E.L.O. Vs. Cheap Trick... - Bilge

K Kenike Tiki Socialite McKinney, TX Joined: Jul 24, 2003 Posts: 1207	K Kenike Posted posted on Sun, Sep 4, 2005 6:30 PM WOW! 2 of my faves. As far as who did the Beatles thing better...I'd have to go with ELO and Mr. Lynne. Hooks and melody...not that Cheap Trick didn't have them, but ELO was defitely more Beatle-esque. The string arrangements by Louis Clarke are comparable to the arrangements George Martin did. Just listen to the strings during the break in "Waterfall". One of my favorite Beatle-esque ELO tunes is "Mr. Radio." Definitely sounds like something the Beatles could have done in '67 or maybe '68. Jeff Lynne was (and still is) such a huge Beatles fan it's not surprising. Cheap Trick are masters of Power Pop. Although somewhat Beatle-esque I've always thought of them as kind of new wave. A lot of people say they went downhill after "Heaven Tonight" but they've made a lot of great music since then.

WOW! 2 of my faves. As far as who did the Beatles thing better...I'd have to go with ELO and Mr. Lynne. Hooks and melody...not that Cheap Trick didn't have them, but ELO was defitely more Beatle-esque. The string arrangements by Louis Clarke are comparable to the arrangements George Martin did. Just listen to the strings during the break in "Waterfall". One of my favorite Beatle-esque ELO tunes is "Mr. Radio." Definitely sounds like something the Beatles could have done in '67 or maybe '68. Jeff Lynne was (and still is) such a huge Beatles fan it's not surprising.

Cheap Trick are masters of Power Pop. Although somewhat Beatle-esque I've always thought of them as kind of new wave. A lot of people say they went downhill after "Heaven Tonight" but they've made a lot of great music since then.

Post #184334 by Kenike on Sun, Sep 4, 2005 6:30 PM