In 1991 the new band released album “Electric Light Orchestra Part 2”. The band gave a live concert with The Moscow Symphony Orchestra during their first tour. It was a great success in the UK. The band sang about 2/3 of the songs that represented ELO hits. The live performance in Birmingham entered the album under the title “Performing ELO’s Greatest Hits Live Featuring The Moscow Symphony Orchestra”.

The band gave concerts in Germany and the UK in 1992. In 1993 Haycock and Lockwood quit the band. The same year the musicians were replaced by Phil Bates (guitarist and vocalist). In 1993 ELO Part Two undertook a world tour concerts in the USA and Eastern Europe included. In 1994 Electric Light Orchestra released the second studio album that was called “Moment of Truth”. The band continued their tours over the following years. A year later ELO Part 2 recorded a live album with orchestral backing in Australia. It was released as a double album One Night in Germany and in the USA as a single album One Night- Live in Australia. Bates played in the group until 1999. Then he was replaced by Parthenon Huxley. By that time the band reduced the rendering of their original material at concerts. Very often their performances included 90% ELO songs. Bev Bevan was not at all happy with such state of things, especially with the inability to score a great success in the US. In November 1999 Bev Bevan gave his last performance with ELO Part Two at the Sands Hotel in Atlantic City.

As opposed to ELO, where Jeff Lynne (writer and producer) exercised creative control, ELO Part Two was distinguished as a band with more democracy as at different times the band members undertook songwriting and lead vocals. However Bev Bevan remained the leader of the group. In 2000 Bevan announced that ELO Part Two were disbanded. The other members of the band decided to continue its activity. Thus Gordon Townsend was invited and the band that was given a new name The Orchestra continued to give concerts up to 2009.

Richard Tandy went to Moseley School where he got acquainted with Bev Bevan, who later on became a famous drummer. On Bev Bevan’s invitation, Tandy played harpsichord during the recording of the first hit “Blackberry Way” of the band The Move. Afterwards he joined the band Electric Light Orchestra where he played till the breakup of the band. During ELO concerts, Richard Tandy often played the stereotyped 1970s progressive rock stack of keyboards. He also accompanied Jeff Lynne in his solo projects such as sound track for the film “Electric Dreams” (1984), the album “Armchair Theatre” (1990), and Dave Edmunds’ album “Information” produced by Jeff Lynne. Before becoming a member of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra Richard Tandy played with the bands “The Uglys” and “Balls”. Immediately after the breakup of the band Electric Light Orchestra, Tandy created trio together with the drummer Dave Morgan and Martin Smith. These musicians had worked with Electric Light Orchestra in live performances.

In 2000-2001, Tandy participated in a short-term revival of the band ELO. It should be noted that a number of ELO album titles belong to Richard Tandy, Multi-Platinum album “Discovery” included.

It should be noted that the given song became very popular in Japan. “Twilight” was a great success among people interested in Japanese comics and animation (also called as Otaku). It served as the music theme (without receiving authorization) for the renowned opening animation to the Daicon IV sci-fi convention held in 1983. One year previously, the song in question was used for an advertisement created for the Toyota Celica XX (Supra). This time “Twilight” was used with authorization and credit.

In 2005, one resorted to the song “Twilight” again to esteem the DAICON IV opening. This was the animation that represented the opening for the serial Densha Otoku. The central character of these television series was an otaku (along with a number of periodic extras). In the issue, such uses of “Twilight” developed into the following: the song has become a hymn for otaku in its own way.

In addition, the given song was used as the final one in the film “The B Movie” (Burton Snowboards). The film that was released in 2009 depicts the Burton team snowboarding on a huge “B” formed of snow.

The impressive and rich creative work of the band exerted profound influence on a great number of rock and pop bands. Therefore there a new term appeared known as “Beatlesque”. The term was used to describe the influence of The Beatles’ creation on musicians, rock or pop bands whose style of music and performance resembled the band in question. The article provides several examples of “Beatlesque” bands.

Badfinger

Badfinger being a Welsh rock and pop band was created in the 1960s. The band cooperated with the members of The Beatles and their producers. In the early 70’s the band Badfinger was considered to be followers of The Beatles in the stylistic plan. Paul McCartney patronized the band and later on the musician redeemed Badfinger from early breakup. Paul McCartney was also the producer of the main releases of the given band. Badfinger’s song “No Matter What” was Lennon-inspired.

Electric Light Orchestra

The Electric Light Orchestra resorted to the creative work of The Beatles as well. The British rock band created a tribute song “Beatles Forever” and it was intended to be included in the album “Secret Messages”. The song was recorded in 1983 however it did not enter the album.

At the instance of George Harrison, the ELO frontman Jeff Lynne became the co-producer of George Harrison’s Cloud Nine album. The musicians worked together on the Traveling Wilburys albums as well. Jeff Lynne was also the producer of the new songs written for the Beatles’ Anthology.

Julian Lennon

Julian Lennon is John Lennon’s son. His songs such as “Too Late for Goodbye”, “Valotte” and “Saltwater” are considered to be Beatlesque. In “I Don’t Wanna Know” music video Julian and his band are dressed up like the musicians of The Beatles.

The Monkees

The Monkees is am American pop-rock quartet that released songs and concertized from 1966 to 1971.

The members of the band were gathered together for the first time by NBC channel in 1965. The purpose of this meeting was the taking of series about the working days of the modern rock band. The film “A Hard Day’s Night” became a model for these series.

The Monkees initially formed with the purpose of participation in the TV serial, scored big successes in the other niche. The success of the series surpassed all expectations and then the members of the band began releasing a great number of hits, reproducing the superficial aspects of The Beatles music.

Being at the peak of their fame, The Monkees sold about 35 million records. In 1967 Micky Dolenz wrote a new song “Randy Scouse Git”. The song was about partying with The Beatles band in London. The Beatles were described as “the four kings of EMI sitting stately on the floor”. Later the song “Randy Scouse Git” was retitled “Alternate Title”.

Oasis

Oasis considered themselves to be strongly influenced by The Beatles. The band covered a great number of songs previously recorded by Beatles. Noel Gallagher also cooperated in a number of Beatles songs.

The band was first called “Rain” like the song of the same name recorded by The Beatles. The decision to rename the band Oasis belonged to Liam. This happened after the band gave a concert in The Swindon Oasis.

The music video for the song “Supersonic” was shot on the roof of a house. In due time The Beatles also shot the Music video for “Let it Be” on a roof. It should be noted that the name of the song “Wonderwall” is also the name of one of the albums recorded by George Harrison. The introduction to the “Don’t lool Back in Anger” was borrowed from the song “Imagine” by John Lennon. The end of “She’s Electric” song is the copy of the other song by The Beatles “With a Little Help from my Friends”. During live performances Oasis sing parts from “Octopus’s Garden” by The Beatles at the end of the song “Whatever”.

Riffworks is really very easy to use. Its interface that has many functions is very helpful and enjoyable for creating any form of music. During the process of music creation you can choose between various progressions within one drum style. Thus you can add more rolls, cymbal hits or kicks. You also can mix different styles of playing such as pop, metal, rock, funk and many others. Riffworks has the following functions: ATTAQ, TEMPEST, SUPERTANKER, STAMINA, NOEQUAL.
3E Soft Entertainment Moderal Jukebox1.02: this software represents a windows audio player. You get a free play mode for unbounded selection. Thus you are allowed to play a file, a folder or all the albums of you favorite singers. It also arranges the files on a hard disk as albums self-actingly. All the albums are shown graphically. The software gives you the possibility to create your own playlists.
Cakewalk FL Studio: Cakewalk FL Studio “Fruityloops” Edition Music Creation & Editing Software is easy using software. Its simplicity is explained by the fact that you can create a new song within a couple of hours. The software disposes of various instruments that help you to change the sound. Therefore the software is one of the best options for both beginners and advanced song writers. Recording great tracks is so easy and interesting with Cakewalk FL Studio “Fruityloops”.

SoundForge 10 is a new version of the powerful audio processor which includes a set of various utility programs that are designed for sound work. This software allows you to process audio files effectively, edit samples, record sounds, add various effects to your sound recording, code audio data, convert audio files from one format to another, etc. Usually SoundForge10 is used by sound men or producers at many sound recording studios. However thanks to the well designed and thought out interface, the software can be used by ordinary users.

·The purpose of the synth’s usage. You should decide on its usage and the style of music you are going to play.

·The sum of money you are going to spend on the instrument.

If you scheme to play synthesizer from time to time just for pleasure, you will need a definite set of requirements.

Synthesizers are divided into sampling and synthesizing ones. The synthesizing instruments synthesize the sound from a built-in generator. As for the sampling synths, they work on the basis of reproduction of sound samples which are recorded into the built-in samplers of an instrument. The menu of such synthesizer allows you to change the sounding and the tone of samples as well as to add various effects.

Depending on the technology that is usually used for a synthesizer’s operating, there are analog, digital, analog-digital and hybrid synths. The principle of a synth’s “hybridity” can be explained in the following way: the sound is worked up after the digital part. Thereafter it is reproduced in an analog section. Such scheme of sounding allows you to create interesting and original sounds.

If you a beginner musician, you should give preference to a synthesizer which has as many different sound options as possible. The thing is that as you improve your skills, you will be in need of different set of requirements towards your synthesizer. For instance, if you begin to play one-voice analog synth, in future you will become interested in polyphonic features of your instrument, to reproduce several sounds simultaneously.

Taking into consideration the synthesizer keyboard, this instrument can have different number of keys. Usually most synths have 61 keys (5 octaves), but others can have up to 88 keys. A keyboard with 49 keys will be very good for playing synthesizer at home or at a studio. 88 key instrument represents a larger version, which is considered to be an electro piano. People, who can play piano, must seem comfortable when playing this kind of synth. To reproduce the majority of compositions, 61 and 71 key instruments will be very appropriate for these needs.

To choose just the right option for you, determine where the synth will be used, as these instruments are designed whether for home or professional usage. Home synths are equipped with built-in loudspeakers. They are not characterized by outstanding functions and features. However home synthesizers will be very good for playing piano parts at home. Usually these synths have an easy interface, specially designed for amateurs.

In contrast to home synths, professional synthesizers do not have built-in loudspeakers. They have a very qualitative keyboard. After buying a professional synth, you will need more time to study the manual instruction. It is also a good idea to purchase a copy of a keyboard’s manual to review it at home. Thus this step will help you to make a final decision. It is also worth mentioning that a professional instrument means a great number of functions which require much knowledge and experience. In addition, you will have to spend a greater sum of money on it.