No autotune ,pure talent on display..musicianship and full commitment to their craft! That's the music and musicians I had the pleasure of listening to growing up!
As in a previous comment, I would highly recommend A Whiter Shade of Pale. Denmark 2006. Gary Brooker is the vocalist. If you watch the Denmark performance you will see Gary is much older, but still great.
As the comment previously, I agree , but the song you should be reacting to by Procol Harum and Gary Brooker at the same venue in Denmark is ( Conquistador.)
The lead singer, Justin Heyward, wrote this at 19 years old. Amazing song! I'm 68 and grew up with this music. Music in the 60's and 70's was melody and lyric driven, which makes it so much better than the music now. Loved you guys reaction to it!
Did you know that he wrote this about a girl he liked but was too afraid to tell her? When he finally approached her, she became his friend, his lover and is still his wife these many years later.
I'm 73 and the Moody Blues are my 'growing up' group. So many albums and so much good stuff that will last forever. I've their stuff on vinyl, cassette, CD and now it's in the cloud. The soundtrack to a life. Justin Hayward's "Forever Autumn" will never be beaten as a classic.
A great old Brummie band.A person from the English city of Birmingham. You might know this song but have a look at Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale, live in Denmark 2006.Another great old band cheers both and all the best from England.
That was a tough watch... my grandfather passed away in 2007 and as the funeral service came to an end, this song was being played as his coffin was being carried away... - Great performance from The Moody Blues there, amazing composition, my first time hearing it live also! Cheers guys, keep doing what you do!
Justin Hayward and John Lodge joined The Moody Blues in 1967 and wrote this song for the album "Days of Future Passed" that year which was possibly the first Progressive Rock album which included classical themes. They are still performing this song as solo acts today. They toured with the Moodies from 1967 until drummer Grahame Edge passed in 2022. This concert is from around 1992 and is not really a reunion, since they had been touring continuously for many years.
Some corrections: Justin and John joined in 1966, when the band was still doing their R & B act after Denny Laine and Clint Warwick left. Justin is the sole credited writer for "Nights in White Satin." Justin and John didn't really start writing together until their solo project, Blue Jays, in 1975. They didn't tour as the Moody Blues after 2018 when Graeme retired, after which time Justin and John continued separately as solo acts. The concert footage here is from 2000 at the Royal Albert Hall, not to be confused with the concert at Red Rocks from 1992.
Late at night the Radio Station I listened to in the late 70's would randomly play the full version including the following. I learned and Memorized it as it struck such a chord with me. The spoken words at the end of the original recording of "Nights in White Satin" by the Moody Blues are known as "Late Lament." These words are a poem written by the Moody Blues' drummer, Graeme Edge, and are often recited by keyboardist Mike Pinder. The poem is accompanied by orchestral instrumentals in the background . Here are the spoken words of "Late Lament": "Breathe deep the gathering gloom, Watch lights fade from every room. Bedsitter people look back and lament, Another day’s useless energy spent. Impassioned lovers wrestle as one, Lonely man cries for love and has none. New mother picks up and suckles her son, Senior citizens wish they were young. Cold-hearted orb that rules the night, Removes the colors from our sight. Red is gray and yellow white, But we decide which is right. And which is an illusion?" These spoken words serve as a poetic reflection on life, love, and the subjective nature of perception. They add a contemplative and introspective element to the song, inviting listeners to ponder the complexities of existence and the choices we make in determining what is right or wrong
This was played at my brother's funeral 28 years ago and today is the first time I've been able to hear it without crying. My brother took me to see the Moody Blues in 1991, this was his favourite song.
🇨🇦 In my humble opinion, the Best music created, written, sung or played in the last Century, was performed between 1959 - 1989 ! And yes, they wrote all the music for the entire Orchestra too ! #BoomersRock 🇨🇦
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. No, this wasn't a reunion or comeback tour. The group stayed together for decades, finally hanging it up a few years ago when the original drummer died leaving just guitarist Justin Hayward and bassist John Lodge.
Ive been a fan of the Moodies for more than 50 years and heard this track thousands of times, but your reactions brought tears to my eyes. Thank you both so much.
Chosen in terms of art generally, and music specifically... Yet WE let the world go to shit, as our boomer prez & past prez running yet again illustrate.
Most of us gave up, @@TheCornishCockney, while the rest joined the looters. Gotta face up to the fact that we are leaving the world in a much worse place, imo.
I have this concert on DVD. You need to watch the entire show because you will not be disappointed. I have watched this DVD at least a hundred times and it never gets old!
Yep ....an iconic band ......an iconic song .....backed by the London philharmonic ...at Londons Prince Albert Hall ........the result is pure magic . !!!!!
Not a reunion. A continuation of greatness! Truth is, the bad ones go away (good thing) but the great ones remain with us for Centuries. It's not over for music by any means! Greatness will rise again.
lyrics; Nights in white satin Never reaching the end Letters I've written Never meaning to send Beauty I'd always missed With these eyes before Just what the truth is I can't say anymore 'Cause I love you Yes, I love you Oh, how I love you Gazing at people Some hand in hand Just what I'm going through They can't understand Some try to tell me Thoughts they cannot defend Just what you want to be You will be in the end And I love you Yes, I love you Oh, how I love you Oh, how I love you Nights in white satin Never reaching the end Letters I've written Never meaning to send Beauty I've always missed With these eyes before Just what the truth is I can't say anymore 'Cause I love you Yes, I love you Oh, how I love you Oh, how I love you 'Cause I love you Yes, I love you Oh, how I love you Oh, how I love you Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Justin Hayward Band member Justin Hayward wrote and composed the song at age 19 while touring in Belgium and titled the song after a girlfriend gave him a gift of satin bedsheets. The song itself was a tale of a yearning love from afar, which leads many aficionados to term it as a tale of unrequited love endured by Hayward.
This is from the album ‘Days of Future Past, released in 1967. It is a Concept Album that takes you through the day culminating in this track. The original album was with a full Orchestra. The band have always been together. Their albums generally tell a story!
You say it over and over again that listening to The Moody Blues is an experience. Yes, you are right, every song they sang, every chord played and every backup genre that was out there is an experience. I am so glad I lived through those years, the 50s, 60s, and 70s. We had everything where music is concerned. And The Moody Blues was and still is, a great part of it.
Hi Guys greetings from England 🇬🇧 and you really should check out an English 60s Progressive rock group called PROCUL HARUM and there song " A Whiter Shade of Pale" there live performance of this song in Denmark 2006 in a musical masterpiece which will blow your socks off because its so good!!! A Whiter Shade of Pale is one of the most famous iconic songs of the 60s and you will love it!!!
Justin wrote this song to his girlfriend who gifted him some white satin sheets. It's a love song to her. This was a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. That's BIG TIME. Enjoy the journey, the MB's will take you on mind journeys. Buckle up.
Whoaaa!!! Back the truck up here!!!! You've NEVER heard this before??? Holey moley...... it's over 50 years old. The singer has a fantastic voice and did one of the very best songs ever, Forever Autumn (War of the Worlds)......... still can't get over the fact you've never heard this.
Justin Hayward, one of the best male vocalists the UK has produced. His best song is probably Forever Autumn (also on YT). He used to practice in his car. I had the pleasure of playing with this band once in the late 70s. This version is c2000 I think.
I was born in 1955 and the music as I was growing up was fabulous. There are very few good singers today and the songs do not move you like in the 60's and 70's.
I was blessed to see the Moody Blues 3 times in the STL! Once at the Fox Theatre & twice at the outdoor Muny Opera in Forest Park where it rained during a performance & nobody cared because the lightning was a natural light show I’ll never forget!
Ok 2 things, just because you’ve got 3 kids doesn’t mean you don’t need music in your life like this 😊😊😊 2nd , now watch the original 60s video of them singing this , trust me you will love it 🥰
I don’t think the Moody Blues ever broke up. They took a 3 year hiatus for solo work, but then came together again. I’m lucky to have seen the twice, one in Philadelphia and again at Red Rocks.😊
Did you know the Moody Blues were the Supporting Act for the Beatles? The Moody Blues sold 70 million albums worldwide, including 18 platinum and gold LPs.
The band continued to play through the decades from 1964 when they formed up untill 2018 when the drummer Graeme Edge, the last original member retired, they officially disbanded after the death of Edge in 2021. They took a gap in mid 70's for about 3 years to follow solo projects, but did not officially disband. All incredible musicians who I grew up with
Love the Moody Blues! Grew up listening to them, and a number of other great rock bands. Still listening all these years later. This concert took place at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000. The studio version was recorded in 1967. Edit: The singer/guitarist, Justin Hayward, wrote this song when he was 19 years old.
This is not a reunion or comeback show they have never stopped playing and touring throughout their career which has brought much joy to my life. Justin is not just a great singer but a HIGHLY under rate under noticed guitarist.
I couldn't do this regerneration when younger. I did however find it in my mid 30's. The internet had just arrived and I was told you could find what ever you wanted. It was a dream. I searched for popular songs in my grandparents time, it blew my mind; Thank you for keeping up with an inquisitive approach.
Cassettes changed the passage and exchange of music. That was liberation. We taped. Then video; then CD's, then the internet arrived. I dread to think of the change ahead. As my Grandad said, ' When I was born, it was horse and cart on the road but look we've just landed on the f°°°ing moon. How do we cope?'
As with the others who have commented, I grew up in the 60s. The Moody Blues were special to us through high school and college. I strongly recommend that you listen to the original studio recording. It contains an anthology at the end. In 1967 it blew us away.
It is NOT a reunion concert, they were together all along. You need to listen to their entire album "DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED" It is amazing and you will be mesmerized. I am 77 now, and this album came out in 1967 when I was 20 years old and a student at Kent State University. My friends and I were listening to this album (which this song is from, and it SOUNDS on record, just as it does in this video), all sitting on the floor leaning against the wall with pillows, with lights dimmed, candles lit (no none of us were taking drugs) and just listened. NO ONE said a WORD during the entire album. It just takes you to another place. I will NEVER EVER FORGET that night and how that album and "Nights in White Satin" affected us. I TOO, like OTHERS here, am so glad I was born in the late '40s and was a child in the '50s, a teen and in my early 20s (and being a HUGE BEATLES' fan, still am to this day and British Invasion fan) during the '60s, my mid 20s to early 30s in the '70s, and mid 30s to my early 40s in the '80s. THOSE decades had the most phenomenal music, nothing now comes CLOSE in comparison. There isn't much music today that "speaks" to me or makes me FEEL like the music I grew up with and when I was a young adult. After the '80s, most of it was jus "meh" to me. SO glad YOU LOVED what you just heard. When I hear this song, I go right back to that night in 1967 when we first heard that song and the whole album, I can picture the room so clearly, in my mind, and how we all were arranged, and mostly how it made me and my friends feel. NOTHING LIKE that happens NOW, to me. ONLY when I listen to the music of my growing up and younger years.
I was a kid when this came out. Been a fan for decades and saw the Moodies several times. Psychedelics were involved because they are one of the ultimate psychedelic bands. Saw Justin Hayward last year and he's still great. I was born at the perfect time.
As a 65 year old I love seeing the first time listeners reaction this is the reason I purchased top of the line Amp turn table and speakers with the volume up you could transport yourself into your own world
what a beautiful production. such a great piece and yes, this one was wow. great choice and reaction, cheers :D enjoyed that. hopefully music of the future will return to works like this.
song for eternity, it's a shame that it doesn't exist anymore. The music of the 60s and 70s was my time. So creative today I always get goosebumps, sometimes even tears
Legends…..period.Justin,lead singer,wrote this song at 16 years old. I was lucky enough to see them here in Atlanta with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Hearing it live would almost make a person cry.
I'm a 71 year old man, and the music that I listened to when I was growing up, will always remain as hits, no matter what age you are. Music back then was truly amazing, and it will always stand the test of time. I remember some years ago, I bought the Beatles anthology albums ( the blue and red albums), as I listened to those songs when they were released. I played them for my daughter, and she asked if she could have them, so I gave them to her and bought myself a second set of them for myself. Music back then was really magical, and today's music is garbage. Sure, there are some good songs today, but the songs that we have today could never match up to the songs that we had when I was growing up. When I was growing up, it seemed like every week, a new song was released that was really good, so we never got tired of hearing the same old songs over and over, because we were constantly being introduced to new songs every week. We all had transistor radios, and we always carried them around with us to hear any new song that might be released. Those years were a great time to be alive...
After Whiter Shade and now this I immediately Subscribed due to the wayyy you show the videos full screen, no transparency, no explosions, no Reactor egos. BRAVO!
The nostalgic vibe probably comes from the fact that as a kid watching television in the 80s and 90s we would see these 1-800 commercials advertising music collections from the 60s and 70s where they would play very brief snippets from some of the more popular songs - and this would be one of them. 😁
Been playing that song live since 67. It was not until the 1990’s that they started touring and being accompanied by local orchestras. A Night at Red Rocks DVD 📀 is a great glimpse into this
Back in the day when I was a youth this was the kind of standard and talent we listened too and just took for granted. The youth of today accept the crap they put up with because they don't know any better. Glory days.
this was the song everyone got up and asked the girls for a slow dance at the end of the night at the disco, ....classic, fantastic era and glad I was there , brings back memories ;)
I'm so glad I lived through the 60s and 70s. We had some awesome music back in the day
I once saw a t-shirt for sale which said "I may be old but at least I have seen all the great bands".
I agree. It was a great time to be alive.
It was the best of times for the music.
The 89s were v good also.
Yes we did. I played sax in an all girl rock band in 1970
this song is from the 60's....he just singing it 50 yrs later , and nailing it.....
No autotune ,pure talent on display..musicianship and full commitment to their craft! That's the music and musicians I had the pleasure of listening to growing up!
Absolutely
Any day with a song from Moody Blues is a good day.
As in a previous comment, I would highly recommend A Whiter Shade of Pale. Denmark 2006. Gary Brooker is the vocalist. If you watch the Denmark performance you will see Gary is much older, but still great.
My word, it's just perfect that one, isn't it?.
That's Whiter, not writer.
As the comment previously, I agree , but the song you should be reacting to by Procol Harum and Gary Brooker at the same venue in Denmark is ( Conquistador.)
@@BillBlogs-t2i I know. It was a Typo. At 79 you tend to make errors. You may find that out one day.
Fully agree
The lead singer, Justin Heyward, wrote this at 19 years old. Amazing song! I'm 68 and grew up with this music. Music in the 60's and 70's was melody and lyric driven, which makes it so much better than the music now. Loved you guys reaction to it!
Did you know that he wrote this about a girl he liked but was too afraid to tell her? When he finally approached her, she became his friend, his lover and is still his wife these many years later.
I didn't know that part of the story. Thanks for the info.@@ewetoobblowzdogg8410
Why wouldn’t she with such lyrics and voice?
I'm 73 and the Moody Blues are my 'growing up' group. So many albums and so much good stuff that will last forever. I've their stuff on vinyl, cassette, CD and now it's in the cloud. The soundtrack to a life.
Justin Hayward's "Forever Autumn" will never be beaten as a classic.
Same Here! 😊
The rest of Jeff Wayne's 'War Of The Worlds' ain't bad either!
They should check out "Thunder Child". For an orchestral rock-opera, that song rocks! But, sadly, no Justin Hayward.
I`m 70 and feel so lucky to have been born in a time when the music was at it`s best, so so many great bands breaking ground, with new sounds
I'm 78 User and right with you!
I too am an oldey 79 and with you mate.
I'm 74 yrs old. Our music was the best EVER.
You enjoyed this... You MUST watch Procol Harem, Gary Brooker, A Whiter Shade of Pale, live in Denmark.. Your mind will be blown!! Incredible...
❤ cant agree more
Absolutely agree
100% agree! They'll love it!
Yes it is good but this is better.
YES!!!
I grew up listening to this kind of music. Today's music is just not the same.
are the Oldies better than new ....a yes from me
I’m 60 and grew up with this stuff but your honest, emotional reactions make me feel it again like it’s the first time. Tears in my eyes. Thank you!❤️
Justin Heyward also did "Forever Autumn" from "The War Of The Worlds" well worth a listen!!
One of the best record's in the world
Your comment, "I can listen to that over and over again"... made me smile. I have...for over 50 years...
I too have been listening to this music for over 50 years - oh my goodness - still love it.
A great old Brummie band.A person from the English city of Birmingham. You might know this song but have a look at Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale, live in Denmark 2006.Another great old band cheers both and all the best from England.
Born in 1952 it was a great time to grow up. Being a teen in the 60's, there was a lot of great music! This one came out in 1967!
Moody Blues is best listened to as an album. One song leads to the next.
A warm summers evening, lying on the sofa with headphones on.
Not a single song disappointed.
Agreed.
Justin Hayward is singing the lead here, he wrote this sing at 19 yrs old. He’s 78 today & still performing in the U.S. 👍👏👏👏♥️♥️
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
I'm an 84 year old Brit so it's great to hear the music I enjoyed in the sixties .MEMORIES !! Love Jess Lovely girl .
That was a tough watch... my grandfather passed away in 2007 and as the funeral service came to an end, this song was being played as his coffin was being carried away... - Great performance from The Moody Blues there, amazing composition, my first time hearing it live also! Cheers guys, keep doing what you do!
Justin Hayward and John Lodge joined The Moody Blues in 1967 and wrote this song for the album "Days of Future Passed" that year which was possibly the first Progressive Rock album which included classical themes. They are still performing this song as solo acts today. They toured with the Moodies from 1967 until drummer Grahame Edge passed in 2022. This concert is from around 1992 and is not really a reunion, since they had been touring continuously for many years.
Some corrections: Justin and John joined in 1966, when the band was still doing their R & B act after Denny Laine and Clint Warwick left. Justin is the sole credited writer for "Nights in White Satin." Justin and John didn't really start writing together until their solo project, Blue Jays, in 1975. They didn't tour as the Moody Blues after 2018 when Graeme retired, after which time Justin and John continued separately as solo acts. The concert footage here is from 2000 at the Royal Albert Hall, not to be confused with the concert at Red Rocks from 1992.
Brought tears to this old gals eyes. Days of the distant past.
It's taken me more than 6 decades, but I finally understand fully what "Days of Future Past" was referring to.
@@michaelstamper5604I understand exactly
@@michaelstamper5604 71 here!!! It's "Days of Future Passed". But your point still holds!!!!💯❣
Ray Thomas (Flute) passed away in 2018 and Graeme Edge (drums) passed in 2021 RIP and thank you for the music.
They are missed!!!
And Mike Pinder in 2024
He actually wrote this when he was 17 years old!!!! Here he is probably around 55 years old and his voice is divine!!!
Correction: 17 years old !
Justin was 53 when this was filmed at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000.
❤😢❤That warble in Justin's voice and harmonies, PURE BLISS!! Not to mention the instrumental perfection! 🎉💕🎉
Ray's flute solo😘chefs kiss!!
Wonderful band with many hits from the 60s onwards. Way ahead of their time.
Late at night the Radio Station I listened to in the late 70's would randomly play the full version including the following. I learned and Memorized it as it struck such a chord with me.
The spoken words at the end of the original recording of "Nights in White Satin" by the Moody Blues are known as "Late Lament." These words are a poem written by the Moody Blues' drummer, Graeme Edge, and are often recited by keyboardist Mike Pinder. The poem is accompanied by orchestral instrumentals in the background .
Here are the spoken words of "Late Lament":
"Breathe deep the gathering gloom,
Watch lights fade from every room.
Bedsitter people look back and lament,
Another day’s useless energy spent.
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one,
Lonely man cries for love and has none.
New mother picks up and suckles her son,
Senior citizens wish they were young.
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night,
Removes the colors from our sight.
Red is gray and yellow white,
But we decide which is right.
And which is an illusion?"
These spoken words serve as a poetic reflection on life, love, and the subjective nature of perception. They add a contemplative and introspective element to the song, inviting listeners to ponder the complexities of existence and the choices we make in determining what is right or wrong
This was played at my brother's funeral 28 years ago and today is the first time I've been able to hear it without crying. My brother took me to see the Moody Blues in 1991, this was his favourite song.
I'm sorry for the loss of your brother Barbara, always cherish those great memories! ❤
@@joeb-5150 I do, thank you for your kind words❤
🇨🇦 In my humble opinion, the Best music created, written, sung or played in the last Century, was performed between 1959 - 1989 !
And yes, they wrote all the music for the entire Orchestra too !
#BoomersRock 🇨🇦
Yes, you just watched a masterpiece.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
No, this wasn't a reunion or comeback tour. The group stayed together for decades, finally hanging it up a few years ago when the original drummer died leaving just guitarist Justin Hayward and bassist John Lodge.
I was born in the early 1950's. It' s a shame that you young ones only get to hear real music via this medium. Happy listening. 🙂
Ive been a fan of the Moodies for more than 50 years and heard this track thousands of times, but your reactions brought tears to my eyes. Thank you both so much.
WHAT an era.
Us boomers were the chosen generation.
Best generation.
Chosen in terms of art generally, and music specifically... Yet WE let the world go to shit, as our boomer prez & past prez running yet again illustrate.
@@fredkrissman6527 yeh,like we could do anything about that.
We also have donkeys for leaders.
Most of us gave up, @@TheCornishCockney, while the rest joined the looters. Gotta face up to the fact that we are leaving the world in a much worse place, imo.
Absolutely
I have this concert on DVD. You need to watch the entire show because you will not be disappointed. I have watched this DVD at least a hundred times and it never gets old!
Yep ....an iconic band ......an iconic song .....backed by the London philharmonic ...at Londons Prince Albert Hall ........the result is pure magic . !!!!!
You two definitely had a "lovely" night after watching this lol music for the soul ❤️
Not a reunion. A continuation of greatness! Truth is, the bad ones go away (good thing) but the great ones remain with us for Centuries. It's not over for music by any means! Greatness will rise again.
Nights in White Satin, released in 1967. I was 12/13 years old that year. I remember this song very well, a classic of the era.
lyrics; Nights in white satin
Never reaching the end
Letters I've written
Never meaning to send
Beauty I'd always missed
With these eyes before
Just what the truth is
I can't say anymore
'Cause I love you
Yes, I love you
Oh, how I love you
Gazing at people
Some hand in hand
Just what I'm going through
They can't understand
Some try to tell me
Thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be
You will be in the end
And I love you
Yes, I love you
Oh, how I love you
Oh, how I love you
Nights in white satin
Never reaching the end
Letters I've written
Never meaning to send
Beauty I've always missed
With these eyes before
Just what the truth is
I can't say anymore
'Cause I love you
Yes, I love you
Oh, how I love you
Oh, how I love you
'Cause I love you
Yes, I love you
Oh, how I love you
Oh, how I love you
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Justin Hayward
Band member Justin Hayward wrote and composed the song at age 19 while touring in Belgium and titled the song after a girlfriend gave him a gift of satin bedsheets. The song itself was a tale of a yearning love from afar, which leads many aficionados to term it as a tale of unrequited love endured by Hayward.
The only downside is It's missing the lament at the end.
This is from the album ‘Days of Future Past, released in 1967. It is a Concept Album that takes you through the day culminating in this track. The original album was with a full Orchestra. The band have always been together. Their albums generally tell a story!
Love your way of reacting. The music really affects you, as it was designed to do. I'm 75, lived through it all :)
That thumbnail for this video......oh lord......the look that launched a thousand ships. Never ever change, you two. The world needs more of that xx
You say it over and over again that listening to The Moody Blues is an experience. Yes, you are right, every song they sang, every chord played and every backup genre that was out there is an experience. I am so glad I lived through those years, the 50s, 60s, and 70s. We had everything where music is concerned. And The Moody Blues was and still is, a great part of it.
the whole album is a story about one day from morning to night, just wonderful
Hi Guys greetings from England 🇬🇧 and you really should check out an English 60s Progressive rock group called PROCUL HARUM and there song " A Whiter Shade of Pale" there live performance of this song in Denmark 2006 in a musical masterpiece which will blow your socks off because its so good!!! A Whiter Shade of Pale is one of the most famous iconic songs of the 60s and you will love it!!!
I just knew this recommendation was coming before I even looked at the comments. Totally agree! Get to it!
Concur.
100%
AAH, you beat me to it.
Great shout mate
Justin wrote this song to his girlfriend who gifted him some white satin sheets. It's a love song to her. This was a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. That's BIG TIME. Enjoy the journey, the MB's will take you on mind journeys. Buckle up.
Whoaaa!!! Back the truck up here!!!! You've NEVER heard this before??? Holey moley...... it's over 50 years old.
The singer has a fantastic voice and did one of the very best songs ever, Forever Autumn (War of the Worlds)......... still can't get over the fact you've never heard this.
From the same concert, "Question" is an excellent performance too!
Justin Hayward, one of the best male vocalists the UK has produced. His best song is probably Forever Autumn (also on YT). He used to practice in his car. I had the pleasure of playing with this band once in the late 70s. This version is c2000 I think.
One of my favorite bands. I have many of their albums.
I was born in 1955 and the music as I was growing up was fabulous. There are very few good singers today and the songs do not move you like in the 60's and 70's.
Me too. November 1955.
tiz a good feeling watching people fall in love with music that affected you the same way 40 50 60 years before. . .
I've seen a number of reactions to this song. I just have to stop and listen every time. It's just brilliant.
Thank you once again for taking me back to my youth. I haven't heard this song with an orchestra for many, many years. Great reaction! 👍👍
I was blessed to see the Moody Blues 3 times in the STL!
Once at the Fox Theatre & twice at the outdoor Muny Opera in Forest Park where it rained during a performance & nobody cared because the lightning was a natural light show I’ll never forget!
Yeah, I think that is their best performance of that song ❤
You’re right, nobody is making this sort of music anymore. I think that’s why these old tunes are making a comeback in movie soundtracks
excellent vid, excellent reaction, cant ask for more
The only thing missing is the poem that was read at the end on the original recording. It was mesmerizing.
You made yourselves small & the artist big. Well done.
Ok 2 things, just because you’ve got 3 kids doesn’t mean you don’t need music in your life like this 😊😊😊
2nd , now watch the original 60s video of them singing this , trust me you will love it 🥰
Used to get high and listen to them for hours in the late 60’s. He sounds just like when it came out. Justin wrote the song as a very young teenager
This song gave me nostalgic vibes, every time i've heard it, from the first time I heard it. It creates that mood.
I don’t think the Moody Blues ever broke up. They took a 3 year hiatus for solo work, but then came together again. I’m lucky to have seen the twice, one in Philadelphia and again at Red Rocks.😊
Did you know the Moody Blues were the Supporting Act for the Beatles? The Moody Blues sold 70 million albums worldwide, including 18 platinum and gold LPs.
The band continued to play through the decades from 1964 when they formed up untill 2018 when the drummer Graeme Edge, the last original member retired, they officially disbanded after the death of Edge in 2021. They took a gap in mid 70's for about 3 years to follow solo projects, but did not officially disband. All incredible musicians who I grew up with
Love the Moody Blues! Grew up listening to them, and a number of other great rock bands. Still listening all these years later. This concert took place at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000. The studio version was recorded in 1967.
Edit: The singer/guitarist, Justin Hayward, wrote this song when he was 19 years old.
Lots of great poetry on this album
This is not a reunion or comeback show they have never stopped playing and touring throughout their career which has brought much joy to my life. Justin is not just a great singer but a HIGHLY under rate under noticed guitarist.
I couldn't do this regerneration when younger. I did however find it in my mid 30's. The internet had just arrived and I was told you could find what ever you wanted. It was a dream. I searched for popular songs in my grandparents time, it blew my mind; Thank you for keeping up with an inquisitive approach.
Cassettes changed the passage and exchange of music. That was liberation. We taped. Then video; then CD's, then the internet arrived. I dread to think of the change ahead. As my Grandad said, ' When I was born, it was horse and cart on the road but look we've just landed on the f°°°ing moon. How do we cope?'
As with the others who have commented, I grew up in the 60s. The Moody Blues were special to us through high school and college. I strongly recommend that you listen to the original studio recording. It contains an anthology at the end. In 1967 it blew us away.
It is NOT a reunion concert, they were together all along. You need to listen to their entire album "DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED" It is amazing and you will be mesmerized. I am 77 now, and this album came out in 1967 when I was 20 years old and a student at Kent State University. My friends and I were listening to this album (which this song is from, and it SOUNDS on record, just as it does in this video), all sitting on the floor leaning against the wall with pillows, with lights dimmed, candles lit (no none of us were taking drugs) and just listened. NO ONE said a WORD during the entire album. It just takes you to another place. I will NEVER EVER FORGET that night and how that album and "Nights in White Satin" affected us.
I TOO, like OTHERS here, am so glad I was born in the late '40s and was a child in the '50s, a teen and in my early 20s (and being a HUGE BEATLES' fan, still am to this day and British Invasion fan) during the '60s, my mid 20s to early 30s in the '70s, and mid 30s to my early 40s in the '80s. THOSE decades had the most phenomenal music, nothing now comes CLOSE in comparison.
There isn't much music today that "speaks" to me or makes me FEEL like the music I grew up with and when I was a young adult. After the '80s, most of it was jus "meh" to me.
SO glad YOU LOVED what you just heard. When I hear this song, I go right back to that night in 1967 when we first heard that song and the whole album, I can picture the room so clearly, in my mind, and how we all were arranged, and mostly how it made me and my friends feel. NOTHING LIKE that happens NOW, to me. ONLY when I listen to the music of my growing up and younger years.
moody blues, ELO, Alan Parsons, Pink floyd, Led zeppelin, Deep purple,.Pioneers in music.
I was a kid when this came out. Been a fan for decades and saw the Moodies several times. Psychedelics were involved because they are one of the ultimate psychedelic bands. Saw Justin Hayward last year and he's still great. I was born at the perfect time.
I feel so blessed🙏 to have grown up with this music in my teens!!🥰 Just saying us boomers must all feel so sentimental listening to this!!
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As a 65 year old I love seeing the first time listeners reaction this is the reason I purchased top of the line Amp turn table and speakers with the volume up you could transport yourself into your own world
BEST VERSION EVER..... in my humble view
My all time favorite band. You picked a good one as your first one.
This was 45 years after the original recording
@@jackbridges2775 ❤️🌞 doesn't everyone wish that they sounded as good 😲as Justin Hayward and Gary Brooker did after all these years!! RIP Gary!! 😔
what a beautiful production. such a great piece and yes, this one was wow. great choice and reaction, cheers :D enjoyed that. hopefully music of the future will return to works like this.
song for eternity, it's a shame that it doesn't exist anymore. The music of the 60s and 70s was my time. So creative today I always get goosebumps, sometimes even tears
"Go Now' is my favourite Moody Blues which pre-dates thid song and captures the band in the early days
If all Moody Blues lovers would have more babies, the world would be a better place! One more for you two maybe? :)
Legends…..period.Justin,lead singer,wrote this song at 16 years old. I was lucky enough to see them here in Atlanta with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Hearing it live would almost make a person cry.
I'm a 71 year old man, and the music that I listened to when I was growing up, will always remain as hits, no matter what age you are. Music back then was truly amazing, and it will always stand the test of time. I remember some years ago, I bought the Beatles anthology albums ( the blue and red albums), as I listened to those songs when they were released. I played them for my daughter, and she asked if she could have them, so I gave them to her and bought myself a second set of them for myself. Music back then was really magical, and today's music is garbage. Sure, there are some good songs today, but the songs that we have today could never match up to the songs that we had when I was growing up. When I was growing up, it seemed like every week, a new song was released that was really good, so we never got tired of hearing the same old songs over and over, because we were constantly being introduced to new songs every week. We all had transistor radios, and we always carried them around with us to hear any new song that might be released. Those years were a great time to be alive...
After Whiter Shade and now this I immediately Subscribed due to the wayyy you show the videos full screen, no transparency, no explosions, no Reactor egos. BRAVO!
Thank you friend!
Am 67 and was 10 when this came out. TY for taking me back. Masterpiece!
The nostalgic vibe probably comes from the fact that as a kid watching television in the 80s and 90s we would see these 1-800 commercials advertising music collections from the 60s and 70s where they would play very brief snippets from some of the more popular songs - and this would be one of them. 😁
This was 2000 … but please listen and watch the original video and EVERYONE needs this music in their lives
Been playing that song live since 67. It was not until the 1990’s that they started touring and being accompanied by local orchestras. A Night at Red Rocks DVD 📀 is a great glimpse into this
Tuesday Afternoon is another magical performance by them I'm sure you will enjoy.
A fantastic venue too. The Royal Albert Hall in London is the perfect venue for live music.
Back in the day when I was a youth this was the kind of standard and talent we listened too and just took for granted. The youth of today accept the crap they put up with because they don't know any better. Glory days.
I used to put on two or three Moody Blues albums every night to go to sleep to. 1973/74 Saw in concert 1973, 1975, and sometime in the early 90’s
My all time favorite song since I was 15. I'm 65 now and still mostly only listen to the Moody Blues.
What talented and genius to write this.
The Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Procal Harem all had one thing in common, tremendous TALENT.
this was the song everyone got up and asked the girls for a slow dance at the end of the night at the disco, ....classic, fantastic era and glad I was there , brings back memories ;)