WOW!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon REACTION
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- WOW!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon REACTION
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I was raised in the 60's. Looking back I realize how incredibly fortunate I was to witness such a magical time in our musical history
Same....my godmother would have this on when I'd spend Easter break at her house. The best times!
It was and still is magical, isn't it!
✌️😁❤️🎶🎶🎶👍
Their 1999 album is brilliant too
I agree! I
You aren't kidding! I listen to the radio now and just can't stand what is being put out as "music" now.
This band was one of the pioneers of progressive rock. Such a vast collection of great music. The Moody Blues are good for the soul! 💯❤️💜👍
Great diagnosis doc! Spot on!👍✌️
"Question" is unquestionably a quality tune.
No pun intended!😊
None whatsoever, good sir. 😊
They would absolutely love the change up in tempo
Next Moody Blues song: Either "The Story in Your Eyes" or "I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band." Both are high-energy gems.
"Ride My Seesaw" has good energy vibe also.
On the threshold of a dream album - amazing!
Singer in a Rock and Roll Band-one of their best! Add to that, Question.
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "The Voice", "I'm Just A Singer In A Rock n Roll Band", and "Question" !!!
Also "Story In Your Eyes", "Isn't Life Strange", and ", "Ride My See-Saw".
I love I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band!!
These are rockers! Another good one, Legend of a Mind!
Good list and if I may suggest adding Ride my See Saw.
I'd like to add another deep cut to this fantastic list, "To Share Our Love."
So many Moody Blues to choose from! A favorite is Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band.
That was my favorite song when I was 11. I borrowed my dad's cassette tape and replayed that song so much that it ruined the cassette lol
Jay's expression upon learning what ENT stands for: priceless...
Good ear Amber. The Moody Blues is a progressive band. Particularly with the release of this album "Days of Future Past". Prior to that they were part of the British Invasion with another lead singer & their 1st hit "Go Now." That singer Denny Lane (who passed away last year, went on to play with Paul McCartney in Wings. I recommend listening to "The Voice" & "The Story In Your Eyes".
Next listen: “Procession/The Story In Your Eyes” back to back to properly enter the MB’s Rabbit Hole - as leagues of us have lovingly pursued over our past 55 years of musical Moody time travel!
You can tell Amber is a mommy ❤❤❤
My Brother-in-Law helped them with their equipment when they first started out in Erdington, UK back when they were known as the MB5 (named after a brewery Mitchell and Butler's! He knew them very well; they are stunning musicians. After Justin wrote Tuesday Afternoon, he was here in S. FL for a few performances, and I met up with him, and have photos from that performance in the old Borders bookstore on the intracoastal, which they laid out like a massive living room, with wonderful couches and places to sit and enjoy Justin with his new solo. They are awesome people, and an awesome group.
Days of future passed needs a full listen even if off screen
Absolutely. One of those records that's greater by far then the sum of its individual parts. And the gong-crash at the very end of Nights In White Satin has a lot less significance when heard in isolation from the opening of the album.
I Agree and then move on to "Departure into Ride my Seesaw" from "In Search Of The lost Chord" . then "On A Threshold Of A Dream" and "Our Children's, Children's, Children"
It was the birth of orchestral rock. IMO, it is one of the masterpieces of rock music.
Definitely!
Amen indeed i was going to mention that , its Magical ride for the ears and Soul :)))))))))
This is from another "concept album" that were popular in the day. The album is "Days of Future Past" and is real enjoyable for a continuous listen (ideally back porch, rainy day, whiskey in hand). Here's how the album breaks down:
A1 The Day Begins
A2 Dawn: Dawn Is A Feeling
A3 The Morning: Another Morning
A4 Lunch Break: Peak Hour
B1 The Afternoon: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?) / Time To Get Away
B2 Evening: The Sun Set: Twilight Time
B3 The Night: Nights In White Satin
It was one of a handful of quadraphonic albums out there. Love the entire thing. It makes a great workout tape due to the changes in tempo.
I still have my vinyl of this album. Love your description.
Ditto for I'm Just Singer, Ride My Seesaw, Gypsy
@@brandolph83 Nonsense.
@@brandolph83”Go Now!” was their debut.
The Moody Blues are definitely a vibe. Some more of their songs I'd suggest are "Go Now", "Question", "Isn't Life Strange", "The Story in Your Eyes", "I Know You're Out There Somewhere", "Gemini Dreams" & "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock & Roll Band)".
Go Now was their British invasion song.
Some good suggestions, I would also add "Ride My See Saw".
Moody Blues were one of the first to fuse rock and orchestral music. It was a very distinctive sound at the time
😮 on Actual Tuesday 🌄
They were one of the first British Invasion bands, and they became progressive with a symphonic feel to a lot of their music. Very superlative band.
I remember cruising with my girlfriend (now my wife of 53 years) listening to the Moody Blues songs on the radio. 60's and 70's were the best!
A really underrated group but their music is unique being 71 we had the best music in the 60s and early 70s
70 here, and Yes, We Did!!
Hell yes!!
To hear their rock side, "I'm Just a Singer in a Rock n Roll Band". Hard n' heavy.
"I'm Just a Singer in a Rock n Roll Band" is a must!!!
You will both love the beautiful, incredible, "Forever Autumn". It is a masterpiece.
I always loved the song from these guys called “The Story in Your Eyes.” The Moody Blues have done concerts with full harmonic orchestras accompanying.
They watched Nights in White Satin at The Royal Albert Hall and loved it.
It is one of my favorites too, it is on the Album , Every Good Boy Deserves Favor. (Lined notes of the G cleff.
100% agree! Such a driving song, great guitar solo.
I came of age in the 60's and 70's and this band is one of my all time favorites! ❤
One unique thing about the Moody Blues is the of the core group, all 5 members contributed to writing the songs and four of them traded lead vocals. Very much like the Beatles.
You need to take a deeper look at the amazing Moody Blues. IMHO. Godfathers of Prog/Symphonic rock. Pioneers of the melotron. Such wonderful songs. So glad I got to see them once live. Awesome.
Agreed! I got to see them in the 90s; they were awesome live.
Justin Hayward, the singer here, had one of the finest voices to come out of 60s Britain, particularly for romantic material. "Voices In The Sky" and "The Actor" bear this out.
There were three other lead singers/songwriters in the band as well. Try "Legend Of A Mind" for flutist Ray Thomas, "I'm Just A Singer In A Rock and Roll Band" for bassist John Lodge, and "Lost In A Lost World" for keyboardist Mike Pinder. Pinder played the mellotron, a keyboard which triggered tape loops of strings or flute sound....that's what makes those "strings" sounds you hear. Moody Blues LPs tended to be divided up almost equally among the five bandmembers on songs and vocals. (Drummer Graeme Edge preferred poetic recitations.)
And Denny Laine certainly landed on his feet. Tremendous contributions from all, well explained.
The entire "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" album is a masterpiece.
Agreed. My favorite LP of all time.
i agree...its a must
The first Moody's album I was turned on to, along with a certain herb at the same time. They went together quite well.
@@jimmuratori7458 Me also! - GOOD Days
100 percent agree. Great album cover as well.
Another classic Moody blues song, a cover ‘Go Now’ from 1964 with Denny Laine R.I.P vocals amazing ✌🏻
Moody Blues were very much part of the British Invasion. 'Question' would be a great song for you to do next. Amber will love it. I think Jay will really go for 'Gemini Dream.'
The second-longest string of Top 40 hits (the Rolling Stones are #1), from "Go Now" (1964) to "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" (1988). And Amber is correct, they're laying the foundations of prog before Yes and Genesis had even formed.
One I haven't seen requested enough is "The Story in Your Eyes", so let me ask for that.
Thanks!
That was some kind of leap...from "Go Now" (which is still my fav) to their later psychedelic/progressive sounds.
I'm 78yrs old and liked Moody Blues from the beginning. After seeing this video I went back and listened to On The Threshold Of A Dream in its entirety. Still wonderful after decades. Thanks for reminding me. Another great album is To Our Children's Children's Children.
Amen to "Our Children's Children - what an album !
And In Search of the Lost Chord
@@busher69❤ That's my favourite album ❤ 'To Our Children's Children's Children' and especially 'Watching and Waiting' ❤🏴🙂🇬🇧😊♥️🖖
Threshold of a Dream always gets me. Saw Justin recently and he played it. Magical.
"In Search of the Lost Chord" great album.
My favorite group. A real ROCKER by them is "I'm just a singer in a rock n roll band. LOVE THEM. Am 71 yrs old and grew up with their music.
The entire " theme album ..Days of Future Passed [ correct name ] ......is terrific . Their . " Im Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band " ......is a get up outta your seat rocker .!!!!
My favorite Moody Blues songs are Question and The Story in Your Eyes.
Y'all need to do Ride my Seesaw!!! Won't be disappointed I promise!!!
Ooo forgot that one, a goodie!
Oh yes, love that song!
"Question" is a fantastic song! You will love it!
“Question” is very much a US influenced war protest song from the Vietnam era that Justin wrote. Actually two separate works in the same key that, when merged, became both a soldier’s heartfelt lament and primal scream all in one epic tune. 💙💙💙💙💙
Their first hit was Go Now in 1964/65 which featured Denny Laine who founded the Moody Blues but left and later became a member of Paul McCartney's group Wings.Tuesday Afternoon is from 1967 after Denny laine left the band. Denny passed away this past December. Moody blues could be considered a part of the British Invasion's second wave from 1965 joining Donovan, Yardbirds and Cream
I hope you try some 1960s BeeGees hits soon. TOTALLY different than the 1970s sound. Very 60s. Lots of hits!!!
Yes, the 60s Bee Gees are worth a listen...different, but hinting at their amazing late 70s to early 80s brilliance. I recommend Massachusetts and Gotta Get A Message to You.
I recommend watching all of these songs when they guest starred on the "The American Bandstand" shows. They are incredible!
Some Moody Blues songs to check out,
"I'm just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band, the Voice, Questions, the Story in Your Eyes!!! All fantastic, meaningfully songs!!
You are listening to a supreme classic Moody Blues track! Thanks for reacting
Yay! You finally got back to the Moodies! My personal favorite group. Next do "Question."
Amber, I love it… “Ear, nose and throat”😂😂❤
Never Comes the day and Question are musts.
Never Comes The Day is GREAT!!!
I always think of the Moody Blues as the bridge between psychedelic and progressive rock
If you can close your eyes, chill out to it, and start to trip, it still qualifies as psychedelic. This song makes the cut.
I think that can apply to the Beatles just as much, if not more so
Moody Blues are one of the pioneers of Progressive Rock. Very Legendary. Great reactions. Great concerts.
I started listening to Moody's in 1964 and never stopped, have all their music, have seen them umpteen times in UK and Canada, we have lost so many of thd original group but their sound will continue to live on forever.
Love this so much! I think you'll also love "Question".
Ooooooo....my mom used to play that song on Tuesday afternoons when i was a baby in the early 1970s.
It's such a beautiful melody
The strings and guitar are a palpable memory trigger for me.
Thank you for this reaction. Thee BEST.
The Moody Blues Are From My Home City In England,
Birmingham Ha 😊 Thank You Playing And Appreciating Them Justin Hayward's Voice Is Perfect.. Great Songs From Them So Many..But These Question,Talking Out Of Turn,Driftwood,
New Horizons,
Watching And Waiting,For My Lady,Their First Song Which Got To Number One In The U.K. In 1965
Go Now All Great Like You Two
😃🥂🎉😊.
Saw them twice in concert. They were so good
Oh! I loves me some Moody Blues!!!
Love, love, love 'em, second after the Beatles for a group. Wish we could have seen this done live in 1971 because that's a very cool version. They were just in their early 20s and Justin wrote some of their best and top hits. They were not a group to set their guitars on fire or drink and do drugs or make headlines. Justin and John are still married to their wives from the 1970s. They are cosmic, spiritual, and above most bands for being just good people. Musicians at their finest. Thank you, Amber and Jay!!
I've been listening to this album for 47 years. I still listen to the tracks "Nights in White Satin", and "Tuesday Afternoon" as part of my several weeks long music rotation. And I will listen to the entire album every year or two.
"Nights In White Satin" was the first Moody Blues track I ever heard. My first exposure to it was very late one night in 1967, listening to KOMA (a 50,000 watt clear-channel station in Oklahoma City, that played pop music). I lived in the Texas Panhandle, and KOMA was the only pop station I could receive at night. I had a small battery powered radio under my pillow, and usually listened an hour or two before I would turn it off and fall asleep.
So, late one night, I heard "Nights in White Satin", and I was instantly hooked. The next day, I rode my bicycle from high school to downtown and my local music store. I special ordered a copy of the 45 RPM record that had "Nights..." on the A side, and "Cities" on the B side. "Cities" was not very good, and I only listened to it a couple of times. It never appeared on any Moody's album or collection that I can find. The cost was under a dollar, but it took a week or two to arrive.
A couple of weeks later, my mom at home answered a call from the record store. That afternoon, when I got home from high school, my mother informed me that my special order was in at the record store. I got her to take me downtown so I could buy it and take it home. I listened to it till the family was tired of it, but fortunately, I had a set of headphones for the large stereo cabinet in our living room.
I received the "Days of Future Passed" album as a Christmas gift from a best friend at the end of 1968. I listened to it till the vinyl was worn out in the 70's.
"Nights in White Satin" did not become a radio hit in the USA till 1972. I enjoyed the few weeks when it was a regular part of airplay on AM and FM pop stations.
"Days of Future Passed" was a long awaited CD, and I purchased it just as soon as it appeared in CD format in 1986.
As The Moodies released other albums in the 70's and 80's, I bought them all as each one was released.
I also love English Sunset (1999). Especially live.
Some Moody Blues songs should to be played along with it's intro tune for the best experience.
'Departure' / 'Ride My See-Saw' (1968) from the 'In Search of The Lost Cord' album. Must be played together, 'Departure' is only 45 seconds long btw.
'In The Beginning' / 'Lovely To See You' (1969) from 'On The Threshold of a Dream. Each a stand alone but best played together.
Some other outstanding tunes; 'The Story In Your Eyes', 'The Voice', 'Gemini Dream', 'Your Wildest Dreams', 'Question', and 'I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)'. .
They were late 60's, early 70's. From England. They were awsome live. Seen them a bunch, the best perhaps with a symphony orchestra in a park next to a lake. Back in the day when we popped 'cid and listened to this stuff while staring at the album covers. lol.
Cheers.
1,000 percent!!! Every freaking word, spoken like a true fan!
Could not agree more. Amber would love Legond of a Mind.
No one sounds like the Moody Blues! "Nights in White Satin" (extended version) and "Tuesday Afternoon" are 2 of my favorite songs of all time. (I don't believe this video was made for this song). You must give a reaction to their "I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band". Amazingly great and shows their genius even further.
Same
The other best known classic era Moody Blues songs you haven't heard yet:
1-Question
2-I'm Just A Singer In A
Rock n Roll Band
3-The Story In Your Eyes
4-Ride My See-Saw
Plus Moody Blues singer Justin Hayward's beautiful 1978 single:
Forever Autumn
Question is a great tune!!
question 100%
For Our Children's Children.
That song has so much. Maybe the best sampling of what all the Moody Blues has to offer.
The Moodies have done music in the 60's, 70's, 80's and onward. They had a lot of hits in the 70's and 80's. Justin Hayward and John Lodge still tour solo. Their song "Forever Autumn" (1978) was in the movie: "War of the Worlds". RIP To Ray Thomas & Graeme Edge. xx
Didn’t they, at one time , call themselves “”Blue Js?” (Justin and John from the Moody Blues.)
R I P to Mike Pinder also - he was a pioneer on the keyboard and he had a great voice. Together, the Moody Blues were magic
I am such a Moody. They toured and they toured and it became kind of a tradition to go see them when they were in town. Almost part of the family eventually. So many fond memories and such a deep group with expansive engaging questions that helped one examine one's life. My next recommend would probably be Question. Amber, I hope you and Jay and your family get to have your dream home and I know you will. I will be out there under my tree and watching the clouds, knowing that you are watching from your little piece of the world.
The wildest thing is how the band finally made it. The song "Nights in White Satin" is longer than the normal back in the day so no radio station would play it. One DJ wanted to go outside the studio and have a smoke, so he knew the song was long and it would be just long enough for him to finish it. The next day so many people called in and requested it that they had to add it to their playlist and the rest is history. (This is pretty much the abridged version but all the facts are there)
You two are so precious together and thank you for respecting the music.
always love the Moodys. Nobody else sounded like them.
"The Story in Your Eyes", "Ride My See Saw", "Go Now". Many more. These are personal favorites.
Love moody blues
Thanks for getting back to The Moody Blues. So many songs worth a listen. The Story in Your Eyes, Question. Ride My See -Saw, I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band and Forever Autumn
My favorite album is; On a Threshold of a Dream.
So glad you listened to this song by the Moody Blues. A great song. Now you should give a listen to “Question “ by them. A really great song.
Their album "In Search of the Lost Chord" is trippy. My favorite. When it ends it feels like coming out of hypnosis. Earphones, closed eyes & it takes you away.
I’ve been fortunate enough to have seen these guys close to 20 times and seeing them live you could just feel the music pass through you. At times they would do their show with a full orchestra backing them up - incredible!!! Although they started in the 60s, most of their music was from the 70s into the 80s.
Now you have to delve into their more rocking side with songs like Stepping In A Slide Zone 🔥, Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band, The Voice and Ride My Seesaw. For a beautiful soft song check out Driftwood.
Their next two albums also followed a theme concept and need to be listened to in their entirety: "In Search of the Lost Chord," and "On the Threshold of a Dream." They were phenomenal in creating concept albums.
“Ride my see saw” and “Story in you eyes” are two of many great songs!
Ride My Seesaw is a rocker from the late 60s. Killer guitar solo and riffs, Jay will def love!
The Moodies began as a group in Birmingham England as the M+B Five (they were hoping to get a sponsorship from local brewery Mitchells and Butlers). The group was originally Denny Lane, Clint Warwick, Graham Edge, Mike Pinder and Ray Thomas. They had one early hit, a song called Go Now, and were facing the fate of being another one-hit wonder. Then Denny and Clint quit.( Denny later joined Paul McCartneys group Wings) Two others, Justin Hayward and John Lodge joined, they made a major change in their music and became a huge success with the album Days of Future Past. They did take a break after album 7 (Seventh Sojourn) and Made another personnel change when Mike Pinder chose to not return (keyboardist Patrick Moraz and others). They continued recording through the '70s till around 2015 but disbanded after the death of Ray
The Moody Blues are my all time favorite band. I first heard them in 1972, and through all these decades no one has surpassed them for me. Although Tears for Fears really caught my attention in the 80s.
"The Story in Your Eyes" is another fantastic Moody Blues song...
Just the other day I went through my CDs (yes, CDs) and found "Days Of Future Passed" by The Moody Blues and "Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus" by Spirit. I played both, back-to-back, and I may or may not have been sunken deep into my sofa covered up, with headphones on, totally..."relaxed". Brings back great memories of my wayward youth. In a good way! Oh yes, that reminds me...! Play some SPIRIT!!! xoxo
all I have to do is wait for a while, but y'all get to my favorites eventually. so trippy, ethereal, and evocative. love this song. glad it touched you Amber. there's a long continuation to this song that is the EP version.
Their albums are Masterpieces
Moody blues - for my lady! Beautiful song
I have had the pleasure of seeing the Moody Blues Perform Live twice. They sound exactly the same Live as their recorded music. Incredible. Yes they were part of the British invasion their number one song "Go Now" released in 1964. They transitioned to psychedelic in 1967. Tuesday Afternoon and Nights In White Satin were the start of it. But they even went deeper with there next Album "In Search Of The Lost Chord" You should React to "Ride My Seesaw" from that Album. There is a short prelude to "Ride my Seesaw called "Departure" It's the 1st song on the Album followed by "Ride My Seesaw" the two song go together that's how you need to hear it. Please react to it. "Departure/Ride My Seesaw" looking forward to it.
The very first album I bought with my own pocket money was Question of Balance. I've been a Moody Blues fan since the 60's. Somewhere on CZcams is a film of their performance at the Isle of Wight Festival which was amazing.
Featuring Mike Pinder, the master of the Mellotron. As for other suggestions, I have a couple from roughly the same era: "Legend Of A Mind," and "The Best Way To Travel."
I'm so fortunate to have seen them in concert. So breathtakingly beautiful, one for the bucket list
That haunting sound is a Mellotron. Basically, before digital synthetic sounds, this was a keyboard that when you pressed a key on the keyboard, a looped tape (wheel) played (whatever was on it). It had an eerie sound, and many were set up to play orchestral recordings. The Beatles used it on a few of their songs too (ie, Strawberry Fields Forever).
Holy F! I had this album back in the early 80's.. My favorite let it hang out all out group..
After their first try of an album, came a true marvel for the ages...from whence this jewel comes to us today. But here's the thing. Every album they would then do, at least for a run of seven, would be concept albums, each with their own theme and feel. But each song a bit of a whole and is best digested as such. But for the show, it might be best to just highlight the best songs from each, over time. Each of the holy seven sojourns have songs worth sharing. I have often referred to them as a more mature Beatles. They are medicinal, and along with Yes, were a go-to when having a bad trip, say, or being bummed out, generally. Thanks y'all!
I think it was '97, Royal Albert Hall the Moodie 's with the Royal Phillarmonic Symphony.
You will love it.😊
One of my favorite Moody Blues albums is "On a Threashold of a Dream", I like every song from this album.
I am glad that you were able to do a reaction to this song. I recommend that you check out the long extended version of it. Amber will absolutely love it.
The Moody Blues actually had a traditional blues-based British Invasion era album, Go Now, in 1965 but they changed some personnel and went to their classic Mellotron and guitar style with Days of Future Passed in '67.
Love this band..named my only child after Justin...just beautiful music by the most talented amazing guys
The Moody Blues were the first rock & roll band to really delve into a fusion of rock and orchestral music, most notably in Nights in White Satin. They paved the way for later bands like Pink Floyd, Yes, and others. They essentially created their own subgenre which turned into prog rock. As far as being part of the British Invasion, they were in the second wave, arriving in the late 60s.
The mystical nature of some of their songs like "Question" led some fans to believe they were gifted with extraordinary knowledge of "the meaning of life." Some fans clamored for them to share that knowledge. In response, they produced "I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band". They were telling us that they were just asking questions like everyone else and didn't have the answers.
One of my favorite songs of all time. A classic!
They're from Birmingham, England. First hit was early 60s (Go Now) but they didn't hit their stride until mid 60s when Justin Hayward & John Lodge joined up, bringing their talent as song writers & lead singing, which carried them through the 80s. They rarely stop touring, maybe have now, as some original members have passed on, not sure. I've seen them 3 or 4 times & they're superb.
Their song catalog is HUGE. Please don't wait so long again to hear them again.
People are suggesting really good tunes to react to. I'd add Lovely To See You or Isn't Life Strange. Amber, the lyrics are so reflective and precious I don't know whether to weep or smile.
Their album, To Our Children's Children's Children (1969 or 1970) has many songs that appear to be influenced by their interest in Transcendental Meditation. When you listen to some of the lyrics you'll understand (Gazing past the planets Looking for total view, I've been laying here for hours; You gotta make the journey out and in...).
I was hesitant to keep suggesting them for fear it seemed like nagging 🙃
Jay, for a more upbeat turn from them, try I'm Just A Singer. Lotsa Horns & a great tempo/riff.
Bless you both ❤
It would take a book to give you the history of this group. Truly amazing, but the fact that they are still popular after all these years says it all. It would be easy to recommend their hits, but a deeper dive turns up some real gems. The Actor, Eyes of a Child, and Melancholy Man are just a start. I envy you in that you have such a wonderful experience ahead of you. Almost like finding out that some guy named John Wayne did a few westerns, LOL.
My late husband loved Moody Blues so much. He loved the songs When You’re A Free Man, Watching and Waiting, For My Lady, etc
My late husband loved them, too. It's hard to listen to them without him here.
In 1967, The Beatles released 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' and The Moodies released 'Days of Future Past'. These 2 albums mark the beginning of Progressive Rock which became huge in those days. The next year, 1968, The Moodies traveled to India with The Beatles seeking spiritual enlightenment through various means including psychedelics. They had been contemporaries of The Beatles before Prog existed and their first 7 albums are magical. The next songs you should try are "Question" and "Story In Your Eyes". After those, check out "Never Comes The Day", "New Horizons" or "Isn't Life Strange". Thank you guys for a great song and reaction.
Hey Jon, New Horizons was our first song at our wedding. Long story behind it. Love the Moody's.
Legend of a mind.
This song is one for the archives, to never be forgotten, thanks
I’m Just A Singer ( in a rock and roll band) for another Moody Blues classic ✨
Never comes the day by the moody Blues is just sublime
Moody Blues have 60 great interesting tunes
The Moody Blues "CANDLE OF LIFE" 🕯️❤️
saw them at least 20 times in concert--from 78 -96...some great times
So glad you got back to the Moody Blues. By the way, Justin Hayward (lead singer) is hosting a 60s/70s music cruise in April called On The Blue cruise, with a lot of the classic artists you have reviewed on this channel!