OMG ILU ELO

[Beth]

I like ELO and I basically agree with everybody's choices so far. The purpose of this particular post, however, is to congratulate you on the superb thread title. I wish I could be that clever on my best days.

[Matthew_S]

Not precisely on topic but close enough...  It did jog this hazy memory...

It was the late 70s.  I was in first grade.  I was scheduled to participate in show and tell for the class.  I wanted to share this great music I was enjoying so I brought my ELO tape to school.  I don't remember which one but a big spaceship was prominent so perhaps Out of the Blue ?  I have no idea why I thought bringing a cassette to show everyone was a good idea (not like I was bringing a portable tape player too ... or was I???  maybe I can't recall.)

In any event, the time came and I went to my school bag to get the tape.  It was not there.  I thought that it must have fallen out on the playground or on the bus as I noticed my bag was not fully zipped up.  I think I cried in the school hallway...

[Gilly]

I'm happy with just listening to a greatest hits collection but El Dorado and Out of the Blue are pretty good albums.

[Gilly]

"Telephone Line," "Living Thing," and "Mr. Blue Sky" are three of my all time greatest gold favorite rockin' hits of all time.

You nailed it. Those are essential to any music collection- the rest are good but don't even compare. Telephone Line would be a great marathon song for Tom....

[John Junk 2.0]

Matthew_S!
 

I hate that when some jerk steals from you and it takes a long time to sink in that people are jerks!

Next time that happens, you put on your game face and play this song!
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