Moody Blues nominated for RRHOF

RRHOF ^ | 10/3/17 | RRHOF

[pa_dweller]

Doesn't matter to me, personally, love'em anyway but, it'd be a nice honor (albeit years late) for the guys.

[gathersnomoss]

Where is “Evette Evil and the Daughters of Darkness”?

[subterfuge]

Ha. Understood. Mark Farner was still touring under his name as of a couple of years ago. Reportedly, he hasn’t lost a step and sounds better than ever.

[ConchKarl]

About time! The Moodies are a great band with a time-line going back to the early 60’s. Love their music, it kept me sane while going through some insane times in the world

[dfwgator]

Burton Cummings stands tall amongst his peers.

I saw what you did there.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Can’t believe both Link Wray and the MC5 aren’t in. What a joke.

[dfwgator]

Shocked that they were not already IN!

They were knocking on the door, but they never got an answer.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Saw Farner a couple of summers ago. He still rocks!

[dfwgator]

Justin Hayward is one of the more critically underrated guitarists.

“The Story in Your Eyes”, is some of the best damn guitar work I’ve ever heard.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Kind of a travesty that The Zombies aren’t already in there too.

[Maverick68]

haha....seriously great singer and underrated band.

[mazda77]

Wonderful, thanks.

I really discovered the MB’s while station in Tehran from 72-74. Listening to their music on a great stereo system vs the typical AM stations really brought them out. I had all their vinyl and when the remasters came out on CD, bought them all as soon as they were available.

Many music firsts for me there. First heard Sweet Home Alabama at poolside in the Gulf District compound. Doobie Brothers . . . times I will never forget.

[subterfuge]

Thanks for the reply and great to hear that!

[shotgun]

Ted Nugent also comes to mind.

[DJ Frisat]

Old fart here. That incarnation of the Moodies was very influential on me. Bought the album in the 60s and learned to play simplified versions of all of Mike Pinder's piano parts on the songs.

Coupla years later, I switched to guitar, and learned some of the 'new' Moodies songs, Lovely To See You, Tuesday Afternoon, etc.

Here's a link to recent performance filling in on guitar with the band I run sound for, doing Nights In White Satin.

[jobim]

In terms of understanding all of the creative possibilities in rock music, the Moody Blues,
in Days of Future Passed, and On the Threshold of a Dream, and In Search of the Lost
Chord, and To Our Children's Children's Children created rock's finest cohesive body of
work, in my opinion.

[grania]

I was at a concert, probably about 15 years ago, in a medium-sized preserved theater venue in Providence RI. The MB did a performance of “Nights in White Satin” which might be the most beautiful sound I ever heard in my life. The whole audience was mesmerized, brought to a place where our physical surroundings were irrelevant. It was the last song. The audience left, still stunned by the beauty and passion of the words and music.

[Walmartian]

Moody Blues play “Hey Bo Diddley” 1965
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JGvlSXIKJI

[BlueLancer]

"The MB did a performance of “Nights in White Satin” which might be the most beautiful sound I ever heard in my life. The whole audience was mesmerized, brought to a place where our physical surroundings were irrelevant."

The very first time that I was aware that I was listening to The Moody Blues was my last night at sea aboard the USS CORONADO (LPD-11) enroute to Norfolk. It was the last night of our Midshipman Cruise in 1973.

The Captain gave permission for the crew (and us Middies) to use the helicopter flight deck as a relaxation area and allowed use of the ship's stereo system from the wardroom to play music. Either the ship or the crew had a very good selection of Moody Blues albums .. Days of Future Past, In Search of the Lost Chord, On the Threshold of a Dream, A Question of Balance, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, and Seventh Sojourn .. and they played every single one of them that night.

All of the ship's external lights .. except for those required for navigation .. were turned off. Blackness except for the wake and the clear sky just overwhelmed with stars. General silence except for the music. All of the music was just so right for that situation that it gave me goosebumps. "For My Lady" from Seventh Sojourn, was appropriate .. "My boat sails lonely seas, battles oceans filled with tears ..". The guitar and bass intro to "The Story in Your Eyes" just blew me away. And "Nights in White Satin" almost brought me to tears.

Laying flat on my back on the flight deck, gazing up at the Milky Way, listening to The Moody Blues ... it was an experience that I will never forget.

[grania]

wow, what a beautiful memory

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

But ABBA has been in for ten years. Clearly idiots run that place.

ABBA!?! May as well induct The Carpenters and Lawrence Welk too!