ELO, Part II: Greatest Hits

Track Listings

1. Livin' Thing

2. Mr. Blue Sky

3. Telephone Line

4. Strange Magic

5. Sweet Talkin' Woman

6. Confusion

7. Do Ya

8. Rockaria!

9. Roll Over Beethoven

10. Hold on Tight

11. Turn to Stone

12. Don't Bring Me Down

Tracks:

Livin' Thing
Mr. Blue Sky
Telephone Line
Strange Magic
Sweet Talkin' Woman
Confusion
Do Ya
Rockaria!
Roll Over Beethoven
Hold on Tight
Turn to Stone
Don't Bring Me Down

Electric Light Orchestra - Greatest Hits-Live

Average customer rating:

Only if you already like ELO music and want a live album
STRINGS ATTACHED
Not ELO
ELO Part II Does Live Better Than Regular ELO!!!
Don't miss it, it's a collectors item!

Electric Light Orchestra - Greatest Hits-Live
Electric Light Orchestra Part II Feat. The Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Manufacturer: Volcano
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I9OP
Release Date: 1992-07-14

Tracks:

Overture
Turn To Stone
Evil Woman
Showdown
Livin' Thing
Hold On Tight
Thousand Eyes
Can't Get It Out Of My Head
Telephone Line
Roll Over Beethoven

Customer Reviews:

Only if you already like ELO music and want a live album.......2007-03-20

Decent, but not an album that would make an ELO fan out of you if you aren't already one. I bought this album because I like ELO music--especially the earlier, more lavishly symphonic arrangements which this album reproduces in a live performance, though without front man Lynne providing the vocals--and wanted a live recording to round out my collection of their stuff. (Warning: There is an amateurish fireworks special effect punctuating one of the refrains in track 10, "Roll Over Beethoven," that you'll wish wasn't there when you hear it.) This, adding a live recording to your collection of studio-produced ELO material, along with adding music played by the splinter group ELO Part Two if, like me, you don't already have some, is about all this album is really good for, in my opinion.

STRINGS ATTACHED.......2005-12-22

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA PART TWO-E.L.O.'S GREATEST HITS LIVE: As its rather clunky title implies, this is not the Jeff Lynne helmed mega-watt force that ruled the pop charts in the seventies, but a near tribute act featuring several former band members paired (not unreasonably, given their classical rock overtones) with the Moscow Symphomy Orchestra on a live run-through of past glories. That established, this sucker ain't half the travesty it oughta be. Ex-Climax Blues Band vocalist Pete Haycock and E.L.O. mainstay Kelly Groucutt do an admirable job of recreating Lynne's high pitched vocals, and the trademark string section sound remains intact on warhorses LIVIN' THING, EVIL WOMAN, and CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD. Always a reluctant live ensemble anyway, the original Orchestra never released a concert document, so perhaps this semi-reunion is excusable, if only to hear the grandiose ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN again in all its Chuck Berry meets high class symphony splendor. Predictably, new effort THOUSAND EYES can hardly compete with the likes of TURN TO STONE and TELEPHONE LINE (even in these stylized renditions), but as an update on one of modern rock's greatest singles practitioners, E.L.O. TWO isn't an uninteresting second chapter. RATING: THREE STRINGS

Not ELO.......2005-03-31

This is not ELO. Don't be fooled.
Not bad for not having Jeff Lynne, though.

ELO Part II Does Live Better Than Regular ELO!!!.......2004-03-03

I have been a fan of classic rock and ELO for most of my adult life. As a kid in the 1970's I was mezmorized by the polished orchestrated pop of gems like "Turn To Stone" and "Can't Get It Out Of My Head". The band's leader (some would say THE band) Jeff Lynne was a live performer recluse. He spent practically all his time in the studio arranging and creating. And he did this brilliantly. Like Steely Dan and Alan Parsons, we thought (and were wrong) that ELO would never do the consumate live album. To pull it off, they'd need more than the reclusive Lynne and his cast of help mates. Then comes the break up. Lynne goes into semi-retirement following his tourless stint with the Traveling Wilburys, opening up the opportunity for the band's drummer and an assembly of partially affiliated co-workers to hit the road with an ELO "show". They skirted the legalities (kind of) by calling themselves ELO Part II. Not the catchiest of band names, but ELO was in the title! They embarked on a nostalgia tour with the occasional full orchestra. The fruit of this tour is borne out on Greatest Hits Live. For ELO purests this whole idea is an insult. Jeff Lynne was incensed to the point of employing legal assistance. He lost. ELO II won. Lynne later reclaimed his territory on 2001's "Zoom" with the original ELO moniker. But there's no denying how good this live collection is.

The album begins with the classic ELO overture(performed with the Moscow Symphony) that blossoms into an amazing take of "Turn To Stone". The band's grouping of "poser" musicians including violinist Mik Kaminski do some incredible vocalizing on this overdub only-can't-do-it-live ELO radio staple. They pull it off, and it sends a jolt of "electricity" through the audience. The band keeps the hits rolling fast and hard with "Evil Woman", "Showdown", "Living Thing" and "Hold On Tight". By that time the listener is ready for a musical break of sorts and the band slips in an ELO II original-"Thousand Eyes". Perfect timing, and not a bad song for a bunch of replacements. The band resumes with a dreamy "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" followed by "Telephone Line" and "Roll Over Beethoven". The latter being the real show finale. The song list in this set could have included "Fire On High", "Don't Bring Me Down" or "Do Ya". But the band or the label decided to condense it to these ten tracks. For those who want more you can check out "Live In Australia". I was still very impressed with the energy, the creativity, the vocalizing and the solid mix of orchestration and rock elements. This is no accident. It's well rehearsed, well executed art rock by a bunch of guys (minus Bev Bevan) who were likely in diapers when ELO started out. This is one of my all time favorite live albums. Buy it and enjoy (with headphones).

Don't miss it, it's a collectors item!.......2001-06-18

Best performance of the ELO. Great music, great sound. Don't waste time to buy it. You'll never regret it.

Greatest Hits Live, Part II: The Encore Collection

Average customer rating:

not too bad
Misleading Title
Good....But not Great

Greatest Hits Live, Part II: The Encore Collection
Electric Light Orchestra Part II
Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Telephone Line
Strange Magic
One More Tomorrow
Do Ya
Evil Woman
Livin' Thing
Confusion
Standing In The Rain
Whiskey Girls
Don't Wanna

Customer Reviews:

not too bad.......2004-12-13

The title is misleading,unless you've already listened to some of part2's music.Eric Troyer can sing if he will just take the clothespin off his nose.Seriously,I've listened to part2 in every version I could find.There are only 2 songs of their own that I really like,and if you are like me,you'd rather hear the studio versions than live.Those 2 songs are "Honest Men" and "One More Tomorrow",the one that's included here and I believe it to be their masterpiece.But Jeff Lynne this isn't even though I suspect he gets a cut of the profits just the same:he's a shrewd businessman.If you want to hear part 2 at their best look for studio work,not live.

Misleading Title.......2002-06-30

The labelling for this CD reads:

Electric Light Orchestra Greatest Hits Live, Part II:
The Encore Collection

If it read

Electric Light Orchestra, Part II Greatest Hits Live:
The Encore Collection

There would have been no confusion. I was expected the Jeff Lynne version of ELO when I picked this up. As soon as I heard the first vocal, I knew I'd been had. I would only recommend this to diehard ELO fans who want to hear different live versions of ELO classics.

If you like ELO Part II, then you may be satisfied with this disc. Personally I only like Jeff Lynne on vocals so I give this disc:

1 star for misleading labelling
3 stars for satisfactory performance.
End 2 stars.

Good....But not Great.......2002-05-13

I bought this cd a couple monts ago and have only listened to it once since. Mabey its just the fact that these songs are live and lose some of the more important ELO factors. You can't here many of their instruments and that takes away from this cd. I got it for 5$(new) at my local hastings and didn't know it was live until I popped it in my CD player. But still this is ELO(to me the best band of the 70's) so it was still worth it. I just don't think I would have spent more than that on it.This includes alot of their classics including my personal favorite "Livin' Thing"

Music Review:

Music Review

Music Review

1. Livin' Thing
2. Mr. Blue Sky
3. Telephone Line
4. Strange Magic
5. Sweet Talkin' Woman
6. Confusion
7. Do Ya
8. Rockaria!
9. Roll Over Beethoven
10. Hold on Tight
11. Turn to Stone
12. Don't Bring Me Down