Talk:Electric Light Orchestra
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New Category
I've started a new category for fans, just type the following at the bottom of your user page {Category:Wikipedians who listen to Electric Light Orchestra}. The Equaliser 12:00 October 2006 (UTC)
Source for disco
If anyone has a source that proves Electric Light Orchestra does disco then please add it immediately. I searched Don't bring me down on google (Since it is based off of disco) but couldn't find anything from a reliable source that cites the song as disco. I already have disco added, just need a source for it. If you listen to Don't Bring Me Down and the Xanadu songs they recorded for the movie then you'll hear the disco influence. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jakob9999 (talk • contribs) 14:46, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
- I have removed the addition. It can be re-added when/if such a source is found. --Escape Orbit (Talk) 17:00, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
http://thequietus.com/articles/01380-the-quietus-looks-back-at-the-cosmic-career-of-elo
Relevant passage from Quietus article by Joseph Stannard:
'Ideally, Discovery would live up to its title and showcase Lynne's wholehearted embrace of disco, thumbing his nose to the rockist screed of the times and... oh, you know. Unfortunately, only two tracks really justify the allusive title; fortunately, they happen to be 'Shine A Little Love' and 'Last Train To London', two of the finest fusions of metronomic groove and shiny pop songcraft ever created. Lynne clearly relished the challenge of getting booties shaking to his overwrought melodic masterpieces, but didn't feel quite confident enough to stage a full-blown crossover.'
And please note the headline of this article in The Guardian.
Jrgilb (talk) 11:01, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
- Describing something as "School-disco" is not the same as "disco" genre. I can't argue with the assessment of 'Shine A Little Love' and 'Last Train To London', but they are just two tracks, off one album, in a history of 40+ years. I don't think they merit classing the band genre as "disco". ELO has skirted a few genres in its time, and the info box is supposed to be a generalised, at-a-glance, summary. It shouldn't attempt to list every possible genre from every possible song, otherwise the summary becomes a meaningless list. --Escape Orbit (Talk) 13:31, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
I don't care if anyone includes it or not, I was just responding to the request for references to the disco influences heard in ELO music. It is common knowledge and was widely accepted that Discovery reflected a disco flavor unlike other ELO LPs. Jrgilb (talk) 16:13, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
legacy discussion
The legacy section as currently written is meaningless. It is a single fragment form one music writer. This fragment seems useful as part of a full discussion, but it does not suffice on its own. I have deleted the existing legacy section as inappropriate until someone prepares a somewhat full discussion. Jrgilb (talk) 00:37, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/oct/16/elo-better-than-beatles?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Jrgilb (talk) 00:37, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
In its current form, the legacy section is fragmentary, completely meaningless and useless. This article is significantly worse for including it. I have twice deleted it, only to have my deletion reverted. Oh well, you win. Jrgilb (talk) 16:59, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
- It is pretty rubbish. But I think what it needs is made better, rather than being removed. There must be more sources that say something about this. --Escape Orbit (Talk) 17:03, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
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