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| From | Ken Kase <kenkase@nighttimes.com> |
| Subject | Re: The Blues, Moody |
| Date | Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:54:16 -0500 |
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I think that the best consistent songwriting was found on the classic 2-LP
This is the Moody Blues. Their albums contain some pretty heinous excesses
that are more or less contained on that compilation.
Their catalog has been the object of frequent revision with multiple mixes
appearing in multiple formats. And of course their cultural cachet was
sealed with their appearance on the Simpsons some years ago. They wrote a
few pretty good songs and perhaps we'd like them better if they hadn't
overstayed their welcome well into the 80s.
--Ken
On 4/14/06 11:40 AM, "Dave Seaman" <seamand@upmc.edu> wrote:
> I just came across an old tape comp I have of Moody Blues songs, and
> listening to it felt like seeing an old friend. I was never a big fan,
> never owned one of their albums, just had the best of comp - but I was
> surprised how much I enjoyed it after all these years.
>
> Yeah, they can be pompous, and their lyrics are at times pretty hippy dippy.
> And if I heard too much of that flute player, or those soliloquies, or
> soliloquies by the flute player, I'd probably have to kill him. Nonetheless
> - dynamic, romantic, music, with velvet guitars, tons o orchestration,
> catchy melodies, a unique sound with personality. Pretty good in my book.
>
> So, are there any M B fans out there on this list? What albums of theirs
> would you recommend to someone who is more into pop songwriting than
> instrumental twaddling?
>
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