Their unique style of classical music merged with rock and glued together in the beginning by the keyboard sounds on the Mellotron, shot them to the top of the charts, where they stayed for a decade.
They are one of the few rock and roll band where you can actually understand the lyrics to their songs.
But I was never able to see them in concert over the last 50 years until last October. I traveled from Florida to Arizona to attend my 50th high school reunion. I spent a month there so I was looking for people to see and things to do.
I by chance saw an ad on TV for them in concert at the Venetian Hotel and Casino In Las Vegas. Their last night in Vegas was the first Saturday I was in Arizona. Las Vegas is only 4-5 hours from Phoenix. So I drove to Vegas and saw my favorite all-time rock and roll band, The Moody Blues, live in concert for the first time ever. They were great and I had a fantastic time.
It was their 50th anniversary concert tour and it was my 50th high school reunion. Definitely the highlight of my retirement life.
This thread was about The Moody Blues wasn't it? :-)