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Poll Question: Which of these artists do people prefer?
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    Posted: November 16 2012 at 03:50
Both share the duties on the last album by The Move and the first album by Electric Light Orchestra. I find Roy Wood a true progressive rock pioneer. Jeff Lynne on the other hand is far less original, but wrote some of the best rock - pop tunes in the 1970's. 
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Without hesitation: Roy Wood - far more inventive and creative.
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They were on both 1971 albums by The Move. I really don't know which one of them is responsible to what in those albums.
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An unfair comparison - both talented people, and actually very similar to each other in the use of those talents. Perhaps the only deciding factor is that Roy Wood was a hero to Jeff Lynne (and to almost every Birmingham musician of that era).
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I tried out one of Roy Wood's solo albums (Boulders) and although I admire him, it's not really my cup of tea.
Jeff Lynne did write some quite good pop / rock tunes so at this moment I would prefer him.
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Wow, I couldn't decide if I wanted to. I was a huge ELO fan, in fact they were the reason I was drawn into prog rock. But I love the creativity of Roy Wood.
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> I like the Move before Lynne joined slightly more than after he joined (Carl Wayne was an awesome lead singer)
> BUT, after Lynne joined, I like his songs slightly more than Wood's (e.g. "What?", "Open Up Said the World at the Door", "The Words of Aaron", "Message from the Country", etc)
> BUT, on the first ELO album, I like Wood's songs slightly more than Lynne's (e.g. "Look at me Now", "Whispers in the Night", "Battle of Marston Moor", etc)
> BUT, I don't care too much for what I've heard of Wood's Wizzard stuff and Boulders.
> BUT, Lynne had an occasional tendency to suck too, especially later on. (e.g. sheeee said: ramalamalamalama rock and roollll is king)

So it call comes down to who has more songs I love.  And that would have to be Jeff Lynne - though the total volume of his output is much higher than Wood's.


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Jeff Lynne for me. Never much cared for Wood's stuff.
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Jeff Lynne; a genius. I don't like Wood's stuff, although he is brilliant as well.
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I go for Roy Wood - mainly how he challenged himself, learning many instruments and he seemed more daring.  I also envy him because he was with Annie Haslam for quite a while........ooh, what a lucky man, he was..........
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Jeff Lynne - a great songwriter.  
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People obviously prefer Jeff Lynne, but they should be reminded that he was once a follower of Roy Wood, Birmingham's biggest hero in the 60s. 
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Points: 16148 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2013 at 20:53
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Without hesitation: Roy Wood - far more inventive and creative.


Absolutely. Jeff Lynne is most pop music. You can't say that about Roy, and if you don't have "Mustard" in your collection ... you don't like progressive anything!               
 
I keep wondering if half the folks that voted for Jeff, even heard a single album by Roy! I'm still looking for "Eddie and the Falcons"


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Interestingly neither man has a page here at the archives so apparently they are not considered prog regarding their solo music.
I liked the Move , and the first 4 ELO lp's.....they became too pop after that.
I had the first 2 Wood lp's, can't say they did much for me but he was certainly different.
 
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Points: 2689 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 25 2013 at 06:03
Let's see who looks more prog...
 
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back in the day, they all did:
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Points: 2689 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 25 2013 at 06:56
is that ZZ Top? LOL
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Oh god, Jeff Lynne by a million miles and a bus ride!
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