Both groups gave us so much wonderful music. Sadly I never saw either group live but today (08Jan24) I still find their MUSIC inspiring, relaxing, and exquisite at bringing back memories of my youth. I used to play their vinyl records in my 9ft x 6ft bedroom in the loving home where I grew up in West London, England. My Dad was a big fan too! I just finished listening to the full Seventh Sojourn album, which has such gentile and soothing songs. Thank you The Moody Blues and thank you The Beatles. :)
My guy introduced me to them 18 years ago - so I'm a 'late Moody Blues Bloomer" - love their lyricism and fulsome, harmonic tunes. You can tell they totally enjoy themselves delivering QUALITY music to their fans.
At 57 still listening to the Moody Blues in 2024. This group put out music to clear your mind and simply lay back and sing along. R.I.P. Graeme Edge, Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder. Your music inspired generations and will sorely be missed.
I'm an old man now, but I have been listening to these guys since I was a young one. Through High School, Viet Nam, failed marriages, deaths of friends and family. No other band has held in thrall like them. When you say Britain's Got Talent? Look to the bands of the sixty's and seventy's.
I'm 66, and I've been listening to ELP, Yes, Beatles, Bee Gees... all the oldies from when the world wasn't as fucked up as it is now! It's no wonder, most of the music now is garbage... IMHO
@@davidstokes4630 Goodgod, it almost sounds like everything we were protesting was meaningless next to what's been going on lately. I went to Washington to tell Nixon what I thought of Viet Nam, saw the Airplane and Country Joe & Fish on the White House steps, marines with M-16s shoulder to shoulder across the top of the building, just in case of an insurrection.... Oh Wait! We never did an insurrection! You're right! It is more fucked up now.......bummer
All you are so right about Britain something special about British soil produces some of the greatest musicians in the world I don't know what it is a Great Britain must be a magical land as many believe just look at the history of the movie of the music that is come out of the British artist over the past 40 years truly magical the musicians out of Great Britain are truly magicians
@@davidstokes4630 David must be our generation because the words you speak are exactly my sentiments my beliefs and my feelings also the world was not so fucked up at one time and now is so twisted it's pathetic it is actually physically sickening the 60s 70s 80s and early 90s produce some of the greatest rock and roll and progressive music I've ever experienced and I still love it and enjoy it and I will consider it to be relevant for the rest of my life and I'm now 63
The Moody Blues, the best rock band of all time! I am 74 and experienced, of course, the Beatles, Eagles, etc. but the Moody Blues stand head and shoulders among them all for originality, intellectually, creativity and musicality. Just love them!
Surround Sound... 4 speakers...Gazing past the planets.... Looking for total view!! I've been lying here😢 for hours....you gotta make the journey out and in...
i am 70 yrs. old, back in around 1964 all my buddies were listening to a band called the Beattles and they would ask me what I was listening to and my reply was"probably the greatest band you will ever hear, they are light years ahead of their time". It was the Moody Blues. I have seen them live three times and I have also seen Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Eagles, ELO and countless other bands over the years and as great as they all are, to me the greatest band ever assembled then, now and always will be the "MOODY BLUES"
Your a million? Dam! That is old. 💕✌️🎶🎵🎵🎶 P.s. saw your comment @ the start of ?" Pink Floyd here @ royal Albert hall is pretty good. At least, CK out comfortably numb. ✌️
Every 100 or 200 years or so God blesses some people with exceptional talent. This one group that falls into the catagory . The 70's were an amazing time for fantastic music! Glad I was able to live through this era. I am 73
I am 58 old and gone through losing my legs six months later got cancer now I have covid never seen them in concert but I listen to them for long time and I could honestly say there music has helped me through my all my problems
When I was 15 yrs old I met and fell in love. The love letters, which I still have, contain the lyrics to Nights in White Satin …. sadly G drowned two years later, aged only 18. The Moodys will forever be a link with my first love whom I still miss to this day. God bless you Justin and the Moodys for all the joy you’ve given me listening to you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻💕💕
No bald heads, no tattoos, no garbage language and absolutely fabulous lyrics with great beat and sweet rhythms. Never be another group like them and still going strong for 50 plus years.
Yes they are awesome. One of my all time favorites is " For my Lady" I first heard it when me and my wife got together. It will always remind me of that magical time
The Moody Blues found me and saved me their music became a part of my life in my teenage years and now in my 60s I can say my life would have taken a different path had it not been for them. Eternally grateful.
Exactly this. Who needs antidepressants, when you can listen and feel the music of The Moody Blues. They gave me sanity during me teen years. The music and lyrics will always hold up through many lifetimes.
I’m no Youngster in the late 60s and into the 70s the music was the absolute best . Now nearing my 70s I still love the music and listen to RU-vid Every day, it gives me great Satisfaction and Soulful vibes, and keeps me going through this Mad World 👏👏👏
Edward Goodfellow Im just a youngster of 63 but I concur on both of your points. In boot camp, when we were allowed music it was nonstop "Days of Future Passed" It had a profound effect on me and still does.
I too have that same feeling. Their is a spiritual dimension to their music that connects with the heart and soul. I think "A Question of Balance" would be my favoritie Moody Blues album.
Justin Hayward has one of the best voices in music! I used to put on those big clunky headphones and just listen to their albums way into the night. What a great sound they have! No stage antics, no flames, no rotating drum kits...just the greatest music!
I was in the audience at this extraordinary concert, and even though I was already very familiar with the Moody Blues music, seeing them in that beautiful venue was an experience I'll never, ever forget.
The only band that is at all equal to Led Zeppelin in my opinion. I would probably choose Led Zep but my fave song of all time for magnificence and beauty would have to be Nights in White Satin.
@@sherrimoore738 I have seen LED ZEP 8 times in their HAYDAY and always in the first 10 rows or less. THEY ARE THE FINEST ROCK BAND EVER…. YES! But MOODY BLUES is just in a different category. 💖🙏They brought out “ Feelings of HOPE and LOVE “ in a troubled time for the youth of the world. 😇🥰🫶. Be Blessed.. Jesus is the worlds only Hope now. ✝️
What was really the hook for me was you didn't have to be high to enjoy their music. At 72 now I look back and realize they were just about the only truly sane group of the entire era. They spoke to a persons heart and soul. I've seen them in person at four different venues and have every single and every album in vinyl. Have every Laser Disc and DVD as well as ever CD they've ever printed.
Awesome! I just picked up and framed beautifully done lyrics to “Go Now” signed by Denny Laine, The greatest break up song for 20 year olds ever. I’m bummed I only saw them live once, just not enough! Best
I'm 34 and I just discovered Moody Blues back in 2018 (I listen to a lot of classic rock). The version of Isn't Life Strange in this video brings tears to my eyes everyone I watch it. I don't feel MB ever got their true deserved admiration. Moving forward, I will try to rectify that.
Their relentless talent amazes me......the MOODY BLUES ARE STILL WATERS RUNNING VERY VERY DEEP! What would die hard fans like us be without them?They make me levitate.......................I can watch this concert zillions times tirelessly.Period.
I haven't listened to them for years and years and have gone back to them to soothe me at night, and my favorite Rock bands during the day, Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Disturbed, Foo Fighters.
Same for my 1st husband. Thank you for your service. You men were treated so shabbily on your return. It's a horrible stain on our country that can never be lived down.
@@danm.bagley5030 D Trp. 3/5th Cav based out of Quang Tri. Later based out of Evans. My avatar is what I did, you might recognize the aircraft, lol. Welcome home brother, and God Bless.
I will paint a mystical picture for you: Nights in White Satin was the theme for one of my high school proms, My dress was midnight blue/black (I made it myself), his tux was powder blue. We were so much in love. Slow dancing to the theme song, Nights in White Satin; it didn't get any more romantic than that. . . . or did it? We got engaged, married after my graduation, had 3 beautiful children, 5 grandchildren, and 32 years of marriage.
The Moody Blues are in a class all by themselves. They are melodic and sentimental, but they can rock like no one else. Have seen them live more times than I can count. Their music will definitely stand the test of time. So glad to have had them in my life since the mid-60s when Days of Future Passed came out. They are spectacular.
These guys always talked of faith! Always of hope. Never was it “my angst” or my depression but always our hope and what we are sharing. The Queen of Hearts. Always the Holy Spirit!
I was introduced to these guys back in the 70's by one of my troops in Korea. I'm a retired Army S.F.C. (24yrs), 85 on the planet. and I still enjoy listening.
They are a Class act. The gentlemen of rock n' roll. Simply breathtaking. I love the orchestral background. It is a really classy arrangement. Can't get enough of the Moody Blues.
The Legendary Moody Blues. Their music is exceptional and ages like fine wine and cheese. These guys write and perform beautiful music, and none of the members tattooed nor pierced their bodies. They dress tastefully like their music they have written. I own all of their albums and I've never grown tired of them.
I'm 67 years old been into and HOOKED on this band. I started out in 1969 to present. CLASS ACT!!! Saw them on numerous times and NEVER WAS DISAPPOINTED!!! They're MY FAVORITE BAND!!!
They say by reading books we are taken to places we can't go. To me, listening to the music of Moody Blues is a transportation to a million places or more, while moving in slow motion. Magic - that will still be listened to for many centuries to come. It's Tuesday Afternoon here. Cheers everyone.
I don't know if the guys will ever read these comments but Moody Blues will ALWAYS, ALWAYS kick ass, you guys sound as good now, as when you started out, the 1st time I heard you guys, that was it for me these guys are my band. And I love Zeppelin the Beatles, the Stones, the Floyd, & there all unique, but MB for me has something really special, PLEASE DON'T STOP, until you have to, thank you boys,(& backup girls) for all the years of AWESOME work my wife & I of 43 years together THANK YOU for all your enjoyable hardworking. Because it is said if one loves what they do for a living one never really works. I would bet my life that is exactly how you guys feel, all our best to you guys & 1 more, THANK YOU!!!!!❤❤
34 years ago, my soon to be husband told me "The Question" made him think of me each time he heard it. We were married on Hana, Maui on this day shortly after, under a waterfall, just a pastor, his wife, and a backpacking surfer who gifted a papaya that the pastor blessed. What an amazing day.
I will hit 78, in defiance of all the oddsmakers, in about two weeks, if I make it. The incredible song, Wildest Dreams, reaches deep within my soul, warms my heart, and dampens my eyes. I wonder... I wonder if she wonders...
Happy Birthday Fred, I just listened to M̤o̤o̤d̤y̤ ̤Blues--I̤n̤ ̤S̤e̤a̤r̤c̤h̤ ̤ of The Lost Chord.Full Album 1968 .,, I was 14 that year. I close my eyes and I was there! And then the tears started streaming down my face. We were so blessed to have grown up with some of the Best Music Ever. I hope you have a Fantastic Birthday Fred.
Moody Blues Live at Royal Albert Hall...myohmyohmy...without a doubt the most incredible concert ever. I am 68, was at Woodstock, and have attended many concerts in my life. This MB Concert is incredible. I listen/watch this 2-3 times a month. The orchestral interplay with "rock & roll" is magical and never tires. Brings back incredible memories as well...TY God Bless
Still love the Moody Blues like I did back in 1969 and even before 1969 when I was in HS (graduated '69). Went to see them twice in Atlanta at Chastain Park in the late 70's or early 80's well after I left the USMC. Took my first hit of mescaline listening to the Moody Blues back in 1969 after coming home on Boot Camp leave from the USMC. Of course, I ended up in Vietnam in 1971 - 1972. Sure hated to hear when Ray passed. And with the passing of Edge and Thomas, Justin Hayward was just a great as he's ever been singing lead and playing lead guitar. Just won't be the same without Graeme Edge and Ray Thomas. I'm now 71 years old and still love the Moody Blues. W Rusty Lane K9POW in eastern Tennessee
Baby Boomers had the best music of the era . What’s unbelievable is each group had a signature sound that was audibly distinctive. The 60s brought a surge of heart felt music as a result of Vietnam. Getting a chill writing this but will never forget the energy and feeling of the country. GOD BLESS You AMERICA!q
I first heard this band in 1973 when I was 16, I'm now 64, and have loved them every day since then, I never ever tire of them, I listen and watch on RU-vid now but also have their music on my phone so I can hear it via bluetooth when driving. I've seen them twice in concert and loved every moment. My only regret is that I never heard them play Melancholy Man live, a song that descibes myself. They are a truly remarkable group of individuals and even more amazing when together as a group.
I can recall when their album "Days of Future Passed" was first released. I was sitting in my English Class senior year of high school with my English teacher asking the class to write what they were feeling when she played the "introduction" to that album. It was my first introduction to this band. Justin Hayward is irreplaceable as a lyrist, musician, and singer. They don't get much better than this. He will always be remembered. His music is timeless.
The early Moody Blues in 1964 were just so so, I don't think they used Moody Blues, just MB 5, their only hit that was memorable is/was GO NOW. It was when Justin Hayward joined, in 1967, that made the Moody Blues memorable. Then they got the nickname as the SMALLEST ORCHESTRA. I remember when I was in Vietnam, the EM club in DaNang, used to have Philippine Bands come play on weekends, this one group specifically could play Moody Blues songs, like they were recordings, but it was actually them playing. BUT, the crazy thing, THEY COULD NOT SPEAK OR UNDERSTAND ENGLISH. Other groups that played there, also played the sounds and songs of the Ventures, Beatles, Grassroots, country, rock, blues, THEY WERE SO COOL.
Thank you sharing this w/ us... An amazing experience for you and your class ... thankfully w/ utube we can share the live concerts for us all ... °`~\••\|{☆《》♡ Yes
Floored by this Moody Blues performance... I just found this, this morning, 24 March 2022, at 7 am... 68 years old and still waking up the neighbors!!!
Barclay James Harvest tried, almost successfully to immitate them , I love BJH but there is only ONE Moody Blues, I wonder how many people fell in love to Nights in White Satin, I sure did (many times)
True beauty in rock. The greatest English group of all time. As an American, I'm still slightly more partial to the Beach Boys (esp. 1966-1972) but it's very close. I actually got to see them both at a single concert. Amazing groups.
Yes? It's not easy to put into words how music can alter a persons outlook on life.. I too, John, was awakened throughout long periods of difficult & unsure times in life by M.B.'s music/lyrics, and just as much so by the Annie Haslam version of the band Renaissance.. Both were uniquely innovative & brave to try something very different for their times musically & in doing so profoundly altered my life to this day in a totally positive way.
Music has saved many more lives than people realize. We could all use more real artists today who can put music and words together to do the same thing for our youth of today. Rap and vile lyrics don't cut it in my world.
Just got diagnozed for colon cancer. Need something to keep the faith and the Moody Blues came up in my head. You gentlemen don't stop the tears now but you do give me strenght to look forward. I'll survive, I'm sure. Thank you fr your music, it must be for over 50 years now, fifty-four I guess. Days of Future Passed was the very first album I bought in my life. Strangely it doesn't seem all that long ago now...
So how'd you fair through treatment? I too had to plow my way through cancer treatments, chemo and radiation recently. Moodies helped me make it work. Escapism into another time.
@@erswnn Thanks for your reaction. Well, in January the doctors removed the tumor which turned out to be of a nasty kind and probably long existing. SoI had to get chemotherapy which ended towards the end of May. I had four treatments and the last two were very tough. But I endured and since about a month the side effect have almost completely disappeared. Sometimes fatigue is an issue but actually most days I don't think about the cancer and treatment anymore. Fortunately they decided ttat radiation was not necessary. Of course I know that statically I'm still at risk and in December I get another coloscopy and my blood will be tested again. Last time that happened was September and then the marker was OK. So fingers crossed for December! By then it will be a year since diagnosis. How long ago is all this for you? Is your treatment finished and what are the results, if you don't mind me asking? During treatment music was too much for me. But now I can enjoy music again and also without tears coming to my eyes when the song gets emotional. The Moody Blues still are regular guets in my HiFi!
@@Bellathebear777 Hi, didn't find something clickable in your message. Did you mean ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BmBX-e6tGKc.html, featuring Pink Floyd at the RAH?
blessings and good wishes for your full recovery. i had gone through xtra large dose of unsealed radiation. drs. said i might only last 10 years. was 29 then, now over 70! hang in there and keep digging the music.
I have NO IDEA how 795 people can not like this. I've had the good fortune to see them in concert twice, but in the Live at the Royal Albert Hall concert they are in top form with top accompaniment. Sublime :-) This was a very special evening, wish I could have been there!
Now 934! Seems like there is no accounting for taste. Wonderful band. Have been listening to their music since the early 70s and still love it. And, them.
I absolutely adore their music!!!! My only comment is that I have been trying to listen to it over again and the music always stops. You can see the concert but hear nothing??? Very frustrating
I'm 60 years young but in the '70s, Nights in White Satin was played all the time on the "new" FM stations. Man, we had the best music then! I never heard English Sunset before. Thanks, Juan Jose, for uploading this excellent show.
While not dismissing their music, which is wonderful, but there's something in their voices that always tears me up. There's an emotional component beyond words.
The Moody Blues was a miraculous reunion of Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Mike Pinder and Ray Thomas. Individually they were superb song writers, instrumental players and singers.
I’m a retired Audio Engineer. Some time ago I saw the band, what a treat. The FOH man had 2 powder blue glass spherical illuminated accent lights on each side of the console. I politely asked what they did. He gave me that knowing sound brother smile, “why, those are the moody blues mate”. Perfect.☮️❤️
Such magick & talent in each of them…passing on the dreams of the heart with the voices and words of angels. How I feel each time that I hear them. I’m so thankful I lived at the right time on this earth to listen to them and the Beatles. But We’ll not see their like again.
There will never be a better band than the moody blues. And now were down to the wire as this world comes to its conclusion. And all the words of their music is in its final warning
The thing about The Moody Blues is they had tremendous music. The way they orchestrated everything was absolute creative genius. Then you add to that lyrics that had meaning and touched people's hearts and souls. Not many bands have achieved that with a few songs let alone over a lifetime. That more than anything is what makes The Moody Blues so timeless. Their music is relevant today as it was when it was written new.
How did we all get here so fast? The Music of the Moody Blues will never die. Saw them first in 1972 in Hollywood FL at the old Sportatorium. What a concert! They cast a spell on the whole place.
The Moodies composed so many great songs that it is really hard to pick a favourite. 'Lovely to see you again' would possibly be top of my playlist. However, 'I know you're out there somewhere' always reminds me of missed opportunities due to youthful ignorance and generally makes me cry.
At seventy seven, i can still remember tbe first time i heard the Moody blues, and i was hooked. I was at the time playing in a band myself, and it was the flute that b got me i went out and bought a silver James Galway, still have it. It really took me places to, i found out why the moody blues were so infectous musically, and being able to play a number of instruments, as well as being lead singer ment i never was idle, but i was very much aware that it was a tall order to keep doing it, i finished playing publically when i hit sixty five, and now enjoy playing just for my own benifit, along with anyone who wants too listen. I can say that its the most adictive thing you can do, the money ks good but it does not come anywhere near the sound you hear from the adience, thats where the adiction comes from, and tbe Moody blues deserve every bit they get, i can i think name every album they came out with, but i am not writtimg them all here, it would take too long for a start,i think it more fitting to,say that each one was a gem. It was they that gave me emcoragement for most of my time playing. The complete change from one album to the next is incredible, thanks from tbe bottom of my heart for such a wonderful sound that can only be the MOODY BLUES!!!!!!!!!
The Moody Blues was my 1st concert, at Great Woods Massachusetts in 1993. The orchestra with them was wonderful, and they were magnificent. Justin's voice hadn't changed one iota. We sat up close and it was magical. 💕👏
Yep, same age & my dad & I truly bonded with the Moodies.....he's passed now, on a Tuesday no less, & Haywards voice is so much like my dads or I should say my dad could sing like Hayward! It's such a gift to have.
I am 68 years old and love good music. We have to go back a lot of years in order to find it. I saw these great guys live at the L.A Forum when I was young and when I listen to them I still feel young...just not stoned. Good ole days!
One of the 1st times ever stoned was while hearing the entire "In Search of the Lost Chord" LP straight through. What a mystical experience that was - 1972. Remember it well.
This is one of the most unique bands with a sound that penetrates the subconscious and fills the senses. They’ve given me great enjoyment and provided some calm-escape in a chaotic and often unsettling world.
As a teenager some 45--50 years ago, I loved to get stoned and lay on my bed and let the Moodies take me away. I would listen to songs like Timothy Leary's Dead and Are You Sitting Comfortably, and enter a magical realm that were reserved for the J. R.R. Tolkiens of this world. Girls, my parents, the Vietnam war and who or what was my part in the world would seems to fade from my worries and lift me into my wildest dreams. It was a time like no other. I remember it most fondly, before the reality of life closed in! I've done well with my family and vocationally but on rare occasion my mind drift back to the magic that was the Moody Blues. Times like now. Isn't life strange...?
Well you still have a bed, the Moody Blues still have videos and albums, and the weed is better than ever, so lay back and enjoy my friend, you only live once
This is one of the best recordings of The Moody Blues I’ve heard on RU-vid, they blend so well with the orchestra and both Justin Hayward and John Lodge’s performances of their vocals is perfectly projected, love it and so moving, their guitar playing is iconic alongside Ray Thomas’ Flute and The Keyboard player, is that Paul Bliss? Great percussion that rocks the stage with Greame Edge and the other drummer works well together on different tones of drumming, A memorable performance that will go down in history…their sound fills this wonderful auditorium of great electrifying acoustics at the Royal Albert Hall in London. I first discovered this sound in 1967 with the iconic song Nights in White Satin and have grown old with them, thankyou for the music, Moody Blues 💙🌟🎶🎵🎶💫🎸
"Isn't life strange" got me through the heartbreaking times. And after the storms subsided listening to this song was a comfort , understanding, and celebration.
I to have been listening to this great band of old for 65+years and never get tired of it. Like many bands of this era, it was so reasonable to see them live! My friends and I would be getting tickets almost every weekend!! Man those were the best of times!! The Moody Blues music will never be silent in my house. ✌🏻
Mike Riordan I missed Vietnam War for I failed 3rd Grade in 1963, and my Senior Year of High School in 1974, My Biological Daughter Jewel Kilcher is alive because I had a Draft Card for the Vietnam War my random number was 027. And August 25,1974 I ended up in the Special Olympics because I tried to go to Alaska twice to see what my family called my imaginary wife and daughter Jewelry. If I would have gone to Niagara Dragstrip Labor Day Weekend 1973 like I was supposed to Jewel Kilcher would have never been born. No lie , the songs Foolish Games and Enter from the East are about Me !!!! And I didn’t graduate from High School till I was 20 years old in 1975 a year after my daughter was born.
If ever there was a band like this, it would not be!! They are astounding, spiritual, and just lovely... What they bring to the audience is beyond belief💙💙💙💙!!!!! Their presence in their clothing they wear, are so classy.... 🎶🎶🎶🎶.. 🥀🥀🥀🥀.. 2022......
It has been said Barclay James Harvest are similar. They even recorded a song called Poor Man's Moody Blues but I don't think they are in the same league. The Moodies and Queen are the 2 greatest bands ever. The puzzle is why the Moodies are underrated. They can all song snd Justin's voice is one ofcthe best in popular music.
I am a fan, for many years, since the beginning. My one wish is to meet you all, I will not make it much father, but the love within your music is a healer to my soul! Prayers to each & all ! This old hippy loves you!!
