ELO delivered some of the catchiest rock hits of the ’70s and ’80s, a by-product of Jeff Lynne’s sharp sense of songcraft combined with his top-notch production skills. “Livin’ Thing,” which was ...

When Jeff Lynne wrote “Can’t Get It Out of My Head,” he probably didn’t mean to be setting up some meta prophetic proclamation. But a few days shy of the 50th anniversary of that song coming out as a ...

Two orchestras collide and here are the results. The music of the Electric Light Orchestra has always been perfect for the classical treatment; in a sense it has been already halfway there. Mainman ...