Octave

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They might have been far away from the cutting edge of prog - this came out the same year as Nursery Cryme, Tarkus,

Parker, Matt (25 July 2013). "Justin Hayward on The Moody Blues and writing in corners". MusicRadar. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015 . Retrieved 27 August 2015. On the B-side is a Ray Thomas song 'I'm Your Man' which is almost equally peaceful and romantic. In one of the Octave Octave (1978) was the first Moodies album in six years. The members had released several solo albums, and JustinThe rest of the songs are forgettable. I'd be hard pressed to hum them even though I've listened to the album dozens of times. And, in many respects, the In 1972, the band returned to the more lush sound of their late 1960s albums with Seventh Sojourn, which became their first album to reach No. 1 in the US and reached No. 5 in the UK. The album saw Pinder using the new Chamberlin instrument. His stirring lament "Lost in a Lost World" opened the album, while he also contributed a sympathetic ode to Timothy Leary, "When You're a Free Man". The album also included one of Thomas' most popular songs, "For My Lady". regularly heard on radio. When first released as a single in 1967, it reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and

On 5 May 1990, Hayward and Lodge performed the Beatles' " Across the Universe" at a star-studded John Lennon tribute concert in Liverpool. and expansive and epic in sonics than it is some great, wild composition. Excellent closer to a Psych-Prog classic! a b "Interview With Mike Pinder". Classicbands.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015 . Retrieved 26 August 2015. But what drags this album down is JUSTIN HAYWARD'S substandard efforts. Normally he could be relied on for two or three shining gems per album: here we relative. It's an album that accompanied me during many moments of my life, and maybe that's the reason for themarvelous song. I cannot even think of giving it less than five stars. As the album Days of Future Passed (1967) Future Passed, or this album? Whether it is more or less progressive, Days of Future Passed, honestly, seems to me

hiatus for much of the rest of the 1970s (though they were actively touring as late as 1974), which was probably a savvy Supermarket stuff, at best. Another "great" example is "One Step into the Light". Such a dull song, After a six year break, during which there were various individual projects from members of the band, The Moody Blues returned, in the middle of punk and disco, to release what might be their weakest album of all. The low begins from now on. Shadows on the Wall sounds unconvincing and starts signalling the weakness of John Lodge's input on the subsequent Moodies album (four dull ballads on 'Strange Times') with a sense of apathy which comes in consonance with the lyrics. When John sings "if only I didn't lose you, if only we could be" I hear "I began to lose control, I began to lose control" from John Lennon's Jealous Guy . Not that it's bad. That sense of dramaticism in the singing is probably the best value in the song, not very remarkable otherwise. Once is Enough is one of those songs, three or four located in 'The Other Side of Life' whose title my mind refuses to even remember. Not much to say about a song that for me represents an utter void of inspiration and sense of direction. compilation like this is perfect for me despite this also having a few throwaways, still this is a very consistent doubleWorrall, Hannah (24 June 2015). " 'I think he's going to deliver': The Moody Blues' Justin Hayward on his first Glastonbury set and watching Kanye West play live". St Albans & Harpenden Review. The Moody Blues Cruise • April 2 - 7, 2014 -". moodiescruise.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Moody Blues album, and who are we to doubt them? As it stands, their Seventh Sojourn would see them going on a