Don't Bring Me Down

[Kaos]

Jeff Lynne's ELO Tour coming to America next year.  

Love ELO.  They're one of those bands who have a ton of good music but never had a #1 single.  (Also in this club: Journey, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Metallica, RHCP, Springsteen, Dylan, Steely Dan, Kansas, Sabbath, Green Day, CCR, Bad Company and, yes, KISS).  

So in celebration of the upcoming tour I decided to let Alexa buzz me some ELO music.  Heard Last Train to London and said to myself, "damn.  Heatwave ripped off ELO when they did Boogie Nights



ELO:


Heatwave:



But WAIT A DAMN MINUITE!  Boogie Nights came out in 1977.  Last Train to London was released in 1979.  

So now I'm bummed out.  

[Saniflush]

This just popped up in my email about tickets.  Not sure I will make a July 5th concert though

[Kaos]

This just popped up in my email about tickets.  Not sure I will make a July 5th concert though

Not sure I want to watch a song stealer.  

[Snaggletiger]

Not sure I want to watch a song stealer. 

They could have paid for the rights to use the riff.  Hard to imagine something so blatantly similar being ignored by the original artists.

[GH2001]

Good old 70s rock still exists. 

[wesfau2]

Here's a retro act I would actually agree with you about catching.  Love some Jeff Lynn.

[Kaos]

Here's a retro act I would actually agree with you about catching.  Love some Jeff Lynn.

Road trip?

[jmar]

Was at the 1978 concert in Birmingham and it was one of my favorites. Great set list, terrific light show and energy.  

A decade later Lynne was the nexus of the Wilbury's having produced for Harrison while working with Orbison on an album. It was welcomed therapy from some of the lingering terminal effects caused by disco.  

[CCTAU]

Was at the 1978 concert in Birmingham and it was one of my favorites. Great set list, terrific light show and energy. 

A decade later Lynne was the nexus of the Wilbury's having produced for Harrison while working with Orbison on an album. It was welcomed therapy from some of the lingering terminal effects caused by disco. 

Yeah. I tried to get to that show, but my big Wheel would not make it!

Damn you old!

[jmar]

Yeah. I tried to get to that show, but my big Wheel would not make it!

Damn you old!

Yeah just turned 60. Had a good job at 18 which allowed me to see quite a few concerts that came through. Bob Seger and Tom Petty are two of the best shows I couldn't make. 

[GH2001]

Was at the 1978 concert in Birmingham and it was one of my favorites. Great set list, terrific light show and energy. 

A decade later Lynne was the nexus of the Wilbury's having produced for Harrison while working with Orbison on an album. It was welcomed therapy from some of the lingering terminal effects caused by disco. 

Now that petty has died only two wilburys left 

[CCTAU]

Now that petty has died only two wilburys left

And they are too old to travel.

[GH2001]

And they are too old to travel.

1 apparently isn’t. 

And I had Dylan tickets for bham a year or two ago and sold them. Regretted it ever since.