"Nights in White Satin" is probably their best song but I never liked the longer version where they bring in the strings and spoken word poetry. That seemed a bit melodramatic and over the top to me.
Interesting sidenote, I don't watch much daytime TV but there was a court show along the lines of "People's Court" - or maybe it was Court TV, that cable channel that shows trials in their entirety, that featured a trial involving Patrick Moraz, the singer used during that 1980s era. He was suing the band for back royalties. I was fascinated with that trial as it seemed so sordid and petty for such a famous band. Anyway, if I remember, Patrick won the lawsuit but was awarded only a fraction of what he was asking for.
funny- i watched all 15 parts of that lawsuit on youtube this summer...everybody, including the judge, thought Moraz was out of his mind but the jury found in his favor- i think he won $77,000 after initially turning down more than $3 million the Moodies had offered him...
and i would disagree- there are few albums in general which compare to Seventh Sojourn...
“Nights in White Satin” is probably their best song but I never liked the longer version where they bring in the strings and spoken word poetry. That seemed a bit melodramatic and over the top to me.
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The record company thought the Moody Blues were on their way out, so they let them do a demo album to demonstrate a new recording method to fulfill their contract. But this was also the time that Ray Thomas had just hired Justin Hayward and John Lodge. They ended up being the stars of the band and Days of Future Past was a big hit.
The album wasn’t released in the United States for another 4 or 5 years, though.
I love the spoken-word intro to “Ride My See-Saw”.