live appearance at the Jimmy Fallon Late Night Show in 2011-10-13 to promote the new compliation CD and the next US tour. They play live Your Wildest Dreams (very good quality!)
I saw him this July 9 2024 in Hershey Theater. Front row center. Justin sounds even better than in this video. Nights in White Satin, he sounded just like he did in the 70’s. Hit all the high notes and held them out long. I was amazed. Unbelievable.
He's changed (compared to my youth in the 60's), his voice has roughened, their music is different, the line up is reconfigured, but are they STILL great? Yes!!! Every time I've seen them has been a gift. As long as Justin and John front them and Mr. Edge is setting the rhythm, they remain the Moody EFFIN Blues. We thank you. Isn't life strange? Isn't life wonderful.
I grew up in the 60s and 70s and it was an era of the greatest songs ever recorded and so many have gone by and we've forgotten how good they are. This is one of those songs. Now I can't stop listening to it again.
There's just something about this song, the harmony I think....it's just so soothing. Like I want to fall asleep listening to this. Not saying it's boring or something, it just makes me feel like I can relax, because everything will be all right, lol.
Absolutely great band!! I loved them in late sixties and seventies. Their albums were orchestral works of art! Justin Hayward and John Lodge. Thanks for the music guys!
The music video to this musical masterpiece of a song is in itself a visual masterpiece - one of the best rock music videos ever made. Clean, crisp, technically competent with long single takes, and telling a perfect story.
Saw them at the Sports Arena in San Diego in the early 70’s. My first live concert. Wonderful! Their musicality and innovation is still on the top of my list for any group. It is too bad they are hardly known to today’s audience.
I always remember my cousins who left the family whenever I hear this song. Do they even remember me or wonder how I'm getting along? I play this song on my organ 🎹 and my viola 🎻 now by ear.
Having the Moody Blues on his show may have been the best thing ever that Jimmy Fallon has done! No shade or disrespect to Jimmy as he’s a decent comedian and amazing musician, but OMG!THE MOODY BLUES!!
This song reminds me of my first love in high school, we graduated i went into military, she continued her education, my biggest regret is not telling her how much she meant to me, the only one i didn't pursue in bed
What a shame this only has 24K views...one of the greatest and most influential rock bands to EVER come along. And yet (C)rappers get 10s of millions views for non-melodic jungle chants, set to a primitive beat. Shows just how far down the (C)rapper the music industry promoters have dragged popular music in the last number of years.
CRAPPY MUSIC! THIS 80S SONG MAKES ME UNHAPPHY! HOW ABOUT THE SONG TUESDAY AFTERNOON BY THE SAME BAND INSTEAD FROM THEIR CORE 7 PERIOD WITH MIKE PINDER! NOW THAT IS GREAT MUSIC THAT ME HAPPY!
Me encanta esa cancion,el romance entre una chica y un musico y la envidia y celos de sus compaňeros hacia ellos....pero el amor gano juntos por fin en el segundo video que hicieron ambos me encanta
Does any one of the "Drummer Aficionados" watching this clip, know who is the back-up drummer to Graeme Edge? I believe, just from a far glimpse, since the cameras were not on him much, that was MICKEY CURRY, who was with Hall & Oates from the late 70s to mid 80's & did much studio work with Bryan Adams; am I correct on that? BTW way, there was a couple other commentators here on the thread who had some VERY NASTY words to say why Graeme needed a back-up drummer in the first place. It goes back to the NASTY televised court case when Haywood, Lodge & Edge felt that they needed to dismiss Patrick Moraz (keyboardist) from the Moody Blues in the early 90's, because, as Haywood simply put it, "He was no longer sounding good!" (verbatim) The defense argued, if that's the case then why does Mr. Edge need a 2nd drummer on stage with him during concerts; perhaps HE is no longer "sounding good" as well? When Edge took the witness stand, he testified that in the late 80s, during their "The Other Side of Life" & "Sur la Mer" album releases, they were experimenting with alot of different kinds of electronic percussion, in addition to his traditional acoustic drum kit and if they were to stay true to those "newer" types of sounds in their concerts & tours, then they would NEED a 2nd drummer and/or percussionist on stage, so he (Edge) could focus on playing his acoustic set & the 2nd drummer/percussionist could handle electronic percussion samples, as well as even a 2nd set of acoustic drums, if needed. BTW, the three key members of The Moody Blues won that legal case, but still needed to pay Moraz a somewhat minimal departing severance package. And that was that! Since then, Edge had ALWAYS welcomed a 2nd drummer/percussionist on stage with him. HEY, if you're the drummer of one of THEE MOST popular rock bands of all time, then quite bluntly, if YOU want a 2nd drummer to back you up, then there shouldn't be ANY rebuttal on that. How many guitar players did the Eagles had, have & recruited after the loss of Frey...I loose count. No one brings up the issue why .38 Special & of all bands, The Doobie Brothers, ALWAYS had dual drummers? And what about Phil Collins in concert as a solo artist? He ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS had accomplished drummer Chester Thompson by his side on his own MASSIVE drum kit. While Phil was really good with his signature "time switching" skills & juicy, fancy backward-flip drum rolls, Thompson was there keeping PERFECT METER on his drums, while playing them like he was jack hammering cement sidewalks & sledgehammering brick walls! Enough said... Rest In Peace, Mr. Graeme Edge; Mister #1 Drummer! ...BolsaChicaRadio ============== PS: (Here I go again...I'm just on a friggin' roll here. Another commentator also said, "Graeme Edge wasn't really playing drums. You can tell. He's wayyyyyyy behind." NOT TRUE. That may appeared to be so, but not the case; Graeme was playing 1/4 notes on the hi-hats, where the 2nd drummer was playing 1/8 notes on his hi-hats, which "may" give an optical impression that Edge was "way behind", but that was NOT the case at all. AND YES, I played drums for many years...and I DO KNOW what I am speaking of. OK, time to go now...I talked enough! Oh yeah...one last thing...my original question; was that MICKEY CURRY along with Graeme, or not? Goodbye. Oh yes...try to have a "nice" day, too!
Second drummer was Gordon "Gordy" Marshall. My understanding was that he was brought on board back in the early 1990s to back up Graeme while he was healing from a shoulder injury. I would guess that Gordy worked out so well, they kept him on for more than 20 years. Gordy left in 2015 to pursue other ventures, and he was replaced by Billy Ashbaugh. Billy played until the band stopped touring in 2018.
@@CrankyBeach Thank you SO much C.B., for bringing forth this great "PERCUSSIVE" information to answer my question! I really thought it was Mickey Curry at Graeme's side, but indeed because of your thorough detail, it was GORDY MARSHALL...a dang great sounding drummer!!! As I was once a drummer, it would have been an COMPLETE HONOR to take 2nd seat to the great/late Graeme Edge. Who knows? Maybe someday when I get to heaven, I'll be the 2nd drummer for Ringo, in "Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band"! (Oh, by the way, to that nay-sayer in this thread, saying that Graeme SHOULDN'T HAVE a 2nd drummer...I guess he could start that silly argument with Starr now?) BCRadio
That was an interesting read...thanks for taking the time composing it. I've always been fascinated with drummers...watching them play...they are the ones having the physical part of playing. I play acoustic guitar & mandolin...have a lifelong friend who plays drums/ percussion. He sometimes plays with me on gigs...he constructed a "kit" consisting of a wooden chicken coop for kick drum...and cymbals...a cooking pot...a mailbox attached to chicken coop..and has other stuff too. He's a treat to watch him play...I play jugband...Doc Watson..John Prine...Grateful Dead...and bluegrass. Playing music is all about having fun...knew I'd never be "singer in a rock n roll band"...so I enjoy what I play! Cheers from Georgia USA. 👍
I love this song and Nights in White Satin. Sorry, but I’m one of those guys that only likes their hits. I will say, that their name always made me think they were a blues band not a progressive rock outfit. Anyways, great song. One of my all time favorites.
It's a great quality video of an outstanding performance. It catches them at a good time in their illustrious career... I mean... how long did Graeme and Norda and Julie perform together?
