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Moodymann and Bailey grew up in the same neighborhood and, in their late teens and early twenties, lived together in the house of Moodymann’s father. Moodymann primarily searched through records for samples and looped them over beats. “Moody would pick some of the craziest loops, old skool loops from different types of records.
Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, stated: "In the mid-'50s James Moody led a four-horn septet that played music falling somewhere between bop and rhythm & blues.The danceable rhythms and riffing made its recordings somewhat accessible but the solos of Moody (on tenor and alto) and trumpeter Dave Burns also held listener's interests".
Music critic Maury Dean said that the song "combined a Byrds or Neil Young flavor with Jazz vocalics (complex chords) and a kicky, jiffy beat." [ 4 ] Billboard regarded the song as a change of pace for the Moody Blues, stating that it had a more "upbeat rock sound" than their typical songs. [ 5 ]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83% based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Pinder's "When You're a Free Man" is addressed to Timothy Leary, who befriended the band after the release of their song "Legend of a Mind". At the time, Leary was imprisoned on a marijuana charge. In a later interview, Pinder defends Leary: ""He's a tremendous humanitarian with a tremendous capacity to bring people together.
Apr. 30—The classic sounds of The Moody Blues will mingle in a symphonic collaboration with the New Mexico Philharmonic at Popejoy Hall on Saturday, May 4. The tribute band Go Now! will perform ...
Hugh Jackman dazzles as Professor Harold Hill, the charismatic con man who fires up an entire Midwestern town, in this abso-tootin’-lutely smashing revival of Meredith Willson’s adorably corny ...
James Moody was born in Savannah, Georgia, United States, [1] and was raised by his (single) mother, Ruby Hann Moody Watters. [3] He had a brother, Louis. [4] His father was a trumpeter in Tiny Bradshaw's group.