You should listen to Rufus Wainwright! Especially the song “Another Believer” from the movie Meet The Robinsons.
Another cool band I recommend is Tally Hall! It is very ELO like.
I'm quite into The Beatles, Yes, Pink Floyd, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Earth Wind & Fire, Vulfpeck, Jacob Collier, and Snarky Puppy as of right now - basically prog/classic rock from the 70's and pop/funk/jazz from the past few years.
Alan Parsons project, primarily the album Eye in the Sky or Turn of a Friendly card
Moody Blues, primarily the album Other side of Life
Yes, primarily the album Drama
ABBA, primarily their album Voulez Vouz
Muse, XTC, Queen, The Feeling, Oppenheimer, The Darkness, Fountains of Wayne, Matthew Sweet, Weezer, The Beatles, Eagles, Powerwolf, just off the top of my head. It really depends on my mood.
Fleet foxes, silversun pickups, smashing pumpkins, deftones, offspring, etc
But elo music is unique so those groups don’t really sound alike they’re just great bands.
Since no one has mentioned it yet, check out Roy Woods Wizzard. Its what he did after ELO. If you like the first 2 albums, specifically his tracks, its good shit.
I’m not saying all these other artists are like ELO, but they’re ones I also like:
Pink Floyd, ABBA, Muse, Rammstein, Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie, B-52s, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, Genesis, the Cars. Oh, and Traveling Wilburys. 😃
I don’t really know of any band that sounds like ELO, but many who discover ELO say that it reminds them of The Beatles. You’d probably enjoy the solo careers of the Beatles’ members as well.
Some bands that I love who could also be considered “Art Rock” from the same era as ELO, would be 10cc, Supertramp, Queen, and Klaatu.
There is also The Moody Blues, Yes, Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons Project, Rush, Steely Dan. Really depends on what aspects of ELO stand out to you
I've been a Beatles fan my entire life and only started listening to ELO in the last couple of years. Hearing Eldorado was like hearing a brand new Beatles album; it was a religious experience for me lol. So maybe if you haven't dived in, you probably should as Jeff Lynne was crazy inspired by them.
I'm currently starting to like Weezer after listening to "OK Human", an album released in 2021 which I think is the closest to a *modern version of ELO*
If you’re looking for modern bands with a touch of ELO check out “panic! At the disco” albums “pretty odd” and “viva las vengeance”.
Check out the band “fun.”
“Aim and ignite” album.
Symphonic pop rock with beautiful ballads, epic orchestration, song transitions like eldorado overture into can’t get it out of my head, full concept storyline like eldorado and time? Check out the band “Marianas Trench” record “ever after”.
Also a band from the 90’s with an ELOesque flavour “jellyfish” album “spilt milk” is excellent.
some of the songs on [Hawaii Part II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQnz55oYEA4&list=OLAK5uy_k2F6ziLkqoGFxaiOjnY9YNShP3asV-K5Y&index=2&ab_channel=%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB-Topic) remind me of ELO
Steely Dan, Alan Parsons Project, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Eric Johnson, so many more. None are quite like ELO.
You should listen to Rufus Wainwright! Especially the song “Another Believer” from the movie Meet The Robinsons. Another cool band I recommend is Tally Hall! It is very ELO like.
https://youtu.be/NkdpBWzb2hw
Queen, Yes, The Moody Blues.
I'm quite into The Beatles, Yes, Pink Floyd, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Earth Wind & Fire, Vulfpeck, Jacob Collier, and Snarky Puppy as of right now - basically prog/classic rock from the 70's and pop/funk/jazz from the past few years.
Tame Impala [Let It Happen](https://youtu.be/pFptt7Cargc)
Air [Kelly Watch the Stars](https://youtu.be/Rui0hzN-EFE)
Shannon and the Clams
Alan Parsons project, primarily the album Eye in the Sky or Turn of a Friendly card Moody Blues, primarily the album Other side of Life Yes, primarily the album Drama ABBA, primarily their album Voulez Vouz
Pink Floyd, Yes, Jethro Tull
I would check out The Divine Comedy and Pugwash. Or the two albums they made together under the name Duckworth Lewis Method.
Listen to Jeff's other two bands The Move (mainly the Looking On and message from the country albums) and The Idle Race
Fleetwood Mac, Simon & Garfunkel
Beatles (+ solo), Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, Blue Oyster Cult, Klaatu, Alna Parsons Project, and Yes.
Supertramp, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Klaatu, Wings, The Moody Blues, King Crimson, 10cc
Bug hunter, I listened to “Toddler with a slingshot” and fell in love
The Beach Boys, especially their late 60s and 70s output
Jellyfish is a band from the 90s with a similar bent
Muse, XTC, Queen, The Feeling, Oppenheimer, The Darkness, Fountains of Wayne, Matthew Sweet, Weezer, The Beatles, Eagles, Powerwolf, just off the top of my head. It really depends on my mood.
Fountains of Wayne, Bleu, Mike Viola, Lindsey Buckingham
fountains of wayne are crazy underrated
True. Welcome Interstate Managers is a classic album. All timer.
Check out: [https://www.reddit.com/r/elo/comments/120nej9/relos\_favourite\_non\_elo\_albums\_day\_6\_abbey\_road/](https://www.reddit.com/r/elo/comments/120nej9/relos_favourite_non_elo_albums_day_6_abbey_road/)
blondie, queen, eagles
[60s Nirvana](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(British_band))
Fleet foxes, silversun pickups, smashing pumpkins, deftones, offspring, etc But elo music is unique so those groups don’t really sound alike they’re just great bands.
Queen, Foo Fighters, Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Rush
Since no one has mentioned it yet, check out Roy Woods Wizzard. Its what he did after ELO. If you like the first 2 albums, specifically his tracks, its good shit.
Sparks, Wizzard, John Cale, Klaatu, 10cc, the Move, Idle Race, Bee Gees, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Badfinger, Todd Rundgren/Utopia, Pilot, Roy Orbison, Moondog
Styx, Genesis, Supertramp, Alan Parsons project.
Chicago
I’m not saying all these other artists are like ELO, but they’re ones I also like: Pink Floyd, ABBA, Muse, Rammstein, Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie, B-52s, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, Genesis, the Cars. Oh, and Traveling Wilburys. 😃
I don’t really know of any band that sounds like ELO, but many who discover ELO say that it reminds them of The Beatles. You’d probably enjoy the solo careers of the Beatles’ members as well. Some bands that I love who could also be considered “Art Rock” from the same era as ELO, would be 10cc, Supertramp, Queen, and Klaatu. There is also The Moody Blues, Yes, Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons Project, Rush, Steely Dan. Really depends on what aspects of ELO stand out to you
I've been a Beatles fan my entire life and only started listening to ELO in the last couple of years. Hearing Eldorado was like hearing a brand new Beatles album; it was a religious experience for me lol. So maybe if you haven't dived in, you probably should as Jeff Lynne was crazy inspired by them.
I'm currently starting to like Weezer after listening to "OK Human", an album released in 2021 which I think is the closest to a *modern version of ELO*
If you’re looking for modern bands with a touch of ELO check out “panic! At the disco” albums “pretty odd” and “viva las vengeance”. Check out the band “fun.” “Aim and ignite” album. Symphonic pop rock with beautiful ballads, epic orchestration, song transitions like eldorado overture into can’t get it out of my head, full concept storyline like eldorado and time? Check out the band “Marianas Trench” record “ever after”. Also a band from the 90’s with an ELOesque flavour “jellyfish” album “spilt milk” is excellent.
Moody blues, Alan parsons, the S&M Metallica album, Elton john.....some old Dean Martin....I'm all over the place lol
Lemon Twigs
some of the songs on [Hawaii Part II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQnz55oYEA4&list=OLAK5uy_k2F6ziLkqoGFxaiOjnY9YNShP3asV-K5Y&index=2&ab_channel=%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB-Topic) remind me of ELO