With the exception of a short-lived reformation in 2000–01, ELO remained largely inactive for the next three decades. Bevan responded by forming his own band, ELO Part II, which later became The Orchestra.
In 1986, Lynne lost interest in the band and ceased its operation. For their initial tenure, Lynne, Bevan, and keyboard player Richard Tandy were the group's only consistent members. During their 1970s and 80s heyday, they recorded a string of studio albums that include the conceptual works Eldorado (1974) and Time (1981). The band was formed to accommodate Lynne's and Wood's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones, deriving as an offshoot of Wood's previous band the Move, of which Lynne and Bevan were also members. After Wood's departure in 1972, Lynne became the band's leader, arranging and producing every album while writing virtually all of their original material. Their music is characterised by a fusion of Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography. The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970, by songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan.
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