ASPartOfMe wrote:
During there 70's heyday, ELO were savaged by critics as a Beatles ripoff.
That's a shame, and pretty wrongheaded. To me they're sort of like the Beatles doing prog rock. I think every album is great, though I'd rate
Secret Messages and
Balance of Power as just good. Their singles were tremendously good, and they had great album tracks like "One Summer Dream" and "Nightrider."
I'd also throw in that "Ticket to the Moon" sounds like what the Beatles may have done if they were around in the 80s.