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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup]Moody Blues

From: "trolldelux" <trolldelux@aol.com>
Date: 2007-12-16

I found that song on YouTube a while ago. It sounds like the real
deal to me; from both the application of mellotron/chamberlin and the
drum work. The drumming sounds (to me) very much like Greame Edge of
the early 70's.

I had a copy of 'Blue Jays' (now lost), where Hayward and Lodge tried
to keep working after '74. The sound is very MoodyBlues-lite, but
showed the sensitivity of the old Moodies to personnel changes. That
makes it hard for me to believe "Islands" is a Hayward solo effort.

Does anybody here actually know the pedigree of that song?

TEM
Canton, MI

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, pete <marabus@...> wrote:
>
> I also found on you tube a track called Island-it states it's a
M.B.song
> but to my ears it sounds more like a J.Hayward solo song.-Anyone?
> Pete
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCtR-EQ7d3g&feature=related
>