The Moody Blues

Moody Blues Offer Up the New and Familiar

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:10:04 +0000

After 30 years in the spotlight, the Moody Blues are finally doing things their own way, says Justin Hayward, the band’s guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. ”Our new album was produced by us, without outside influences,” he said in a telephone interview, speaking in the soft West Country British accent that has been a familiar touchstone for millions of fans since the group’s groundbreaking 1966 album, ”Days of Future Past.”

The Moody Blues

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:10:03 +0000

“Thank you for keeping the flame burning for such a long time,” announced Justin Hayward, the singer-guitarist of the Moody Blues from the stage of Radio City Music Hall on Monday evening. Mr. Hayward composed ”Nights in White Satin,” the wailingly romantic 1968 ballad that still remains a fixture on late-night rock radio. And the group’s performance of the song - the ”Moonlight Serenade” of the psychedelic era - drew a sustained standing ovation.