HammondDave Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 For those who may not truly appreciate the musical genius of Mike Pinder,, listen to this. 2 2 Quote '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 The Moody Blues were my first 'rock' concert, way pre-Moraz. I had 8th row tickets and it was *SO* *DAMNED* *LOUD*, I think it lowered my sperm count for a while. My head rang for two days afterwards. I owe the Moodys a debt, because it set me on the path to always bringing ear plugs to concerts. It was also my first experience with being soaked in glorious live Mellotron. Those massive strings blew my hair out of place. Having a 'tron in a desktop now is beyond surreal. 2 Quote "Sometimes not giving up is the most heroic thing you can do." ~ "Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Amazing and underrated band. Thanks for this! 1 Quote Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodonnell Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Saw the Moody Blues once, in November 1968 at the Kinetic Playground in Chicago. Interesting concert. Rotary Connection (featuring Minnie Ripperton) and Charles Lloyd (with Keith Jarrett on piano and Jack DeJohnette on drums) opened for them. The venue only held 500 or so in the audience. First time hearing a Mellotron live. I was playing a Gibson G101 organ back then. At the time, I was on leave from USAF and shipped out overseas the following week. Duane 1 Quote Korg PA4x76 arranger, 1976 Yamaha CP-70 electric piano, MidiPlus X6 MIDI USB controller, Turbosound ip500 Tower Speaker System, Midiplus X6 mini keyboard, IK Multimedia SampleTank 4, Zoom L20 mixer/recorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Wish they included songs from Southern Sojourn here but probably still recording it. Three minutes to tune after arriving on the stage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamanzarek Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 I saw The Moody Blues at The Forum in 1974. They did all the songs listed plus I'm sure they did "Isn't Life Strange". There was no current album that they were promoting with the most recent album of new material being Seventh Sojourn in 1972. They had said that the songs from To Our Children's Children's Children were difficult to reproduce live but at this show they heavily featured that album with "Higher and Higher", "Out and In", "Eternity Road", and "Watching and Waiting". They often opened shows with "Gypsy" but didn't play it this time. I had seen the band in 1971 in Portland, Oregon featuring the Every Good Boy Deserves Favour album and they were great but at this Forum show Mike's Mellotron sounded amazing. "Out and In" and "Watching and Waiting" were absolutely magnificent. Opening the show was Shawn Phillips who had played sitar on Donovan's Sunshine Superman album. Speaking of Donovan he had written a piece of prose in praise of the band that appeared on the back of The Moodies very first album and he lived next door to the band around 1967-1968. 1 Quote Gibson G101, Fender Rhodes Piano Bass, Vox Continental, RMI Electra-Piano and Harpsichord 300A, Hammond M102A, Hohner Combo Pianet, OB8, Matrix 12, Jupiter 6, Prophet 5 rev. 2, Pro-One, CS70M, CP35, PX-5S, WK-3800, Stage 3 Compact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Shawn was brilliant, with a 3-octave singing voice. I got to see him live and he rebuked MIDI, but otherwise processed his guitars like mad. I also point to Peter Robinson's excellent piano accompaniment on this piece. Quote "Sometimes not giving up is the most heroic thing you can do." ~ "Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconoclast Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 Weird Irony. I was gigging just last night and on break started talking to a dude and it turned out he's the touring guitar player for John Lodge right now. 1 Quote You want me to start this song too slow or too fast? Forte7, Nord Stage 3, XK3c, OB-6, Arturia Collection, Mainstage, MotionSound KBR3D. A bunch of MusicMan Guitars, Line6 stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted October 22 Author Share Posted October 22 15 hours ago, Iconoclast said: Weird Irony. I was gigging just last night and on break started talking to a dude and it turned out he's the touring guitar player for John Lodge right now. Was it this guy? I totally love this song... always did... and it's even better with this reduced instrumentation. Quote '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconoclast Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 No, it's the guy in this video playing the Strat type Suhr guitar. Last name escaping me but his first name is Duff. Quote You want me to start this song too slow or too fast? Forte7, Nord Stage 3, XK3c, OB-6, Arturia Collection, Mainstage, MotionSound KBR3D. A bunch of MusicMan Guitars, Line6 stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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