The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager
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Topic: The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Subject: The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 15:55
| I think this one rivals the classic seven and I probably like it better than In search of the lost chord or every good boy. |
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 16:01
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I don't care for it I only listen to their classic 66-72 work.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 16:12
| The first Moody Blues studio album I bought on vinyl and almost as good as the classic seven. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 16:14
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Pass. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 16:15
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I voted other. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 16:28
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Almost
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Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 16:28
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The Moody Blues were never a band I rated highly; generally a good listen, but not really exceptional, to my ears. I think this album is good, but it is not really an album I turn back to that much. Happy though to hear a track coming by on the radio, if/when that happens. ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 17:18
And what would that other be?
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progaardvark wrote:Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 20:54
| I just don't get it when Moody Blues are well past their peak and you have so many better present day bands you could be listening to in Spock's Beard, Big Big Train, Marillion and others. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: November 06 2021 at 20:55
| An album that I enjoy a lot, But certainly does not match the seven classic ones. |
Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: November 07 2021 at 01:47
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I kept getting all of the Moody’s albums because of the hype of the ‘classic seven’. Get an album, play if for a while, always find some excellent tracks on every album, never hearing a great album. Justin Hayward is one of my fav singers so what was the problem? Sometimes it was the lyrics, sometimes the production. Rinse and repeat. The Moody’s for me always seemed like a singles band trying for the big statement. With LDV, they ease up on the lyrical statement, give each of the 3 singers room plenty of room, and they have a well balanced, excellent album. My favorite of the Moody’s. This is definitely not the popular opinion, but as all opinions YMMV. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: November 07 2021 at 07:43
| Patrick Moraz added energy to the Moodies just like he did to Yes. Its a very good album---although I am not the biggest fan of the Moodies. |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: November 07 2021 at 07:47
| Great album. Days Of Future Past, Question Of Balance and this one are my favorites. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: November 07 2021 at 10:17
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Almost as good ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 07 2021 at 13:31
It's good music to listen to while eating soft pretzels and random sausages. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: January 04 2022 at 10:10
| This album single-handedly made me a fan. I only heard (and bought) the "core seven" after enjoying this one. |
Posted By: Hugh Manatee
Date Posted: January 04 2022 at 20:47
I don't think we could be further apart on this. "In Search of the Lost Chord" is my favorite Moodies album and one of my favorite albums of all time, with "Every Good Boy..." coming in second out of the Moodies albums. I am always a bit baffled by LDV being considered anywhere near as good as any of the "core seven", and I even prefer "Octave" to it. I do rate "Talking Out of Turn" highly but other than that (and perhaps "In My World") I just can't listen to the rest of the album. ------------- I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of uncertain seas |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: January 04 2022 at 22:16
Same. In The Threshold Of A Dream is another fine early Moody Blues album. Octave contains a couple of good Moody Blues songs but that's about it.
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: January 04 2022 at 23:20
| to me it's ok to good. I voted good. Cannot compare to the classic 7, though personally I don't much like "On the Threshold". I seem to be in the minority there. I think Octave thru Other Side of Life are all more or less equal. If pushed to pick a favourite from the post big 7 I would choose "The Present". |
Posted By: Hugh Manatee
Date Posted: January 05 2022 at 19:00
One thing "Octave" does have in its favor IMHO is the presence of Mike Pinder (for the last time). I always thought that Pinders mellotron was one of the foundations of the best Moodies recordings, along with Justin Haywards voice and guitar. In fact, I rate "On the Day We Meet Again" one of my all time favorite Moodies tracks partly for the superb introduction and the way it combines Pinders mellotron with Haywards twelve string. Simply sublime to my ears. ------------- I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of uncertain seas |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: January 06 2022 at 04:01
Yes, expectations were high at the news that Moraz had joined but they didn't give him enough rope. There's some snide comments on here - I would rather listen to this that most of what passes for modern 'prog' pastiche...
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Posted By: Boojieboy
Date Posted: January 06 2022 at 15:25
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Though there's a tiny bit of MB there (Justin's voice), it's too different and too poppy compared to the classic era. Not the same band.
It is to Moody Blues what Invisible Touch is to classic Genesis. Let's not kid ourselves. Just sticking the band name on the album doesn't make it the same.
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: January 06 2022 at 22:31
| It's a pretty decent album, but not as good as the ones before. I do like "Gemini Dream" quite a bit. It's quite catchy. |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: November 02 2022 at 23:52
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Not as good as the classic seven but I still enjoy it ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |