From 1972, a No. 1 album for The Moody Blues, with two great songs by bassist John Lodge being the most memorable, “Isn’t Life Strange,” “I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)” but the whole album is . . . well, typical Moody Blues, and quite wonderfully so.
I bought this album back in 1979 or so, when I was first getting into the Moodies, and gave it quite a bit of play. Then I really set it aside for a number of years, and haven’t listened to it too much in recent times, as I’ve picked up a number of full Moodies albums I didn’t previously have, and they’ve gotten all my focus. Listening now, I think it deserves more time in the rotation, because it’s really good.
But hands down, the Moody Blues album that got the most plays was the 1974 compilation, “This Is The Moody Blues,” which is up next.
You’ve got me on a Moodies listening jag over the past couple of weeks . . . well done, you!
I’ve been on one myself since the pandemic started. Somehow the Moodies and Melanie.
Funny . . . . you also got me on a Melanie jag. I almost always have “Lay Down” (along with the other great Edwin Hawkins Singers single “Oh Happy Day”) and “Free the People” on my general household playlist (along with, occasionally “Brand New Key” and “Look What Donnie and Marie Did To My Song, Ma”), but I nabbed some of her others based on your write-ups, and have been loving them!
Spreadin’ that Melanie love! I love it!