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Established in 1998,
Nostalgia Central is your one stop reference guide through five decades of music, movies, television, pop culture
and social history
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THE BAND
Denny Laine
Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Mike Pinder
Keyboards
Ray Thomas
Flute, vocals, harmonica
Clint Warwick
Bass
Graeme Edge
Drums
John Lodge
Guitar, bass, vocals
Justin Hayward
Bass, vocals
Patrick Moraz
Keyboards
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The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues were formed in Birmingham (UK) in 1966 with Clint
Warwick, Mike Pinder, Denny Laine, Ray Thomas and Graeme Edge. Their
second single (a cover of Bessie Banks' Go Now) topped
the UK chart in 1964, at which point singer Denny Laine and
bassist Clint Warwick promptly quit the group.
Justin Hayward and John Lodge then joined and they embraced
grisly prog, orchestral symphonies and cosmic guff such as Nights
In White Satin (the low-point of the Beatles-influenced Days
Of Future Passed album).
The Moodies were derided by purists for their cosmic Brummie
jive, their pop sensitivities and for failing to look the part.
They started out playing hippie pop and ended up with the keyboard
player from Yes. Go figure! They Gregorian chanted as well as The
Yardbirds, they structured their song cycles wonderfully, they
made better use of the Mellotron than anyone, and nobody sang daft
lyrics more beautifully.
On the other hand, Justin Hayward's solo albums, Songwriter
(1977) and Night Flight (1980), are purely for
lovers of songs with titles like Lay It On Me, Crazy Lovers and
Nostradamus.
The Moody Blues staged a successful come-back in 1986, hitting
platinum with their LP, The Other Side Of Life, and
playing months of sold-out shows in auditoriums filled with -
among others - the children of their original fans.
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