the Moody Blues / a question of balance

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the Moody Blues / a Question of Balance




Imitation. Innovation. Sensation. That pretty much sums up the first phase of THE MOODY BLUES. Their 1965 debut, "The Magnificent Moodies," was your standard British Invasion record; R&B covers and originals from Mike Pinder and Denny Laine that included an earlier #1 hit single, Go Now. In 1967, Justin Hayward and John Lodge replaced Laine and Rod Clarke, and what followed was the stunningly original "Days of Future Passed."

Featuring orchestral arrangements and introducing to many ears the transcendent tones of the mellotron, that work almost single-handedly set the stage for the progressive rock movement. Subsequent albums confirmed the band's status as England's newest sensation: "On The Threshold of a Dream," "A Question of Balance," "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" and "Seventh Sojourn" all hit #1. Hibernation of a sort followed in the mid '70s, as each member of the band released solo albums (Hayward and Lodge had the most success with their 1975 effort, "BLUE JAYS.")!

The band regrouped in the '80s and picked up where they left off (commercially anyway) with "Long Distance Voyager." Though the '90s found the Moodies less of a commercial force than a cult band, the group still tours and releases albums on occasion (including 1999's "Strange Times"). Their mix of sentimentalism and existentialism still resonates with listeners today, a point perhaps best made when the band was invited to play themselves on that most trendy of television shows, The Simpsons.


Best albums =

-- 1 -- Days of Future Passed (1967) a Masterpiece of Crossover prog ..

-- 2 -- In Search of the Lost Chord (1968) Excellent album


-- 3 -- On the Threshold of a Dream (1969) Excellent album

-- 4 -- to Our Children's , Children's Children (1969) a Masterpiece of Rock

-- 5 -- Question of Balance (1970) a Masterpiece of Rock music

-- 6 -- Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) Excellent Album

-- 7 -- Seventh Sojourn (1972) best album in 1972 and a Masterpiece


-- 8 -- Long Distance Voyager (1981) Excellent release at that year .

-- Other Albums = =
- Octave (1978) -- the Present (1983) -- the Other Side of Life (86)
- Sur la Mer (1988) -- Keys of the Kingdom (1991) --
- Strange Times (1999) -- December (2003) and their first album
the Magnificient Moodies (1966) are interresting for the collectors &
Fans of the genre , Crossover Progressive Rock & Canterbury style .

-- Best DVD ( Hall of Fame ) released in 2000 is also a masterpiece ,
includes their best songs with the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra .
the dvd cover pic is above with their biography .

[SpaceCommandSam]

thanks for reminding me of this wonderful band.