View Full Version : ELO vs. Kansas
Battle of the bands with violins.
royalfan5
9/29/2005, 08:26 PM
I will say ELO. They annoyed me a little less when my mom would make me listen to them.
soonerscuba
9/29/2005, 08:26 PM
I'll make a write in for Flogging Molly.
Bama/OU
9/29/2005, 08:28 PM
ELO is okay, but I'll take Kansas over them anyday.
Okla-homey
9/29/2005, 08:47 PM
Have you seen the "Kansas" violin guy lately? He's gotten as big as Mangino.
OUthunder
9/29/2005, 08:48 PM
kansas
Oldnslo
9/29/2005, 08:48 PM
Kansas songs were all pretty much downers.
ELO gave us Mr. Blue Sky. And Ma-Ma-Ma Bell. And Telephone Line (which is kind of a downer, but is still cool). And a great version of Roll Over Beethoven.
sooneron
9/29/2005, 08:51 PM
Out Of the Blue > any album of KS.
jk the sooner fan
9/29/2005, 08:51 PM
kansas was more of a rock band imo.....elo was more of a top 40- rock-ish band.....
so kansas
yermom
9/29/2005, 08:51 PM
Dust in the Wind and Carry On My Wayward Son?
Kansas, easy
sooneron
9/29/2005, 08:58 PM
Dust in the Wind and Carry On My Wayward Son?
Kansas, easy
GMAB.
Telephone Line, Strange Magic, Evil Woman, Don't Bring Me Down, Mr. Blue Sky, Do Ya, Turn To Stone...
yermom
9/29/2005, 09:00 PM
nope, sorry :D
jk the sooner fan
9/29/2005, 09:02 PM
i like ELO.........alot, have a few of their songs on my itunes
but for rock, kansas hands down
change the category a bit and ELO wins
Al Gore
9/29/2005, 09:09 PM
Every once in a while, I see the Kansas guys around town.....
sooneron
9/29/2005, 09:14 PM
What exactly is more legit about Ks? Was it b/c their music wasn't as slickly produced? Were they more granola and, yet, more rock n roll? ELO pushed things more, and thus, were better, IMO. Ks just kept to the grass roots rock with a violin.
jk the sooner fan
9/29/2005, 09:25 PM
ok lets put april wine in the mix......
Bama/OU
9/29/2005, 09:29 PM
ok lets put april wine in the mix......
Oh, put April Wine in the mix and it's all April Wine.
Then put Nazareth in and they beat out April Wine.
sooneron
9/29/2005, 09:30 PM
Oh, put April Wine in the mix and it's all April Wine.
Then Nazareth in and they beat out April Wine.
I'll agree to that, just between you and me....
sooneron
9/29/2005, 09:31 PM
If we keep taking this forward Rush will get involved. And we all know it gets ugly when Rush gets involved!
jk the sooner fan
9/29/2005, 09:32 PM
im not sure you can compare elo to kansas.......they are just two totally different bands.....
sort of like "hey, compare loverboy and van halen"
Bama/OU
9/29/2005, 09:33 PM
If we keep taking this forward Rush will get involved. And we all know it gets ugly when Rush gets involved!
Heh....agreed.
Harry Beanbag
9/29/2005, 09:33 PM
Kansas
If we keep taking this forward Rush will get involved. And we all know it gets ugly when Rush gets involved!
Don't even go there. ;)
im not sure you can compare elo to kansas.......they are just two totally different bands.....
sort of like "hey, compare loverboy and van halen"
I was primarily considering their extensive use of the electric fiddle, their production values, time frame of their popularity, and lack of grooming.
http://www.raw-tcsd.com/images/ELO.BE.16510.jpg
http://musicmoz.org/img/editors/sclodfelter/kansas1.jpg
Kansas? Are you people serious?!?!?
sooneron
9/29/2005, 09:40 PM
Both of the bands had extraordinarily cheesy logos!
http://www.xtcian.com/elo.jpg
http://valuecarpetonline.com/kansas-dm.jpg
Sooner24
9/29/2005, 09:43 PM
And I can’t get it out of my head, No, I can’t get it out of my head.
Bama/OU
9/29/2005, 09:46 PM
Both of the bands had extraordinarily cheesy logos!
http://www.xtcian.com/elo.jpg
That always reminded me of "Simon".
http://comicscardsandmore.com/gamestoys/simon.JPG
sooneron
9/29/2005, 09:50 PM
That always reminded me of "Simon".
http://comicscardsandmore.com/gamestoys/simon.JPG
You are as old as I am! Yes, I always thought of simon as well. Better than Merlin!
Harry Beanbag
9/29/2005, 09:51 PM
Merlin sucked, but Simon rawked. I think I still have mine.
My Stretch Armstrong sprung a leak though.
Which reminds me of Boston, maybe I should have included them.
http://www.cjnetworks.com/~leis/album/boston/boston1.jpg
jk the sooner fan
9/29/2005, 10:09 PM
Kansas? Are you people serious?!?!?
its an 80's thing, you wouldnt understand
Boomerbrad
9/29/2005, 10:48 PM
Gotta be ELO...can you say Xanadu
http://www.ftmusic.com/shoppics/xanaducd_large.jpg
King Crimson
9/29/2005, 10:53 PM
Merlin>Simon.
King Crimson
9/29/2005, 10:54 PM
how many Kansas members were subsequenlty in a band with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and Roy Orbison? and had the same white guy nerf ball fro.
answer me that.
its an 80's thing, you wouldnt understand By the 80s, they became more prog rock...but, in reality, was just crap.
The only three songs the general public knows ("Carry On Wayward Son" / "Point of Know Return" / "Dust In The Wind") came out in the 70s.
KC//CRIMSON
9/29/2005, 11:10 PM
how many Kansas members were subsequenlty in a band with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and Roy Orbison? and had the same white guy nerf ball fro.
answer me that.
One? John Elefante? :D
proud gonzo
9/29/2005, 11:27 PM
http://www.fundraisingdepot.com/images2/AA001336.jpg
Sooner04
9/29/2005, 11:45 PM
Livin' Thing, Evil Woman, Don't Bring Me Down > Dust in the Wind, Carry on My Wayward Son, Point of Know Return
AllAboutThe'O'
9/30/2005, 02:17 AM
Showdown was a kick-butt song by ELO as well.
ELO all the way, bay-bee.
RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!
9/30/2005, 02:27 AM
Kansas had some really fine songs, but ELO kicks them hard with the power of just one song-"Fire On High", one of the greatest instrumentals of all time. It was the theme song of the NFL show on CBS, I believe, during the '70's, with Brent Musberger, Jimmy the Greek, and Phyllis George.
King Crimson
9/30/2005, 02:39 AM
http://www.fundraisingdepot.com/images2/AA001336.jpg
didn't you go see Phil Collins?
crawfish
9/30/2005, 08:30 AM
Gotta go with ELO here.
85Sooner
9/30/2005, 08:46 AM
as a listener ELO,but from a musicians point of view Kansas was much more fun to play.
crawfish
9/30/2005, 08:52 AM
This thread got me listening to ELO's box set. It is quite good.
In Through The Out Door
9/30/2005, 09:03 AM
ELO, for sure, dude. Both are good, but ELO had a little bit more in the tank. Plus, Jeff Lynne's hair...I mean, nothing says "more cowbell, please" like Jeff Lynne's hair. ELO and Jeff Lynne's hair by a mile.
http://www.face-the-music.de/IMAGES/jeff_06.jpg
C&CDean
9/30/2005, 09:22 AM
They both suck/ed. I wouldn't put either in my Top-100 list. And I've seen them both live, in their prime. Evil Woman is probably one of the worst songs I can think of. "Eee ee vil woman, da da da da da (crappy violin), eee ee vil woman, da da da da da (crappy violin) don't know what I'm gonna do....." Meh.
Fiddle bands? CDB. Tull.
KsSooner
9/30/2005, 10:49 AM
In the 70's, if you were just listening to music, then ELO was better. But if you were stoned and listening, then Kansas was better. At least that was what I have been told.
Howzit
9/30/2005, 10:52 AM
I heard the same thing.
I heard the same thing.
That's because he just said it. Stoner.
TheHumanAlphabet
9/30/2005, 11:25 AM
ELO was the classic classical rock band! The earliest albums had great takes on a classical themes. In the end, they got a little too disco...
phead903
9/30/2005, 11:33 AM
You need to put ELP in there if you're talking about "Classical" classic rock - they set the standard for interpreting classicla music in an arena rock format.
TheHumanAlphabet
9/30/2005, 11:58 AM
I agree with you with including ELP, but this was an ELO vs. Kansas thread and didn't want to jack it...
They both suck/ed. I wouldn't put either in my Top-100 list. And I've seen them both live, in their prime. Evil Woman is probably one of the worst songs I can think of. "Eee ee vil woman, da da da da da (crappy violin), eee ee vil woman, da da da da da (crappy violin) don't know what I'm gonna do....." Meh.
Fiddle bands? CDB. Tull.
As usual, Dean, don't be afraid to open up and tell us how you really feel.
;)
Scott D
9/30/2005, 12:46 PM
They both suck/ed. I wouldn't put either in my Top-100 list. And I've seen them both live, in their prime. Evil Woman is probably one of the worst songs I can think of. "Eee ee vil woman, da da da da da (crappy violin), eee ee vil woman, da da da da da (crappy violin) don't know what I'm gonna do....." Meh.
Fiddle bands? CDB. Tull.
Dean was about the cowbell and flute ;)
Grimey
9/30/2005, 12:57 PM
I'm going with Supertramp
crawfish
9/30/2005, 01:14 PM
ramalamalamalama Rock'n'Roll is king...
Good song.
Bama/OU
9/30/2005, 05:05 PM
I'll tell ya what's groovy (and it ain't the mullets that I am refering to)....
http://www.ariped.com/images/styx-photo.jpg
In Through The Out Door
9/30/2005, 05:14 PM
Ah, yes. Styx.
In Through The Out Door
9/30/2005, 05:15 PM
Pre-"Is this the train to Desert Moon?" Dennis DeYoung.
Kansas, particularly when they had Steve Morse on the axe. For you guitar folks, it doesn't get much better than SM.
"In the Spirit of Things" is a cool program album (about a town that a storm destroys) KS did that everyone hated. I would encourage you to listen to it with the expectation that it is gospely.
Tear Down This Wall
10/6/2005, 04:22 PM
I heard today, "Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why, you had to hide away for so long...where did we go wrong?" ELO, man. Rock me!
Widescreen
10/6/2005, 05:05 PM
Kansas is definately my preference - at least until they started doing their 1980's crap that sounded like everyone else.
I still hold a grudge against Jeff Lynne for making George Harrison's later works and the Traveling Wilbury's sound like ELO V2. :mad:
I just downloaded Do Ya, Can't Get It Out Of My Head, Sweet Talkin Woman, Ma Ma Ma Bell. Give me some suggestions please.
TheHumanAlphabet
10/7/2005, 01:02 AM
Fire on High
Concerto for a Rainy Day
I wish I was a Wild West Hero (I think?)
BeetDigger
3/31/2006, 09:50 AM
Kansas, particularly when they had Steve Morse on the axe. For you guitar folks, it doesn't get much better than S&M.
:eddie:
slickdawg
3/31/2006, 09:55 AM
Kansas
The Move, Lynne's band before ELO, was actually better than either, but they never took off. One of my all-time favorite songs is "California Man".
RacerX
3/31/2006, 11:19 AM
GDC - even though I'm in the minority, I very much appreciate the "They Both Suck" option.
GDC - even though I'm in the minority, I very much appreciate the "They Both Suck" option.
heh, glad to help:D
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