So, in my first blog I wrote about a couple of the bands that I listen to. I'd like to go a little more in depth about one of them: The Moody Blues.
I guess you can say that I've been listening to these guys all my life. They are a band from my parent's generation, but I couldn't care less; I think they are amazing.
First off, let me just tell you that if you care to check out the band's web site, it's located at http://www.moodybluestoday.com/. They started out way back in 1966. In 1967 they release an album called "Days Of Future Passed", which was the very first rock album to ever be recorded in stereo sound. The band recorded the album with a symphony sound coming from the fore-runner to the keyboard, the melletron. All of the tracks for the album ran into each other via orchestral parts perform by the London Festival Orchestra (a made-up orchestra). Let's take a moment to review the album.
Track 1) The Day Begins: the orchestra takes off with the opening of this album with a kick start before slowing down to a mellancoly flow. It's as if you could just picture the sun coming up in beginning hours of the day. Drummer Graeme Edge's poem "Late Lement" starts up and really sets the mood for the first half of the album.
Track 2) Dawn Is A Feeling: a beautiful song by Mike Pinder, with Justin Hayward sharing the singing duties. This is a song literally about lying in a feild and breathing in the early morning air.
Track 3) Another Morning : for this Ray Thomas track, you could just picture yourself sitting by lake, lazying about.
Track 4) Peak Hour: John Lodge wrote the only rocker on the album. Some have said that it really doesn't fit with the rest of the album, but I feel it's a great kind of "bridge" between the first few songs and the remaining ones. Its a good song that I wish the band would play in concert. It builds up really fast, has o slow middle and then winds down really fast.
track 5) Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?): commonly known as just Tuesday Afternoon, this was the second single taken from the LP. (the first single in The States). On the video "Legend of a Band: The Story of the Moody Blues" Justin describes that he wrote this song in the middle of feild by his home in London.
track 6) (Evening) Time To Get Away: this is another Joh Lodge song, that slowly builds up towards a ending.
track 7) The Sun Set: this mike Pinder tune has a very eastern influence to it. Very slow and methodical, it seta the table for the ending of the album
track 8) Twilight Time: this is Ray thomas' other effort on the album and it's more of a rocker than "another morning". Again, this song, much like the last one, sets the table for what comes next
track 9) Nights In White Satin: the moodies most popular song by far. this is what made them who they are today. great melody, great words and great music. Yes it is a slow ballad that alot of rockers mighjt think is too soft, but it has become the moodies signature song and "sound".
coupled with late lement it is the highlight of the album.
Until next time
E
I guess you can say that I've been listening to these guys all my life. They are a band from my parent's generation, but I couldn't care less; I think they are amazing.
First off, let me just tell you that if you care to check out the band's web site, it's located at http://www.moodybluestoday.com/. They started out way back in 1966. In 1967 they release an album called "Days Of Future Passed", which was the very first rock album to ever be recorded in stereo sound. The band recorded the album with a symphony sound coming from the fore-runner to the keyboard, the melletron. All of the tracks for the album ran into each other via orchestral parts perform by the London Festival Orchestra (a made-up orchestra). Let's take a moment to review the album.
Track 1) The Day Begins: the orchestra takes off with the opening of this album with a kick start before slowing down to a mellancoly flow. It's as if you could just picture the sun coming up in beginning hours of the day. Drummer Graeme Edge's poem "Late Lement" starts up and really sets the mood for the first half of the album.
Track 2) Dawn Is A Feeling: a beautiful song by Mike Pinder, with Justin Hayward sharing the singing duties. This is a song literally about lying in a feild and breathing in the early morning air.
Track 3) Another Morning : for this Ray Thomas track, you could just picture yourself sitting by lake, lazying about.
Track 4) Peak Hour: John Lodge wrote the only rocker on the album. Some have said that it really doesn't fit with the rest of the album, but I feel it's a great kind of "bridge" between the first few songs and the remaining ones. Its a good song that I wish the band would play in concert. It builds up really fast, has o slow middle and then winds down really fast.
track 5) Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?): commonly known as just Tuesday Afternoon, this was the second single taken from the LP. (the first single in The States). On the video "Legend of a Band: The Story of the Moody Blues" Justin describes that he wrote this song in the middle of feild by his home in London.
track 6) (Evening) Time To Get Away: this is another Joh Lodge song, that slowly builds up towards a ending.
track 7) The Sun Set: this mike Pinder tune has a very eastern influence to it. Very slow and methodical, it seta the table for the ending of the album
track 8) Twilight Time: this is Ray thomas' other effort on the album and it's more of a rocker than "another morning". Again, this song, much like the last one, sets the table for what comes next
track 9) Nights In White Satin: the moodies most popular song by far. this is what made them who they are today. great melody, great words and great music. Yes it is a slow ballad that alot of rockers mighjt think is too soft, but it has become the moodies signature song and "sound".
coupled with late lement it is the highlight of the album.
Until next time
E
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