On Sep 1, 2006, at 9:00 PM, Paul Tillotson wrote:
Well, the acorn never falls far from the tree, as they say.
I think it's time for the list to split into bitter factions: those who think the Moodies might have some redeeming qualities aside from early Mellotron usage, and those who know otherwise.
PT
Actually, on record, I like a lot of what the Moody Blues on record. The production values were excellent as were the performances (except for the wretched flute playing -- not out of the ordinary for most uses of the instrument in rock music, by the way). Mike Pinder definitely knows what he's doing on the mellotron, no doubt about that.
Playing live was another matter...
Rick