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BLESS THE WINGS

The Moody Blues

Crossover Prog


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1 stars In the sixties and early seventies, The Moody Blues were huge. Their music was unique, and quite haunting. Since their resurgence in 1978, their music has been slowly stripped down to the point where by the time of this release (from the album Keys Of The Kingdom, members of the classic lineup keyboardist/vocalist Mike Pinder and flautist/vocalist Ray Thomas were long gone, and the music was fodder for the bland adult contemporary radio stations that hired over the hill actresses like Teri Garr to advertise for them. The addition of Matrick Moraz on keyboards may have softened the decline, but did not stop the inevitable.

The two versions of the song on this single are as bland and unmemorable as the title suggests. The first "orchestral" version is not orchestral at all. It is Justin Hayward singing with a sequenced backing track. It's probaby the demo version of the song. The album version is slightly better, having real musicians playing. But the song itself is syrupy pap.

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Posted Thursday, August 5, 2010 | Review Permalink
1 stars Typical late Moody Blues- poppy and dull. I listened to this online 3 times and I still remember nothing about it. I have not heard this on the album (different version?), so I can only judge by what is here. What is here is lame. For some reason this sounds like an Asia love ballad from something they released. Wish I could remember which one it is bringing to mind. As usual, Justin Hayward sing nicely. It's hard to compare this to the band that gave us DAYS OF FUTURE PAST and IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD. Little resemblence, and not any prog at all. Sad. 1 star for just Moody collectors.
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Posted Tuesday, October 26, 2010 | Review Permalink

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