The Moody Blues: Videobiography | Music Documentary | Tony Brown | Chris Welch | John Cavanagh

[@adamodeo9320]

The Moody Blues' music will live forever and no one is gonna remember the critics

[@lesterpaul9657]

Critics are like eunuchs. They know how it goes but unable to do it.😊

[@deniseg812]

@@lesterpaul9657 or truly appreciate it. From what the commentators said, it seems they never truly got them either.

[@joeanthony7759]

@@lesterpaul9657 I always wondered how one becomes a music or pop critic, to get paid for reviewing/analyzing albums and songs sounded like a dream-job. Then I realized how little respect critics get, even though the more prominent ones had the power to make or break careers.

[@danielschear556]

Amen.

[@foto21]

They sucked me right in in the early 80s when I was coming of age over a decade after their peak. It wasn't until only recently that I realized 'Go Now' was theirs. Their music is timeless.

[@hughc023]

I've never been ashamed of being a Moodies fan, and I've been one for more than 50 years.

[@sharonroy2645]

Absolutely, me too

[@ej3016]

the playlist for the first ten yrs of my life (the sixties) was thnx to my folks - but the playlist for next ten yrs (the seventies) were thnx to my older brother - when I got my own bedroom downstairs it was beside his - his stereo / albums dictated what I heard until we both left for college - Moody Blues were definitely apart of his wide ranging tastes - how a 12 yr old in 🇨🇦 knew about British bands beats me but am glad he did 😂🤣 Nights in White Satin was unintelligible on Friday nights anyway 😂🤣

[@DoJ79]

Right, from the first time I slow-danced to 'Nights', about age 13 (1973)

[@LesleyMrs]

Same...

[@lindariley1608]

I adore them...

[@kathlenecarney1860]

Wow, who are these old snarky critics and why are they even in this documentary? The Moody Blues made beautiful, unique music that continues to spread joy to this day.

[@ptownscribe1254]

That Mendelsohn guy won't let up. I can't believe someone would waste so much time on a band they can't stand, i.e. don't get.

[@velvetbees]

They are downplaying the artistic merit of the Moody Blues because they are paid to be contrary. The could never squeak out one note as beautiful as an off note on a Moody Blues song. But there are no off notes in Moody Blues music. So the critics don't matter anyhow.

[@lindae2524]

I am not ashamed at all. In the Time Traveler set, the booklet says that regardless of what these people say, they broke attendance records over & over. The fans know what they like and thumb their noses at the "experts". It reminds me about the snotty Broadway critics saying Andrew Lloyd Weber wrote for the "common masses" He's laughing all the way to the bank and I saw some excellent shows.

[@Billy-cs4cc]

Because old snarky people are watching this timeless video, over and over again

[@razsbags]

Critics are critics because they didn’t or couldn’t make it as musicians. The music speaks for itself. Brilliant songwriting & performances. Appreciating them much more now I’m older. They had a lot of competition & should have received more airplay at the time.

[@jeankaye6760]

Once a Moodies fan ,always a Moodies fan

[@tonyocoffey5175]

The critics couldn’t get it through their thick ears that a rock and roll band could make symphonic rock. I was a teen when the Moody Blues emerged. They changed my perception of what rock and roll can be.

[@Al8101]

Those with no talent become critics.

[@jeffryphillipsburns]

Who better to make “symphonic rock”, whatever that’s supposed to mean, than a rock group? So I’m dubious that that was really any critic’s objection. Probably only rock critics even paid attention, and since rock critics generally know nothing about music, they were probably reviewing just the lyrics, which they probably found simplistic and pretentious. Or maybe the frequent and clumsy attempts at spoken poetry raised their hackles. I don’t remember ever reading a Moody Blues review, though; I’m just guessing. In any case, A symphony is merely a sonata for orchestra. There is nothing necessarily magisterial about it, A typical Moody Blues song to my ears has a simple pleasant diatonic melody, simple triadic harmony, and a simple and transparent yet philosophically ambitious (a quirky combination) lyric.

[@paulherring8959]

As a child I was essentially raised with classical music since both my mother and father loved that genre and had albums worth of it. As a teen I fell in love with rock (of course). So when the Moody Blues came along I fell hard for that orchestral sound and this band, as much as any other, was, and still is, pure magic to me. These critics seem vaguely ashamed to support one of the greatest pioneer bands of all time. I'm not.

[@laminage]

Go Now was produced by The Late Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller and Whitney Houston's Mother Cissy sang backup. The Brits schooled me with who did the "orginal" version of a Song. Even Australian Acts did cover versions of R & B Records. Also The Beatles did their version of the Leiber/Stoller Song Kansas City originally done by Wilbert Harris.

[@normatible9795]

Symphonic rock. Rock and roll music with symphony back up ( mellotrone of mike pinder ) instead of those deafening lead guitar solos . Critics are closed minded and can not comprehend MB music. Classic yet rockish ​@@jeffryphillipsburns

[@amanofatoms5786]

Moody Blues lovers are my dear family in this world. Age 70. Peace & Word to all who've heard !

[@kashazdon]

✨💖✨

[@lindawilliams2211]

Justin's voice is haunting. You cannot forget it...

[@DoJ79]

Particularly, and always, Tuesday Afternoon...and not just on Tuesdays!😉

[@DoJ79]

@justinhayward3683 you're very welcome, Justin

[@DoJ79]

@justinhayward3683 currently, in south Florida..but I hate it! I'm a Californian at heart. Anyway, I'm sure I heard Go Now on radio in the car, but wouldn't have known the artist, as I was just a kid. First slow dance to 'Nights', age 13. As so happens, it was the elder brother who introduced us to progressing music, starting with Lost Chord, I reckon..

[@sharoncrawford3042]

Hes beautiful too.

[@sharoncrawford3042]

@@DoJ79 My first slow dance was to Color My World, by Chicago. My best slow dance ever.

[@bill2270]

As a college kid in 69-73, three hundred miles from home, no phone, no computer, no car...their music was essential to my well being. And still today at age 73!

[@truefigmandu1810]

In 1969 my bunk mate picked up a record player at the Letterman’s General Hospital PX, it had Days of Future Past packed with it. One listen and we were hooked, 55 years later and I still enjoy the Moody Blues albums just as much.

[@KASH10043]

How could we have ever guessed how lucky we were? Their music still rings a bug smile to my face and brings back a rush of great memories

[@richwood678]

I don't know about you but this made me 37 forever...

[@CalebTrask]

No phone, no lights, no motorcar. Not a single luxury, except for Moody Blues LPs.

[@normatible9795]

​@@richwood678more like 17 to me.

[@tome7016]

I don't understand the cynicism of some of the critics in the piece; words like "overblown", "monstrosity", etc. to describe some of the most meaningful and beautiful music of the era astounds me. I've never even thought these words could be used to describe The Moody Blues, and really surprised me to hear them uttered here. Yeah, they weren't ODing, trashing hotel rooms, or crashing automobiles into swimming pools, but really making some of the most memorable music of a generation. I remember hearing them as a kid and just being blown away by the beauty of their message and sound. I guess that makes me unsophisticated and schmaltzy, and so be it then.

[@bluerock4456]

Frankly, I think that most of the so-called critics/music journalists are uncomfortable with Edge's poetry, & the poetry in the song lyrics .... e.g. the sound when we're together, is the music to the story in your eyes ...

[@tome7016]

@@bluerock4456 Absolutely spot on!

[@Unclebrud]

It could be that the critics are pompous and wrong headed. The Moody's were innovating on the key 7 albums and do not sound like any other band. I have been a fan since I was 6! By the way, This Is The Moody Blues is a superb hits/compilation record.

[@mindakahn9964]

Too beautiful a ballad? You could record any of those songs today and they’d still be hits. Why do we have to classify and create musical ghettos? Music is music. It’s all good or it’s not. I except to someone out there.

[@GammelKong]

The critics in this video are all Brits. Brits in general use the dismissive put-down as a way to make themselves feel important. It is a cultural thing. Conceptually it is no different than American rednecks who pull a gun out and shoot something because they don't understand it.

[@mxbishop]

Can't fathom why this video biography never mentioned "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour." A beautiful album with some great songs and vocals. A lot of success has to do with commitment to the work, and this band was very committed to their work, the sound, the production, song-writing, lyrics - everything. What they did not have was a "bad boy" image. They did not incite riots, or drink themselves to death, or drive cars into trees or buildings. This is probably why the critics found them so uninteresting. There was no one tearing hotels apart - or setting off explosives on stage. The Moodies kept their private lives, well . . . private. Very adult, and very unusual for the times - especially for a successful rock band. I actually thought this was the better way to go. Write songs people want to listen to - focus with all energy on the production value, and the soundscape - and don't make a huge mess out of one's life, or squander all the success one is able to achieve. That is how I would do it. That is what they did. Critics found this boring, but the legions of lifelong fans tell the critics they were wrong.

[@greghilbers4697]

I talked on the phone years ago to a LA based critic about why the Moody Blues were being left off the Hall of Fame ( when it MENT something!) ballot. I said,” Are all Rock Critics ATHIESTS?” He replied ,” Not really”…

[@mxbishop]

@@greghilbers4697 During rock's heyday, to get into the Rock Hall of Fame, I think you had to be much more than a songwriter or performer. You basically had to have a terrible life, a death or two of beloved band members, breakups, reconciliations, people mysteriously drowning, addictions, arrests, hospitalizations, recovery/rehab, confessions, and perhaps a rumor of a murder, all exposed on Oprah, etc. To the critics, that was a real rock star. The music was just a sideshow - and only needed to power-up the freak show, the critics wanted to see.

[@garyssimo]

Well said mxbishop!

[@greghilbers4697]

Mxbishop Out here in Los Angeles, the Music Critic for Years for the LA Times was Robert Hilburn. He was a “ Big Deal”. Years ago I remember he had a list of 300 bands, rated First to Worst. I think the Beatles were Number 1. But I remember the Moody Blues were rated…300!! Now, God and stuff WASN’T part of the Rock life style . AND to Bring It Up REPEATEDLY….you DESERVE Number 300 rating!

[@mxbishop]

@@greghilbers4697 Point taken. But anyone can come up with a list - in any order they want. I was merely pointing out that there was a huge fan base - and that, in itself, was remarkable. Art is mostly subjective, but the number of fans is objective. However, Beatles #1 - Hilburn still made the right call there.

[@austonboston4361]

Truly one of the greatest bands ever. Their sound was incredibly ethereal.

[@brendasmith1740]

My husband and I ♥️🎸🎤🎹🥁 there music and seeing them Live

[@anthonyhunt701]

Let’s all wish for John Lodge’s good health❤️💙🎸🤞🏻

[@stephensharer3663]

From 67 through 72 they created some of best music ever penned by man.

[@justinthyme5382]

To all Moody Blues fans, I know you're out there somewhere. 😎🎵🎶🎵👋💕 Hi from Perth Australia. Love and peace.

[@annevine1501]

Brilliant!!!!

[@luisacata04]

Hi from Colombia😁

[@rickherrera4859]

For those of us who truly love the Moody Blues , we are family and always will be!

[@waltonwarrior7428]

We’re all out here. Millions of us.

[@thomasmcbride6584]

And from Ireland the top half. Music connects us all.

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

I have a hoodie that says “Never underestimate a grandmother who listens to Moody Blues” - so proud to wear it!😁

[@VValkyrie]

I want one!

[@razsbags]

Ha! Wish I had that t-shirt to wear. Wear it proudly.

[@razsbags]

Hoodie. Must be my grandmotherly brain. Enjoying watching the videos. Some critics should zip up & wear the hoodie. They just waffle.

[@carlrice8614]

The MOODY BLUES is one of the greatest bands in history. They have been in my life since 1971, I just got my first car and girlfriend. I used to play "For My Lady" as I cleqned up my car to pick up my girlfriend later. I love the Moody Blues still and play their music all the time.

[@normatible9795]

Where is the girlfriend now? Just curious. Maybe she remembers all of these moody blues music. Because in 1971, i REMEMBER my ex bf's CSN suite judy blue eyes so im sure she remembers😮

[@Shawnne01]

I found the Moodies in 1967. Saw them for the first time in 1970 for two shows in one night at the Minneapolis auditorium. I haven't looked back since. They are easily one of the most wonderful bands in my lifetime!

[@TheStream]

Sounds like an amazing experience!

[@yocke222]

Nights in White Satin is so haunting, everyone has been there. In love with someone you’re no longer with.

[@laminage]

Did you ever listen to the Bass Riff and then Aretha Franklin's Do Right Woman, Do Right Man which was the flip side to I Never Loved A Man.

[@tylerdurden6208]

Me and my ilk, Viet Vets revered to Moody Blues as Primo influencers of peace thru out the 70's.

[@thomaskowalcky4553]

Agreed. Their music was a constant presence during my Air Force tour in Thailand in 1972. Saw them live something like twenty five times and met John at a "meet and greet" photo op in 2020 at Infinity Hall in Hartford CT. A real gentleman. The Moodies are my favorite band of all time.

[@sierravista9013]

I was blown away first time I heard Nights in White Satin ...

[@kathyrizzi8754]

Here we are in 2024 & The Moody Blues music is the very best to listen to for me. Every song is spiritually beautiful & no other band has their sound. Justin Hayward changed their music to genius levels that will always live on. ♥️🌹

[@colinbevan3560]

They just are incredible band changed my life and im 68 this year🤗🤗

[@KevyNova]

I think one thing that held them back was that they didn’t focus on writing radio friendly singles, they were more concerned with making full albums that were a complete work of art. I think they made the best albums of any band.

[@sudicalwig]

They had integrity and it pays off in the long run.

[@stevenhaywood1195]

But their albums were so good and were so famous and popular and sold very well. Their early albums are such classics. cttcaegoaktd 😛😛😛😛😛😛😛

[@michaelrochester48]

They had many top 40 hits, they just did not reach number one all that often because they were usually too long

[@deansongs]

I agree, with the exception that you have to keep in mind, they were the biggest band in the world when they quit.

[@stevenhaywood1195]

@Phyllis Hall So you were a fan before Jus and John joined. Wow! I certainly like the Moody Blues in those early days too. They did some great R 'n' B back then. And their version of Ain't Necessarily So is awesome. cttcaegoaktd 😛😛😛😛😛😛😛

[@jonathanrobins558]

R.I.P. Mike Pinder. The greatest mellotron innovator ever, an extraordinary writer and musical genius. His oneness with the Universe shone through his contributions to music and consciousness. Thanks for decades of happiness. Go Now. It's Twilight Time. xx

[@stevia3162]

As a Moody Blues fan since roughly about 1968, I find them to be the best of the best! They composed some of the most beautiful melodic songs. Their performance and arrangement of those songs were equally superb! Those melodies still give me chills!

[@journeyon1983]

My absolute favorite band ever. They introduced so many sounds, harmonies, extensive use of the Mellotron, the flute, the orchestra, the sitar, the slow tempos. They were genius and way ahead of their time and that's why their music still lives on. As a listener, we are all taken on our own personal voyage. They're combined talent made them really stand out.

[@DoJ79]

What I noticed was they seemed serious-like The Association-but not overly so...lyrics don't have always have to 'make sense'...ex: Jon Anderson

[@denisbarry5105]

Their album covers alone changed how albums were sold. And concerts with symphony orchestras - they did so many "firsts" that others followed.

[@jeffsilverman6104]

Happy Heavenly birthday to Ray Thomas, he would've been 81 today. In my humble opinion, Ray was the heart and soul of The Moody Blues, he was certainly the romantic of the group. He wrote and sang some of their prettiest songs. Good journey to you, Mr. Thomas.

[@KevyNova]

“And The Tide Rushes In” and “Veteran Cosmic Rocker” are two of my favorite songs.

[@dougreed2257]

Jeff, they were all as important to the sound they created as each other. I wouldn't say Ray was " thee" heart and soul of the moodies, an integral part, yes, Mike's mellotron was probably heart and soul of the band!

[@mattscanlon2541]

To each his own. I think that Ray’s FOR MY LADY is his most heartfelt declaration of love. RIP Ray! Thank you for touching so many souls!

[@mattscanlon2541]

All 5 equally provide the heart of the band. Mike P’s mellotranic genius provided the musical umbrella all 5 MBs could settle under and allow the MB’s music to soar collectively!

[@bluerock4456]

I somewhat agree, but I think that Justin's lyrics give Ray a darn good run for his money!

[@benjamindeforest9363]

I don't need some music critic who does not know what he is talking about to tell me if the music I loved growing up in the 1970s was good or not. The fact that it was on the radio all the time and I love all their songs and still do is all I need to know the Moody Blues are one of the best progressive bands ever.

[@billyhensley7770]

The moody blues were a great band with killer lyrics injected with killer riffs

[@DoJ79]

Critic killers, b!👍

[@flintlockhomestead460]

I fell in love with the Moody Blues in 1969 when a friend gave me "In Search of the Lost Chord" for Christmas. I've never looked back.

[@cynthiasmith4130]

This band is the best band in the world!!!!! They got me through my teenage year's.. The voice of Justin, is like angel's singing. Their music is phenomenal, one of a kind.. Lovely to see you again my friend!!! 🎶🎶🎶...

[@ansc6472]

The Beatles and Stones perhaps the best rock bands in the world

[@ketchup5344]

I love you 💘 for saying that. Ditto. ✌

[@mikeweizer3149]

@@ansc6472 ....,.Wrong, The greatest was ZEPPELIN!!!!!!!!.

[@robrussell5329]

Was at my local music store, looking to buy the latest Top 40 single or two. The guy had "Children's" playing. I was dumbstruck. Had never heard anything like that before. I bought the album, played it for three weeks, and started working backwards, picking up their previous albums as I could afford them. And I never bought another single. "Childrens' will always be the one for me. No hits. No Love songs. No chick songs. Probably not for the "Nights in White Satin' crowd. But to me, it's the high-water mark of the Moody Blues. Try it with headphones, if just for the production, which is exquisite.

[@jennd8935]

It's really quite hard to pick a favorite album from the 'core 7', but when pushed, I have to agree that 'Children's' is my favorite, especially if I want to 'space out' with either headphones, or a good amp and good speakers with me right in the middle.

[@josephloesch9270]

What a great LP. II heard them at Elysian Park just before that album was out,. The very start of the concert was Justin playing fiery chords before the band came in on a new song, Gypsy.

[@brendabiffibaldovino8306]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@activistmalpractice]

Haha "no chick songs." Maybe that IS what made it great!

[@warriorempathshealingfromn5625]

Watching this in 2023, I find it incredible that the Moodies music is just as relevant now as it was when it was originally released, maybe more, I saw John Lodges show in LA in July and he is still fantastic and his songs are still relevant Best concert, even for a Moody Blues concert.

[@LYNOTTUK]

Moodies are the legend of a mind...Never to be forgotten. Pure poetry, psychologically they made beautiful music and memories. God Bless them all 🎸🎶🎸🎶🎸🎶🎸

[@margaretchayka6878]

Can't think of any other band where I could love every album. What a great band. Interesting music, intelligent lyrics.

[@douglaslatham9904]

Lyrically and musically had me mesmerised with their first seven albums. I used to wait anxiously for each new release. The Moodies music will never lack for appreciating ears, as long as humans exist.

[@ronmartyn6292]

More talent in their little fingers than any of those critics.

[@yesman2755]

I never ever felt apologetic for being a Moodies fan like a lot of people mention. Musically for me they were head and shoulders above any other band in the 70’s creatively. Thought they were pretty great in the 80’s too with Moraz. Such a shame it’s all over now but at least we’ve got the records. John and Justin still out there keeping the Moodies flame alive.

[@jmad627]

Yeah me either.

[@tarunkrishna8147]

Why on Earth would anyone feel apologetic for being a Moodies fan? Proud, more like it! Despite having lots of Zeppelin, Purple, Neil Young, and even Neil Diamond (among a plethora of this, that, and and experimenting with even almost anything) in my collection, and gravitating towards jazz-rock and eventually ECM jazz, I maintained a special respect for the music and philosophic leanings of the Moody Blues. I started with Lost Chord > Threshold of a Dream and then every Moodies album that came out till I spent years living off-grid and away from recorded music. Even just this week in 2023 I've found myself singing So Deep Within You (off Threshold). Chee! The Moodies were and still are their own special, sweet, wholesome kind of addiction. Ignore what the lunkhead bogan idiots with their flash in the pan "heavy pop" bands might imagine they think. The Moodies = a definitive mainstay of 60s and 70s creativity; and wasn't that such an amazingly creative era? Cheers Yesman. t Timothy Leary is not dead (even if he is; I wouldn't know if he is or not).

[@yesman2755]

@@tarunkrishna8147 well said. What annoys me also is that you hardly ever hear the Moodies on the radio, even on the classic rock stations, and they were the KINGS of classic rock. Long live the Moody Blues

[@tarunkrishna8147]

@@yesman2755 Thanks for the reply. I hardly ever hear the radio, even if driving, but I'd say you're correct; maybe "White Satin," I gave up on radio a long time ago. You might need to request a Moodies song from time to time; nothing too obscure though. All the best.

[@yesman2755]

@@tarunkrishna8147 John Lodge : “Thanks for keeping the faith”

[@traversej5332]

One of the best bands and one of my favorite of my generation. I still remember all the words to most of their songs after 50+ yrs.

[@walterfechter8080]

The Moody's sound is one of love, romance, faith, adventure, and voyaging the cosmos in general. "Tuesday Afternoon" is like opening a door which opens into eternal Summer. "Ride My See Saw" is as big as all outdoors -- the intro beat reminds me of beautiful powerful white horses at full gallop -- manes flying free. Moreover, Justin Hayward's Spanish-influenced guitar solo made that tune so very special. Many thanks for this in-depth documentary about an extremely talented and wondrous band!

[@twistoffate4791]

Beautifully stated.

[@walterfechter8080]

@@twistoffate4791 - Many thanks. I just said what was on my heart and mind -- the Moodys and their sound put it there. Cheers -- W

[@Wildlonesome77]

What an amazing, incredible band. So glad they made the Hall. Tons of memories. Love this band immensely.

[@brendasmith1740]

We Wish They Had Been Induced In To The Rock Hall Sooner

[@angeloiodice9304]

The Moody Blues were very helpful to me on my spiritual journey. Their music opened me to greater possibilities, soothed my soul, inspired me, and acted as a friend and guru to me. I not only loved their music, but I respected them as fellow wayfarers. I also found their more erudite English culture to soften my crudeness, and, I also loved their frankness, politeness and sense of humor. Listening to and studying their albums, the music, as well as the art, was an education. I am a better person because of the Moody Blues.

[@namcat53]

Very well said. There are many of us who're young adults when The Moody Blues released their first album and we all grew spiritually by listening to that band.

[@angeloiodice9304]

@@namcat53 I actually remember leaving my guru because I felt a receding connection for a long time, but easing out of that relationship so seamlessly and comfortably because the Moody Blues music cradled me in love and self-worth. The Moody Blues’ music, especially their earlier albums were so wonderfully attuned to Spirit and the plight of those seeking spiritual counseling and redemption. They spoke to a generation of kindred souls.

[@Vincenzodivy]

Yes,as my spiritual journey drpened they were the soundtrack of my life.....as I write this...*"listen we think we have found you..."is playing in my ears. *Dawning is the Day

[@Vincenzodivy]

@@angeloiodice9304 Yes!!!

[@stoneagedjp]

The ethereal sound produced by this band exalts the listener into a world beyond. You yourself become greater by listening to it.

[@ediewall6360]

And I am always attempting to bring in more ethereal in aspects of my life, wherever possible. Ethereal matters! At least to me.

[@DoJ79]

@@ediewall6360 Miss Edie, we are many, tho scattered presently.

[@ediewall6360]

@@DoJ79 Yes, I agree. More power to your vibes!

[@dadster52]

I became a Moody Blues fan over 50+ years ago after hearing Nights in White Satin and For My Lady on the radio. Time has not changed that!

[@charisselandise]

Critic John Mendelson's extremely irrelevant criticisms of the band made Justin Hayward's talent shine more brightly!!! Thanks for the contrast John, I love the band even more!!! Moody Blues deserve the Music Hall of Fame!!!

[@gregelvert833]

I was fortunate enough to have seen the Moodies with Mike Pender in 71,their last tour with Mike and his glorious melaton, before they took their break and left us with my favorite seven sojourn. They were so good live ,they blew my mind, I was 16 yrs Old and a Moodies fan for life! My wife and I were fortunate enough to see them everytime they came to Southern California, and they played often when you include Las Vegas shows it's close to 60 shows! My first concert was Joe Walsh,warming for Black Sabbath, paranoid then the Who playing Who's Next, live at Leeds,and Tommy, 3 1\2 hrs of the most intense music I've ever seen or heard then a few months later the MoodyBlues! I was hooked for life.!!! I saw 98 concerts before I graduated from high school. I was fortunate to have my good friend dad who worked with the mayor of Long Beach so I would call him up and tell him when. The rock band were coming to Long Beach arena or the Long Beach Auditorium and back in the early seventies all the great bands played there ,Led zeppelin, the Who, Niel Young, George Harrison, Traffic,TYA ,Elton John and so many more I was very fortunate to have this connection be cause the seventies you had to go to the site to buy your tickets, so it could be very time consuming, like spend the night consuming like I did when groups didn't play at Long Beach. I'm sorry I've gotten way off base with all this but wanted for you to know that I've been lucky enough to have seen most of "classic rock bands" and the Moodies are my favorites, They sound so much like their albums like Pink Floyd and a few others,!Eagles! Thanks for the journey Moodies.

[@jeffreybeigie5244]

I wouldn’t take anything a man who sits there with a t-shirt of history’s greatest mass murderer on with any respect. He is one of those smug little people that lives to tear down everyone else. The Moody’s are a great band, that put on a great show. I saw them in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. They were good every time.

[@robertjordan7348]

John Mendelssohn has always been pretentious. After loving the Kinks, he dissed all of their work (a ton of which was great) after 1970.

[@taylordw]

Mendeleson also trashed Led Zeppelin, starting with their first album. A “rock critic” whose ear was out of tune with his own generation. 👎

[@gloriastroedecke2717]

Yes! What a nasty creature! Snide and sneering. Why was he asked to participate? Was it to cast a shadow on an otherwise bright and beautiful experience?

[@garyssimo]

The glove box in my 66 GTO was crammed full of their 8 tracks! The soundtrack to my life for many years. Through headphones they were incredible! They could take you on a trip with NO DRUGS INVOLVED.

[@minismama2030]

“On The Threshold Of A Dream “, was the first Moody Blues album that I ever listened to. It was very very special.

[@johnjacks4937]

This band changed my life outlook. Only ignorance to the lyrics and music brought negativity. What a band 👏👏👏👏👏

[@earleholt4380]

Some of these critics are so pompous. To those who truly feel this music, The Moody Blues speak directly to our souls.

[@jaynesager3049]

What great musicians and songwriters. Good guys, good to their fans also. That’s why we love them!

[@WELLBRAN]

Not to Patrick Moraz treated him rotten

[@jaynesager3049]

@Phyllis Hall happy new year to you too

[@brendasmith1740]

Thankful for Justin Hayward and John Lodge Singing Music With Moody Blues ♥️🎸🎹

[@bungopony]

Who are all these people that supposedly hate the Moodies? I've never heard a single person, no matter what version of rock they prefer, ever say anything negative about them. What did they do that was so bad? They made an s-load of great songs that people could sing along and even had some meaningful lyrics. They also influenced a lot of bands and made flutes and other non rock instruments cool.

[@petercena9497]

In the late 70s rock critics turned on art/prog rock to the point that it became fashionable. The Moody Blues are probably more revered in the U.S. than in the U.K. My favorite band for sure.

[@laminator72]

I agree with you. I've been listening to them since the 60s and never heard anyone say they didn't like them. If I had to listen to just one group it would be the Moody Blues.

[@moonshinefiftyseven6063]

Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone magazine hated them.

[@Funandconsciousness]

I had one fella tell me - long ago - that the Moody Blues songs were "all the same." Oy vay!@@laminator72

[@timmccullough409]

5 months ago, I wrote a review and here I am 5 months later, coming back to write more. I come back to this video time and again cuz im a true moodies fan, I can not imagine my life without the Moodies in it. Their music never goes stale, and it does the same thing to me now as it did growing up... It makes me feel good. I LOVE THE MOODY BLUES it's as simple as that.

[@dennisgarrison3537]

I've been a fan since I was eleven. I'm 67 and will be a fan till I die. I've seen their show three times and loved every second.

[@sheldonridley1394]

Born in 62' with teenage parents...I grew up with the Moody Blues. Saw them many times at various venues in and around Vancouver...my favorite was at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby...saw them there 2x! My personal favorite album is Question of Balance..R.I.P. 🙏💖

[@claudegagnon999]

Lucky man(ELP)

[@andrestipanovic7407]

What a collective talent, the sum of which was greater than the parts. My favorite album is To Our Children’s Children’s Children

[@9211goat]

It was my fav in college....70-71.

[@laminator72]

In my opinion it was their best album when you consider every song on an album.

[@Hansse]

Mine too for 50 years. An absolute masterpiece.

[@lazaruslaser]

Absolutely

[@sprintcarfan87]

The Moody Blues are and will continue to be my favorite band ever. The critics really have no idea what they are talking about. The Moodies were a groundbreaking group of brilliant musicians.

[@davidharris5736]

A few years agoI had the pleasure of meeting John Lodge at a small garden concert he gave in France. A really talented and all around nice person. A pleasure to hear play and talk with.

[@moonshinefiftyseven6063]

I met him a year ago. I can attest to the fact he's a nice person. Very friendly, and took time to answer my silly questions, none of them musically based. I met his daughter Emily, too. Just as sweet as her dad.

[@nicksaint-erne]

The greatest band of all time: The Moody Blues!

[@joannekucks4343]

Been following and collecting this band forever. Will be on Justin’s music cruise in two weeks! 🥰🎶🎸🛳🥂 RIP Ray and Graeme. ❤️

[@ediewall6360]

jealous. Have a great time

[@jakethomas3205]

Great band.I Saw them in 1970 with the classic line up including Mike Pinder.They were excellent live.What amazed me about the Moodies is that although they weren't considered a 'guitar' band they had a great guitarist in Hayward who was using two Hiwatt stacks powered by Hiwatt 200 Heads!Not bad for a band that was not considered loud at the time!

[@genegantii8638]

Hugely underrated guitarist,the bootlegs from 70-74 show he was now slouch in the lead department!

[@wburke121]

I saw them in 72 and was surprised that they were just as good as the record. Seeing other vocal groups live like CSNY and beach boys they never could get ghe harmonies right live. The moodiness stayed true to the record. Very professional. I've seen them many time since with orchestra and without,and even their 50 anniversary of days of future passed. I even like their 80s and solo stuff. The critics views don't stand the test of time like the moodiness music does. Ha!

[@douglasj.arcuri1370]

I was there Carnegie Hall 1970 Amazing Musical Experience!

[@hughgroenewald1435]

'Question' is an absolute masterpiece, as good as anyone of the brilliant best compositions from the best period in music, the 60's, 70's

[@marriedevries]

These guys were a HUGE part of my adolescence. Thank YOU!!!!!!!!! xxxx

[@garyney828]

The most underrated band in the history of rock. I first heard then 1974 when I was 16 years old. Fell in love immediately and forever.

[@steveberkson3873]

You can’t be a child of the ‘60s without their sound.

[@coxdenton]

You can I’m living proof

[@frankmisaege3520]

The Moody Blues were different than just about every other rock band. They made thought-provoking music. Before I saw them live many thought there was no way they could sound like their records. Guess what...they did, in part due to their mastery of the mellotron. They were all outstanding musicians and singers. They will always be one of my favorite bands in the world.

[@paulhale2880]

I love the Moody blues what a great band

[@DotMoore-o6c]

Moody Blues' music helped me heal in some very dark times. It is timeless. A lot puts you in to theta waves.

[@dctrevett]

John Mendelson is exactly why I never listen to critics.

[@jdekong3945]

yes, what a pratt 😹

[@grandpavanderhof]

Like most critics, he's a failed musician...enough said.

[@ediewall6360]

i found him somehow off-putting or annoying, aside from his words. Now I see that it was not just me who felt that way.

[@dctrevett]

@@ediewall6360 You are definitely not alone in that feeling!

[@chuckgrigsby9664]

@@grandpavanderhof Critic: a legless man who teaches running.

[@susansapp5860]

The Moody Blues Still Rule. "Nights in White Satin" Still Rocks my World

[@theodorabruin4601]

One of my very favorite groups. Saw them in person a couple of times...what a show!!!

[@theodorabruin4601]

@Phyllis Hall Agree!!! Blessings to you in the New Year!

[@Stroudtucson]

Totally agree! I remember seeing them at Caesar's Palace back in the late 90s and a young guy was at our table who had never seen them before and didn't really know them. At the end of the show he kept saying "WOW! Just WOW!" As a live band there has never been anyone finer.

[@Funandconsciousness]

I've seen them live 6 times, and they have been awesome every time. They also introduced me to Shawn Phillips, the only musical talent I place even above the Moodies and Pink Floyd!

[@slaphead8835]

The Moody Blues will always be one of my all time favorite bands. I was fortunate to have seen them in concert twice, a good 25 years apart. “Days of Future Passed” and “Childrens Children” are flawless works of art.

[@Sheamarie]

I love the Moody Blues, I love the sound and I love the lyrics. Nuff said.

[@paulhaxter9617]

Awesome. I’m 72. Lived thru it all and glad of it.

[@caravanstuff2827]

NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN is a master piece!!.💕🇬🇧

[@shelpais814]

I'ved loved them since DOFP and seen them over 15 times. I still listen to them almost daily, and play many of their songs on guitar and keys. And I will for the rest of my life.

[@blainglenn7184]

When I was in high school in '72 and '73, the Moody Blues, in particular Seventh Sojourn, was always playing in the cafeteria, in our classrooms, on the radio, and they drove into the very heart of my longing to be free from the world around me and what it expected of me. They dwelled in the very essence of my every acid trip, my friendships and the girl I had a crush on. I would come home to my room and put on my headphones and listen to New Horizons and Land of Make Believe Lost in Lost World, and When You're a Free Man and cry my eyes out. Once when a girl during a study period in chemistry class had Isn't Life Strange playing on her transistor, my best friend commented to her that she should try to understand what that song that she loved so much really meant. I was out on the school's back lawn asking the girl I had a crush on for a date, and somebody at that very moment started playing For My Lady from the window of a classroom. When Octave, Long Distance Voyager and the 80s came along, nothing could have been more disappointing than all that love and beauty by empty schlock. I always hoped that the Moodies or Mike or Justin would come out with something that approximated the consciousness that drove those early classic albums, but they never really did. The hope was always that some musicians somewhere would produce some music that came near that consciousness, but none have yet to do so.

[@robertjohnstone3706]

To our children’s children’s children was my first moodies album and was always and still is my favourite moodies album .

[@josephinemoreno2262]

There has never been a musician that held my emotions as Mr. Hayward’s songs. King and Queen was my favorite.

[@Czechmate823]

The Moodies Blue's more than deserve nomination to the Hall of Fame. They were ground breaking musicians in our time....

[@TheHippieLounge]

I am 💯 a Moody Blues fan and I don’t hide that fact.

[@roycohen136]

My favorite band of all time. I do hope it indeed is listened to and enjoyed by our children's children's children.

[@zenzen9131]

I never cared what anyone else thought. I loved them to bits !

[@dw8840]

RIP Ray Thomas, Grame Edge & Mike Pinder. Thanks for the music.

[@billd.4701]

The MoodyBlues will always be the most magical band ever. Their music is what dreams are made of. No other band can take you where your mind wants to go!…

[@karenlomas7524]

Been a fan for more than 50 years and will always be a fan.

[@literacylabyrinth4018]

Once heard you can never forget their songs.

[@caged-melody]

I’ve been a proud fan of The moody blues since I was 18 in 97. They are my number 1 band on my top 5 favorite bands.

[@russellpoland6637]

Very proud and very happy to be known and lay claim to being a big MOODY FAN !!!

[@bobboothby9175]

1972, I was in a being given a ride to class by a friend. He was playing a cassette tape of The Moody Blues. 😮 "Who is that?" Instant fan. One a cross-country road trip I played every 8-track they had on a boom box on the seat next to me. My old car didn't have a tape player.

[@laurieelliott3791]

The passionate creativity of the artists of Moody Blues is much appreciated by this listener 🎶🎧

[@MegaSickcat]

Whatever all these people in the video have to say means nothing to me. From the first time I heard Days of Future Passed I was a huge fan. It's 2023 and I still am that fan. Listening to them in headphones was a treat...

[@barryroberts2474]

To psychoanalyse a band after all these years may please some, trying again to see where the Moodys fitted. We were kids, teenagers who liked what we liked and didn't we have a great variety into which this magnificent band fitted our mood. When we didn't rock to The Stones or The Who we chilled to the Moodys, made love with them as a background. My teen and early twenties would not have been complete without The Moody Blues. Bravo boys!

[@joemachunda]

Never underestimate Justins appeal. Their music was unique and cut through your emotions. You will hear it 100 yrs from now

[@MoeSlislack]

I have never apologized for being a moody blues fan. I have always loved the moody blues and always will. Once you're cool, you're always cool.

[@jamesgross6466]

The .Moody Blues are an absutely incredible band! It's been a great time to live and a wonderful experience! Lovely to see you again, my friends....

[@thebarbecutioner6977]

Days of future past is a singular event in human history. So far ahead of it's time, seven years, until the album was a hit. Still hits me emotionally in the most delightful way. The Blue Jays were great as well.

[@JamesBrown-js3lm]

I have always loved the Moody Blues, they were unique and original. Their music was exceptional and the songs had meaning for the times. I’ve been a fan from the beginning and I am 66 still listening.

[@frankbarnwell____]

Rip Graeme Edge, and Ray Thomas. When I see videos of TMB, I'd think Graeme is so overlooked... and would have liked to party with him... what a drummer!

[@Psychedelicxylophone]

The moody blues to me as an englishman are a pure very original sounding essential 1960's R&B rock and roll band from birmingham who dared to do things that extra different to everyone else on the scene, they were extremely daring and very unusually diverse especially for the time and even to this day! This was all brand new fresh ideas from all five individuals who put their heads together and created something so unique and very special that no one could ever of thought of, they tested what could work and it all gelled impeccably. Totally strange at that time, but bursting with great enthusiasm. What they had in the pocket was all a beautiful concoption of songs that have remarkably blown this world to the highest of hights. The moody blues help me to open my mind with ease. Its bands as the moodies which ups passion about the music of these times and need i have to put anything so close to my heart as much as i always will with the moody blues. Inspiration of these bands keeps my smile forever in place. This band means the world to me. I couldn't go a day without hearing one song. The trees are drawing me near. For some reason they always have done I as i am a man will always stand rooted to this ground after all, i am a man of my roots who needs air and earth I need to breath and understand others as much as i can. Mike, ray, graeme, justin and john five incredible minds! Breathtaking beauty in all.

[@Charlotte-nj5ws]

The Moody Blues music will live on forever

[@rob4835]

Nicely done. Saw them at Duke University in 1970 ... the Question tour. Was blown away, particularly by cathedral-like sounds of the mellotron. It was Mike Pinder and the dreamy mellotron -- a truly transformative instrument at the time -- that drew me to the Moodies. Pinder worked for Streetly Electronics which made the mellotron thus he had an insider's knowledge of this orchestral sounding yet quirky instrument. Proud to own a 1960s mellotron ... my way of re-living the soundscapes from the 1970 Moodies show.