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MAinPsych@... wrote:
Greetingsall. Ireceived my DVD copy of the "Moody Blues - The Lost Performance-Live inParis '70" earlier today. Thought I would go home after work, sitdown and enjoy a pleasant musical and visual experience, take a few notes,and share my thoughts and observations in posting a review. I didnot expect to have to write the following, especially being such a huge,Classic-7 Moodies' fan: Forall you bottom-line people, in short, save your money. Live, my ass. If anyone was expecting a warts-and-all, bona fide live performance, youwill be TERRIBLY disappointed. All backing tracks are the studiotracks. Hayward's tunes appear to feature live vocals, but John'sand (thankfully) Ray's tunes are also the studio tracks, incuding vocals. And all in 5.1 Surround Sound! THERE'SNOT A MARK II IN SIGHT!!! Mike is seated behind a Hammond C3, unattachedto a Leslie or any other amplification. What's funny is that youcan see him adjusting drawbars during and between songs, as if that's makinga difference (?!). What's also funny (and pathetic) is Ray, the incomparablemaster of intonation, playing flute in unison with the prerecorded trackin "Are You Sitting Comfortably". Either be prepared to split yoursides laughing or have a barf bag handy. Ican't believe that Mike could sanction such a piece of garbage such asthis, such a rip-off. You would be much better off finding a copyof the bootleg live performance from Dutch TV. Not high-quality video,but DEFINITELY live. Or hearing the live Tokyo concert from '72-'73,which is so much better than the "Caught Live + 5" CD. Cancelyour Amazon pre-orders if you can. Theonly thing good was the note Mike wrote, "Take care of Bertha 134". Frank SamagaioGreetingsAll, Thanks for that input, Frank. Haven't
receivedmy copy yet,was ordered thru Mike Pinder's
Website.Will let you know what MP wrote .VERY disappointingto hear the news. Perhaps the
performanceshould remain "lost".-- JerryKorb