Record basics
- Album name: This Is The Moody Blues
- Group name: The Moody Blues
- Year: 1974
- Number of discs: two
- Label: BMI
- Collection: Selman
- Buy it:
- Amazon (Vinyl): $11.89
- Amazon (CD): $16.99
My review
Level of familiarity before listening
The only Moody Blues song that I know I can name is Nights in White Satin, because it’s been in so many movies and television programs, and played so much on the radio. I’m sure I know other Moody Blues songs as well, without realizing it.
What I expected
Progressive rock.
What it was actually like
Before listening to this, I definitely expected to come out of it as a Moody Blues fan, but having just finished listening, now I can see why I never was a fan. Much of the record seemed to be channeling the Beatles consciously, but only the weirdest and worst tendencies of the Beatles, rather than their superior work from the mid 1960s.
I also got some Space Oddity vibes from the Moody Blues a few times, and a couple of songs had a weird science fiction narrator voice that definitely did not belong. Ride My See Saw was good, Nights in White Satin was as remembered, and I also recognized Tuesday Afternoon.
Grade
3/5: interesting, but not for me
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