The grandiosity was pretty much left to what was happening on stage, with Lynne being joined by seven core band members, three string players and two backup singers. At Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois: Reminiscing, daydreaming, celebrating: the audience ran the full gamut of emotions and actions during a recent stop by Jeff Lynne’s ELO in Rosemont, IL. Lynne may not be the most charismatic performer, but his impressive presence was established even before the concert started. Kit O'Toole is a lifelong music enthusiast who maintains a stand-alone music blog called Listen to the Band. The only thing you’d really characterize as a vintage album track was the excellent choice of opener, “Standin’ in the Rain,” presumably chosen in part because of its nifty, orchestrated prologue part, which gives the show a shot as something that briefly feels like an overture without delving into the entirety of a “Fire on High.” It also makes for a good bookend to “Mr. in Instructional Technology. All Rights Reserved. Hearing him peel off his Chuck Berry licks in the traditional closer, “Roll Over Beethoven,” was a joyful reminder of the harder-rock path not taken, and something that made for a heck of an accent as he spent that decade retraining his attention on strings.One transition in particular in the setlist nicely pointed up the breadth that Lynne managed to cover in the ‘70s with ELO. In addition, she is the internet columnist and a contributing editor for Beatlefan magazine. Read Next: Joan Jett and Hal Willner’s Friends Talk About His ‘Masterpiece,’ the T. Rex Tribute Album ‘Angelheaded Hipster’ The other was a song “from my other band,” the Traveling Wilburys’ “Handle With Care,” which had Lynne handling most of the vocals that were dispersed among the supergroup on the verses, but leaving the chorus to backing vocalist Iain Hornal. Lynne, being a smart man, knows he can fill in for George Harrison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan but not for Roy Orbison. In 2014 Jeff Lynne again teamed up with Richard Tandy and a new line-up of session musicians under the name "Jeff Lynne's ELO" for a one-time gig in Hyde Park on September 14, tickets for which were sold out in 15 minutes Jeff Lynne once again demonstrated what makes Electric Light Orchestra special, namely combining various genres to render the music timeless. Nothing on the radio today sounds like “Can’t Get It Out of My Head” or “Living Thing,” with the songs sounding as if they could have been recorded today, despite being products of the 1970s. For all we know, Lynne is giving the people what they want because he has grandkids to put through college, but even if we still can’t see through those abiding shades, his acquiescence feels like an act of good will. Another emotional moment came when Jeff Lynne saluted his “other band”: the Traveling Wilburys. (The title song of that OST was performed on opening night in Oakland last week, too, then dropped — sorry, synth-pop roller-boogie buffs, and Lisa Loeb, who lamented its absence after the show.) (Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, who covered the song between the Move and ELO versions, have also been reviving their version on tour; it’s a good year to be alive if you live for that riff.) An asterisk in the album-cut category goes to the beautiful “Wild West Hero,” which counts as a fairly obscure nice surprise of a pick here in the land that inspired it, but was actually a top 10 hit in Lynne’s native UK.L.A.
“Can’t Get It Out of My Head” isn’t just a signature song title, it’s a 40-year-plus affliction for a lot of fans, whose itch to hear this music played live by something other than a tribute band has gone egregiously unscratched. Indeed, Jeff Lynne’s performance established his place in rock history, as someone who dared to blend various genres into an intelligent mixture of poignant lyrics, dramatic strings, and a rocking beat. Concert Review: Jeff Lynne’s ELO Revives ’70s Symph-Pop Greatness at the Forum A brilliant catalog returns to U.S. stages and gives the strings-starved people what they … During this Chicago-area stop, Lynne enabled fans to both celebrate their own youth and appreciate ELO’s timeless qualities. Under the moniker Jeff Lynne's ELO they tour with additional musicians. Songs by Tom Petty, George Harrison, the Beatles (specifically the “Threetles” reunion in honor of the When Jeff Lynne took the stage after over 40 years away from touring the States, he evoked a rapturous greeting. Join Songkick to track Jeff Lynne's ELO and get concert alerts when they play near you. As the concert drew to a close, Jeff Lynne and ELO performed one encore: “Roll Over Beethoven,” their elaborate cover of the Chuck Berry standard. at The addition serves as a nice reminder of Lynne’s less remarked-upon side, as a guitar hero, something he only let seep out from around the edges in ELO. While he enthusiastically delivered the fun, uptempo rockers like “Turn to Stone” and “Don’t Bring Me Down,” it was the fantastical “Can’t Get It Out of My Head” that transported fans to another place, its beautiful chord changes and Lynne’s lilting voice proving that ELO’s music has aged remarkably well.
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