Moody Blues Question Reaction 

You Sir are correct! The studio version of this song is best to listen…but a Moody Blues is a great live show. Great observations.

the moody blues wrote beautiful poetry and put it to beautiful music this band from the 60s and 70s always writing about peace and love just the best

I am a hippie from the '60's and '70's. The Moody Blues music has been with me all the way from my teens until today. You are right you HAVE to see them in concert to feel the real effect of their music. And their classic song is Nights in White Satin. You want to see an audience really feel the song and the Moody Blues really feeling the audience go to a concert and wait for that song. I promise you it will hit you like a ton of bricks it's that good. The Moody Blues music has been with me from my teens until today and I am 65. They can still play to a sold out concert and I see them every time they play near where I live. The last concert was in 2015 when it was their 50th year anniversary playing rock and roll. They were in New Orleans and I got PIT tickets and it was the best show they ever had. I was 2 feet away from Justin Hayward the main singer and song writer. We lost Ray Thomas the flute player during their 50th year tour. So the whole album of Nights in White Satin dedicated to Ray one of the best flute player and performer. You have to see them live to get the feel for their music. But when I am not at a concert I listen to them. Go and come back a changed man.

Thank you!! Justin Hayward is incredibly under rated as a song writer, guitarist and singer. He's won more ASCAP awards than most song writers. He wasn't even the original lead singer....would be so much different if he hadn't joined the Moodies.

I was hooked on The Moody blues in 1969. My first purchased album was their 1967 release of The Days of Future Passed. Tuesday Afternoon and the ethereal sound of Night in White Satin immediately pulled on my soul.

A great band with a long history of great material. Another vote for "Nights In White Satin" (full extended version) from the 1967 classic concept album Days Of Future Past. However, please react to the original studio cut, as none of the live versions ever seem to measure up.

If we could only live our lives in the state of mind this music puts us in, wouldn't that be great. Imagine a world at peace, no war, no fighting, just everyone in the same laid back groove, everybody getting along.

This entire concert is one of the best performances ever of any band in my opinion.

For me - the Moody Blues are part of a distinct period in my life. The emotions and trials of those times - I can't separate them from the music. It's not simply the music/lyrics etc; it's the context it came in. The plain survival of it. To your statement afterwards, I don't think it's something you need to apologize for. You listened. You paid attention. Maybe revisit it another time - might hit you very differently in ten years. Maybe not at all. I won't expect another person to carry my baggage; you've gotta be free to earn your own. Thank you for doing the video. It's a tough night hereabouts, and being here mattered in this moment. God bless.

Great song and group! Reaction request for Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues.

Too see the moody blues live. You walk out smiling. Soul refreshed.

You should also listen to "I'm just a singer in a rock & roll band". The lyrics will knock your socks off. Justin Hayward is/was such a good writer.

I bought the 45 of this song when it first came out, I liked it so much. I've been a fan of the Moody Blues ever since I heard Tuesday Afternoon on AM radio in 1967. I have had the privilege of seeing them perform live many times, with and without a backing orchestra. One of the fun things about this song is that in later years it became a fan tradition for the audience to sing along during the slow section, and Justin would even ask the audience to help him out on the last time through with the line "I'm looking for a miracle in my life." And then it was always fun to watch him prepare to go back into the final fast section, planting his feet firmly on the floor to brace for the furious fast strumming. At the very end he would flip his pick into the audience for some lucky fan to catch. Yes, when listening to a studio recording you hear every note as it was supposed to be, but the extra dimensions that come with a live performance are always wonderful to experience too. And it's fun to listen for the subtle differences; for instance, on the studio recording Justin did not play the final chord of the slow section as an arpeggio. He added that to the live performances years later. Also, in later years that high D to G near the beginning of the reprise fast section was sung by a backup singer, not played by an instrument.

Gabriella here: new account checking out my history and the fact that you took the time to listen to it, made me happy! Thanks, Ty! ☮😎

They've still " GOT IT "! When they were younger, their sound was so much richer and a tad slower tempo. This song takes me to different time and place. ❤️👏🎶👏🎶👏🎶👏🎶👏❤️

Moody Blues brings back some really good memories.

Love this song, makes me weep. I left my country and though it has been so many years, I still long for it, but it is not the same as when I left. I pray for it. I thought they did a good job, live, in this video.

Saw my first Moody Blues concert 41 years ago, still one of my favorite bands. One of the earliest progressive rock groups.

I wish I could attend another Moody Blues concert. They’ve retired. Miss all those great concerts by the Moody Blues. And I agree they are much better being there.

They are fantastic live! I saw them at the Richfield Coliseum/Amphitheater…Stix opened for them. I had never heard Stix before and they were great as well. You had to see them live at least once in your life…it was fantastic and magical. Justin Hayward is such a great voice and song writer. Another group that was the best live was The Bee Gees…there was so much talent back then. At least I have my albums, 8 tracks, cassettes, Cds, DVDs and online to reminisce .😎

I been a musician all my life, and what hit me like a pie in the face was ten or twenty years go bye you realize your hearing the same song that has a new meaning. I realize this when i lost my grandparents. The ones that meant the most to me.

Studio version is 10 times better..Nights in White Satin is even better!💞💞💞💞

These guys are really good in concert. AND --- they have a many other great songs. I learned to play this when I was much younger. I don't have the stamina anymore. I'm exhausted just watching him.

This was my dad's favorite band, and he passed the love of that band onto me. Having lost him six years ago now it's still hard to hear this band play. He loved all of the songs from their album Days of Future Passed, but his favorite was Nights in White Satin, Question was his second favorite which meant we heard it a lot growing up. Thank you for reacting to this song it made me think about how much I miss hearing my dad blast this music from the basement as he worked in his office. He also quoted Late Lament from the same album. Breathe deep the gathering gloom, watch lights fade from every room... He never could remember the rest of the poem just those lines.

The first album I ever bought with my own money from my piggy bank was the Moody Blues, "Days of Future Passed". I was 11 years old. LOVE THEM.

The Royal Albert Hall was opened March 29, 1871.

The Moody Blues' experience are the lyrics first and foremost, they make you think, they tweak your heart and they reach your soul. They also are great musicians and one of the few who have kept a lot of their front-row members intact from start to end. Love them, yes, it's better there.

It took me awhile for their music to really take hold in my consciousness. But when it did, they became my favorite band. I've been to more Moody Blues shows that any other. I even have recurring dreams about going to their concerts. In one, they didn't get to the concert. In another I woke up too soon, before they came on, but in one I saw them play. I have CCR concert dreams, too.

Seen them live three times. On their own not with an orchestra. I love them,

When i was 8 years old and first heard this i have to admit that i didnt care for it. This song got a lot of air play in the seventies and by the late seventies when i was starting to become more aware i started liking this song. As a foot note i saw the Moody Blues in concert for the first time about two years ago and i was very happy to watch and listen to them play this song. My girlfriend who like me is in her mid 50s and didint think she would even enjoy they Moody Blues but came away from it saying that it was the happiest music she had ever heard and commented to me about how everyone who was there left the concert with a big smile on their face. I had also noticed that. Unfortunately they did not have the London Symphony Orchestra with them but i thought they did great without them. As great as they are live i still prefer the extended versions of their studio recordings. Thank you for playing this. It brings back many good memories and with Gods grace will bring me some new good memories.

I fell in love with the Moody Blues' sound thanks to my mom always playing their albums around the house. My favorite song of theirs is Ride My See-saw.

As a fan of the Moody Blues, another way of understanding the song is by watching the official video of Question. The imagery of the video is very powerful and has meaning as well.

I recommend reading the lyrics and wearing headphones. Justin Hayward wrote this as two songs and then merged them. The Moodies are my favorite band since I first heard the album Days of Future Passed in college 1972. Sadly the drummer Graeme Edge passed Nov2021. Ray Thomas the flautist/tambourines passed in 2018. Justin is the lead guitarist and John Lodge is the bass guitarists. They now tour as solo acts. 🥰🎸

The first concert I went to was the Moodies back in 1972, at the Seattle Center Coliseum. This was cutting edge stuff back then, this style I think it was partly responsible for bringing in something called “new age music.” Thanks for playing it. They have a variety of other songs that might suit your style, like: Say It With Love, Ride My Sea-saw, Knights In White Satin, Somewhere. I was in my early 20s back in the day and one could not just be a fan of the Moody Blues, it was like joining a cult, like a family and there are many that still belong.

Ty, anything that is performed there is amazing I have found. I grew up with this band. Love this song. And their stuff....very mellow. All their songs were big hits....very different type music when they came out. Like ELO....this guys voice is unique know its moody blues for sure

Ty, what you're saying about wanting to see a live performance makes perfect sense. But imagine if you can, what it was like for us boomers, to hear songs like this in the 60's and early 70's. The time of no computers, no cell phones, no cable or satellite television. and, if you didn't live in or near a large city, very poor radio reception, especially FM. The Moody Blues produced concept albums that you wanted to play straight through, on the biggest speakers you could afford. The fact that some groups stayed together long enough to be honored with concerts at Royal Albert Hall, complete with full orchestra, is amazing. At the time, all we wanted was to hear albums on whomever had the best speakers. In Search Of The Lost Chord, Days Of Future Past, and Seventh Sojourn, were albums etched into our our heads and hearts. Ah, the good old days.

This was great! When the Moody Blues came through my city in 2011, I was working at the theater as an assistant stage carpenter. I was on the crew that set up the stage, the risers, and anything else that was on the stage itself. I think I also helped with focusing the lights. I remember that the road crew they had travelling with them were a tight team! Normally, after the set up, I would go home and wait until it was time to tear it all down, but this time I stayed and watched the show. I was not disappointed! Given that the youngest guy on the stage was probably my dad's age at the time, and the oldest guy could have been my granddad's age, they sounded as good as I've heard on the recordings from when they were in their prime. Deep Purple was another band I had the pleasure to hang back and watch. That was the year after Moody Blues. Ian Gillian had a cast on his leg, plus, he had the flu! .... But he ROCKED it! Never underestimate the old rockers. LOL! (lol I built the stage for Paul McCartney, but I couldn't eat lunch on site... he insisted everything be vegan!! lol ... so I sneaked off to BK at break time for a double whopper with cheese! HA! Take THAT Paul!) hahaha Thanks for triggering some cool memories for me! Cheers!

The song is from the album Question of Balance. It was designed with stereo in mind, and it (and all of their albums} sounded best on headphones. I have been to several of their concerts and you are right - their's is an energy that is awesome to experience, no small part in the energy of the audience and a positive feedback loop, that is missing from a video of a concert. If you want a true - for you - experience of the original, try listening to one of their albums with headphones. It my not affect you as it did me the first time I heard it (1973) but it is a different time now. Today's music technology has progressed even farther than what the Moody Blues pioneered.

My take on it? For a 50th year performance, they did pretty well! Picture the times this first came out, 1970, Vietnam war was raging, students and young ppl were questioning the rationale of the war and hoped for a peaceful future, and here came the Moody Blues with this song that echoed their sentiments. In album form it's ethereal sounding, with surprising changes and intensities.

Like someone said, listen to it from the studio ..hard to hear all the words live ...great song ..

I get everyone loves Nights in White Satin but you can't forget about The Voice or Gemini Dreaming. It would be best if you could find versions from the 70's when Justin Hayward's voice was at it's strongest. Oh and if you find the recorded version, headphones are a MUST.

Back in the 60's alot of the bands were from England and knew each other. A few of the Moodies knew the Beatles and did influence their music. They never wanted the attention the Beatles had because Ray was almost killed by a fan one time when they almost choked him accidentally. Thanks for playing this song. One day you ought to listen to their album Threshhold of a Dream. Most of their albums had a theme and the songs reflect it.

This is a pretty killer song. Love the way they change it up makes for a very interesting listen.

Moody Blues was and still is Rock Royalty. This song is originally much slower. They did even more in the late 90's that was just as good. 'Wildest Dreams' is more recent and one of my favorite songs. As far as their original hits from the 60's and 70's, I love 'The Story In Your Eyes'. This time period best represents who they were and their style... And 'Go Now" is one my parents used to play over and over on Vinyl...

I got to see them in concert in the '90's in Portland, OR, they had the full orchestra performing with the band. It was fabulous!

I've been listening to these guy's pretty much all my life and I'm now 57 , they were a favorite of my Mom she had the days of future past album when I was a kid and I thought their music was soooo beautiful and still do . Miss ya Mom , thx for the music in my life and the memories it brings you taught me well...♡

*MRM* ... I've never been a great big Moody Blues fan, however, their music is great on their records but they have never been a great Live Band, unless you know their songs from the records that is ..... two very different worlds from record to live for this band, trust me..... I think you would like their records very much.

I'm glad you said what you did about how your reaction might not always be what we want it to be based upon our own love of a band or music. Because it's true. You didn't like this one as much as I had hoped. However, it was the live version. The studio version is better. But even with that, you still might not have felt all that differently about it. I know from experience that not all people absolutely love the Moody Blues like I do. But my love for them stems not only from the music itself but also from my own life at the time I first started listening to them, back when I was quite young. But I do hope you will check out some more of their songs, songs of love, hope, and being free. I would suggest a song or two, but since I love almost all of the group's songs of old, I don't know where to start. Maybe "Have You Heard" would be a good place to start. "Isn't Life Strange" is a beautiful and sad song. I considered playing it at my funeral/memorial service. "Candle of Life" is perhaps my favorite song, but it's short.

From a band from 50+ years ago...not quite as vibrant but I would have loved to have been there. Saw them 3 times, maybe last time in early 80s? They take you on an awesome journey!

Great group, listen to them all the time.

They played at the Holiday Star Theater in Merrillville IN. once a year every year to a sold out audience, me included. Till they demolished the theater. The Oak Ridge Boys played there every New Year too. Good times.

The BBC opened a can of worms with the Moody Blues.Reminded me to dig out the Tubular Bells Album for the drive to work tomorrow.

"Nights In White Satin"(full version) is the tune by the Moody Blues to listen to.

I had the pleasure of seeing them in '97 (hs grad gift to me and my bestie from my parents), it was absolutely amazing. One of the thinhs people don't realize is the orchestra that plays with them live is always a local orchestra, but they sound like they have been playing with them for years. I saw them in Lubbock, TX and it was the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra that played with them and they were awesome. Had so much fun with my Mom and Stepdad and my best friend that night. I highly recommend getting their albums and listening to their stuff cause they really are an amazing band.

🇻🇳 Reflect upon the conflicts of Vietnam and those subsequent ... oh youth of America. 🇺🇸

This was the first Moody Blues song I ever heard on the radio back in the 70's - the studio version - and it captivated me immediately Another great song of theirs, I won't recommend the obvious like other people have done, is Melancholy Man - another personal favorite of mine.

So thankful n excited to start. Daddy’s song.

I did get to see them with a full orchestra and it was the only time I saw and orchestra, it was pretty damn good. I got to see them twice without an orchestra. While listening only, LSD, doesn't hurt, but then again that turns any stereo into an orchestra.

Moody Blues are amazing in concert. Saw them twice, met them as well. Class act!!😊

That lead singer is older than me (And I'm a granny) and doesn't have a freaking wrinkle!

That my friend is how you rock a 12 string guitar!

You know what you like, simple as that.

“Nights in White Satin” is their best song, I think, but I believe you reacted to it already. If I’m wrong and you didn’t though, could you react to it? This is a good song too 🌟❤️‼️. I think I have it on an old VHS tape, no VCR now though. Good reaction 👍🏻❤️‼️

My first concert was the Moody’s in Seattle in ‘72, been going to every concert they had near my location since. This sounded a bit rich with the orchestra, some of the edge or sharpness was lost, I think. I know you’d like a few of their later songs like: I’m Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band & I Know You’re Out There Somewhere, there’s more, just have to sort through them but these two were on the early MTV music video lists.

Long distance Voyager is my favourite album of the MB's, and The Voice is my favourite track.

I understand what you meant” It’s not my favorite band in the world either” But I have an 800 Watt house stereo “ In the studio version I’m telling you with the horns and it really really rocks a lot better

Love the Moody blues!!!

Fair comment & you did not disrespect it. Personally I love question, but understand what you said. If you don't already know now? Question was a protest song from 1970 concerning Vietnam War. Justin hayward was writing about what he observed when youth of America were speaking out about the war! There is actually more energy & urgency in original recorded version, have a listen sometime, it's on "question of balance" album. Take care man!

Thank God it's just you... there is no accounting for taste, but that is what makes us different, and how boring it would be if we were all the same.

My uncles favorite band, so I’ve been familiar with them a long time. At a time when many bands were high on drugs and drunk, the Moody Blues were clean. Their album stuff is definitely a different feel from their live stuff.

You know Ty I feel it's a personal challenge now to find something you don't know about

Can you put Eli’s Coming by Three Dog Night in your bingo roller?

The studio version is actually much better. Some songs speak more to a certain time, place or state of mind, I believe Moody Blues songs fall into this category. I love their stuff, but then again, I'm from that time, place and state of mind!

Good stuff. I agree with others, check out Nights In White Satin by them.

Everyone hears music differently and that is what makes us individuals. God Bless

Love your reaction. I am a Moodies fan from way back....early 70's..... but I totally understand where you are coming from. Many thanks lad.

Listening is always subjective.

Like the beat of the song, going from a quick pace to a slow. The orchestra playing along gave it a fuller, richer feel. Not really familiar with the song, really enjoyed it thought. “Knights in white satin” is my favourite Moody Blues song

Back in the good old days SO many songs that were HUGE pop hits wouldn't be played on radio today out of fear as sad as that is to say. Only sex and violence and let's not forget every filthy word in the book sales !!! Here's the kind of POP music we listened to on the radio. MAYBE TODAYS SO CALLED MUSIC HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH PEOPLE GOING CRAZY AND THINKING VIOLENCE IS JUST PART OF EVERY DAY LIFE !!! HERE'S WHAT SHOULD BE PLAYING... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6tSyzTIJ82g.html

What a shame. This is one of my favorite songs... but this particular live version is not very good.

The Moody Blues - Class Act

I think that the studio version of the song is better simply because the vibe is different and the vocals are better. The instruments overpowered the vocals and the original recording is from the 60's. Their album Days Of Future Past is excellent from beginning to end. Nights In White Satin us one of my favorites.

Wow! Love The Moody Blues!

Nights in white satin was the first Moody Blues song I heard. Perfect one to suck you in. Or if you feel like something with more kick to it, try Gemini dream.

Great reaction! Love this song. If you're looking for more Moodies, you might like this from their 3rd album On The Threshold Of A Dream. The closing medley is a great example of how they weave several melodies together... very 60s trippy. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_ukvMcF4p2c.html

Awesome! One of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands!

Pretty good The, I agree !

Favorite album was with them Live at Red Rocks

You really should listen to the studio version, partially because it is a difficult song to do justice to live, and partially because Justin Hayward was in his late teens/early 20s when he sang these songs. His voice isn't bad in this performance, but it doesn't have the clarity and range he had in the way back. I think this was a pale shadow of the studio version.

They supposedly have their degrees in music, much like Chicago, At this same concert, they also performed Nights a n a White Satin. It’s mind-blowing, because of the orchestra. And I’m not a moody blues fan, at all.

One of my favorite groups. Very talented. Of course the studio version has better sound. I used some of their verses from “Your Wildest Dreams” for the beginning of a paper I did in college.

You should check out the studio version instead. That's true of a lot of songs--you can't really judge them by a live video. Sometimes I see the video that a reactor has chosen to react to and cringe because I know they've chosen just about the least reaction-worthy version of the song.

The Moody Blues put on amazing concerts.

Nights In White Satin....is my favorite song by The Moody Blues... A true classic ! 😎

I like the studio version better :)

Ty,you picked the worst of the very best of the Moody Blues!

The Moody Blues was a R&B group in their early time. Please listen their version of "Bye Bye Bird" (Sonny Boy Williamson cover).

Suggestion: Emerson, Lake and Palmer's ....LUCKY MAN.

Still sound the same, wow💜💚

Story in Your Eyes