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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2010 at 13:51
Well I don't know , but I'd be willing to start listening now, just so I can come back to this poll and vote for The Moody Blues LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2010 at 14:00
Originally posted by DreamInSong DreamInSong wrote:

Well I don't know , but I'd be willing to start listening now, just so I can come back to this poll and vote for The Moody Blues LOL






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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2010 at 14:06
Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

I don't really know The Moody Blues that well, and only quite recently (last year or so) re-discovered Procol Harum.  From what I know, definitely Procol Harum. I'm really not in a position to vote fairly, but I wonder what Moody Blues tracks rival this?


 
1968 In Search of the Lost Chord - has the eastern mystical, spoken word, questing feel through most of the album.
 
1981 Long Distance Voyager - has the three piece Thomas arc which starts out with the circus-type theme.
 
For the spoken word, Edge was one of the best for the humor.  If you haven't heard the following, give them an ear
 
1968- Departure (In Search of the Lost Chord)
1969- In the Beginning (Threshold of a Dream)
1969- Higher and Higher (To Our CHildren's Children's Children)
 
I personally like the Moodies better than Procol but this isn't offered with those sentiments.  Both bands are good but are just different flavors of the same prog apple.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2010 at 14:21
Originally posted by Devonsidhe Devonsidhe wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

I don't really know The Moody Blues that well, and only quite recently (last year or so) re-discovered Procol Harum.  From what I know, definitely Procol Harum. I'm really not in a position to vote fairly, but I wonder what Moody Blues tracks rival this?


 
1968 In Search of the Lost Chord - has the eastern mystical, spoken word, questing feel through most of the album.
 
1981 Long Distance Voyager - has the three piece Thomas arc which starts out with the circus-type theme.
 
For the spoken word, Edge was one of the best for the humor.  If you haven't heard the following, give them an ear
 
1968- Departure (In Search of the Lost Chord)
1969- In the Beginning (Threshold of a Dream)
1969- Higher and Higher (To Our CHildren's Children's Children)
 
I personally like the Moodies better than Procol but this isn't offered with those sentiments.  Both bands are good but are just different flavors of the same prog apple.


Thanks. It's much appreciated.  I have heard In Search of the Lost Chord at least, but not for decades.  I'll look into all of those.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2010 at 14:40
DCensored  you Logan! I actually like them! Now I have to give this poll some thought!Pinch
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2010 at 15:13
Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:



Thanks. It's much appreciated.  I have heard In Search of the Lost Chord at least, but not for decades.  I'll look into all of those.
 
You're welcome. Would love to hear what you think. BTW, thanks for the link to the Procol song.  Opposite, of you, it's the Harem I haven't heard as much of lol.  If you have any suggestions, feel free.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2010 at 15:36

very few songs can beat the grandness of the bridge in the song Hotel Grand on s/t album, with thos chellos and violas and choral singing mye goosbumps are not goosebumps anymore (more like ostridge bumps)

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2010 at 17:25
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2010 at 17:31
Moody Blues
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2014 at 04:00
I vote for Procol Harum. But The Moody Blues are cool too.

Edited by charles_ryder - April 30 2014 at 23:35
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2014 at 05:34
That the Moodies would be called cool in 2014 is quite something. ;) Both are great bands with fine material. Having said that I seem to be making do with a couple of 2 CD compilations and a clutch of Procol ROIOs. Procol were very good in concert so I'll use that to be my decider.

Trivia note PH drummer BJ Wilson was nearly the drummer for Led Zeppelin but for his commitments to Procol Harum.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2014 at 06:08
Moody Blues-I actually was into them briefly once in my life.All i know of PC is A Whiter Shade Of Pale & Conqwistador,very doubtful i spelled that correctly.....lol
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2014 at 06:14
I love them both. But Procol Harum gets my vote.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2014 at 11:48
Love them both but The Moodies get my vote.
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2014 at 20:07

The Moody Blues

When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2014 at 20:33
'Days of Future Past' is surely much more entertaining than any Procol Harum album I've heard, but Moody Blues' other albums left me quite disappointed.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2014 at 16:57
Procol Harum by a fair amount. They made more great albums and didn't just stick to the same format which I like. I also own double the amount of their works to the Moodies, and "Shine On Brightly" is one of the greatest, most underrated albums ever! Tongue
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2014 at 17:51
The Moodies were more emotional, Procol were more clever (certainly their lyrics were more substantive). I go with the Moodies because they were also more dynamic and overall had better melodies imo. Their sound was so lush too. Procol had great melodies too (and more non-trivial chords perhaps) but their sound was a bit stuffy in comparison... not to the point where it's a problem, but as I said, when comparing to the Moodies. The Moodies never wrote an epic though.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2014 at 21:59
The Moody Blues. I simply appreciate their total output in the 60s-early 70s more than Procol. And PH definitely lost an edge when Robin Trower split.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2014 at 22:57
The Moodys were great, sure, with their terrific, atmospheric storytelling but could come off as whiney from time to time. Procal Harum was just a great blend of early prog and rock much highlighted by the skills of a great lead singer. Less product than the former but very special in regards to this thread.
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