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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2015 5:39:05 GMT
I loved this guy's raspy bluesy voice alongside Jeff on the early albums. It'd be a real treat to see and hear him again, at least on the upcoming tour.
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Post by Chippa on Feb 11, 2015 18:06:41 GMT
As a bass player, I preferred Mike to Kelly (RIP).
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Post by ShardEnder on Feb 11, 2015 20:03:22 GMT
Can you imagine the mid-to-late '70s albums with Mike backing up Jeff? As much as I love the vocal blend with Kelly, this small change would have made a huge difference to the overall group sound, and I suspect the music wouldn't have been quite as slick. If he was given the opportunity, I reckon Mike would bring out a little more of Jeff's early ELO era roughness again, which certainly isn't a bad thing... I absolutely love their Szene 74 performance!
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Post by elophile on Feb 12, 2015 17:24:40 GMT
Can you imagine the mid-to-late '70s albums with Mike backing up Jeff? As much as I love the vocal blend with Kelly, this small change would have made a huge difference to the overall group sound, and I suspect the music wouldn't have been quite as slick. If he was given the opportunity, I reckon Mike would bring out a little more of Jeff's early ELO era roughness again, which certainly isn't a bad thing... I absolutely love their Szene 74 performance! I love the mix of Mike and Jeff's vocals. There's a live version of Showdown on the youtubes where they sound so fantastic together -- I've found myself secretly wishing Mike had stayed in the band.
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Post by queenofthehours on Feb 12, 2015 17:26:22 GMT
The Szene 74 performance is pretty much perfect; I love it more than the live Wembley show. I love the roughness which seemed to disappear with the later Kelly-ELO. I wonder if Mike was a little more "forward" than Kelly? I mean, perhaps he was a stronger character and caused Jeff to up his game while he was in the band?
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Post by jefflynnenut on Feb 13, 2015 11:17:01 GMT
Mike was a decent player....not a great vocalist. ....often flat and out of tune. Kelly? Mmmmm....unreal player? Fantastic vocalist. ...no comparison in my opinion. However this is coming from me who loves '70-'74.......kelly just kicked things into gear from '75-----
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Post by Timeblue on Nov 4, 2021 19:15:08 GMT
Wonder what he's doing these days?
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Post by Horacewimp on Nov 4, 2021 20:34:10 GMT
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Post by Timeblue on Nov 4, 2021 21:26:48 GMT
Cheers.
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Post by Timeblue on Nov 5, 2021 19:16:49 GMT
I wonder what Wilf did wrong when he and Mike shared rooms?
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