Frank, Mellotrongirl,
You really need to go back and listen to those two tracks again. (The
same guy?) Then go listen to Departure :-) Then check the track listing
for "This is the Moody Blues".
Bob S.
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> So it appears I was correct in referring to the track as sounding like
> a poor man's Moody Blues?? It sounded like JH at times but then it
> didn't at others. The "Lodge" high harmonies threw me for a loop.
> But what really led me to believe that it was phony was the tron
> itself. The quality of the recording and the song itself really dates
> it to the pre-"Days" era (a la tracks on the "Prelude" CD). A close
> listen to that CD reveals that Mike Pinder only played single or
> double note lines, no full chords, most likely due to the fact that
> his MkII (maybe #134?) had not yet been upgraded and still affected by
> voltage overload (note sagging) when playing a fistful of notes.
> "London" has nice full chords in it, but also not quite really played
> in Pinder's legato style. The tonality of the tron is also a bit off
> from the Moodies' sound that we all know and love.
>
> Still, a very nice job...
>
> Frank Samagaio
> MkII #134 / M400 #908 / Pinder CD-ROM∗
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