Photo titled "Musician of the Sahara Desert" from the American Red Cross photo collection, c. 1890
Is it embarrassing to admit that my first real exposure to ELO was through that one VW commercial? Probably - prior to that, I only knew Jeff Lynne as the one Traveling Wilbury that I didn't recognize. "Mr. Blue Sky" was just the gateway drug into the weird world ELO, but I'm at the point now where I've heard all the arguments against ELO (and there are a lot of them, and there are good ones) and I still like them. "Telephone Line" starts with several ELO signatures that aggravate the band's detractors - sound effects, heavily treated vocals, and corny electric piano. The chorus, however, is immense, with a Lennon/McCartney hook and a huge overproduced arrangement that swells to absurd crescendos. Also, I love how Lynne starts the second verse with, "Okay, so no one's answering..." It cracks me up.
"Telephone Line" by ELO
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