A Moody Blues Review

As I have stated before, I have a huge thirst for the music that i love and listen to. I've never been influenced by trends or fashions-the same holds true for music as well.
I have a very wide ranging taste in music; one minute I'm sitting back listening to Oasis, the next I've placed a Jewel cd in my stereo. (Yeah that's right, Jewel). To only listen to one type of music or genre, would be way to boring for me.
The Moody Blues are without doubt one of my favorite bands. Being only 31 years old, my first memory of their music is back in 1988. They realeased an album called "Sur La Mer". It spawned a couple of hits but the one song I remember most is called "Here Comes The Weekend". Definately not a classic Moodies song at all, this is a song that I still love listening to. Back in the eighties I loved my weekends away from school, so this was a perfect song for that time period.
Anyways, I just thought that I would share some of my favorite Moody Blues songs on here to serve as a review. But more than that I also perhaps let the casual fan of the band know what other song they have besides their classics. I often find that with the groups or bands that I listen to, they have more to offer than just their hit songs. So let's get started.
DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED (1967): do yourself a favor and listen to the entire album from start to finish. This record is best heard like that because all of the song s are linked together to flow into one another. It is based apon "the day in the life of one guy".
IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD (1968): LISTEN TO: Departure, Ride My See-Saw, Legend Of A Mind, Voices In The Sky, Visions Of Paradise and The Actor
ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM (1969): In the Beginning, Lovely To See You, Never Comes The Day, Are You Sitting Comfortably, The Dream, Have You Heard (parts one and two)
TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN (1969): Higher & Higher, Eyes Of A Child (part 1), Gypsy, Candle Of Life, Watching And Waiting
A QUESTION OF BALANCE (1970): Question, And the Tide Rushes In, It's Up To You, Dawning Is The Day, Melancoly Man, The Balance,
EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR (1971): Procession, The Story In Your Eyes, Our Guessing Game, Emily's Song, After You Came, One More Time To Live, You Can Never Go Home
SEVENTH SOJOURN (1972): New Horizons, Isn't Life Strange, You And Me, The Land Of Make-Believe, I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
OCTAVE (1978): Steppin' In A Slide Zone, Had To Fall In Love, I'll Be Level With You, Driftwood, One Step Into The Light, The Day We Meet Again
LONG DISTANCE VOYAGEUR (1981): The Voice, Talking Out Of Turn, Gemini Dream, In My World, Meanwhile, 22ooo Days, Veteran Cosmic Rocker
THE PRESENT (1983): Blue World, Sitting At The Wheel, It's Cold Outside Of Your Heart
THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE (1986): Your Wildest Dreams, The Other Side Of Life
SUR LA MER (1988): I Know You're Out There Somewhere, No More Lies, Vintage Wine
KEYS OF THE KINGDOM: (1991): Say It With Love, Bless The Wings (That Bring You Back), Lean On Me (Tonight), Hope And Pray, Never Blame The Rainbows For The Rain
STRANGE TIMES (1999): English Sunset, Haunted, Foolish Love, Strange Times
DECEMBER (2003): Don't Need A Reindeer, December Snow, On This Christmas Day, A Winter's Tale, Yes I Believe
Enjoy.
Til next time
E