The Essential Electric Light Orchestra

Grew up with ELO in the 1970's and 1980's. WILL NEVER get TIRED of LISTENING to ELO.All the songs on the 2 CD'S from the 1970's, 1980's and the two songs from 2006 and 2007 are GOOD.!!Even though I have not seen ELO in concert - listening to this CD is like being at a concert (just not able to see them in person).

Best best collection yet

Excellent Collection. Well thought out and purposeful song selections touching upon Electric Light Orchestra's vast array of available music.

It’s what I wanted

ELO is one of the most underrated groups in rock history and Jeff Lynne is one of the most talented singer/songwriter/producer/arrangers to ever grace the music industry. I've always liked ELO, but I never heard anything more than the usual hits until recently. I'm an OTR truck driver and I spend a lot of time listening to music on YouTube and just recently decided to go back and listen to everything ELO released and this collection has almost every song I wanted to have on the road with me, with a few exceptions. I did a lot of research to decide which compilation to get and found that this is the only one that starts at the beginning and goes chronologically through their history, with the exception of the 2001 version of Xanadu. This is also the only one I could find with 4 of the 5 songs from Xanadu on it back to back. I still can't figure out why there's not one single compilation with Fire On High on it. That is always on the radio, but not on any greatest hits albums. This collection has about every other hit they've ever had and then some. My only complaint is that they only have the edited versions of 10538 Overture, Roll Over Beethoven, Can't Get It Out Of My Head and Nightrider. Other than that, this is an excellent representation of ELO's music catalog and is great driving music. I would definitely recommend this to any fan of ELO.

Some great songs from the 70’s and early 80’s . The best radio hits and some songs for the diehard fans. Recommended.

I bought this because most of the standard hits are on disc 1, but after listening to disc 2 a few times I'm just amazed how great it is!That is all.

After reading reviews in order not to be to repetitive I realized there are 2 "Essential Electric Light Orchestra" C.D.'s being reviewed !!! This review refers to the 2 disc newer release!!! When ever a publisher or producer is pressed with the task of making a "Greatest Hits" or "Best Of" with a band that has had huge success & is prolific having a massive song catalogue it becomes a daunting task! I chose this 2 disc collection of E.L.O.'s hit songs because it appears to be the most complete collection available. It doe's a great job covering their past hits & manages to include some of their comeback material. With E.L.O.'s comeback having some great songs, songs I would consider instant classic's I could easily see in the near future the necessity to create two double disc "Greatest Hits Volume #1 & #2". As far as the sound quality of this C.D. "The Essential Electric Light Orchestra" it is great!!! I don't know if they digitally remastered from the original recordings, but I can tell you that when played on a good stereo system you can hear everything crisp and clear & the voice & instruments are recorded on different tracks coming from your center speaker & right & left & rear channel's so during certain songs you get that swirling effect. The music is not just louder but very clear in high fidelity & very well mixed. This is especially important when dealing with a band like E.L.O. who are well recognized for the layering of sound & the diverse cacophony of sounds they throw at you. I guess it all depends on what level of E.L.O. fan you are. I considered going box set but I think this particular collection of songs along with a couple of their newer C.D.s' will satisfy my E.L.O. needs.