELO songs truly shine.

[@nightisright1873]

CK Kim No Jeff Lynne did

[@acapps6341]

My first rock concert was ELO in 1977, the "spaceship" tour. I was only 13 years old when my mother took me and my younger sister to see them. IT WAS AWESOME FOLKS! Still have the ticket stub, they were actually printed with raised ink, not some souless computer generated ticket.

[@davidjacobson1063]

I saw the Spaceship concert live in 1978 at the Philadelphia Spectrum. A fantastic, Lasers, hit filled concert!

[@glenng]

I envy you. I was 13 in 1977 too and grew up in a musical family with my older brother and his band inspired by Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath and my other older brother, his rival being inspired by The Beatles and ELO. The Beatles and ELO have been my main inspiration ever since.

[@johndeweyenglish1069]

I was 13 in 1977 too. I loved ELO since then. I´m from Mexico.

[@markclifford9410]

If I was Jeff Lynne watching this.. I would be proud as F@$@ to see my songs performed so beautifully and with such passion and with a full orchestra as they surely were intended to be heard?? ..??

[@nightisright1873]

This what Jeff wanted in the 70s when they performed live

[@bl8531]

Love Kelly.🕊️deeply missed. How I wish I would’ve been at one of these shows.

[@barbarawalti3527]

Rip Kelly...So sad that you are no longer with us😢

[@koosungdeok]

yes we cannot say ELO without Jeff Lynne but also we cannot imagine ELO's true sound without Kelly Groucutt and Louise Clark with his string section.

[@579tweetybird]

And kellyi didnt ever need Jeff to sound good either. Kelly did better without Jeff just like the rest of them did better without Jeff..

[@bl8531]

Yes! Kelly 🩵

[@jacekporęcki]

Byłem na tym koncercie .Pierwszy rząd środkowe miejsca . Niezapomniane wrażenia sprzed 33 lat. Do dziś pamiętam .

[@dariuszturecki6635]

To chyba siedzieliśmy po sąsiedzku :-) / I think we were sitting next to each other

[@mrbluesky10538]

what a lovely man kelly was all ways had time for the fans after the gig R.I.P old friend

[@EmmettGlenn]

I know no history of E.L.O. or Jeff Lynne, so my comment is completely without bias. This was a beautiful performance. The person responsible for the soundboard and mixer must have had two dozen hands!

[@rfletch2165]

RIP Kelly. You are missed.

[@DudemanSwede]

+R Fletch Word! often think of this great musician/gentleman!

[@danster4713]

Boy do I love this mix of these three songs done by Kelly and band... Keeps coming back to watch this. You can see they`re having fun.

[@MorganTrotter]

On top of everything, Kelly looks like he's having fun here.

[@cavallogianni]

He may be having fun but they sound awful

[@zendean5207]

I always loved Kelley's voice. I got to see him in the late 1990s in LA, and met him, Bev and Mik after the show. It was an amazing show. They just blasted that venue to Kingdom come. Way more rocking energy than the shows I saw with Jeff Lynne. I guess when the leader is absent the players just break loose and go rebel.

[@bl8531]

Fortunate. I wish I would’ve seen Kelly He seemed so kind and enthusiastic with the audience

[@kelley9382]

Wow, someone finally spelled my name right, but was meaning a Kelly. Lol that's a first.

[@kevinknippa6186]

Saw ELO part 2 In San Antonio Texas September 1 1999 It was wonderful 😊😁😊😁🌄😊!!

[@flocote]

ELO FOREVER!

[@jdsew5579]

I really like this. ELO part II kept the music live.

[@elo_4ever634]

RIP Kelly Groucutt, sadly missed x

[@MargaretZammitt]

Jeff and Kelly , voices made in Heaven ❤

[@sarahloughlin3724]

I agree, Jeff and Kelly were the best music duo ever!

[@mexicancomic13]

Kerry added such range vocally to ELO and I feel so blessed to see THE ORCHESTRA perform in my local town some years back! It is still one of the greatest live shows I have experienced! Thank you for posting this clip!

[@rogerwalnut]

Sure, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a sham, but it is still a travesty that Kelly was not inducted as a member of ELO. His voice and bass playing were integral to all of their most successful albums.

[@sarahloughlin3724]

Kelly's beautiful vocals were such an important part of the original ELO sound!

[@esvinraulrodriguezsalazar5686]

En 2006 disfrute ELO parte 2 en GUATEMALA 🇬🇹 ❤️... Fue una experiencia inolvidable... Gracias gracias ♥️ 🙏

[@danster4713]

Thank you Kelly and group for this mix of three of my favorite songs of all time. Goes to my heart directly. You are missed.

[@mickrinaldiofficial979]

Absolutely brilliant

[@RevJay_Rides]

I believe this was the best performance I’ve seen of ELO Part 2’s.

[@looseme2000]

XANADU....best soundtrack!!!! Miss u Olivia!!!!🥺🥺🥺❤️

[@Astimoff]

For those who don't know - ELO Part II and the Orchestra are the same band. It is just a name change for legal reasons. The name change came about the time Bev retired so they had to hire a new drummer, then Kelly died so they had to replace him as well, and so on etc. I say he was one of the best parts of ELO, as Jeff had him sing on almost everything - which created the sound we all know as ELO vocals. And his own work is brilliant as well.

[@rogeliocuellar9454]

The drummer is kicking ass and taking names OMG 😉❤👍

[@brendaortiz6588]

Lol yes! He’s good

[@irvan36mm]

Gordon Townsend is the drummer

[@lancomelvr]

This still makes me cry

[@לריספפיר]

Мик Камински легенда.Сколько лет в группе!!!

[@elojim01]

49 years since he joined ELO in 1973 🙂

[@NicoXenakisMusic]

The solo in I'm Alive is one of my favorite musical moments ever

[@sunspark01]

Just have to say, I love,love,love Kelly---He is the greatest in my eyes!!!!!

[@jsfbr]

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, endlessly wonderful!

[@ZZMJo]

I came here for the Orchestra.

[@sunspark01]

@phoobingcamel You are so right, Kelly really deserved much more recognition and admiration that he ever received. He was the best part of ELO and was amazing in everything he did.

[@zbyszekadamh6501]

Electric Light Orchestra part two ty był bardzo dobry zespół , chociaż grało tam połowę dawnego ELO , to dla mnie też mieli swoje przeboje , stare przeboje w ich wykonaniu na koncertach w nowej wersji były bardzo dobrze wykonane .Mam ich dwa koncerty jeszcze na VHS . Szkoda że kilku muzyków tego zespołu nie żyje .

[@barbarawalti3527]

Yes,it's a pitty that some of them died.I would really apreciate to see Bev Bevan and Jeff Lynne reunite for good...

[@phoobingcamel]

Wow, thanks so much for posting this! I'm Alive is one of my favourite E.L.O. songs and I always hoped I'd see Part 2/The Orchestra do it live some time. And, as usual, Kelly here gave it his inimitable best. One of the best voices in the business, such a shame he didn't get more recognition

[@CatastrophicG]

Kelly huge, fantastic voice and superb chap in ELO. Big loss for ELO and music in general.

[@detroitjoeturner]

Real strings? Oh man, if only Jeff would have gotten off of his throne and toured WITH Kelly and a full string section. (sigh) I guess this is the best we'll ever have.

[@nightisright1873]

detroitjoeturner he was producing the last 2 Beatles songs around this era .Producing many other artists and working on his on solo album .Oh and the traveling Wilburies

[@jillshinault9442]

So did you get a chance to catch Jeff Lynne's ELO?

[@mexicancomic13]

You have to agree that many components made ELO what it was! Jeff Lynne is a writing genus...no doubt! However, the strings and Kelly also made the band as it was and helped create the sound. Could you picture anyone else playing bass or doing those kind of backup vocals like Kelly did? I have seen recent clips of Jeff doing ELO songs but they are missing the back-bone of the songs...the remainder of the band!

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1980 {August 8th} the Olivia Newton-John movie "Xanadu" opened in theaters across the U.S.A. and Canada... Five songs featured in the film made Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; "I'm Alive" by the Electric Light Orchestra {#16}, "Magic" by Newton-John {#1 for 4 weeks}, "Suddenly" by Newton-John & Cliff Richard {#20}, "All Over The World" by E.L.O. {#13}, and "Xanadu" by Newton-John & E.L.O. {#8}...

[@nightisright1873]

sauquoit13456 AND THE FILM SUCKED

[@annarobinson72]

You need to make a tour in the United States! I will Love to see you all the originals from ELO Band!!❤❤❤❤

[@cavallogianni]

You probably gonna be the only one in the audience

[@nadogrl]

Saw them in July 1997 in San Diego. It was awesome!

[@moose3861]

You would have had to see them live once I seen them in the New Worlds Record Tour I could not get enough of them. The Out Of The Blue Tour was the swan song for some of the group I seen them again three more times always with new people in the band.The Zoom Concert was well put together for the great sound they had back then I have the concert in Blu-Ray it sounds great but the best to me is still the guys left me wanting for more back in the 70's.

[@happiness2007]

Great to hear I'm Alive & Xanadu performed live by Kelly, Eric, Mik & co. Many thanks for posting this pro-shot video footage!

[@savvymariposa]

Great band and video! enjoyed the songs which brought back many memories...Thank you:-)

[@georoptik6910]

Келли мы о тебе помним. Если есть вечная жизнь , это память людей о человеке который дарил людям счастье. Земля тебе пухом, Келли.

[@Astimoff]

(And contained most of the members of the original ELO, plus some really famous folks from other corners of the music universe for that matter).

[@10995]

Must be the last time they were known as ELO Part II before Jeff Lynne forced them to change their name to The Orchestra. Bev Bevan is not here, so it must be after he quit and sold his name rights back to Jeff. That, or they put the wrong name on the video.

[@SilverTounge85]

Bev left in early 2000.

[@burpo]

Although I completely get the comments about Jeff Lynne's legendary dickishness, I can't agree that this performance doesn't suffer from the absence of his musical directorship and vocals. While his vocal chops aren't virtuoso, they are distinct and pleasing to the ear of many.

[@TwelveDeck]

That and the fact that sooo many people have heard his big songs sooo many times that someone else's voice singing them doesn't sound quite right

[@ATalkingBadger]

burpo Dickishness? Jeff Lynne is a super cool a humble guy. I've had the pleasure of meeting him and talking to him for a while.

[@frazzleface753]

Can't agree that Jeff Lynne has legendary dickishness. The fact is, we don't really know what happened to cause the fall outs. Only the people involved do.

[@MorganTrotter]

I don't mind hearing someone else do these songs. I've always thought Jeff's voice, and the way he produces it, sounds a little odd.

[@arbogash1852]

there's no question that he is missed. otoh one day he will be gone. the fact that his songs have their own survivability is good news.

[@kennyknopp256]

Love this set !

[@zbyszekadamh6501]

Koncert zespołu Electric Light Orchestra part two z wokalistą Ericem Troyerem i Kelly Groucoutt .

[@MorganTrotter]

I enjoy these songs with Kelly and the other singers. Always liked Kelly's BGVs and occasional alternate lead vocals with ELO.

[@richsmith8035]

I LOVE the movie Xanadu, mainly because of the incredible sound track, plus ONJ kind of reminds me of my ex.

[@brianbreese3027]

Kinda huh? GTFOH. In your dreams maybe.

[@britainreynolds7365]

@@brianbreese3027 STFU

[@DJdext]

This lead singer reminds me of the lead singer of Tool. Then I thought this what he'll look like by the time Tool releases another record. But in all seriousness the more I hear ELO the more I love them.

[@johnsergei]

+DJdext Have you checked out Elos earlist albums and the (very ELO sounding) last Move album? Experimental with baroque eliments, maybe, maybe not for you ?I've only just descovered Tool ( after a tip off) and like em.

[@trian42]

Love this song. i am watching XANADU..

[@juandelgado5907]

Excelente grupo, lo vi en Quito y fue una locura. Una pena la muerte de. Kelly

[@medrl7266]

RIP Kelly Groucut

[@FernandoRiley]

Awesome voice He possessed

[@neonskyline1]

Great stuff

[@JonathonTaoofJonathonBeauchamp]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for posting:-)

[@JRP020563]

KELLY GRACIAS POR TANTA MAGIA, TANTO SENTIMIENTO, TANTO TALENTO. Y AL AUTOR DE ESTE POST. AMIGO TE LUCISTE.

[@annarobinson72]

Does someone knows who was the one who played the blue violin? I always love to see him playing the violin and that seventies in the eighties❤❤❤❤ when he plays the violin he makes it look like it's so much fun❤❤❤ because of Elo is the reason that I love violins and strings❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ianlacey11]

Yes it’s Mik Kaminski - also had a hit in a spin off from ELO when he was known as Violinski.Anyone remember Clog Dance ?

[@ZZMJo]

@@ianlacey11 OH YEAH!

[@brendaortiz6588]

Mik Kaminski Love him

[@zbyszekadamh]

Electric Light Orchestra Part Two bardzo dobrze interpretuje piosenki przeboje wszechczasów zespołu Electric Light Orchestra Jeffa Lynne ,mam kilka płyt CD i można ich słuchać i są bardzo melodyjne

[@hujjesb]

Kelly you are the man .Amen

[@jacekporęcki]

Dokładnie tak, Torwar , pierwszy rząd na samym środku ,zespół na wyciągnięcie ręki . Na zakończenie koncertu widzę siebie w pierwszym rzędzie , szkoda że od tyłu. Wspomnienia . Potem drugi koncert w Kongresówce .

[@letmeouttamycage]

Fair play to them for carrying on, Jeff left them high and dry.

[@robertforster6749]

its like slade without noddy. they are just living off the back of jeffs genius. sorry

[@croutequecroute]

Jeff Lynne wrote those songs... worth mentioning.

[@nightisright1873]

THREE CHEER FOR MORE CELLOS AND VIOLINS ON XANADU

[@therocktor4564]

this is great, but when Jeff Lynn sings, the vibes and spirituality are higher and deeper at the same time; Jeff is the Cathedral Priest

[@britainreynolds7365]

X

[@erickellogg8532]

I saw these guys in phoenix

[@JonathonTaoofJonathonBeauchamp]

@phoobingcamel A friend in Germany sent me this link, I too love "I'M ALIVE"

[@andreiamara1311]

amei,amei,amei.....lindo,lindo,lindo ♥ ♥ ♥

[@MrButch1962]

i was 38 26/5/2000....now im 49...is my gift ¡¡¡

[@richtensail]

elo doesnt sond rite wihtout kellys vocals, he added alot 2 elo sound.

[@sarahloughlin3724]

Kelly's vocals complimented Jeff Lynne's vocals beautifully,

[@alanbush4192]

you could hear every word of the vocals clear and precise. Makes a change from having to put up the sub titles because the lead singer is bloody mumbling which seem to be the latest style. Watch "later with Jules Holland " and you will see what I mean you would think they were singing in a foreign language

[@kingMackson7]

best band that ever was,generations of musicians behind me agree.sorry every one else! even queen. this band didnt need overdubs and that includes countless stars in which got more credit than they desrved.but elo i can positively say you do you under rated acheivers. much love!

[@nightisright1873]

McKenzie McKenzie no this is not the same with out Jeff Lynne

[@belfastbusfan]

It’s not the same without Jeff

[@nightisright1873]

How I love Mik violin playing

[@brendaortiz6588]

Same

[@cavallogianni]

He did an awful job on living thing

[@nightisright1873]

@@cavallogianni how ?

[@frazzleface753]

Needed a decent sound director to focus things up, but it's a lot better than you might expect, especially the instrumentation. It probably sounded much better live in the audience. The recording here is not the best.

[@marstonmoor9]

Jeff has signed a contract with Columbia Records for a new ELO album soon Yea, it's only taken 15 years but that seems to be have Jeff likes it, I think it was 11 years between Armchair Theater and Zoom:-)

[@britainreynolds7365]

Yeah. The new albums are okay, nothing very special though

[@David.22]

F_ck Yeah!!!

[@RikerLovesWorf]

Kelly was awesome, but damn if he didn't make some questionable fashion choices. Jeff was smart in that he always has, and will look the same as he did during the golden years. The visual disconnect of what you think of when you hear music from a certain period being performed by people who you don't think look very close to the image you have in your head is disappointing. It's like Fat Elvis versus young Elvis. The skills are there, but it just makes you feel old. If you make it, don't change.

[@candidoj]

This is amazing ! Are they still playing ?!

[@aleikari]

It's not the best voice on stage but I really liked the musical transition from 'I'm alive' to 'Xanadu'. :)

[@kristymarshall4894]

instrument leading from 5:09-5:20 anyone ?

[@candidoj]

Electric violin

[@candybanks8717]

On the thumbnail I thought it was Dr Evil.

[@koosungdeok]

Kelly Groucutt changed vocal paradigm of ELO. curious that Jeff only has Richard Tandy and other members are along with Kelly.. why?

[@nightisright1873]

David MacGregor lay off Jeff Lynne I don’t recall this ever happening where your proof to back your ridiculous claim!

[@user-yu1yz6qk1g]

I prefer it with Jeff Lynne, n'en déplaise à certains

[@ghidrah76]

Its better with then both. Ive always loved hhow they complimented each other with their vocals

[@SergeiTeplo]

Sad that he passed away

[@starline07]

Have You got more videoclips from this concert?

[@britainreynolds7365]

Exactly my thoughts

[@jsteelman1000]

Hello great vid Kelly got polish on his nails ? Why ?

[@billymcgeachy]

Let KELLY R.I.P. why bring all this up again.You do not know the true story its best left alone.I t is not fair on Jeff either to bring all this up about an ex band mate who is dead and gone.

[@lilnipayer1992]

The biggest problem with someone other than Jeff singing this song..... Hearing the chorus.. OMG! No power at all.... :(

[@imienazwisko9322]

Exactly. They should make stronger backing vocals like in 70's . It doesn't help to replace Lynne's vocal, but it could make this performance much more powerfull and similar to oryginal studio recording.

[@nightisright1873]

It really stands out on Livin Thing

[@cavallogianni]

they sound terrible

[@Astimoff]

You mean us a tape machine like ELO did on the Out Of The Blue tour? Rather than singing it live? Really?

[@SIRROSLYNPARKS]

The Real ELO !

[@ewita41]

Kelly był gwiazdą !!!

[@studentzaoczny3504]

tak

[@jolie8415]

Tak. A Jeff był i jest legendą. Razem tworzyli coś niepowtarzalnego. I jak dla mnie to lepiej brzmi Jeff Lynne's ELO niż ELO part 2 bez Jeffa. To on był spiritus movens zespołu. Bez niego to nie to, co by kto nie mówił. Aczkolwiek płyta studyjna na której Jeff sobie sam wszystko zagrał nie brzmi tak dobrze. Natomiast Wembley or bust świetnie.

[@ewita41]

Jasne 100/100 mnie jednak dziwi jak Kelly potrafił oddać klimat zespołu bez Jeffa bo teraz po jego śmierci to totalne fiasko ;|

[@jolie8415]

@@ewita41 i tu się nie zgodzę. Klimat to wszyscy razem. Kelly w chorkach i w tle. Natomiast sam Kelly to trochę taka szarpanina jakby nie wiedział kogo ma teraz grać siebie czy Jeffa. A Jeff na chórki ma teraz fajnych ludzi. Choćby Iain Hornal.

[@ewita41]

Każdy może mieć swoje zdanie ..... inni fani /nie z polski / kiedyś pisali, .. że bez Kellego Jeff już tak nie brzmi bo się uzupełniali Kelly nie był w chórku śpiewali razem to był dwugłos. Jak się wsłuchać w dawne utwory no można to od razu zauważyć...

[@okey998]

O yesss, in did !!!

[@JimboUSAF007]

I love Kelly Groucutt but sorry Kelly, is not the same without Jeff Lynne, RIP Kelly.

[@jsteelman1000]

What happened to Kelly ?

[@JimboUSAF007]

Kelly Groucutt died on the afternoon of February 19, 2009 at the Royal Worcester Hospital, Worcester, from a heart attack.

[@jsteelman1000]

Why did Jeff leave ELO ?

[@MatthewJohnson-zx9zs]

He did it for 16 years and got burned out. Would have ended a few years earlier but his contract required him to put out more albums. Once freed of the ELO contract, Jeff had an incredibly busy decade - Wilbury's, Armchair Theatre, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Beatles, Del Shannon, McCartney and of course Harrison. Basically, he got to work with all of his musical heroes.

[@edolugo150267]

esto era musica, acordes, instrumentos, la apologia del ruido. This is music for he ears, melody for the senses. Have a Hello from Guadalajara Mexico.