Despite other stuff he has done (Traveling Wiblurys, George Harrison albums, etc.) I've always thought Jeff Lynne was at his best with his ELO music. ELO sounds really good in concert, too. It's understandable that John Lennon compared ELO and the Beatles to each other, though. But to me Jeff Lynne sounds more like the Beatles when he is with ELO, not collaborating with someone else--even if it's George Harrison.