Iconic Band's 1978 Record Sold 10 Million But a CREEPY B-Side TRANSFIXED Fans MORE-Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is the freakiest song of the rock era? One that scares you silly?

[@witchy6978]

Tiny Bubbles Don Ho

[@catherine6653]

Blasphemous Rumors, Depeche Mode Season of the Witch , Donovan

[@Lam_3-22-23]

No Exit -- Blondie (w/ Coolio) The Song Remains the Same- Led Zeppelin ( supposedly written in the former home of Aleister Crowley)

[@SPak-rt2gb]

Damien by Iced Earth. It's based on the movie The Omen. Wicked song.

[@peterd.9978]

When I was a kid, just the Vincent Price vocal part in "Thriller."

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Jeff Lynne is a bona fide genius. Modest too, unlike many of his contemporaries without even half his talent. One of the all time greats.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Exactly!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!@@ph5832

[@matcoffidis1135]

Agreed! I love ELO. Extremely catchy hooks, the blend of classical/rock influences ...what's not to love? ❤❤

[@jeffalbillar7625]

For sure

[@4Mr.Crowley2]

I’m an aging Gen Xer, and I love this channel so much just to enjoy the nostalgia but it also hurts seeing our idols aging and leaving us…I still get teary eyed thinking of Bowie as I idolized Bowie for so many years and saw him in concert three times. His presence was just amazing - such a great performer, such a creative force - I also cried like an ugly baby when George “Dark Horse” Harrison died in 2001. I was a “kid” starting grad school, and I thought that would be the worst thing that year…sigh…

[@steveturner3999]

I was an ELO fan from the moment I first heard "Can’t Get It Out of My Head" in 1974. I had a black tee shirt with the ELO logo on it back in the day. I love all my ELO albums. Thanks Professor!

[@ProfessorofRock]

I know what you mean!

[@qmnnvrdyz8965]

Same song got me hooked on ELO, when I was 12...lol.

[@RobinBarton-fh1ts]

My revelation was also in '74...Roll over Beethoven ( Hopin I spelled the name correctly ) !!!

[@BeeWhistler]

I once had that song stuck in my head for three days. I couldn’t deny there was a certain cosmic humor to it…

[@marcvalero1347]

I still have my Ruby slippers/Eldorado T-shirt. Saw ELO twice in mid 70s. Fire on High was good tune. Jeff's Do Ya with The Move really rocks.

[@Gerisheng]

What always blows me away about Sweet Talkin' Woman is the pre-chorus breakdown, the part where they sing "She's gone so long...what can I do..." The layered vocals and musical elements of those few seconds show more musical effort than an entire current day Spotify top 10. I miss the era when music composition really mattered in rock music, and Out Of The Blue is a masterpiece.

[@deborahwhittington8032]

I’ve always been a huge fan of Jeff Lynne and Electric Light Orchestra. His productions are so rich and lush with a blending of genres, that I can easily listen to his albums for weeks at a time without getting bored or tired of his songs. And “Sweet Talkin’ Woman” is definitely one of my many favorites.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

The orchestral parts of their songs are always a delight.

[@LaManteca76]

I have to sing Sweet Talking Woman every time it comes on. 😁

[@bobdavis4848]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Hi Lilly. Always? You mean you also think the last five instrumental minutes of "The Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644)" are delightful, despite the subject matter? Anyway I think Electric Light Orchestra's whole career is great. :-)

[@eggsngritstn]

“Fire On High” is one of my favorite ELO songs. Great instrumental work.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So good!

[@DrTabio]

@@ProfessorofRock Fire on High was the CBS Sports theme from 76-78. ELO's Out of the Blue tour was my first concert. September of 78.

[@RebelScum312]

@@DrTabio Thank you! Knew I used to hear this on tv all the time when I was a kid but hadn't placed it other than remembering hearing it before NFL games, legendary riff!

[@flavellinator]

Jim Hill, sportscaster in LA, used it back then for Sunday Sports Finale ...

[@bigal1863]

Still raises goosebumps when I listen to it

[@danielwolf1673]

I was one of those kids riding the Gyrosphere - the scrambler ride in Seabreeze - in the 1980s with "Fire on High" blasting from the speakers, and the light show flashing as we were flung around through the darkness - it was one of my favorite memories, and every time I hear the song, I remember it all over again. Thanks for for shout out, Professor! ELO was my first favorite band, and they have been my favorite throughout the years. No matter how many times I hear "Sweet Talkin' Woman," I never get tired of it, and that is the genius of Jeff Lynn. Also thanks for the episode - that opening of Fire on High has always given me the shivers, but I never knew what they were really saying.😄

[@mikestanshillporter4425]

Thanks for covering the Electric Light Orchestra and Jeff Lynne.

[@spanishpeaches2930]

A New World Record was the first album i was ever truly mad about. I don't know why it appealed to my 15 year old self, at the time, but i just loved it and played it obsessively. Saw them in 78 with a good school friend who, very sadly, was killed in a road traffic accident a couple of years later. So i always have a regretful smile when i hear them . Out of the Blue was great too.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Sorry to hear that. At least you reveled together in the music.

[@magneto7930]

A New World Record was the first ELO album that I ever bought. There were too many good songs on there to pass it up. Then when Out of the Blue came out, I snatched it immediately.

[@PantheraOnca60]

A New World Record is one of the greatest albums of the Rock 'n' Roll Era.

[@terryparkin6121]

A new world record is still my favorite record of all time.Sheer ELO brilliance

[@stephenhanft1226]

ELO is one of my favorite 70's bands. They had a great, unique sound and style all of their own. I have the Out Of The Blue album which contains both of these songs. Never heard this story before. Thanks, Professor.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Agreed. Time to bust out the record!

[@bobdavis4848]

​@@ProfessorofRock Well, Professor, you wrote "the record" as if there is only one version. If viewers wish to hear the spookiest stuff you were referencing most, with the backwards message, in Electric Light Orchestra's amazing "Fire On High," they'll need to forget about hunting for that 45 and just play the start of the "Face The Music" album. You never pointed out that the "Sweet Talkin' Woman" B side's edit removes the first minute and a half, including the backwards message.

[@lizvin5]

I have so many stories involving ELO.. First time I heard them was January 1975.. I was in my friends car and we were smoking a joint and doing spin outs on the ice at Orchard beach parking lot (bronx).My friend slipped this 8 track into his 8 track player and asked me what i thought of this album. As soon as I heard the Overture of Eldorado I said wow this sounds like the Wizard of Oz..My friend freaked out and showed me the cover on the 8 track.. We were both like Whoa…!!! but again we were pretty high… The song Fire on High was my favorite headphones song.. I would be in my room, lights shut, door closed…. listen to this song and freak myself out.. I must have turned around to look at my door 20-30 times.. but my favorite ELO song is One Summer Dream.. This song is so haunting to me.. It’s like.. so familiar.. I feel like this song reaches something familiar in my soul… just love it.. Saw Jeff Lynne’s ELO live and I couldn’t keep my eyes off of Amy Langley (cello player) and her sister Rosie ( violin ) both so gorgeous

[@jeffjohnson1302]

What do you get when you play country music backwards. You get your wife, dog house and truck back.

[@joetheman74]

Oldie but a goodie.

[@martins.7060]

Actually what happens is your wife comes home, your dog comes back to life and your truck gets fixed

[@Sunifriliac]

25 ?

[@drothberg3]

And you get out of prison.

[@FreddyKurganNimmo]

Your former boss hires you back, and you quit drinking.

[@lepoetress]

I remember those days. They claimed if you played Another One Bites The Dust backwards, it enougraged the listeners to "smoke marijuana". Stairway To Heaven played backwards allegedly said, "Here's to my sweet Satan". That whole era was ridiculous!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Yes. Yes it was!

[@debbie4503]

Totally agree

[@seandevine3695]

You really want to have a wild time, try playing Stairway to Heaven forwards while playing Dungeons and Dragons backwards.

[@Whitecamry-jn5wn]

Today's no better. Nobody backmasks anymore, but in this era of universal stupidity who needs to?

[@mattjohn4731]

Those two were not intentional but there were some intentional ones that amuse me

[@dinwiddie69]

Please do an episode on secret messages. ELO is one of my all time favorites!

[@CrosscutFilmsSask]

The back masking part of this reminded me of the tail out groove (the groove that goes from the last song to the center groove on vinyl) on Tom Petty's "Full Moon Fever" album - just one line reversed. When you spun the record backwards, it was Tom's voice simply saying, "You're ruining your needle" 😂😂😂

[@theboyisnotright6312]

Attention CD listeners 😂😂😂

[@jeffreyphillips8474]

My favorite instance of backward masking is from The Waitresses. A bold starburst sticker on the album cover screams, "Warning: This record contains background masking which, when played backward, will reveal a secret message." (Or something like that). I found it on side two, went to extremes to play it backward and heard, ""Anyone who believes in backwards masking is a fool." I loved them for that alone.

[@georgehays4908]

Satan is real . If you hear , in any song ....., she , her , or woman......., just change those words and insert Satan . He does use the female form . You all will find out in 1 of the 2 judgements . ​@@jeffreyphillips8474

[@JeffSherlock]

There is no such thing as 'back masking'

[@charleshullett8830]

The guitar portion of Fire On High was used extensively as background music for several local sports highlights and score shows, not just Wide World of Sports. Great recap, professor!

[@bobdavis4848]

Not at all "Wide Would Of Sports." You are thinking of "CBS Sports Spectacular" etc.

[@stephanieredden8861]

Fire on High received airplay where I grew especially late at night, and it creeped me out. So did the Beatles Revolution 9.

[@flavellinator]

Oh, you did it now Professor... Fire on High is my favorite headphone song of all time! So much going on there, it's incredible... Listened to it endlessly in my sixth grade year and still go big time air guitar when I hear it!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Just a magical experience with headphones!

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

OU2IC! Well, except for the headphones - but I'll have to try that - that intro is EPIC!!!!!

[@bobdavis4848]

@@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398 Good thing the "Face The Music" album is easier to find than the 'Sweet Talkin' Woman" 45, whose B side omits the intro!

[@flavellinator]

@@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398 Yeah I should've been a little more clear... Headphones back then, earbuds now 😂

[@Wychwood]

I totally agree with you! Another good song IMHO for immersive listening is The Moody Blues "The Voice" off of "Long Distance Voyager".

[@haljalykakik2384]

I bought the 45rpm of this single on clear purple vinyl when I was 9 years old. I still own it. I was entranced by "Fire on High" when I flipped over to the B side. I must have listened to it a hundred times in a row when I first heard it. It's still a stunning track all these years later. Jeff Lynne is an amazing writer, musician and producer. The world is a better place because of him.

[@susanbotts3383]

We watch your show all the time and really enjoy it. Just wanted to let you know that ELO's Fire on High was the theme song on CBS Sports Spectacular and not ABC's Wide World of Sports. Thanks for your great shows and interviews!

[@CarlMonday69]

Thank you! I was shocked by that error myself. I was waiting for the CBS mention, but when he said ABC? I was floored.

[@FilkusNM]

@professorofrock Did you catch that?

[@leavingitblank9363]

And then the clip he played didn't even have the song-- I wondered what was up with that.

[@bruni2711]

Yes to a future episode featuring the great album ‘Secret Messages’ - particularly its story as a double album reduced to a single by the record company, casting aside Lynne’s best latter day track “Hello, My Old Friend” and still missing Beatles tribute song “Beatles Forever”.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Will do! THanks for commenting!

[@j69buckjumper]

Exactly my thoughts too, but luckily this album has now been released as a double with all the missing songs reinstated, and it's great!!

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

There might have been a good reason for not including 'Beatles Forever' once you hear it... and indeed it is pretty dire.

[@davgabe08]

Secret Messages is the last of the really good ELO. I never knew there was a second disc so now I have to go find it! I would love to hear the stories about this album!

[@gordonspond]

GO ELO! First album I EVER bought was Discovery by ELO. I still have it... 45 years later.

[@stevenhubbard8445]

Ah, Disco Very. Big departure in sound, but still really good.

[@bobdavis4848]

@@stevenhubbard8445 Disco mostly at the starts of the two sides, moreso on "Last Train To London." The ballads, and "Don't Bring Me Down" and "The Diary Of Horace Wimp" sure weren't disco. I think Electric Light Orchestra's first, fifth and latest albums sound musically like three different bands, all great.

[@chronomatt6990]

Thanks for the recent attention you’ve given to Jeff Lynne. It’s well deserved as he is being re-evaluated as a musical genius, even by his harshest 1970s critics. I hope you get to interview him someday. One correction: Fire On High was used as the CBS Sports Spectacular’s theme song not Wide World Of Sports.

[@ziggystardust4627]

Correct. I've also offered that correction to this video. Otherwise quite good.

[@ruthzamarripa6058]

Wow. Mind blown about “Do you believe in love.” No wonder it’s 1 of 3 of my favorite Huey Lewis songs. Saw Jeff Lynne in concert right before pandemic, one of the best concerts I’ve seen.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So cool you saw him before he hung it up!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Great song indeed.

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

I saw Billy Joel before the pandemic....... and got paid for it........ hee hee.

[@HarrierMan99]

My favorite artist. Electric Light Orchestra were so far ahead of their time that you can still hear their influence on music that was recorded decades later. I do remember spinning Fire on High backwards to hear "the music is reversible, but time isn't" bit. Probably did some damage to my turntable in the process, but it was worth it.

[@gregplaxton2682]

My first ELO album was Eldorado, wore it out. Out of the blue was phenomenal. I finally saw Jeff Lynne's ELO IN 2018, ELO was on my bucket list 😊

[@tumbleddry2887]

Saw them in Chicago (Actually in Rosemont) in 2018....best time I've probably ever had with my wife and 12 of my closet buddies (who all hadn't been together in one place since high school) Most of us were just tipping into our 50's and everyone of us huge ELO fans. Tried to see them a few years later in Glasgow when my wife and I went to Scotland, but the whole trip got cancelled due to Covid...we were bummed. Did eventually go to Scotland, but ELO wasn't touring (at least there). Would have loved to see them in Europe. Hoping Jeff has at least one more tour in him....

[@billycranston]

Another reason why out of the blue is one of my favorite albums of all time. Also both songs remind me why I can never figure out what my favorite ELO song is. They just have too many good songs.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Probably Telephone Line or Evil Woman for me.

[@coprolite62]

‘Secret Messages’ is well worth its own show, probably the last of the great ELO albums following on the heels of ‘Time’ (my favourite). The ‘Balance of Power’ album comes across as a compilation of songs that never made the cut. After that ELO was really no longer.

[@tumbleddry2887]

Agreed....with every statement you made....right down to Time being my favorite; but I love them all in some way

[@bobdavis4848]

Are you talking about the original released version of the 'Secret Messages" album or the 2 record set version?

[@Ssnowcrash]

Thank you; I stumbled over this episode and thoroughly enjoyed it. I can still recall the first time I heard "Fire on High" because my friend was showing off his new, pricey speakers. It was so clean and penetrating that I believe it formed a permanent groove in my brain.

[@bronsonluksza1298]

I just saw Jeff in San Diego for vets aide! I flew from Ohio to California. It was worth it ELO has been my favorite band since I was a kid and I'm only 24 so it was a once in a lifetime thing. I love all their songs I can sing them all. Thanks for a great episode

[@tedbecker4051]

I was in elementary school when the satanic panic began. In my area of California, both "Hotel California" and "Stairway to Heaven" were rumored to be satanic, not only when played backwards, but also when played forward. However, their popularity still was off the charts. All the talk about satanic messages didn't do anything to persuade anyone I knew not to purchase the backwards masking songs and albums. Instead, it increased sales as most of us became more fascinated by the rumors. At that age, we enjoyed scary movies, scary stories, and scary rumors about our favorite music and bands. While I believe some of the satanic panic was stoked by televangelists, I think some of the marketing agents jumped on board when they saw profits could be made. Interesting episode, Professor.

[@ProfessorofRock]

It increased record sales by a lot!

[@Sherwoody]

I always remember George Carlin saying that if you play Stairway to Heaven backwards it will f**k up your needle.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

That’s exactly what I thought it would do, increase the sales.

[@BeeWhistler]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980Makes sense to me. All publicity is good publicity, right? I remember it being spoofed in Bloom County. Some censor guy playing Billy Joel songs backwards and hearing messages like, “I snort the nose, Lucifer! Banana! Banana!” and the punchline was a song played backwards revealing the message, “No matter how you slice it, it’s still baloney.” Classic.

[@oldiesgeek454]

​@@ProfessorofRockI just thought I'd mention, that this song was used during "commercials" for a sports show called "CBS Sports Spectacular" in the late 70s. (The part where the song kicks into gear after the strange intro). 😊

[@philspear73]

"Turn to Stone" was one that was played a ton by my older siblings. I was only like 5 or 6 but that one especially left an impact.

[@agriperma]

I love ELO, I had those LP's, I like classical music, and rock, and ELO knew how to combine them seamlessly, its funny, but I can hear a heavy metal song, and see similarities to classical song compositions, instruments are different, speed / tempo are different, but the similarities are there. Fire on high, is weird, but what a great track, almost every song on that Album was great. Out of the blue was actually the first album I bought, then I sought out some of their older ones, and bought new ones when they were released, they dedicated one whole side of their Out of the blue album, to a theme, "rain" Concerto for a rainy day, and ends with Mr Blue sky. But the best "themed" release was "Time", you could imagine a whole movie, with the songs, its as if this was music from a musical, that was never released. about someone being transported to the future, and he is trying to get back, to 1981. very underrated Album,

[@roncougar1]

ELO was mystic, their music has an incredible effect bringing memories from the past up. They were Outliers, like the Wizard of Oz movie, decades ahead of their time, a great anomaly.

[@tezzvids1]

I'm a fan of ELO and have many of their albums. Christian rock banks also copped a lot of flak over their style of music. Petra included a backward message at the beginning of one of their songs which went along the lines of," why are you looking for the devil when you oughta be looking for the Lord." I attended two of their concerts back in the '80s and not only put on a brilliant show, but invited people to come up and give their hearts to Jesus.

[@guycleveland3897]

Best album ever. And do cover Secret Messages. I spent many days listening to that album over and over since it was released. Nice to see new generations finding it and appreciating it.

[@MarkCoatesYork]

This was the first ELO single I bought, it was in the UK on 12" purple vinyl. I ended up buying everything they did.

[@dhmoss75]

It still hasn’t changed. People can be scared so easily. My 68 year old dad was FURIOUS when he read my lyrics to Motley Crue’s Wild Side in 1987. He told me the other day, “I’ve always loved Motley Crue.” I was thinking … bullsh!t!

[@gordonspond]

Luckily my dad never bothered looking at my record collection... 😁

[@DanieVargas]

My MOM was the resident Music Nazi… She tried to control EVERY ASPECT IN MY LIFE!! I finally told her to “F*CK OFF” and left home when I was 17! I remember telling my mother “Have some faith in what you taught me growing up and let me LIVE MY LIFE!” Yet ANOTHER bored housewife… 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

I remember a dust up in 1983 on my school bus when a classmate (very religious) went nuts at me when I played (loudly) In The Beginning/Shout at the Devil from my cassette boom box. Never mind the fact she didn't wanna hear me explain the lyrics was NOT about being for or with the devil but against him and evil. I'm a veteran of the Satanic Panic Era, I've got stripes and all gave some but some gave all! LOL

[@dhmoss75]

@@BigTimeRushFan2112 I’ll bet we could trade stories until we got bored! Good times!!!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I bet he was like, “but you let me down!”

[@emeraldknight143]

Sweet talking woman is such a great song, one of the first that properly got me into ELO. It’s got so many of the best parts of their other great songs all rolled into one.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

And it’s so catchy!

[@johnbyers3839]

I've been an ELO fan since their first album. "Out Of The Blue" is a great album but I think "New World Record" is even better. I had both on 8-track tape back in the day. And yes, Jeff Lynne is a musical genius.

[@zmistere3]

ELO's TIME is one of the great concept albums of all time. Ticket to the Moon haunts me to this day. I love it.

[@rebeccamcdaniel1033]

Find the story about the Russian Cosmonaut who had to stay on the MIR space station a lot longer than he should have. The Soviet Union had collapsed, their space agency was low on funds, and he wasn't sure he was going to come home anytime.

[@leavingitblank9363]

I remember reading a review trashing the album as being too robotic and mechanical. It was so disappointing that a professional reviewer would so completely miss the point.

[@haraldtheyounger5504]

No song bothers me, but I remember when John Peel played Suicide's Frankie Teardrop, all my mates were like "Oh that was real scary".

[@fl6stringer]

Funny, the government accusing rock bands of evil psyops...

[@scottroder5516]

Was that Algore and Tippers crusade?

[@MikePierce-u2p]

Not ABC's Wide World Of Sports., but (the short lived) CBS Sports Spectacular . ABC did use parts of the song in their coverage of the 1976 Summer Olympics. (I'm a big ELO fan; can you tell? Saw them 5 times - Cobo Arena x2, PineKnob, Joe Louis Arena, and one of the infamous Silverdome shows)

[@azcoder]

I had a friend that believed the controversy and kind of panicked when he learned I was an ELO fan. Later I started playing certain tracks backwards just to hear the silly messages.

[@debbie4503]

Yep. My Nephew had a DVD of Nazareth. My Sister and her (coughdirtbagcough) husband were going to throw it away. I got a hold of it first. Stuck it in my purse. Next time I saw my Nephew, I gave it back to him.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

And did that work?

[@LaManteca76]

@@debbie4503 You're a good aunt. 😀

[@jimvinespresents...8463]

OUT OF THE BLUE = a work of genius! ELO/Jeff Lynne...brilliance!

[@indyspotes3310]

ELO were so good, I never could understand how they weren't more popular than groups with half of their talent all over the charts.

[@peterhendricksen6946]

That's how Jeff wanted it ,low key

[@MrAdomus]

It's the double edged sword in the music industry. Do you want 10 million people to love your music, or do you want 100 million people to like your music?

[@peterhendricksen6946]

@@MrAdomus I don't think it was ever about fame or fortune with Jeff it was the love of music and working with his heros everything else was an extra

[@MrAdomus]

@raulbeck3722 you make a good point but I counter with those 100 million may only give you a dollar once, but those 10 million who love your music will give you a dollar again and again and again

[@garydrewlevine]

But they were popular, I think between 1972 and 1986, if I remember correctly, and am not gonna look it up, they had more combined USA and UK top 40 hits than any other band in the world.

[@ericbgordon1575]

I've always liked Electric Light Orchestra's music to one extent or another since I was about 4 years old and first recall hearing "Strange Magic" (not bad for a first ELO tune, considering today's topic). I'm totally there with regard to how Jeff's tongue went in his cheek over how unhinged the backlash against "secret messages" in music was. "Sweet Talkin' Woman" isn't a song I was familiar with growing up, but I came to dig it as an adult. I have occasionally wondered if he was trying to reflect both on the Beach Boys catalog and (their own) "Living Thing". I have commented before about the synonimity with "Do You Believe in Love". Kelly - that guy should've been better featured in ELO. He should've been as instantly recognizable in that context as Jeff.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Eric! Great comment.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Strange Magic is a great start Eric.

[@bobdavis4848]

Check out Kelly Groucutt's solo album "Kelly"'s single "Am I A Dreamer"; it sounds like a big ELO hit!

[@darlawrence9295]

I swear Mutt Lange has to be one of the most important influencers of music alive. He has been winning Grammys and producing hits in five different decades. The artists he has recorded with is a who's who of the greatest of all time!

[@ProfessorofRock]

So true. I need an interview!

[@ponzo1967]

​@@ProfessorofRockit's difficult to even get a picture of him so that would be quite the achievement.

[@darlawrence9295]

@@ProfessorofRock Mutt is a Legend! But at 75 he's not getting any younger. POR you are much more than a KZbinr. You are a rock historian. You have captured so many magic moments with some of the greatest names in Rock. An interview with Mutt would be like an interview with Thomas Jefferson talking about the Constitution. It would be priceless. Thank you POR for the service you provided. I can't imagine what it would be like sitting across from the man who made the greatest names in Rock even better. YOU HAVE AN AWESOME JOB!!!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Def Leppard, Huey Lewis, you name it!

[@darlawrence9295]

@@ProfessorofRock here's a little research to get you started. Mutt has made his presence felt in Canada, America, and Europe. He is known and respected throughout the world! Here is a partial list of some of the Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum selling artists that Mutt Lange has worked with: AC/DC *Highway To Hell (1979) *Back In Black (1980) *For Those About To Rock (1981) *Who Made Who (1986) Bryan Adams *Waking Up the Neighbors (1991) *18 Til I Die (1996) *The Best Of Me (1999) *11 (2008) *Anthology (2005) Michael Bolton *The One Thing (1993) The Cars *Heartbeat City (1984) The Corrs *In Blue (2000) Def Leppard *High 'n' Dry (1981) *Pyromania (1983) *Hysteria (1987) Celine Dion *All The Way (1999) *A New Day Has Come (2002) Foreigner *4 (1981) Lady Gaga *Born This Way (2011) Heart *All I Want To Do Is Make Love To You (1990) Lewis and the News *Do You Believe In Love (1982) *Mutt also produced 2 albums in the 70s for Clover, which was Huey's previous band. Maroon 5 *Hands All Over (2010) Muse *Drones (2015) Nickelback *Dark Horse (2008) Billy Ocean *Tear Down These Walls (1988) Britney Spears *Oops I Did It Again (2000) Shania Twain *The Woman In Me (1995) *Come On Over (1997) *Up (2002) Mutt Lange has also won 5 Grammy Awards: 1991 - "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" - Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television 1995 - The Woman in Me - Best Country Album 1998 - "You're Still the One" - Best Country Song 1999 - "Come on Over" - Best Country Song 2016 - Drones - Best Rock Album

[@thomasdonovan4855]

I have always thought that Do You Believe In Love was inspired by, if not a copy of Sweet Talking Woman. It's nice to have my feeling confirmed. By the way, Fire On High was one of the first ELO songs I'd ever heard. It hooked me on ELO immediately. Not creepy at all, but brilliant.

[@MrAdomus]

Fire On High is one of my absolute favorite ELO tracks! I love the explosive intro, those absolutely haunting strings, the sudden tempo jumps, it's absolutely insane and I bloody love it! I played it to a friend of mine who spent 4 years studying music in university and it left him speechless! He said there was so much going on it blew him away how seamlessly it all fitted and flowed together

[@billkeithchannel]

I was a huge fan of the "Time" album so when _Stranger_ started to get radio airplay I bought "Secret Messages" from the Columbia House club. I love it and it is a masterpiece of music. I am so thankful that the US version includes _Time After Time_ at the end of side 1 to lead into _Four Little Diamonds_ on Side 2.

[@shauneden4229]

Danger Ahead always struck me as the best track. Amazed it wasn't released.

[@billkeithchannel]

@@shauneden4229 Yes! Phenomenal deep cut. Lots of Secret Messages in that one.

[@glennabaker3922]

My mom and I loved ELO, I was a teenager and we both played New World Record so many times it was crazy. So nice my mom liked some of my favorite bands, although she never was a fan of my Zeppelin records.Bit she did like “Rock and Roll” by them when the Christmas tree lights were on!!!

[@MyName-pl7zn]

Actually Fire on High is one of my favorite ELO tracks, so eerie and trippy. I thought Jeff was just having some fun with the backward masking crowd for kicks. I always felt this track was like if Elton John collaborated with Pink Floyd but in an ELO style and intentionally meant to cause a stir. I never made the connection between Sweet talking women and Do You Believe in Love but definitely is true. Great episode professor, now im going to play this episode backwards and see what secret message you had, lol

[@ProfessorofRock]

It's SO EERIE! I agree Thanks My Name!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Great way of putting it!

[@MyName-pl7zn]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 thank you Lillie!

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

I had forgotten this was supposedly a thing when I was growing up. Queen had one of those songs I remember trying this with as another way to be entertained back in the day. Thanks for this episode.

[@claudiobeachball]

I heard Fire on High decades ago as a kid in the early 90s and loved it. I was a bit weird and loved older music even as a kid. Anyway, I recorded part of it on cassette tape, but I had no idea what it was called…until watching this video. Awesome video!

[@JT_O4]

It was about 1979. My uncle, knowing I am a Queen fan, said “You have to listen to this” and pulled out an album from his collection, dusted it off, and played it. Mystifying sounds came out of the speakers along with the spoken words: “The dreamer, the unwoken fool…” The first 30 seconds of ELO’s Eldorado album, along with its mythological and medieval themes mixed with symphonic Chuck Berry rock, had me hooked for a lifetime. BTW, I asked my Uncle if I could borrow the album and he happily loaned it to me…I finally returned it last year🫣. Sorry, Uncle Tom and thank you for a lifetime of musical influence!

[@dgarve]

Sweet Talkin' Woman was my favorite ELO song as a kid in the '70s, and Out of the Blue is definitely Lynne's masterpiece (although I think ANWR, FTM and Time are also really strong). With the exception of 'Jungle' every song is a melodic feast, and he could've released another ten songs on it that would've been hits. My favorites are Steppin Out, Wild West Hero, STW, It's Over and Standing in the Rain. I was lucky enough to see Lynne's ELO at the small Irving Plaza in NYC in 2015, and also at the Prudential Center in Newark in 2019. For the latter, they did Wild West Hero and Standing in the Rain, which were amazing. Hope they're not done with their touring days just yet! Thanks and feel better! - Dave

[@ProfessorofRock]

I agree 100 fold!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I want to see them soon!

[@jamesevans3492]

Kindly Cover Every ELO, And Jeff Lynn Album . . . :-)

[@chuckhutton5087]

Jeff Lynne’s genius created in my opinion the best concept album since Pink Floyd’s “ DSOTM” with “ Time”. Time travel and how relationships are affected. Absolutely brilliant and one of my top ten all-timers.

[@jenx5870]

Neither Dark Side of the Moon, nor the song Time, have anything to do with time travel. It's about realizing that you have gotten older while you were wasting your youth on silly pursuits. There is no mention of time travel in the song. They are simply singing about becoming older, and how it feels to wake up one day and feel you've done nothing, and the knowledge that death comes for all. At the end, he appreciates the small things. The concept of the album was greed, money, the passage of time, and Syd's deteriorating mental health. In essence, about their early years as a band.

[@chuckhutton5087]

@@jenx5870 You misunderstood my statement . I was referring to Jeff Lynne and ELO’s classic concept album titled “ Time” as being the greatest concept album since PF ‘s Dark Side of the Moon”.

[@rebeccamcdaniel1033]

Go to Playbooks and install Yours Truly 2095 into your library. It's main character, a guy named Jeff Blue, (catchy name), is from 1981 but he time travels to 2095, meets a woman (AI) and he can't decide if he wants to stay in the future or go back to his time. I'm reading it now. There are so many lines from ELOs songs throughout the book. It's interesting.

[@chuckhutton5087]

@@rebeccamcdaniel1033 Thanks Rebecca, but I am not familiar with Playbooks. Is it a special type of app? I am not very technologically astute. The “ Time” album has been a fascination of mine since it’s release in ‘81 and when my Air Force roommate wore the LP out on a great turntable throughout 1982 in our barracks room in Alaska.

[@rebeccamcdaniel1033]

@@chuckhutton5087 I was going to tell you thanks for your service also, but my fingers decided they wanted to hit a different key.

[@angelamarino8741]

In the Phoenix market they played Fire on High often. This was our experimental phase; we listened to it high! LOL I always tell people to try it, you can actually hear words…joking! Love ELO1970s rock was some of the best music and remembered fondly! Imagine going to all of the concerts! ❤

[@michaelrochester48]

Fire On High is one of my favorite instrumentals ever!

[@ProfessorofRock]

THanks! Hey Michael!

[@SiobhinShippe]

Kelly Groucutt was a wonderful man. Thanks for mentioning him in this. I got to meet Kelly when he was performing with ELO Part II. He always had time for fans. Fondly remembered.

[@shauneden4229]

Saw him at the Robin 2 in Bilston, England. He was there to support his sons playing in a tribute band. Wish I had shook his hand or said something.

[@baliluke2364]

Beavis and Butthead summed it up the best, talking over a Take That video. "Is this one of those satanic records?" " Yeah if you play it backwards, its says 'this sucks" 😂

[@lananiella]

Bloom County had a great comic strip on this. Milo as a reporter is listening to a track from Deathtongue, Bill the Cat's metal band looking for hidden messages. He finds one. It was "Gooo to churrrch. Sayy youuur prayers. Tithe! Tithe!". He says "I don't think we have a story here". Indeed. If only the gullible back then had known that. Also, did it occur to anyone else that the Arkansas bill passed UNANIMOUSLY but failed to override a veto?? That should be impossible. That means over a third of the lawmakers changed their votes and realized how dumb this was. That is significant.

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

Well the government held them to it. They should have realized it before the pushed for it in the first place. Now they have to live with it. @@lananiella

[@cowboyhoyt1554]

Hahahahahahahah!!!! Classic

[@SirOliverNorwell]

Very funny because Gary Barlow is a huge ELO and Jeff Lynne fan and Jeff even wrote a song for Take That entitled Fall Down At Your Feet. Barlow even said sth along the lines that all he was trying to do was writing an ELO song. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpXEn6d-n5d7oq8si=SNGV7mbARLN5UoIn

[@CManinLa]

I worked for a 10W College Radio Station in 1975. We played alternate music & had the freedom to play non mainstream music. Loved Fire on High & the allure it created. I used the track as the opening for my daily show. Love your stories & content. Keep up the good work.

[@sirkat344]

Fire On High was a Jeff Lynne master stroke of genius. Still a favorite all these years later. Awesome, awesome track

[@familydogg1234]

Strawberry Fields Forever played Backwards is an Ambulance siren. In the booklet included with LP his sign on the desk says " I Was". There are alot of clues going as far back as Sgt Pepper

[@HNXMedia]

The Satanic Panic was something to live through. My 5th grade Social Studies teacher nearly got fired for allowing kids to play D&D in her classroom during recess. It was a very weird big deal.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

That is freaky!

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

The Satanic Panic are creepy and any America who bought into it should be ashamed of themselves.

[@evelynwaugh4053]

Mass hysteria.

[@philhogan5623]

The whole satanic panic thing just made heavy metal seem even more badass and became more popular.

[@RalphLaak]

Some MAGA cult members are doing it again...and surprise surprise some of the same states and assorted loons...

[@thatonedude1003]

My dad sat me down as a child…he gave me the album cover for “Face the Music” which has an electric chair on the front, and a CREEPY picture of the band on the back. He dropped the needle on song #1 of the record, “Fire on High”. The song started with the creepiest backmasking I’d ever heard…and that…mixed with the creepy cover terrified me. It is one of my favorite songs of all time…

[@Gunpaw1958]

My dad was a Baptist preacher in the south during all the satanic panic. I remember him bringing guest in to talk to us kids about the dangers of Rock and Roll. I also remember sitting in the back snickering at them when they talked about it influencing us subliminally. It only served to make us more interested in listening to those songs.

[@michaelwills1926]

Ironically, they were right. Mark Devlan talks about this stuff. Couldn’t have told me a thing at the time and probably not till the last 2 years or so, but they were right about all of it

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

Oh how funny it would be to play one of those hymns bazzackward and hear something... uh... sexy or sinister. It would be something like Google maps revealing that a church building resembled a.... Uh..... just look up "Dixon Church in Chicago", even the name is kinda suggestive............. You'll mean what I know when you look it up.

[@LewisShieldsUS]

Being crazy ain't just secular ​@@michaelwills1926

[@1e0s]

I felt exactly the same ~ A real eye opener to realise he was right

[@rebeccamcdaniel1033]

I always wondered why anybody would want to ruin an album by playing it backwards to start with. A few people have told me over the years, they wanted to play a few of mine backwards. I told them go ahead if they could do it with 2 broke arms..

[@dianewilliams1125]

Im 66 ,lived thru all the great 70s music and concerts. I remember all the "paul is dead" stuff,but i never heard of all the other back tracking. I have all the ELO albums some on 8 track and saw them in concert a few times. I suppose with all that was going on, i missed this info. Now i have to dust off my album and start listening more closely. Love this site! Professor you wake me up to so many things that got passed me! Keep up the great work! PEACE!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Where'd you see them?

[@dianewilliams1125]

@@ProfessorofRock Most concerts I saw were either MSG,Philadelphia or Long Island. I lived in New Jersey and all it took was take the train into Grand central and MSG was close by! Literally saw dozens of concerts,mainly because they were close and affordable! Gotta say out of all of them my favorite was BTO at a smaller venue on the 🏝.

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

8-track, it's would be you luck the best songs on the album are the ones that go "KA-CHUNK" in the middle of play.

[@marktait2371]

​@@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398haha was telling other pof we had piles if 70s 8tracks in friend older bros 64 valient wish we had those today wed be rocking acdc bto tull bowie cachunk.still.today

[@marktait2371]

we still laugh about even today feat be my dixie chicken i just a few days on the radio singing along driving to school cachunk haha

[@stephanlandshuter5237]

What an audacious starter for an album! Really eerie. Listen with headphones. E.L.O. is one of my all time fav bands since I was 14 in 1982. I never tire of that sound.

[@ProfessorofRock]

No kidding!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

What’s your favorite ELO song?

[@stephanlandshuter5237]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 That depends on the day you're asking. I have a pool of around 30 songs which I adore. 80% of Out Of The Blue are 10/10 songs. Then there are Twilight, Secret Messages, Livin' Thing, All Over The World, Tightrope. And also some b-sides are fantastic, f.e. When Time Stood Still.

[@rjkral]

Fantastic video Professor! Awesome info and a lot of background I wasn't aware of. ELO has always been one of my absolute favorite bands, with TIME being my favorite album I feel doesn't get talked about enough. Any chance of a video of that one? Particularly the incredible energy of "TWILIGHT" still amazes me to this day! So glad I got to see Jeff Lynne perform (ELO) just a few years ago in LA, he and the band all sounded absolutely top notch incredible!

[@tnrodgers]

Everyone meets a Sweet Talkin’ Woman and red flags are mixed with caution lights, but it’s hard to turn away. Jeff nailed the lyrics. Fire seemed creepy and edgy, but rather than scare me, it reminded me of my faith. Thanks Adam, feel better quick!

[@ProfessorofRock]

So true! Thanks!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

On fire means you’re flying high!

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

I didn't think it was creepy or scary but somber but with some sort of anticipation. It also had a cinematic feel to it.

[@bobdavis4848]

The lyrics are not about the woman exploiting the guy with sweet talk. The sweet talk was how she broke up with him, which didn't soothe his disappointment of losing her because he was basically obsessed with her. I'm not sure what you mean by writing that Jeff nailed the lyrics, but he and Electric Light Orchestra are great..

[@tnrodgers]

@@bobdavis4848 “Jeff nailed the lyrics” (He got the lyrics right.” Maybe you need a class on euphemisms?

[@willammunny5589]

I didn’t have the appreciation for ELO back in the day but recently, after watching some of their concert videos, I’ve grown to enjoy them.

[@HolyCrap-cz6vs]

I love listening to ELO with a good set of headphones. There is just so much there to enjoy - years later I actually realize just how great they were.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Iagree. Total headphone band.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

One of the best headphones bands!

[@mikebowers7161]

Mr Blue Sky epitomises my childhood. I was 15 when that came out. I already loved ELO at the time. You put it beautifully how they grew and how Geoff Lynne was an absolute master craftsman. Really well done!!

[@Zhixalom]

Are you kidding? - of course we want you to cover Secret Messages. In fact, don't be afraid to do a deep dive on that album, or indeed any of the upcoming ELO / Jeff Lynn albums. - I'm really looking forward to the Discovery video. Simply because that album was my first encounter with (or "discovery" 😉of) ELO in my early teens. I got absolutely drawn in and lost in the gorgeous album art. Both the insides and outsides. When the "Time" album came around, I was very into the Valerian comic books and that album was almost on constant repeat, when reading those comics. So, when ever I hear anything from "Time" my head instantly gets filled with all that strange and eerie Valerian comics space imagery. - Fun fact... Daft Punk "borrowed" a lot of samples from ELO's Discovery album, for their album of the same name (as a tribute to ELO). Which obviously was turned into a full length manga music video movie by Leiji Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Takenouchi, Hirotoshi Rissen, and Daisuke Nishio named "Interstella 5555". It is also a bit of a strange space oddity movie, much like those French Valerian comics, with genuinely the sweetest plot twist of all, at the very end. - Funny enough, Daft Punk's Discovery Album (and consequentially Interstella 5555) is pretty much the only thing by them, which is able to catch my attention and imagination.

[@bobdavis4848]

Daft Punk sampled ELO's "Evil Woman" in "Face To Face." Cool comment details and two great bands! :-)

[@mapo69]

"Fire on High " is a track with great acoustic guitars. The rhythmn is really fantastic. It brings me back when my brother and I would listen to ELO on my dad's turntable in the living room.

[@flavellinator]

"Where did you go?"... Love that opening line!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Same! What' your favorite ELO song Flave?

[@flavellinator]

Fire on High and Sweet Talkin' Woman... You hit the bullseye today, sir!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Great way to start a song.

[@embee5557]

Yes!!!

[@comiskey2005]

Saw ELO in 1979 which was the Out of the Blue Tour. They emerged from the album cover’s space ship on stage, which blew my 16-year old mind! Saw them again a few years ago, and Jeff and the band (with Richard Tandy - keyboardist, as the only other original member) were as fresh as ever!

[@bobdavis4848]

1979 was the "Discovery" tour. 1977 was the "Out Of The Blue" tour. Richard Tandy was not an original Electric Light Orchestra member; he was not on the first album "No Answer." The spaceship tour you described was the tour that included the first concert I ever went to.

[@woodchuck70]

The Fire On High song was also used on an indoor Scrambler ride at a small amusement park called Fun Town USA, in Saco, ME. My understanding is it was a special shortened version for the ride. I remember being just blown away by that song, and trying to find out the name and who did it. It was one of my earliest quests for a song title - long before Sound Hound and Shazam.

[@bobdavis4848]

Cool story! Was the shortened version the same as the four minute single B side edit version that omits the backwards message and spookiest music of it?

[@Mike-ti6hg]

A girls asked me if i wanted a “WEIRD” album she bought and did not like it. She gave me OUT OF THE BLUE . This album along with “CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY” were true musical awakenings. I think of her , hello Michelle,and THANKS.

[@williammeyer4674]

Jeff Lynn and ELO...perfection! My favorite rock group since hearing the vinyl masterpieces Eldorado and A New World Record when I was a lad in Junior High. Lynn is an amazing writer, singer and musician with incredible range...from ELO to Traveling Wilbury's.

[@gregwasserman2635]

I always like ELO growing up. I think my favorite song was "Evil Woman" (Eeeeeevil Wooman). Jeff Lynne was such a great, yet underrated, lead singer. As for backmasking, I was part of a study as an undergrad regarding subliminal messages. I was, but some chance, part of two classes that were randomly selected from all the classes at the university. And, by chance, I was unknowingly part of the test group in one and the control group in the other. To make a long story short, while backmasking did exist (some artists put it in purposefully), it did not affect one because the brain could not decipher it. As an example, if someone plays a song backwards, you probably won't hear the backmasking if you are not told what to hear or the "message" is not printed as the song is playing if you are watching a video.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool Greg!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

That’s fascinating! How did you find out about the study?

[@gregwasserman2635]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980, it was explained to us afrer the fact. I was a little puzzle when I took the "test" the second time and the instructions seemed a bit different, but I was an undergrad and had a lot of sinfo going through my head. I just figured I remembered things wrong and just went on. It's been nearly 40 years since that happened so a lot of the specifics are now quite foggy.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@gregwasserman2635 I would have felt that way too. I’m on my way to undergrad.

[@terrybeavan4264]

I remember in marketing class (longer ago than I'd care to admit LOL) the teacher on being asked by a fellow student about stuff like backwards masking and subliminal messaging he just laughed and told us this stuff was worthless! And went on to say it's hard enough getting people's attention and remembering your ads when you're direct! So forget anything subtle, you hit people right between the eyes! And went on to name as an example a company that GEEZ to this very day has those annoying TV commercials for their product for our tummy troubles including nausea, heartburn, upset stomach, and well by now you know the rest and are probably hearing that terrible God-forsaken jingle in your head!!! Sorry for taking you away from the great Jeff Lynne music.... :D

[@williamcadle3288]

Thanks for highlighting one of the greatest bands in the history of music. I remember buying this album on 8 track. It was discounted because it had the United Artist label on it. This was during Jeff Lynne's fued with the record label, which would make for an interesting segment.

[@haroldbrooks9821]

Fire on High wasn't the theme song for ABC Wide World of Sports. It was the theme for CBS Sports Special (or Spectacular) from 1976-1978, which was CBS's version of Wide World of Sports in the 70s. It was replaced by a version of Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" that was modelled after the Emerson, Lake, and Palmer version.

[@bobdavis4848]

Thanks for pointing that out! Also "Idle Race" was not a debut album title of ELO but Jeff Lynne's first major band.

[@S3TCC]

Great Band, Great Album, Great Songs, Kudos for knowing the Scrambler played Fire On High at Sea Breeze Park in Irondequoit, NY. It was placed into a building and the lights were turned off. When the music began there were multi-colored strobe lights on. They played the entire song during the ride.

[@GaryWayneHill64]

You should absolutely cover the Secret Messages album, very underrated (as was the case with most ELO material strangely, although it would seem people are finally catching on now), it has some classic tracks, Four Little Diamonds being my personal favourite, but Bluebird, Stranger, Danger Ahead, and of course the title track are classic tunes also, but there is not a bad song on the entire album, just out of this world tunes and excellent ones.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Will do!

[@GaryWayneHill64]

I look forward to it my friend, keep up the great work@@ProfessorofRock

[@SirOliverNorwell]

I find Danger Ahead to be absolutely irresistible. I thought it would become a massive hit in the summer of '83, but it wasn't released as a single

[@shauneden4229]

​@@SirOliverNorwell💯 One of life's great mysteries why Danger Ahead never became a single.

[@freddyt55555]

Sweet Talkin' Woman was one of those songs that sounded so familiar to me, as though I'd heard it years before somewhere, when I first saw the video on MTV. As it turns out, that was the case. I was too young to know ELO was when this song originally came out, but I certainly must have heard it on the radio. It was the first time I could put face to the voice on the song, and I absolutely adored the opening violin riff by Mik Kaminski. The trill reminded me of Clarke's "Trumpet Voluntary", which was one of my favorite songs as a student trumpet player at the time when MTV started airing.

[@allengray5748]

Finally a mention of one of my favorite Rock instrumentals. FIRE ON HIGH is awesome and AWESOMER very LOUD!! So how is SOOOOO many people don't get the message if they read it or even SCREAMED into their Face but a mumble garbled accidental audio can mess your life up and cause you to warship the Devil!!??? Humans!! Thanks to a couple smart ones we made it out of the CAVE!! Thanks Professor!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

[@ProfessorofRock]

THanks!

[@johantrenier1685]

Also known as the “CBS Sports Spectacular” intro.

[@flavellinator]

Agree! Cranked it all the way up for otherworldly experience!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It is so ridiculous. I do not hear that at all when I spin the record backwards.

[@allengray5748]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Yep! Talk about a desperate cry for attention 🤗 Probably late bed wetting men! ☮️

[@rogerbanderson]

I love ELO. Theyre my top band. A friend turned me on to "Time" and i remember buying Secret Messages with my hard earned lawnmowing money. I love that album. I didnt think anyone else really liked it. Thanks for mentioning it and being so awesome Adam.

[@debbie4503]

Jeff Lynne is one of my all time favorites. Especially when he was with The Traveling Wilburys. I love ELO too! That's rich! 😂 Televangelist (95%) were the biggest crooks of all.

[@ProfessorofRock]

agreed!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

The Wilburys was the friendliest supergroup of all time.

[@ELO_Dude]

You MUST cover the Secret Messages album. It is an absolute masterpiece of ELO's transition period.

[@JanesDough855]

I always loved this band, their music was so unique. My favorite is "Can't Get It Out Of My Head". I am fortunate to have seen them once in concert.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Where'd you see them? When?

[@JanesDough855]

@@ProfessorofRock Milwaukee Arena. It had to be in the late 70s. A great time to go to concerts.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very coo!@@JanesDough855

[@JanesDough855]

@@ProfessorofRock I always thought Jeff Lynne was very brilliant.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

When did you see them?

[@nortymoo7246]

The introduction music to Fire on High originally went by the working title 'The Nightmare'. Jeff Lynne asked the long time orchestral arranger Louis Clark to compose a piece to sound like a nightmare. Clark used techniques found in much contemporary classical music such as the composers Shoenberg, Webern, Berg and Stravinsky. Bet none of you knew that!!

[@shauneden4229]

You're right. I certainly didn't.

[@rogerdeahl9629]

❤🎉 Yeah, the Satanic Panic. 🙄🙄🙄🙄 Always loved ELO. Great tunes for a 10 year period....... then Jeff Lynne became an extraordinary producer. Thanks Professor! Great start to the week.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Roger!

[@witchy6978]

​@@ProfessorofRock❤ Roger!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

A venerable man.

[@scottpierson9565]

ELO is, far and away my favorite band. Sweet Talking Woman and Fire on High are two of my favorite tracks. I do really like the songs with Kelly Groucutt singing harmony, like Nightrider and Night in the City. In fact, I loved ELO Part 2, and believe they are one of the best bands no one heard of. Especially, One More Tomorrow, All Fall Down, and Power if a Million Lights. Back to topic, friends of mine back in the day couldn't listen to Fire on High... said it was too creepy. Thanks for showcasing ELO and Jeff!

[@SmithFamilyUTuber]

It's the Electric "Light Orchestra," not the "Electric Light" Orchestra. They were not a FULL orchestra, they were a LIGHT orchestra, with ELECTRIC instruments. If you didn't know before, now you do!

[@tRumphate]

GO AWAY

[@mbvideoselection]

Shall we ignore the huge electric light bulb on the cover of their first album?!

[@tRumphate]

@mbvideoselection yeah, if he's right, someone f'ed up in the art department.

[@DaveBerens]

Had a friend with a band that I can only describe as "angry heavy metal". He back masked on his recordings telling his children to, "do your homework, respect your mother, etc.". Didn't like his music but loved his sense of humor.