FIRST TIME HEARING ELO!! Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line (Live at Wembley) REACTION

[@tmac160]

Mr Blue Sky is the world's happiest song by ELO. Jeff Lynne has been at the top of his game, and the music world, since the 70's. Love his stuff, just brilliant.

[@cindipossidento5688]

Okay, I am crying like a baby now ……. This is my generation’s music …… We definitely had the best bands !!! Thank you for bringing this live performance to us 🥰

[@ericbatemanrodgers]

Jeff Lyne is 76 years old and still sounds as good as he was when he started you should listen to Mister Blue Sky next

[@cliffhughes6010]

Mr Blue Sky is the best

[@HaroldHobson-w6f]

I am a 67 year old Brit and grew up with this, thank you for sharing.

[@stevevye6101]

I was at that concert. It was the best night I have ever had i am a 62 year old life long fan and I will never stop listening to them.

[@chrismoule7242]

My local group - Birmingham. I have everything Jeff Lynne has ever done. He is 5 years older than I am, so he was about the age I am now [71] when this vid was made. You can see that they appeal to many age groups. Other songs to check out? ANY OF THEM...ALL OF THEM!

[@PeterDay81]

Yes I'm from Brum.

[@noone-y4b]

Fellow brummie 😁. I love elo.

[@FrancesThompson-e3m]

Jeff Lynn is the genius behind all their songs, an amazing band of musicians!❤

[@user-man-now80]

I'm 80. That took me right back to 'the olden days'. In the 60's and 70's most of the songs were about love - romantic love of the heart. Cheers! Sheffield South Yorkshire

[@CarolHenshaw]

Livin' Thing live at Wembley is my one of my favourite feel good songs, I hope you both check it out

[@26shedan]

I think they will really enjoy that even more because of the audience.

[@spacefanatic]

Jeff Lynne (who comes from my home City of Birmingham, UK) is a fantastic muscian and producer. E.L.O. have loads of great songs and sound just as good live as they do on the studio versions. E.L.O. were still performing just before the pandemic and they are doing their last tour this year. My favourite song is 'All Over The World' which is a very happy song which you should listen to. He was also part of the super group 'The Traveling Wilburys' with George Harrison (The Beatles), Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. You should listen to their 'End of the Line' and 'Handle with Care' if you have not done so.

[@paulsmith7791]

You've opened up the ELO box. So many goodies for you to enjoy. Mr Blue Sky Don't bring me down Living thing and so many more 💙

[@Moz1011]

Elo. One of the best bands ever.

[@Weareeverything2023]

True music lovers understand and appreciate what an amazing artist, performer, writer and producer this man is. Most of the world will wake up to his contribution to music too late. Personally I rate him alongside Lennon, Harrison, Elton John and The Rolling Stones, he will go down as one of the all time greatest, in my book he already is.

[@Crispi-ws6ju]

Abso F'in lately! So underestimated. I love hearing him talk, his soft brummie accent always makes me smile. So down to earth & humble. Genius.

[@Crispi-ws6ju]

Lutely... Soz autocorrect 😢

[@peckelhaze6934]

The old and new brought together. Magnificent. One of my many favourites from ELO. Wife passed 20+ years ago and this brings much happier times.

[@juju9410]

So many great songs from a wonderful band

[@MrPopbottleboy]

Many more great songs from this concert! Do some more!

[@benwalker27]

I was there, it was an amazing night. One of the best live shows I have ever been too.

[@hanwalker7408]

I went to see ELO on the same tour as this in Birmingham (his home city). It was so magical

[@transponderful]

ELO are the soundtrack to me as a child in the 70's

[@sndrka12]

Aw brilliant, one of my favourite songs, I was raised on ELO as my dad loves them. Superb! Thank you, love from Glasgow x

[@markfletton5901]

Excellent. 'Tightrope' another great song from the same album.

[@skguy7]

Happy memorys of my childhood listening to ELO ! Absolutely brilliant !

[@chrish5856]

Great music evokes a memory and the 70's were full of just very relatable moments. Iv'e said before music can say more than words sometimes can! Great reaction guys. Keep up your sensible and honest contributions.

[@larryholmes69]

Hi again Mike and Jess, yet another great reaction thank you. Have a listen to them playing 'Livin Thing' from the same concert,with Rosie Langley up front on violin. I guarantee you'll both love it!

[@michaelnorman3393]

I saw Jeff 3 weeks ago at his Chicago show, on the "Over and Out" tour. It was honestly one of the best concerts i have EVER seen, in this long life!! 😂❤

[@PortilloMoment]

This is a journey that you'll thoroughly enjoy. ELO has played a large part in many lives and forms a cornerstone of many memories.

[@marcjones4465]

YES! Something from my generation. Go Vols!

[@donuttech635]

This entire concert is the best. I saw this on KZbin years ago, I had to buy the blue ray. I love turning the lights off, putting on some good music like this and just letting my mind drift off. I did this when I was young dreaming of my future, now I think of my past. What a great period of time for music!

[@TheMishka11]

living thing from the same show is a must

[@jornspirit]

OMG - its difficult not to get tearful, seeing that live performance, and then your personal story on top... ELO was one of the best bands and live acts of the 70s, and they have literally tons of brilliant songs... where to start?! I just pick three.. 'Can't get it out of my head', 'Mr Blue Sky' and 'Roll over Beethoven', and now that you started that rabbit hole with live versions, you might as well continue - any live concerts, maybe try a different one... and be assured: you can't get it wrong! 🌈

[@anthonysharp8079]

Welcome to my era you two beautiful people, thanks for reacting. Love to both.

[@MikeFleetSNR]

"Living thing", is a fantastic song, among their many. 😊

[@mikdavies5027]

Any other ELO song to check out? Yes, all of them!

[@daz_n]

I was only thinking the other day I wish you would react to this.... 😍

[@thedutchhuman]

You see, old music brings people together, there is feeling and love in music.

[@kwchalky02]

My favourite band. You must listen to more of their music. This was a great concert.

[@raycornford283]

ELO was one of the very first bands to include strings etc to it's live performances. And the music has stood the test of time - even thought today's generation will never know the frustration of waiting for a land-line to be picked up!

[@richteezer1]

ELO have so many hits that you've probably heard, but didn't realise they were all by the same group. Mr Blue Sky, Evil Woman, livin thing, Sweet talking woman, strange magic, do ya, turn to stone, dont bring me down and many more. Also, album tracks, Tightrope and Shangri la, are a must!!!👍

[@Frightspear]

Excellent reaction to this masterpiece! 😍Please, next "Livin' Thing" in Wembley. If possible, it's even more awesome!

[@DEWDLES]

My favourite ELO song . I love this video

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

As said by previous comments, Mr Blue Sky*is a must. ELO are amazing. 👏🏻👏🏻 *From the same concert.

[@annekeaustin5636]

Jeff Lynne, the lead singer and founder of ELO was 76yrs old when this concert was broadcast in the U.K. during 2017, and his voice has the exact same tenor as when ELO started back in 1970. It's worth watching the full concert in order to "feel" ELO.

[@SeanONeill-ef5vb]

The album Time is great. It’s a concept album where a guy is taken from the 80s to the future and tries to get home to see his girl.

[@peteross1246]

You are going one of the best journeys so many great tunes

[@wpollock1]

I bought this DVD and the whole concert is fire! I caught this show in Detroit and Jeff Lynne still has a fantastic voice.

[@KeithMontague-i4b]

Absolutely enjoyed your reaction to ELO. I've been a a big fan since the seventies. I saw them live in 1978 at Wembley arena Absolutely brilliant then and Absolutely brilliant now. Thank you for reacting this made my day. Please react to moreELO all their records are fantastic 👏 👌 Just subscribed .

[@rickb3645]

Electric Light Orchestra... The only musical artists that i would pay to see live in concert... I grew up listening to ELO from the early 1970's... And they still put many of the more modern day artists to shame... They can all sing and play live... And have a proven track record of producing incredible music... They were also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017... And their music has been sampled many times by various artists... Also their music has appeared in several Hollywood Movies... Although sadly... There are rumors that 2024 will be their final year of touring... But thankfully we'll always have their wonderful music to listen to. 👍

[@ToniMcGinty]

ELO are the only band still on my bucket list. I've seen The Orchestra twice, but it's not the same. And they're on their farewell tour...

[@rickb3645]

@@ToniMcGinty 😭

[@trunkster07]

Hello wonderous ELO rabbit hole...

[@JonB-t8z]

Here's a thought. React to the whole concert. Your viewer's will love you for it.

[@rstrawbury9087]

I was at this ELO concert, it was a superb evening

[@busby182]

Jeff Lynne is a genius. So so so many great songs from ELO. Check out Diary of Horace Whimp. Plus he set up The Travelling Wilburys... Probably the first ever supergroup. Some say ELO are an extension of The Beatles in their music.

[@camriley]

Would love to see a reaction to the Wilburys' 'End of the Line'

[@chrismoule7242]

Horace Wimp - yes indeed.

[@gabbyg7216]

I just seen him Dept 10th in Pittsburgh. 76 years old and still sounds great!! Great reaction and thanks for bringing back memories!!

[@anglosaxon5874]

Still remember all the words to this song [and others of this time period] and still have the 12" coloured singles too. A great time to be alive/young! SO much better than today!

[@bandycoot1896]

As a contrast, listen to "Mr Blue Sky". Always makes me smile. A few more you may consider listening to: The Diary of Horace Wimp, Turn to Stone, Rockaria, Wild West Hero, Livin' Thing, Sweet Talking Woman, Roll Over Beethoven, Confusion. Just for your info, Jeff Lynne was also a member of the Travelling Willburies, an Anglo-American "supergroup" which boasted the likes of Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan in the line-up. ELO was formed in Birmingham UK and of course Jeff is a Brummie from my neck of the woods

[@Carl-Hancox]

Nice one , the Brummies again , you gotta love us , second city , Aston Villa and me , whats not to like lol , great reaction video as usual , keep em coming , please lol 🤣🤣👍💪

[@stevelamplough3796]

Went to see them in hull the same year they were awsome

[@andrewobrien6671]

ELO and Jeff Lynne are so underated. He is a musical genius

[@floppyflipflop4605]

They did the Legends spot at Glastonbury about 3-4 years ago a Must watch.

[@zinnia2980]

ELO are so amazing 🧡 Jeff Lynne a brilliant singer, musician and songwriter. A great friend of The Beatles too.

[@NoggintheNog37]

Jeff Lynne, the singer and composer of all of ELOs stuff, was around 67/68 years old here, and he sounds just like he did on the original recording 40 years previously.

[@Anthny-vh8xr]

This was a great reaction you guys!🎉

[@TheHitmann069]

This took me right back to my childhood and the first time I heard this track. I got introduced to ELO in the 70's by my Uncle. My Nan used to have a 'music room' in her house. It had a piano, clarinet, recorder, two broken acoustic guitars and a Ferguson Music Center with speakers. It used to be cold as hell until the LPG Calor Gas stove got things warmed up a little!! Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻🙏🏻❤

[@Richard-jh7nt]

ELO really got a second wind when they performed in front of an enthusiastic 50,000 crowd in Hyde Park, London - an event organised by British DJ, TV presenter and entrepreneur, Chris Evans. Apparently Jeff Lynne was blown away by the size and enthusiasm of the audience and seems likely to have motivated them to do two or three more tours since, including their Birth America "Farewell" tour that has just finished. R I P. Richard Tandy.

[@scottelement]

Evil Woman, Last Train to London, Showdown, Sweet Talkin Woman, Turn to Stone

[@scottelement]

I just saw ELO in concert for the 1st time in August. The light show puts Roger Waters to shame. They have so many amazing songs

[@deanknows2024]

Great reaction to ELO's "Telephone Line" RNTV. Of course, their biggest hit was "Don't Bring Me Down" released in 1979. But for me, my favourite ELO song has got to be "Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky (Official Video). Released in 1978 as part of their album "Out of the Blue" and written and produced by Jeff Lynne. This was a massive hit for ELO due to it's unique melody and light-hearted lyrics. Look forward to your next video Mike and Jess. 🙂

[@tonibaker3823]

its just beautiful isnt it .x

[@mnabeelmansoor]

This is such a beautiful song ❤😍. It's my top favourite at the moment. Thanks so much for the lovely reaction ❤

[@pauljohns4373]

What a great reaction from both of you to some great music. The whole concert from which that track was taken is available and I watched my DVD copy last night - sensational performance by Jeff and his supporting cast. As has already been said, Jeff's songwriting is under rated and the musicianship of their live performances is superb. Recommend you watch more of that gig - lots of audience reactions to enjoy!

[@suzannebaxter2888]

ELO is my absolute favourite group to put on when I start my spring clean. I have them on repeat. Jeff Lynne was also a member of the Traveling Wilbury's which was a British-American supergroup consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. He's wrote music for The Beatles. Tom Petty's greatest songs I won't back down and Free Falling were written together with Jeff. I could go on and on but ultimately they were a phenomenal band and one of the members was Roy Wood who went on to form Wizard. One of the biggest reasons these groups are still as popular today as in the past is because they sound the same live as they do on record. There was no auto tune there was no backing tracks you had to play an instrument and back then you could go see a concert for about £20 .

[@johnvangelis484]

This is by far the best iteration of ELO since its original line up. Sadley Richard Tandy (the voice of Mr Blue Sky) wasn't at this gig. Jeff wished him well and said he hoped he would be back for the next outing of ELO. Richard Passed and is and will always that wonderful vocoder voice of Mr Blue Sky. Out of the Blue was the first album I ever bought ..... I must confess I never knew until sometime later that the ELO ship is based in the Whirlizter Jukebox. Livin Thing, Rockaria, Wild West Hero, oh heck just do the whole concert, I have it on DVD and ELO and Dire Straits to this day are in my top 5 bands, so you have been hitting the spot with your reaction videos, I even saw Lee Evans live in Brighton.

[@jonstarbird8484]

One of the most under rated bands of all time!

[@eddiec1961]

Great reaction thanks brings back some great memories and they sound just as good as I remember.

[@annephillips8494]

The whole Concert was brilliant Turned on the TV and there they were.So sat down and watched Smiled, teared up, great memories of the School Bus and ELO. ♥️🙏💎

[@budgetmerch]

Came to the comments to highly recommend Mr. Blue Sky as well. That's a great album, full stop (Out of the Blue).

[@jacobscreek1000]

Lots of hits over the years. Lots of different tempos. Every one a banger.

[@HitchUpAndTow]

Another blast from my past. Thanks

[@TofferJ-UK]

Brought some memories back, both happy and sad! I was 15 when this came out eeeekk time flies haha! 👍🇬🇧❤️

[@pedromancenithe3rd]

As someone has already mentioned try listening to Mr Blue Sky from the same concert. Everything from that Wembley concert is exceptional.

[@lesstuart1788]

Great band for my home town too

[@Neil_BT]

Jeff Lynne - a wonderfully talented multi-instrumentalist, writer, and producer. A musical genius. So much so that when the Beatles wanted to release a new record and all they had was a crackly old demo casette from John it was Jeff they asked to do the production on it. That song was Free as a Bird - a song with all 4 Beatles singing and playing on it long after one of them had passed. The ELO back catalogue is huge, you'll have a very happy journey wandering through it.

[@MJ-tg7wv]

ELO were/ are a brilliant band - and Jeff Lynne is a superb producer and has worked with a lot of great musicians - and of course was once part of the brilliant Travelling Wilburies. Yeah - glad I was around when this music was first coming out.

[@perryedwards4746]

ELO "Last train to London"

[@john9508]

Jeff Lynne's ELO are currently touring and he says this is going to be his last tour

[@peterjohnson5952]

These guys are touring in the USA at the moment. Check their website. They were formed in 1970, yep 54 years ago. Jeff Lynne (lead singer) was one of the original founders. Their back catalogue is phenomenal, worth checking out. Again, one of the bands I grew up listening to. Take care you two.

[@richardnadin]

My all time favourite group.

[@waynedavenport6053]

A great concert which you should keep watching, although not the original line-up, but still sounding great. Plenty of more great songs to come!

[@richardgoddard37]

ELO have so many fantastic songs that when they did a Greatest Hits double album, they had so many left over they had to do volume 2. There's a lot of absolute gems on their albums that could've been massive singles too. It's not an exaggeration to call Jeff Lynne a musical genius.

[@karencroxford3479]

I adore elo got living thing as my ringtone.

[@zwieseler]

Saw ELO live at the Perth Entertainment Centre in about 78.... absolutely brilliant. There were no phones then.... 😮‍💨

[@charlesfrancis6894]

Mr Blue Sky as others have said just makes you happy.

[@makiwa]

Not one of my favourite Bands back in the day, But I heard their music endlessly as a good friend of mine played the record ALL THE TIME! This of course was in the mid/late 70's when we were living in Rhodesia, (now Zim of course and sadly nothing to what it used to be like). I thought they were long gone! But back then they were very popular and had lots of hits....

[@stephenspencer2632]

I first watched them in the mid 70's and was at this show in Wembley. A great band and any song you choose would be great. In my humble opinion, check out Mr Blue Sky.

[@Kari_B61ex]

The music of my youth!

[@annmason1856]

Hi, been watching your channel for a while now and I would like to recommend ELO’s Mr Blue Sky. I bought a blue car six years ago and I always give my car a name but couldn’t think what to call my new car. Then one day on my way to work Mr Blue Sky came in the radio and I thought “that’s it - Mr Blue Sky”. It’s a really happy jolly song which you can’t help tapping your feet to. Hope you get chance to review it x

[@ghosthorse77]

Great Video reaction. Have most of ELO music. Go back and listen to them Live at Hyde Park, with some really upbeat songs, Mr Blue sky, All around the world, and many, many more. Hyde Park was something Jeff Lynne was not sure of doing, as it had been 30 years since doing a festival event, but it turned out great, and with that he wrote a brand-new album the following year.

[@xsirdavidianx]

My mum introduced me to ELO, loved em ever since!

[@ajivins1]

You should have got some autographs!

[@geoffharding7779]

The same concert - Turn to Stone. A proper rocker !

[@ico65able]

Got to try Mister Blue Sky, this song gets into your brain a hits all the happy and joyful neurons.

[@2005Kam]

Please go all the down the ELO rabbit hole, they are honestly fantastic. Check out Mr. Blue Sky, Turn to stone, Livin thing, evil woman.... Goodness me there is just to many great songs to name.