The Moody Blues Solo Albums
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Topic: The Moody Blues Solo Albums
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: The Moody Blues Solo Albums
Date Posted: April 26 2024 at 01:05
In memory of Graeme Edge (1941-2021), Mike Pinder (1941-2024) & Ray Thomas (1941-2018).   1975: The Graeme Edge Band - Kick Off Your Muddy Boots - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIWKYGDE0YZAEvjxIlDNjI1" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIWKYGDE0YZAEvjxIlDNjI1  1977: The Graeme Edge Band - Paradise Ballroom - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLnT-FiPftwr9q7EsZuiPD7" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLnT-FiPftwr9q7EsZuiPD7 1977: Justin Hayward - Songwriter - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKP4L4dELVmH0_0oduaVu5i" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKP4L4dELVmH0_0oduaVu5i 1980: Justin Hayward - Night Flight - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpK3wPt24xTe80_A_WY88GAD" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpK3wPt24xTe80_A_WY88GAD 1985: Justin Hayward - Moving Mountains - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpI0Q14-X5gGYTZeV_wnp2z1" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpI0Q14-X5gGYTZeV_wnp2z1 1989: Justin Hayward - Classic Blue (with Mike Batt) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKW4sa6tFdrVZ6PEl2_3XUm" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKW4sa6tFdrVZ6PEl2_3XUm 1996: Justin Hayward - The View from the Hill - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpITC0O9PksZxhD3OLb6z4_J" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpITC0O9PksZxhD3OLb6z4_J 2013: Justin Hayward - Spirits of the Western Sky - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJpX6ntOKOFOfTNiwwHz95t" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJpX6ntOKOFOfTNiwwHz95t  1977: John Lodge - Natural Avenue - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIzw8msU0mgCodmY3dQkzII" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIzw8msU0mgCodmY3dQkzII 2015: John Lodge - 10,000 Light Years Ago - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKrz7XBATtY-Ol7GNf8-x_Q" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKrz7XBATtY-Ol7GNf8-x_Q 1976: Mike Pinder - The Promise - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJ4LWlYQhR2yHPynPcxAwDw" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJ4LWlYQhR2yHPynPcxAwDw 1994: Mike Pinder - Among the Stars - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJGU2YmBnKPZvOhjb9F5L4i" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJGU2YmBnKPZvOhjb9F5L4i 1975: Ray Thomas - From Mighty Oaks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLloI0x5-W8WlJXMfMezYag" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLloI0x5-W8WlJXMfMezYag 1976: Ray Thomas - Hopes, Wishes and Dreams - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJistosG3XrB2vIhRkFfIUu" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJistosG3XrB2vIhRkFfIUu |
Replies:
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: April 26 2024 at 02:32
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Justin Hayward - Songwriter John Lodge - Natural Avenue
Justin Hayward - Nightflight |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 26 2024 at 03:00
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1. John Lodge - Natural Avenue 2. Ray Thomas - From Mighty Oaks 3. Justin Hayward - Songwriter 4. Mike Pinder - The Promise
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: April 26 2024 at 05:48
| For very personal reasons, I voted for Hopes, Wishes and Dreams, by Ray Thomas. I have a lot of memories listening to this album. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: April 26 2024 at 08:53
| Although I have always considered myself to be a pretty big MB fan I don't know any of these. I have, however, heard the Blue Jays album by Hayward and Lodge which I always thought was pretty good. |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: April 26 2024 at 13:46
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Natural Avenue, by far, and not just because of the Roger Dean cover. The Moody Blues absolutely epitomized "the whole is far greater than the sum of the component parts", because the solo albums were VERY hit-and-miss. Even the stronger efforts have a blandness about them that makes them mostly forgettable, and I say that as a die-hard fan of the band. Is "twee-ness" a word?
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: April 26 2024 at 14:56
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Natural Avenue, The Present and From Mighty Oaks all have some lovely songs on them as does Blue Jays but none of them really hit the spot like any of the classic 7 moodies lps. ------------- |
Posted By: Hugh Manatee
Date Posted: April 26 2024 at 20:56
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I have all of these albums and for me the absolute standout is "Songwriter" with "Natural Avenue" a clear second choice and "The Present" coming in third. All the other albums have their moments among the very patchy material. If you took the best tracks from each album you could probably come up with a top-class Moody's album. ------------- I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of uncertain seas |