THE MOODY BLUES...
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Love their 7 albums made in the psychedelic era. "Long Distance Voyager" is a record I don't have in my collection, I probably should, it's on my wishlist...
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Hendrix Ibsen:
Love their 7 albums made in the psychedelic era. "Long Distance Voyager" is a record I don't have in my collection, I probably should, it's on my wishlist...
I managed to get the 2008 remaster for £5.99 and it sounds really lovely and clear! Probably their last really strong album for me.
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Thanks for the tip, BOYCIE, I decided to order "Long Distance Voyager" while I wait for the "FourFiveSeconds" CD single to ship. It has been delayed.
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Another cool thing they did was a soundtrack thing to "The War of the Worlds." An entire album, if I'm correct. Their beautiful deeply emotional song from this that wails "but you're not here" makes tears well up, still. Justin Hayward is one of the most handsome lead singers in rock
They played Myrtle Beach with the Eagles a few years back and everybody had a cow, just loved it, but were more psyched over the Eagles than the Moodies. Some even thought it was almost like the Beatles playing there (Ringo did play there!). I digress, but found out Bob Dylan is playing Durham N.C.--I'm sure it's already sold out--would have loved to go.
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SusyLuvsPaul:
Another cool thing they did was a soundtrack thing to "The War of the Worlds." An entire album, if I'm correct. Their beautiful deeply emotional song from this that wails "but you're not here" makes tears well up, still. Justin Hayward is one of the most handsome lead singers in rock
They played Myrtle Beach with the Eagles a few years back and everybody had a cow, just loved it, but were more psyched over the Eagles than the Moodies. Some even thought it was almost like the Beatles playing there (Ringo did play there!). I digress, but found out Bob Dylan is playing Durham N.C.--I'm sure it's already sold out--would have loved to go.
Justin Hayward appears on Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds album from 1978 not the Moodies Suzy! The song you're referring to is Forever Autumn which is a beautiful song indeed and was a big hit over here in the UK.
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BOYCIE:
Justin Hayward appears on Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds album from 1978 not the Moodies Suzy! The song you're referring to is Forever Autumn which is a beautiful song indeed and was a big hit over here in the UK.
I bought that album when it was released here in the states. Richard Burton narrated it.
When Jeff called Justin to ask him if he'd sing Forever Autumn for the venture, Justin had to convince Jeff that it was actually him on the phone!
I remember seeing a clip with Justin commenting about that.
7 minute excerpt from the album featuring...Forever Autumn
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BOYCIE:
Hendrix Ibsen:
Love their 7 albums made in the psychedelic era. "Long Distance Voyager" is a record I don't have in my collection, I probably should, it's on my wishlist...
I managed to get the 2008 remaster for £5.99 and it sounds really lovely and clear! Probably their last really strong album for me.
Got the 2008 remaster of EGBDF also. Lots of goosebump moments! Highly recommended!
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Got "Long Distance Voyager" a few days ago and have heard it twice so far and I think it was better the second time already. Guaranteed a grower and strange that I didn't have it in my collection from before, it made me want to find the others I also have, a slightly The Moody Blues fever.
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Hendrix Ibsen:
Got "Long Distance Voyager" a few days ago and have heard it twice so far and I think it was better the second time already. Guaranteed a grower and strange that I didn't have it in my collection from before, it made me want to find the others I also have, a slightly The Moody Blues fever.
That's a great album! When I read your post earlier...I looked for the last Moodies cd I bought and finally found it. It's a 2 cd set called... moody blues LIVE...lovely to see you released by...image entertainment
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Live album. I'll put it in my wishlist, there are some new (studio) albums coming out now in April by different favorites of mine: Ringo Starr - Postcards From Paradise Dwight Yoakam - Second Hand Heart Brian Wilson - No Pier Pressure Records i'm looking forward to. Think I must prioritize.
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The question is in my head today
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Hendrix Ibsen:
Got "Long Distance Voyager" a few days ago and have heard it twice so far and I think it was better the second time already. Guaranteed a grower and strange that I didn't have it in my collection from before, it made me want to find the others I also have, a slightly The Moody Blues fever.
Since i last posted on the Moodies and Long Distance Voyager i've played it even more and love it to death, a real gem of a album of there's! I think the song In My World might even be my favourite song of there's ever, it's magical and really beautiful. I've contradicted myself from a earlier post about not going to see them live ever again, now i'm off to see them two weeks after Paul's shows in London locally, 6th row too, playing their music a lot lately has pushed me to it!
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I love The Moody Blues! The Question just came to my mind tonight:
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hey_kittay:
I love The Moody Blues! The Question just came to my mind tonight:
Questions...is a beautiful song!!! Have had the lyrics memorized since the song came out.
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^^ Yes it is beautiful and it was exactly what my mind was thinking tonight. I like it when a song comes to mind when your experiencing certain circumstances in life, reminiscing about the past, or even thinking of the future.
Love & Peace!
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Same them live 3 times in the 80's. All great performances!
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"Face Piles of Trials with Smiles" --phrase from a Moody Blues album that's especially apt now what with Mercury in Retrograde recently, which results in all sorts of havoc in people's lives according to stuff I read online recently
Which might be superstitious "it's in the stars" malarkey, but the phrase still holds true, rings a bell, resonates and makes sense. It's better to laugh and smile and shrug it off than always be full of doom and gloom and crying all the time-- and not sweat the small stuff OR the big stuff--easier said than done...but you gotta flip it, turn it around and switch from negative to positive, from darkness to light, jeeze can I come up with any more cliches
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After a emotional weekend in London seeing Macca, sod it in my family they all know him as GOD, meeting up with quite a few board members past and present. Just had an emotional evening watching Justin Hayward solo for the first time, and I will not see 35 ok 45 again. My oldest friend like cough cough 48 years, we used to play dollies together, ok action man, flew in from the Isle of Man to attend it with me. He couldn't make London due to family stuff, I hate having responsible men friends. I don't think he has heard any of the Moodies since I left ulster in 1979 nevermind Justin. He came out saying it was the best concert he has seen in a long time and trust he has seen a few. He promotes on a small scale on the Isle, mostly up and coming bands he has seen in the UK and Ireland on his business travels but also Kiki Dee, Beverley Craven etc. Fantastic support act did 4 songs, well no singing just guitar playing a Mike Dawes, got a standing ovation from a mostly middle aged crowd. Check him out on you tube. He supported Mr Hayward later along with a fine female keyboardist who provided backing vocals. Very much an acoustic feel to it kinda of set I have wanted to see from macca for years. was fantastic.