This version is NOT the original from the early 70's. It appears to be a re-mixed version.The original sounds better to my ears. And the First track "Procession" which runs into this track is basically an introduction to this song, and should be listened to as part of it.
Yeah, I was waiting for Jamel's reaction to the bass dropping at about the 1 minute mark of the video and it just wasn't there. I appreciate different versions once in a while but this is in no way the better version of this song.
@@jml-rj5re THANK YOU! Yesterday I was trying to think of the word "demo" for my own comment and couldn't remember it! That's exactly what this version is. 😎👍✌☮
Geniuses yes, but not of prog. Geniuses of psychedelic pop-rock, elevating it to its highest form. You will never hear the controlled chaos of progressive jazz influences in the Moodies music. Their influences are pop, rock, blues and classical music. They transposed the sounds of pop, blues and rock over the sophisticated song structures found in classical music, and added a hint of psychedelia for good measure. Pink Floyd wasn't prog either, though they're often mislabeled as such. King Crimson was the wellspring of progressive rock in the UK. The thing that all three of these contemporaries have in common is their psychedelic leaning. Can you imagine living in the UK with those three bands on the rise?
This was my brother, Court's, favorite band. He passed away three years ago. He was on a pacemaker and only 15% of his heart worked and he was on a donor list. I bought him tickets for his birthday in his thirties. He was working on a car on jacks and an idiot "friend" kept sitting inside the car. My brother yelled at him to stop. He wouldn't, so my brother started to get from under the car, and he started to hear creaking as he was laying sideways, and the car came down and twisted his spine. Even in excruciating pain, HE MADE THE CONCERT!!! I worked event security and REALLY TRIED TO GET HIM BACKSTAGE. He was HAPPY ANYWAY and kept yelling, "OWW!" as tears of JOY streamed down his face as he clapped wildly. WE WERE LAUGHING and I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT MOMENT. 👏🎉😂 I woke up around 1:45 CST and am sitting here laughing in my bed as I LITERALLY FEEL the lung cancer tha spread to up my spne and into my brain, MELTING away as I talk to him. We are connected SPIRITUALLY. NO LIE. I AM ASTOUNDING DOCTORS AT VANDERBILT AND I WILL PUT TOGETHER PROGRAMS AND PACKAGES FOR CANCER PATIENTS TO BE BETTER INFORMED THAT ANYONE CAN GET IT WITH NO HISTORY AT ALL. I have come face to face with so many SURVIVORS who ARE CANCER FREE. MITACLES DO HAPPEN.
It’s funny how you mentioned “to our children’s children”. They put out an album entitled, “To Our Children’s Children Children”. Some great songs off that album for sure.
@@jennd8935 Mine too. I love the innovation of *Days Of Future Passed,* the trippy adventure of *In Search Of The Lost Chord,* the slightly less trippy adventure of *On The Threshold Of A Dream,* the rebellious spirit of *A Question Of Balance,* the grandiosity of *Every Good Boy Deserves Favour,* and the refreshing newness (and great songs) of *Seventh Sojourn,* but *To Our Children's Children's Children* for me is their all-time best.
This is not the album version , it is an earler take that was not used . Probably surfaced on a box set and /or the remaster of the original album as a bonus track .
At the age of 12 a school mate played me 2 albums of his older brothers - "For Your Children's Children's Children" & "A Question Of Balance" - I loved both. My 13th birthday was coming up & I wanted one of those albums. I chose "For Your Children's ......." It was the very 1st album in my entire record collection. I'm now 64 and have all of The Moody Blues albums on vinyl & "For Your Children's ......" is still my favourite. I wore out the vinyl & had to buy it again, [ still before cd's came out ] - I later got the Deluxe 2cd set.
This is the alternate version as a bonus track from remastered album from 2008,its not the proper album version, you need to hear proper album version, it's the 2nd track on album🎵😀
Thank you! I had that question, too, as did many others here. I was thinking it might be an alternate or bonus from a re-issue, but couldn't be sure. Thanks again!
Thanks, I was wondering what this was! I just knew it's not the version I know. I really miss the vocal harmonies from the original version, and he's right, the music was drowning the vocals out.
These Moody Blues songs are a MUST ~ LEGEND OF A MIND, and RIDE MY SEESAW. Moody Blues music, much like Jethro Tull, ALWAYS lifts me up and puts me in a great mood! Never heard a song by either band that brought me down. The vocals on this version are VERY odd, almost like this is an early version that they redid, because the album version I'm familiar with sounds nothing like this, vocally. You should seek out other uploads of this song and you'll likely find a better one. However, I'm VERY elated that you're going down the Moody Blues rabbit hole, it's an extremely enjoyable experience! They are my favorite band.
Thanks for the Moodies ! So many good and great songs. "Have You Heard" is one their best. They were a really positive influence in my youth - a well of inspiration I'm still pulling water from.
I believe this is the next to final version before the final dubs and mix. The radio version is the final mix. The Moodies were pro-ecology and of course love and peace. Wonderful band! Thanx, Jamel aka Jamal. ❤️
I've been thinking about our fortune And I've decided that we're really not to blame For the love that's deep inside us now, it's still the same And the sound we make together Is the music to the story in your eyes It's been shining down upon you now, I realize Listen to the tide slowly turning Wash all our heartaches away We are part of the fire that is burning And from the ashes we can build another day But I'm frightened for your children And the life that we are living is in vain And the sunshine we've been waiting for Will turn to rain Listen to the tide slowly turning Wash all our heartaches away We're part of the fire that is burning And from the ashes we can build another day Oh I'm frightened for your children And the life that we are living is in vain And the sunshine we've been waiting for Will turn to rain When the final line is over And it's certain that the curtain's gonna fall I can hide inside your sweet sweet love Forever more
Rough mix. But that is OK. Keep listening to the Moody Blues!!!! VOICES IN THE SKY, SIMPLE GAME, THE QUESTION, THE ACTOR, LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.......
Started listening to them in the late 60's, have all their earlier albums. I'm 71 this year and their music and words and the poetry of life they share, is forever stuff. Take the time to enjoy the albums in their entirety . This song is very special and it's title tells the story about to be told. Time to play the vinyl again .. Aroha from New Zealand.
Ride My See-Saw, Steppin' in a Slide Zone, Question, Isn't Life Strange, The Voice, Melancholy Man, Gypsy, Gemini Dream, Nervous, The Other Side of Life, Your Wildest Dreams, I Know You're Out There Somewhere
I agree with "Your Wildest Dreams" and "I Know You're Out There Somewhere". Don't let the haters stop you from enjoying those cuts. My wife sent them to me when I was in the Army back in the eighties and stationed away from her for a year. Been together for 35 years now, and those two tracks are still loved. And I still have the compact discs...so don't let the haters take away from those two tracks.
Moody Blues music was always a "listen to the whole album in one sitting " event for me. The albums each had a concept and were a journey of several connected ideas that went somewhere. Usually we were chemically altered which enhanced the experience. The early 70s.
You need to hear their masterpiece "Have You Heard (part1)/The Voyage/Have You Heard (part2)" from the album On The Threshold Of A Dream, it's so trippy!
These gentlemen are tops in my book! Saw them at an Art Noveau theater in South Bend, Indiana a few years ago, best concert in my 66 years of life. They were flawless from opening to closing notes. I still am on that high every time I hear them! You're right, we were spoiled, I was raised on folk, anthen got into Motown in 6th grade (after Beatles) and then came everyone else..staring with an intro to Bob Dylan when I was 11...then British Invasion, and off to the races!
I had this vinyl when I was very young. The name of the album is Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, which I am not sure if you know or remember this from music class is the mnemonic for remembering treble clef, EGBDF which I have always thought was a very clever name for an album. This was hand's down my favorite song from the album! Yes! We were very spoiled and I feel so very proud of my generation. However, I have found a treasure trove of excellent new music, as well!
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Yes, but this version is not from that album, or if it is, it's been heavily messed with.
This band changed my life. Thank you for your review, choices, and promotion of Good Humans! The early Moody Blues, had a direct partnership with Beatles. So much talent.
I saw them live in Hartford Ct. in the 80s ... It was the best concert I ever went to... There was so much love there that night , we were ALL floating on a cloud.
One of my favorite driving songs is the Moodies’ “English Sunset.” When I bought the CD Strange Times, I had to listen to that song twice, just to make sure that I was listening to The Moody Blues. All of their albums sound so different, which is why I look forward to hearing their music.
Justin Hayward wrote this. He’s the guitarist and he is a good one. His voice is a slurry one with fabulous range. This was like 1970. Keep em comin Jamel! This band was a symphony in itself.💟
Moody Blues, the single most underrated rock band ever. People have them as this corny boomer favourite but man, the critics couldn't stand them, but you will rarely find a band with such an incredible gift for melody and with such a wealth of distinctive singers (which made their vocal harmonies the best in all pop music imho). Songs like this one prove that they could rock out too. And Justin Hayward was one of the very top voices in rock history. And they took the mellotron to unseen and unheard heights, thanks to Mike Pinder. They need to be vindicated.
Definitely a different mix than the version on the album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (which is my favorite Moody Blues album). Wikipedia says it was released as a single first, and then put on the album, so the version I'm familiar with from the album was probably remixed. The Moody Blues were known for thought provoking lyrics, hence the story you read about what prompted John Lodge to write I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band. For more of their thought provoking lyrics, I suggest: Question czcams.com/video/qxOAhsngMyc/video.html The Word and Om czcams.com/video/N36oRaEF4jA/video.html Isn't Life Strange czcams.com/video/AXKPtFzwPmg/video.html Legend of a Mind czcams.com/video/TGYUWHef3Is/video.html and The Voice czcams.com/video/uiPzKbT21Vc/video.html For videos, I would strongly suggest you do these versions of Your Wildest Dreams czcams.com/video/kmmPFrkuPq0/video.html and I Know You're Out There Somewhere czcams.com/video/cjImFYf2Vzc/video.html back to back. They are much later in the band's discography, and were released two years apart on different albums, but the video director decided to tie them together as a story, which works. I agree with a previous commentator who said to do Procession merging in to The Story In Your Eyes from the album. Procession is a history of evolution set to music. czcams.com/video/A6EFytM1sxM/video.html It has a reprise on the B side, as part of the song One More Time to Live: czcams.com/video/PgaBGjUPYls/video.html
Five minutes ago I was listening to them performing the same song, and lo and behold, I scrolled down and saw yours. Btw, love your videos and keep up the great work.
These Brothers had so many Number 1 Class A tunes, its really hard to say which one is my favorite. But...John Lodge and Justin Hayward harmonize so well, they almost sound like one voice. I believe this song was popular in 1971. Maybe for the next Moody Blues tune, you could play one of my all time favorite. ( Lovely To See You.)
Moody Blues is one of my all-time favourite bands - Great music. Their music is both intellectual and complex while still being very accessible. Seeing them live, in concert was amazing. I love such a diverse aray of music, but I feel like they are in a class all their ow - they are their own genre. Very excited you're getting into them. Cheers!
Their music is best listened to by listening to the album itself, and the songs and pieces which precede and follow the songs - all sewn together to create a rich tapestry of colours and music entwined together.
Such a dynamic band . I was an 80s metal head but absolutely loved this band along with Mountain and Cream . My uncle gave me all his vintage albums from the 60s and early 70s . People look up Jonathan Round Symphony for the devil .
What a great and innovative group that never ceased to amaze me with hits like " NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN", " TUESDAY AFTERNOON", " QUESTION" and "THE VOICE". They were finally inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame August 13, 2018, long long overdue. The group formed in Birmingham, England in 1964 and the rest is history.
Moody Blues rebounded in the 1980's with The albums The other side of life and long distance voyager with songs like The other side of life, Gemini Dream, Your wildest dreams, and The Voice, and The Spirit.
Got to see Moody Blues induction into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, this is one of my favorites of theirs! Thanks Jamel, you are playing the music I love & sharing. Love this journey with you,
Justin Haywood always had a dichotomy; he saw and disapproved of all the bad things in the world, but constantly hopeful and positive about working to make a finer world for all our children.
Those of us who are Moody Blues fans are strongly devoted. They are almost 2 different bands, once you start delving into their later stuff. Much more pop-ish. Still great. I recommend "The Voice".
The Moody Blues are the greatest of the greats! Music is wonderous, deep, thoughtful, calming, mysterious and even prophetic. They are number 1 in my eyes.
I grew up in this period - many young people lived in fear of a nuclear word war 3 and a lot of that angst is subtly present in some of the music. It was a horrible time due to the cold war and the fear that "our living would be in vain" and we would all die in a nuclear holocaust not of our making. But it was a great time to grow up because of the music.
I was a 60's teenager living in Anchorage, AK. After surviving the Great Alaska Earthquake in 1964 it just did not seem important to worry about Russia even though it was right next to us! Back then music and dances with live bands got us jazzed for the future. The Moodies wee the group I listened to for hours in my bedroom. I still listen to them everyday.
Holy Cow, I have been an Moodys fan since I was a teenager (long time, I'm 50)! I LOVE your reaction to this. To me, their music, sound, thoughts and messages transcend decades. Thank you so much for reacting this wonderful band!!!!!
Definitely a weird version of this classic. I guess the "new" version is the one I always listened to. The vocal mixing in the other one is FAR superior, as is the singing. Still an excellent song though! Ride my See-Saw is a staple of this era of the Moodies and definitely deserves a listen. Steppin' in a Slide Zone, Gemini Dream, and The Other Side of Life are staples of their later sound.
They had nearly perfect harmony, helped invent progressive rock and were some of the first, if not the first, to continuously introduce philosophy into rock 'n roll, etc. Also, through a number of their songs the term "fire" is used. It is arguably synonymous with the word "love."
HI, Jamel! I think that this is the fourth Moody Blues reaction video I've seen from you in the past two days! I'm loving watching you listening to the band - you are really getting the import of the music here. "The Story in Your Eyes" is the lead off single from the Moodies' 1971 album, "Every Good Boy Deserves Favor." I'm so glad you chose it for a reaction, because it's a driving rocker and one of the most passionate of all of their songs. It was another song written by their guitarist, Justin Hayward (the blond man with the incandescent eyes). You were wondering how old the Moodies were when they recorded it. They were all in their mid to late 20s when they recorded their Core 7 albums, and Justin was the youngest of the group. He would have been about 24 at the time this song was recorded. It is a song with a very big scope and I love how the ambitious sweep of the music conveys that canvas of ideas. I smiled when you talked about the harmonies - those harmonies are a key component in creating the almost ethereal higher reaches of the Moodies' music. I also loved how you stopped the audio at one point just to savor how poetic Justin's lyrics are (I can't wait to hear you react to his song "Question" - whew!). He was a very ambitious writer even as a very young man and you are dead right when you talked about how they all were concerned to write about what was happening to the world around them. It's been speculated that Justin also wrote this song in reaction to the Vietnam War (note the fire and rain imagery), yet the scope of his concerns seems even wider and more elemental than the war to me. The original version you played is a rougher cut demo, done as the Moodies fleshed out the final version that was included on the album. That's why the sound mix might sound a little "off" to you. The original version is close to the final cut, but Justin was still a couple of steps away from getting to his final iconic vocal. Here's a link to the final album version: czcams.com/video/yoDXzvXxUbc/video.html Thank you for listening to the recommendations and choosing this beauty from among them! We love to hear what you are saying in reaction to this music. Rock on!
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gotta listen to the original mel
Jamel_AKA_Jamal how about saying don’t be evvilll 🧐
Take a listen to Moody Blues I Know You're Out There Somewhere great song makes you feel good.
Jason is right this isn't the original, you have to listen to the original.
This is one of my favorite songs, but this version is not so great. Can we get a do over? 🥴😆
This version is NOT the original from the early 70's. It appears to be a re-mixed version.The original sounds better to my ears. And the First track "Procession" which runs into this track is basically an introduction to this song, and should be listened to as part of it.
Yeah, I was waiting for Jamel's reaction to the bass dropping at about the 1 minute mark of the video and it just wasn't there. I appreciate different versions once in a while but this is in no way the better version of this song.
It's basically a demo before all the vocals were lied down and mixed properly.
@@jml-rj5re THANK YOU! Yesterday I was trying to think of the word "demo" for my own comment and couldn't remember it! That's exactly what this version is. 😎👍✌☮
Yes that's it. Yeah you must be right because this just does not sound good. Wrong version.
Yes! Thank you 😊
Isn't it unreal how songs from over 50 years ago are still so relevant today? These guys were un freakin believable.
Moody Blues are progressive rock geniuses.
Yes
Yes!
Geniuses yes, but not of prog. Geniuses of psychedelic pop-rock, elevating it to its highest form. You will never hear the controlled chaos of progressive jazz influences in the Moodies music. Their influences are pop, rock, blues and classical music. They transposed the sounds of pop, blues and rock over the sophisticated song structures found in classical music, and added a hint of psychedelia for good measure.
Pink Floyd wasn't prog either, though they're often mislabeled as such. King Crimson was the wellspring of progressive rock in the UK. The thing that all three of these contemporaries have in common is their psychedelic leaning.
Can you imagine living in the UK with those three bands on the rise?
@@willrichtor agreed and when bands came with classically trained musicians
This was my brother, Court's, favorite band. He passed away three years ago. He was on a pacemaker and only 15% of his heart worked and he was on a donor list.
I bought him tickets for his birthday in his thirties.
He was working on a car on jacks and an idiot "friend" kept sitting inside the car. My brother yelled at him to stop. He wouldn't, so my brother started to get from under the car, and he started to hear creaking as he was laying sideways, and the car came down and twisted his spine.
Even in excruciating pain, HE MADE THE CONCERT!!!
I worked event security and REALLY TRIED TO GET HIM BACKSTAGE.
He was HAPPY ANYWAY and kept yelling, "OWW!" as tears of JOY streamed down his face as he clapped wildly. WE WERE LAUGHING and I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT MOMENT. 👏🎉😂
I woke up around 1:45 CST and am sitting here laughing in my bed as I LITERALLY FEEL the lung cancer tha spread to up my spne and into my brain, MELTING away as I talk to him. We are connected SPIRITUALLY. NO LIE.
I AM ASTOUNDING DOCTORS AT VANDERBILT AND I WILL PUT TOGETHER PROGRAMS AND PACKAGES FOR CANCER PATIENTS TO BE BETTER INFORMED THAT ANYONE CAN GET IT WITH NO HISTORY AT ALL.
I have come face to face with so many SURVIVORS who ARE CANCER FREE.
MITACLES DO HAPPEN.
The Moodys are so amazing. The epitome of peace and love from the 60s. On the one hand it sounds dated, but on the other its hauntingly timeless.
said it all there! :)
They had a unique style.
Moody Blues singer/guitarist Justin Hayward was 24 when he wrote this song. The album and single were released in 1971
I was 1😁
he was also 19 when he wrote ‘the night’ :)
Hey! Remember 'They're just singers in a rock n roll band' ;-)
It’s funny how you mentioned “to our children’s children”. They put out an album entitled, “To Our Children’s Children Children”. Some great songs off that album for sure.
if I HAD to choose a "favorite" album, To Our Children's Children Children would be my pick out of their "core-7"
@@jennd8935 Mine too. I love the innovation of *Days Of Future Passed,* the trippy adventure of *In Search Of The Lost Chord,* the slightly less trippy adventure of *On The Threshold Of A Dream,* the rebellious spirit of *A Question Of Balance,* the grandiosity of *Every Good Boy Deserves Favour,* and the refreshing newness (and great songs) of *Seventh Sojourn,* but *To Our Children's Children's Children* for me is their all-time best.
This is not the album version , it is an earler take that was not used . Probably surfaced on a box set and /or the remaster of the original album as a bonus track .
At the age of 12 a school mate played me 2 albums of his older brothers - "For Your Children's Children's Children" & "A Question Of Balance" - I loved both. My 13th birthday was coming up & I wanted one of those albums. I chose "For Your Children's ......." It was the very 1st album in my entire record collection. I'm now 64 and have all of The Moody Blues albums on vinyl & "For Your Children's ......" is still my favourite. I wore out the vinyl & had to buy it again, [ still before cd's came out ] - I later got the Deluxe 2cd set.
I thought the same thing as soon as he said it.😊
This is the alternate version as a bonus track from remastered album from 2008,its not the proper album version, you need to hear proper album version, it's the 2nd track on album🎵😀
Thank you! I had that question, too, as did many others here. I was thinking it might be an alternate or bonus from a re-issue, but couldn't be sure. Thanks again!
I was going to say, this doesn't sound like the original..
@@bradsmack1 👍
Thank you, and yes, this version sux.
Thanks, I was wondering what this was! I just knew it's not the version I know. I really miss the vocal harmonies from the original version, and he's right, the music was drowning the vocals out.
These Moody Blues songs are a MUST ~ LEGEND OF A MIND, and RIDE MY SEESAW. Moody Blues music, much like Jethro Tull, ALWAYS lifts me up and puts me in a great mood! Never heard a song by either band that brought me down. The vocals on this version are VERY odd, almost like this is an early version that they redid, because the album version I'm familiar with sounds nothing like this, vocally. You should seek out other uploads of this song and you'll likely find a better one. However, I'm VERY elated that you're going down the Moody Blues rabbit hole, it's an extremely enjoyable experience! They are my favorite band.
One of the deepest sounding songs in history.......hands down 😎
Thanks for the Moodies ! So many good and great songs. "Have You Heard" is one their best. They were a really positive influence in my youth - a well of inspiration I'm still pulling water from.
I believe this is the next to final version before the final dubs and mix.
The radio version is the final mix.
The Moodies were pro-ecology and of course love and peace. Wonderful band!
Thanx, Jamel aka Jamal. ❤️
That's what I thought...doesn't sound right
@@lionheartroar3104 The original album version and the radio version are the same recording.
Another great one. You make me go back and look at lyrics I’ve been listening to for 40 years
I was a fan 50 years ago when they came out with "Go Now" (and I was already in high school
I JUST LOVE THIS BAND. ! I miss the 70’s . 😞 I want to go back to that time .
The Moody Blues - Watching And Waiting
The entire *To Our Children's Children's Children* album is a masterpiece. My favorite Moody Blues album, and that is really saying something.
For someone to understand me
I hope it won't be too long
Love Watching and Waiting- one of my all time favorite songs.
The Moody Blues are my all time favorite band. I love your reaction to their music. :)
One of my favorite Bands!!! This is a great song!!
Try the song "Question " from the Moody Blues.
Kathy, yeah, I have suggested this masterpiece too! If these lyrics blow Jamel's mind, I can't imagine what he'd think of "Question"!
Usually the Moody Blues are perfectly recorded, arranged and mastered. This must be a "rough mix". I do have the vinyl and it sounds different.
I've never heard this version. Instruments are far to loud compared to the vocals.
@@waterdonkey it sounds better and iv been a huge fan since 1967
@Vincent Schmitt it sounds better..the guitars are more outfront and i can hear vocals fine.
It’s certainly not the version originally released, on the album. Better or worse version? That’s subjective.
@@dangabbert3944 You are right. It is just different.
Their concerts were amazing. I saw them several times and everyone was chill'n and listening.
I've been thinking about our fortune
And I've decided that we're really not to blame
For the love that's deep inside us now, it's still the same
And the sound we make together
Is the music to the story in your eyes
It's been shining down upon you now, I realize
Listen to the tide slowly turning
Wash all our heartaches away
We are part of the fire that is burning
And from the ashes we can build another day
But I'm frightened for your children
And the life that we are living is in vain
And the sunshine we've been waiting for
Will turn to rain
Listen to the tide slowly turning
Wash all our heartaches away
We're part of the fire that is burning
And from the ashes we can build another day
Oh I'm frightened for your children
And the life that we are living is in vain
And the sunshine we've been waiting for
Will turn to rain
When the final line is over
And it's certain that the curtain's gonna fall
I can hide inside your sweet sweet love
Forever more
Rough mix. But that is OK. Keep listening to the Moody Blues!!!! VOICES IN THE SKY, SIMPLE GAME, THE QUESTION, THE ACTOR, LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.......
Started listening to them in the late 60's, have all their earlier albums. I'm 71 this year and their music and words and the poetry of life they share, is forever stuff. Take the time to enjoy the albums in their entirety . This song is very special and it's title tells the story about to be told. Time to play the vinyl again .. Aroha from New Zealand.
The Moody Blues, Still cant be BEATEN IN 2023, Respect to the Moody Blues, Jon UK
Not only best musicians, magnificent poets!!! My fav band of all time!!!! yep, xxxx
Love you, Jamel. Thank you for being a beacon of light during trying times!!! Also you and your wife are good together 💘. Keep shining bright.
Ride My See-Saw, Steppin' in a Slide Zone, Question, Isn't Life Strange, The Voice, Melancholy Man, Gypsy, Gemini Dream, Nervous, The Other Side of Life, Your Wildest Dreams, I Know You're Out There Somewhere
The last two are kinda meh. I would replace them with "Blue World" and "Sitting At The Wheel."
@@bobthebear1246 agree
the actor !my song !......
Lovely to See You, It's Up to You, the entire Seventh Sojourn album...
It's hard to go wrong with the Moodies.
I agree with "Your Wildest Dreams" and "I Know You're Out There Somewhere". Don't let the haters stop you from enjoying those cuts. My wife sent them to me when I was in the Army back in the eighties and stationed away from her for a year. Been together for 35 years now, and those two tracks are still loved. And I still have the compact discs...so don't let the haters take away from those two tracks.
One of my fondest memories was seeing the Moodys at the Hollywood Bowl with my grandmother as a kid.
Moody Blues music was always a "listen to the whole album in one sitting " event for me. The albums each had a concept and were a journey of several connected ideas that went somewhere. Usually we were chemically altered which enhanced the experience. The early 70s.
Really digging this Moody Blues run need to try Questions and Ride my see saw
Melancholy Man
You need to hear their masterpiece "Have You Heard (part1)/The Voyage/Have You Heard (part2)" from the album On The Threshold Of A Dream, it's so trippy!
Sadly, there are few, if any, current "reactors" who would have the patience to react to that amazing suite!!!!
My favorite suite from Mr. Mike Pinder. Yes...
@@cherylhulting1301 Agree! After all these decades, it's my favorite as well!!!
I'm almost afraid to listen to that again...I might have a flashback!
The song Ride My Seesaw , the long version from the album In Search of the Lost Chord has a fantastic intro !
Saw them in person many times! Each time was a different experience. One of my favorite bands. Glad you checked them out!
These gentlemen are tops in my book! Saw them at an Art Noveau theater in South Bend, Indiana a few years ago, best concert in my 66 years of life. They were flawless from opening to closing notes. I still am on that high every time I hear them!
You're right, we were spoiled, I was raised on folk, anthen got into Motown in 6th grade (after Beatles) and then came everyone else..staring with an intro to Bob Dylan when I was 11...then British Invasion, and off to the races!
I had this vinyl when I was very young. The name of the album is Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, which I am not sure if you know or remember this from music class is the mnemonic for remembering treble clef, EGBDF which I have always thought was a very clever name for an album. This was hand's down my favorite song from the album! Yes! We were very spoiled and I feel so very proud of my generation. However, I have found a treasure trove of excellent new music, as well!
Yes, but this version is not from that album, or if it is, it's been heavily messed with.
Here in the Midwest of the US, I learned it as: Every Good Boy Does Fine. Which admittedly would make a lousy album title!!! 🤣🤣🤣
@@Treebard True! 😁😁
I love this. I haven’t heard this in probably 40 years. Beautiful ❤️❤️
This band changed my life.
Thank you for your review, choices, and promotion of
Good Humans! The early Moody Blues, had a direct partnership with Beatles. So much talent.
You're correct sir. My generation is completely spoiled when it comes to music. Those days are over. Thanks for drawing attention to that fact.
I saw them live in Hartford Ct. in the 80s ... It was the best concert I ever went to... There was so much love there that night , we were ALL floating on a cloud.
One of my favorite driving songs is the Moodies’ “English Sunset.” When I bought the CD Strange Times, I had to listen to that song twice, just to make sure that I was listening to The Moody Blues.
All of their albums sound so different, which is why I look forward to hearing their music.
Justin Hayward wrote this. He’s the guitarist and he is a good one. His voice is a slurry one with fabulous range. This was like 1970. Keep em comin Jamel! This band was a symphony in itself.💟
Thank you for playing this one, friend Jamel.
my brother you missed part 1 of this song called Procession, what a shame you missed that. please go back and redo this in the studio version
YES!
@@jono10531089 you have to do both parts as one even though each stands on their own merits. the magic of the Moodies
Please!
@Marco von Catfish that it is my friend. its the perfect prelude to the song
And there is a college made film to go along with it.
Anything from "In Search of the Lost Chord" - beautiful album from the Moodies.
Moody Blues, the single most underrated rock band ever. People have them as this corny boomer favourite but man, the critics couldn't stand them, but you will rarely find a band with such an incredible gift for melody and with such a wealth of distinctive singers (which made their vocal harmonies the best in all pop music imho). Songs like this one prove that they could rock out too. And Justin Hayward was one of the very top voices in rock history. And they took the mellotron to unseen and unheard heights, thanks to Mike Pinder.
They need to be vindicated.
Saw them live in Montréal twice. Love the Moodies :)
Definitely a different mix than the version on the album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (which is my favorite Moody Blues album). Wikipedia says it was released as a single first, and then put on the album, so the version I'm familiar with from the album was probably remixed.
The Moody Blues were known for thought provoking lyrics, hence the story you read about what prompted John Lodge to write I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band. For more of their thought provoking lyrics, I suggest:
Question
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The Word and Om
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Isn't Life Strange
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Legend of a Mind
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and
The Voice
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For videos, I would strongly suggest you do these versions of
Your Wildest Dreams
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and
I Know You're Out There Somewhere
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back to back.
They are much later in the band's discography, and were released two years apart on different albums, but the video director decided to tie them together as a story, which works.
I agree with a previous commentator who said to do Procession merging in to The Story In Your Eyes from the album. Procession is a history of evolution set to music.
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It has a reprise on the B side, as part of the song One More Time to Live:
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They always said, "Just because we were asking the questions, it didn't mean we had the answers." "We were searching."
The Moody Blues created a progressive niche which has stood the test of time. One of the truly great rock bands. Thanks, Jamel.
Re: Your comment. They actually have an album entitled 'To Our Children's Children's Children' . Everything they do is well done!
I was just stating that. I agree 100%. That entire album is a masterpiece. It's ended-up being my favorite Moody Blues album of all-time.
My favorite album of theirs..
Out and In is amazing..
@@lisarainbow9703 In and Out is a Mellotron masterpiece!
@@3street agreed, wholeheartedly!!
You could listen to the Moodies forever! They got me through my adolescence!
you heard the reverb version. album is cleaner. they are the best!!
I was turned onto the Moody Blues in 1970. I've seen them in concert three times.
They are not trying to change the world. They are just singers in a rock and roll band.
Five minutes ago I was listening to them performing the same song, and lo and behold, I scrolled down and saw yours. Btw, love your videos and keep up the great work.
as someone who's lived with these songs in their heart since they first came out It's been a pleasure watching you experience them anew
This is a weird version. Haven't heard it before. It's not as good, that's for sure
I agree, sounds like they were on something with this version 🤔
Yeah, this version sux. Never heard it before and don't care to do so again.
@@bobthebear1246 Take a few bong hits. This version will set you off big time... Ha ha
That's why I give him links when I send him a request. It's really weird for sure!
It's a demo version of the song. Included as a bonus track on the later album releases.
Never heard this version before! Heard the other one a million times. This one is much more raw. Thanks so much!
Oh man. The first time I heard this song was when that record came out around 1970 and it BLEW ME AWAY! ... I was about 13 years old.
I saw them twice in the 1970's ~~ amazing concerts!
These guys were absolutely among my favorites as a teenager. Really bummed I never got to see them!
The "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" album is the best with the "Procession" lead in
- *Tuesdays Gone” By (Lynyrd Skynyrd)* 💯🔥 Jamel! 🙌
That's a peach of a song!
Good suggestion!
These Brothers had so many Number 1 Class A tunes, its really hard to say which one is my favorite. But...John Lodge and Justin Hayward harmonize so well, they almost sound like one voice. I believe this song was popular in 1971.
Maybe for the next Moody Blues tune, you could play one of my all time favorite.
( Lovely To See You.)
i lost track of how many times after 20 i saw them live. loved there message of life and love.
This is an alternate studio outtake. You got to give this one a re-listen with the studio version.
Awesome as always. The Moodies have been a huge influence to me growing up. Love your shirt too!!
Moody Blues is one of my all-time favourite bands - Great music. Their music is both intellectual and complex while still being very accessible. Seeing them live, in concert was amazing. I love such a diverse aray of music, but I feel like they are in a class all their ow - they are their own genre. Very excited you're getting into them. Cheers!
Their music is best listened to by listening to the album itself, and the songs and pieces which precede and follow the songs - all sewn together to create a rich tapestry of colours and music entwined together.
@@cranzzst you are very correct.
Evening Brutha Moody Blues, our children's, children's children, another great album, cheers Jamel, from Mogg ,in Australia.
Such a dynamic band . I was an 80s metal head but absolutely loved this band along with Mountain and Cream . My uncle gave me all his vintage albums from the 60s and early 70s . People look up Jonathan Round Symphony for the devil .
What a great and innovative group that never ceased to amaze me with hits like " NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN", " TUESDAY AFTERNOON", " QUESTION" and "THE VOICE". They were finally inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame August 13, 2018, long long overdue. The group formed in Birmingham, England in 1964 and the rest is history.
The Moody Blues have always been my favorite band, nothing comes close. ❤️
It's me, AKA moodyblues108. Thank you for this. See how awesome it is. It's the message. It's the journey.
Just can't go wrong with the Moody Blues!
Louis Armstrong, What A Wonderful World. Thanks Jamel your reactions rock.
Moody Blues rebounded in the 1980's with The albums The other side of life and long distance voyager with songs like The other side of life, Gemini Dream, Your wildest dreams, and The Voice, and The Spirit.
Please do some live versions from their historic Red Rocks performance,,
stunning Performance of all their songs!!!! You just have to!!!! xxx
So good to see you turned on to The Moodys. Music for ALL time, any time!
Got to see Moody Blues induction into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, this is one of my favorites of theirs! Thanks Jamel, you are playing the music I love & sharing. Love this journey with you,
Justin Haywood always had a dichotomy; he saw and disapproved of all the bad things in the world, but constantly hopeful and positive about working to make a finer world for all our children.
I grew up listening to The Moody Blues (Gen X), I had a big crush on Justin Hayward. 😊 I got to see them in concert, it was fantastic!!
I've been to 12 of their concerts.
WONDERFUL memories.
Those of us who are Moody Blues fans are strongly devoted. They are almost 2 different bands, once you start delving into their later stuff. Much more pop-ish. Still great. I recommend "The Voice".
I was born in 1967. I've been listening to this band my entire life. It's helped shape me. I love them so much
It a great tune from a another epic classic rock outfit. Justin Hayward had one of the greatest voices.
The Moody Blues are the greatest of the greats! Music is wonderous, deep, thoughtful, calming, mysterious and even prophetic. They are number 1 in my eyes.
I grew up in this period - many young people lived in fear of a nuclear word war 3 and a lot of that angst is subtly present in some of the music.
It was a horrible time due to the cold war and the fear that "our living would be in vain" and we would all die in a nuclear holocaust not of our making.
But it was a great time to grow up because of the music.
I was a 60's teenager living in Anchorage, AK. After surviving the Great Alaska Earthquake in 1964 it just did not seem important to worry about Russia even though it was right next to us! Back then music and dances with live bands got us jazzed for the future. The Moodies wee the group I listened to for hours in my bedroom. I still listen to them everyday.
Holy Cow, I have been an Moodys fan since I was a teenager (long time, I'm 50)! I LOVE your reaction to this. To me, their music, sound, thoughts and messages transcend decades. Thank you so much for reacting this wonderful band!!!!!
The Actor by The Moody Blues.
Definitely a weird version of this classic. I guess the "new" version is the one I always listened to. The vocal mixing in the other one is FAR superior, as is the singing.
Still an excellent song though!
Ride my See-Saw is a staple of this era of the Moodies and definitely deserves a listen. Steppin' in a Slide Zone, Gemini Dream, and The Other Side of Life are staples of their later sound.
They had nearly perfect harmony, helped invent progressive rock and were some of the first, if not the first, to continuously introduce philosophy into rock 'n roll, etc.
Also, through a number of their songs the term "fire" is used. It is arguably synonymous with the word "love."
I remember being a little child hearing this on the radio
Outstanding! Another great song. Thank you, Jamal.
Jamal, I love what you do! "Isn't Life Strange:" (apropos for now, I'd say) , "The Voice" ,and "For My Lady" all by the Moody Blues..incredible!!
HI, Jamel! I think that this is the fourth Moody Blues reaction video I've seen from you in the past two days! I'm loving watching you listening to the band - you are really getting the import of the music here.
"The Story in Your Eyes" is the lead off single from the Moodies' 1971 album, "Every Good Boy Deserves Favor." I'm so glad you chose it for a reaction, because it's a driving rocker and one of the most passionate of all of their songs. It was another song written by their guitarist, Justin Hayward (the blond man with the incandescent eyes). You were wondering how old the Moodies were when they recorded it. They were all in their mid to late 20s when they recorded their Core 7 albums, and Justin was the youngest of the group. He would have been about 24 at the time this song was recorded.
It is a song with a very big scope and I love how the ambitious sweep of the music conveys that canvas of ideas. I smiled when you talked about the harmonies - those harmonies are a key component in creating the almost ethereal higher reaches of the Moodies' music. I also loved how you stopped the audio at one point just to savor how poetic Justin's lyrics are (I can't wait to hear you react to his song "Question" - whew!). He was a very ambitious writer even as a very young man and you are dead right when you talked about how they all were concerned to write about what was happening to the world around them. It's been speculated that Justin also wrote this song in reaction to the Vietnam War (note the fire and rain imagery), yet the scope of his concerns seems even wider and more elemental than the war to me.
The original version you played is a rougher cut demo, done as the Moodies fleshed out the final version that was included on the album. That's why the sound mix might sound a little "off" to you. The original version is close to the final cut, but Justin was still a couple of steps away from getting to his final iconic vocal. Here's a link to the final album version:
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Thank you for listening to the recommendations and choosing this beauty from among them! We love to hear what you are saying in reaction to this music. Rock on!
When I was a teenager the local radio station played the Moody Blues every Christmas Eve. I have continued that tradition since some 40 years!
They were wonderful on stage…Rest In Peace Graeme Edge.
The ability of these guys to write amazing music and lyrics was so far ahead..
Please react to Robin Trower Trio "Bridge of Sighs".
Totally agree on Robin Trower. I was blessed to see him live in a small kansas city bar a long time.
YES!
YES! Any song from that album, hell- ALL the songs!!
et avec PROCOL HARUM !...