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In a November 2005 interview, bassist John Lodge explained the decision to record a Christmas album: "The Christmas album came about because all of our albums are theme albums. And Christmas is one of the greatest themes for everyone. Another reason is because we thought it would be nice to show The Moody Blues' commitment to the holiday period."
"Visions of Paradise" is a 1968 song by the progressive rock band the Moody Blues. First released on their album In Search of the Lost Chord, it was written jointly by band members Justin Hayward and Ray Thomas, and was the first of many collaborations between them.
"Your Wildest Dreams" made the Moody Blues the first act to earn each of its first three Top 10 singles in the United States in three different decades. [14] Moraz departed in 1991, followed by Thomas in 2002. The band's last studio album was the Christmas album December (2003), after which they decided against recording any further studio ...
Keys of the Kingdom is the fourteenth album by the rock band the Moody Blues, released in 1991.Although some of the tracks recall the songwriting on Sur la Mer, the failure of Keys of the Kingdom to produce any major hit singles would mark the beginning of the Moodies' decline in popularity with mainstream audiences after their success in the MTV video generation.
The careful production, layers of overdubs and lush instrumentation made the album difficult to reproduce live in concert. The Moody Blues were able to perform only "Gypsy" live at the time of its release, leading to a creative decision to strip back the production of their next album, A Question of Balance. Hayward reflects on the situation ...
Extend the moody Christmas color palette to your gift wrap and place gifts wrapped in dark and moody shades under the tree. Wrapping paper, gift bags, tissue paper, and ribbon are all a great way ...
[5] Classic Rock critic Malcolm Dome rated it as the Moody Blues' 8th greatest song. [ 6 ] One of the most noticeable differences in the band's sound after this hiatus was that the Mellotron and Chamberlin (a similar instrument to the Mellotron) had been replaced with more widely used synthesizers , and "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" was the first ...
The song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is a holiday classic, but its genesis goes back to Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis.It turns out, she helped this melancholy Christmas ...