It begins with a haunting synthesizer (provided by Richard Tandy) playing a repeating broken chord of E♭, A, C, A along with a backing choir. "Fire on High" is the opening track of the album. The new lineup introduced for this album became a stabilized and iconic one for the band's next 5 years and has been called by ELO fans the "classic line-up". Richard Tandy is looking away, because he didn't like the idea and didn't want to participate. The back cover of the record sleeve shows the members of the band with their faces pressed against a glass panel, supposedly watching the " electrocution" depicted on the front cover. The backing orchestra was recorded separately from the band's initial sessions, being recorded instead at De Lane Lea Studios in London, England. While Lynne was the lead vocalist for a vast majority of the band's songs, Kelly Groucutt sang lead vocals on "Poker" and (alternating with Lynne) on "Nightrider", giving the tracks a dynamic sound. New measures were taken to ensure a more-complex but satisfying sound, such as backing female vocalists of Ellie Greenwich, Susan Collins, Nancy O'Neill and Marge Raymond, a choir, and the band's string trio of Mik Kaminski, Hugh McDowell and Melvyn Gale mixed into the backing 30-piece string section and also allowing them to perform some of the solos on the records. Lynne, also the band's sole songwriter, wanted to move towards more tunes that would be memorable rather than the usual progressive-rock style of the group's first three albums and straight symphonic sound of the Eldorado. This was the first time ELO recorded at Musicland and the band would later return to record most of the future albums here due to frontman Jeff Lynne's great fondness for it and his working relationship with sound engineer Mack. ELO had frequently opened for Deep Purple for the initial North American leg of the Eldorado Tour, and Deep Purple had recommended Musicland to ELO. Following the conclusion of the Eldorado's European leg of the tour, the band began recording the new album at Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany. Bass player Kelly Groucutt and classically-trained cellist Melvyn Gale both joined the band as their replacements. Louis) and outdoor appearances at Cape Cod Melody Tent, Fraze Pavilion (Kettering, OH) and The Great Waters Music Festival among others.By January 1975, bass player Mike de Albuquerque and cellist Mike Edwards had left the band during the Eldorado's recording sessions and subsequent tour, respectively.
Lauderdale), Capitol Theatre (Clearwater), Florida Theatre (Jacksonville), The Tilles Center (Greenvale, NY) The Marcus Center (Milwaukee), Agua Caliente Casino, Mohegan Sun Casino Arena, Resorts Casino Hotel, River City Casino (St. “The Electric Light Orchestra Experience” is a multi-media concert celebration of the music of ELO, featuring EVIL WOMAN who are renowned for their brilliant arrangements, the flawless musicianship of their 12 musicians and vocalists and for their appearances at America’s leading PAC’s, Casinos and Outdoor Festivals including The Broward Center (Ft.
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