The Moody blues were one of the greats and had so much effect on my friends and I as we were going up.. Thank you for this and rest in peace Michael Pinder..
I just saw this video, and dont know why mike pinder doesnt get more recognition. I guess the older fans will remember him more, Most people under 50 know the two guys, justin Haywood and john lodge. What a great lasting band the moody blues were, they left us a great catalogue, rip mike pinder!
I don't think the passing of Mike has gotten anywhere near enough notice in this news saturated world. One of my favorite Musicians and unceasingly positive people. We will miss you Mike.
So glad i found this. I was curious about his history in the band. He really contributed so much. The mellotron is what made them so ethereal and unique. A perfect mix of lads! I followed him on FB. We all get old and that sucks! Ty
Mike passed on the 5th Anniversary of my Dad's passing. Mike was a musical mentor for me and without his influence, I would never have taken to the keys, especially the Mellotron!!
@@childrenofminervaofficial4316 ~ Sorry for your loss. My father passed away a year and a half ago. Sadly, it’s a fact that we all must deal with. The best we can do is cherish our wonderful memories. Thank you for sharing.
I remember the song “ Go Now “ it was very popular. I also loved The Moody’s with Justin Hayward & John Lodge into the band. Their harmony was phenomenal with John singing falsetto into the mix. Loved Mike on the Mellotron, Justin with his unique voice & Graeme Edge was a great drummer all those yrs, he & Ray Thomas were with the band from the beginning. RIP, Ray Thomas, Graeme Edge & now Mike Pinder. ♥️♥️♥️
RIP Michael. You've been an inspiration to me as a keyboardist for decades. And was fortunate enough to have and played one of your MarkV mellotrons on numerous live and studio recordings. RIP my friend
Moody Blues - one of the truly greatest rock bands of all time, and Mike Pinder was a key player. Unique sound, instantly recognisable as MB, which sets them apart from almost all of the other bands at that time. Thank you Mike for your invaluable contribution, RIP.
In the 60's, after a a strong "Trip" the Moody's were the perfect Coming back to Earth reality band. We would put one of their albums on and made for a beautiful re-entry which created positive vibes and an understanding we are connected with all there is which even at this late date, still is with many of us. One of the truly psychedelic bands that took us to places in our minds e never knew were there. Bon Voyage Mike Pinder.
IIRC Mike worked with a company that made mellotrons in Birmingham, which is why he knew the instrument inside out. To Our Children's Children's Children was my first introduction into something other than the pop charts and it changed my life. Much of that is down to the special sound world the Moodies created of which Mike was such a key element Watching and Waiting. What an amazing song with Mike's playing I want that to be the outro to my own funeral. Thanks for the tribute.
Justin Hayward may have been the "voice" of the Moodys, but Mike Pinder was the Sound and soul that made the band so iconic. They never could capture that aural tapestry after his departure...RIP Mike, you were indeed one of a kind. And you are sorely missed.
@angelomI was lucky enough to see Justin last week in Boston and he is still terrific. I think he is the most underrated in rock.I agree with you that Mr Pinder and his Melatron made the unique Moody Blues sound,there was no mistaking it.sterioso
Thank you soo much for this tribute. I just happened to stumble across it here. "Have You Heard"? No, nothing, not a single word until this moment. Sad, with a world on fire, the guiding lights are the hardest to see. Pinder was the Captain...the journey continues "Out and In". God bless.
I bought all the "core 7" Moody albums as soon as they hit the record stores. I still have them, shop worn and with some scratches, over 50 years later. I switched to mp3 format when small pocket music players came on the market, and that's the format (plus lossless formats) that I listen to today. I no longer have a working turntable or stereo set, and it's so easy to listen to the electronic formats and to make my own mix tapes that I am not interested in buying more gear. Everyone should seek out those 'core 7' albums to see if they are to their personal taste. They were the 60s-early 70s, when America had Haight Ashbury , Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Bill Graham and his weekly concerts for which one can still buy the amazing posters today. But Britain had the Moody Blues, a truly 'hippie' sound melded into rock and classical with a sound all their own. The other competitors in that genre, like King Crimson and even Pink Floyd, were stale by comparison. One thing not mentioned is something I read elsewhere, that is how Pinder added his Mellotron contribution to the Moody albums. Once a track or all the tracks were laid down, the tapes were sent to Pinder at his own site, and from there he added his Mellotron parts to fit the songs as he thoought they should sound, with no outside influence except his own creativity. The Mellotron truly was a beast, and without Pinder's expertise at repair and adjustment they could never have taken a Mellotron on the road. I saw the Moodys twice, I think, once in Fort Worth where they were delayed almost two hours at Customs. I can only imagine US Customs trying to make heads or tails of the Mellotron, a heavy keyboard-operated machine like nothing ever seen before. The Mellotron played short snippits of tape, not more than a few inches in length or seconds in duration. You can really notice that in Moody albums as the Mellotron background flows and swells, never playing the same note for an extended period of time - because the tapes in the machine were not very long, only a few seconds of sound per key press. The machine would reach into its innerds, grab the tape strip corresponding to the key played, lift it through playback heads to sound the note(s), then the tape would spring back (hopefully) to its resting position, ready to be played again.
I remember listening to them on my transistor radio when I was a kid in the 60s, its so sad that they are all dead, RIP. Great video thanks! John 3.16 🥰
Great review. Have all the Moody Blues albums and both Mike Pinder’s solo albums which are wonderful. Loved Mike Pinder’s songs and particularly his mellotron playing which attracted me to the Moody Blues in the first place
What a well done, thoughtful and considerate tribute to Mike Pinder. Thank you for the time and effort to post this. And I wish you and your family and the Pinder family well considering the illness of your father and Mike's hardship. Peace brother.
Yes, he did a lot of the spoken word reading of Graeme Edge’s poetry on their albums. I had it in my notes, but neglected to mention that. Thanks for bringing that up. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Have an excellent weekend.
I enjoyed this tribute to a rather overlooked artist and pioneer of the marvellous Mellotron . Despite the somewhat weekend hippy outfits I just love their music and as soon as you hear those vocals you know what you are going to hear.
Thanks for doing this video. I always liked Mike Pinders songs. They were more serious and had an air of something profound about them. I use to own one of his solo records but somehow lost it over the years.
This night I was just thinking on Pinder's 'Melancholy Man' when, for a curious and sad synchronicity, I came across your video and knew that he passed away a few days ago. To me, Pinder and Hawyard were the most important members of the Moodie's, and those who really knew the true spirit of the ethereal sound of the band in their golden years. Whem Pinder left, to me this meant the end of the true Moody Blues sound and spirit. Thank you very much for the excellent video and precious information about lots of things about Pinder that sadly I didn't know. Best regards from Rio de Janeiro.
Very nice tribute to the one Mike Pinder. You seem a really caring person. The Beatles and The Moodys (as well as the velvet voices of Paul McCartney and Justin Hayward specifically) awakened the romanticism in us back then and teached the world how to love IMO. I'm a mellotronic fan myself, Keith Emerson and Robert Fripp himself much later, hated the mellotron. A very uneasy instrument to control, adjust and fix. Graham Bond I think, was the first who brought it in the pop audiences back in '65. As for "Melancholy Man", I think was the prototype love ballad for many Uriah Heep later songs. And all five original members of Moody Blues were very fine songwriters too... Great Mike Pinder, thank you. .
Thanks, Rocker. You brought up many valid points. The Mellotron was truly an unwieldy beast to control, especially in the live arena. Mr. Pinder was quite good at it, even in “the dinosaur 🦖 era” of the late sixties and early seventies. Like the amazing original era of BÖC, all the Moody cats did basically sing and write as well. Oddly enough, one of my favorite Graeme Edge tunes comes from the post-Pinder period, “22,000 Days” from the Long Distance Voyager album. I’ve always loved that particular platter from the Moody Blues since that was the first record I purchased by them, on vinyl, of course. (As a younger lad, when it came out, in 1981.) I’m glad that Mike Pinder outlived Graeme’s lyrics by more than 20 years, roughly the equivalent of about 8,000 extra days. Thanks again for your kind words. PS: l also think that it was far easier for Graham Bond to control his Mellotron than it was for him to control Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker! 😉
Mike's last track with the Moodies on the Octave album = "One Step Into the Light" is a wonderful Transdental song with spectacular dynamics. The Promise: has some great songs on it as well.
Mike worked for mellotron. They made a costume one for him called it the Pindertron. The rain is on the roof. Hurry high butterfly. Slide zone. Thought that was Moraz.
Thanks for the Pinder review. So sad that he passed away. He was a very important musician and innovator. You forgot to mention that he helped Keith Emerson one night when he got an early version of the Moog synthesizer. I think aI read about in an article in Keyboard magazine some 30+ years ago.
The Blue Jays project was originally proposed by Justin in a desire to work with Mike in isolation in America ( they always appeared to have a musical connection - at least until The Day We Meet Again (from Octave) when Pinder said he had nothing to contribute or embellish 'the dirge' - interestingly I have always felt this is a lyric about Justin and Mike). Logistics and personal issues got in the way ( apparently Mike was unhappy with Tony imposing himself upon proceedings, and subsequently John wanted to participate - and it might just as well have been The Moody Blues. In the end the the two J's and Tony removed themselves to England - and gave birth to a classic.
I've always considered his songwriting along with his wonderful playing...sure, some of his songs were a bit "apocalyptic", but others were quite melodic. Of course Hayward wrote the best and most beautiful songs, but Pinder was right behind him, IMO. Ray, Graeme and Mike passing away made me sad on those days. I'll always treasure the Magnificent Seven and I listen to them all quite frequently. Funny thing...I didn't discover the Moodies until 1990 when I was 27 years old. A girlfriend of mine had the album "On The Threshold Of A Dream" and when I first heard the song "Lovely To See You" I was hooked. The remasters of those albums that were produced back in 2008 sounds outstanding, BTW.
Thank you! I am one of many who had mixed thoughts about the Moody Blues being inducted in the R&R Hall of Fame. It was and is an insult to the Band. Yet, it was extraordinary that Mike Pinder physically shared the moment with the other band members
I would have been very upset if he were precluded. His arrangements were the sound I sought when I went to them. Saw them 26x. Love them all (well, not so much Morantz) and J&J songwriting chops…amazing! But Pinder fascinated me and bathed me in aural glow. For that I will always be thank full. RIP Mike. And thanks for the outstanding vid!
@@robertmoraga1501 Thank you for the reply. You seem to know and understand that the Moody Blues and individual band members are very unique and talented!
@@andrewarthurmatthews6685 ~ Thanks for watching and commenting. This video is three months old, I’ve gotten a new microphone since then. You can probably hear me better on my appearances on other channels. (That’s in my playlist section, under Guest Appearances on Other Channels.) I’m about to debut a new video this coming weekend, so the sound should be better.
The Moody blues were one of the greats and had so much effect on my friends and I as we were going up.. Thank you for this and rest in peace Michael Pinder..
I just saw this video, and dont know why mike pinder doesnt get more recognition. I guess the older fans will remember him more, Most people under 50 know the two guys, justin Haywood and john lodge. What a great lasting band the moody blues were, they left us a great catalogue, rip mike pinder!
I don't think the passing of Mike has gotten anywhere near enough notice in this news saturated world. One of my favorite Musicians and unceasingly positive people. We will miss you Mike.
Nor Ray Thomas and Graeme Edge ( hope I spelt latter christian name correctly).
So glad i found this. I was curious about his history in the band. He really contributed so much. The mellotron is what made them so ethereal and unique. A perfect mix of lads! I followed him on FB. We all get old and that sucks! Ty
I'm glad someone paid a tribute to Mike Pinder!❤🙏
Thank you for explaining the history of the Moody's
Mike passed on the 5th Anniversary of my Dad's passing. Mike was a musical mentor for me and without his influence, I would never have taken to the keys, especially the Mellotron!!
@@childrenofminervaofficial4316 ~ Sorry for your loss. My father passed away a year and a half ago. Sadly, it’s a fact that we all must deal with. The best we can do is cherish our wonderful memories. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for this Mike was a great musician just like Wakeman! “Lost in a Lost World” one of the best Moody Blues of all time! RIP Mike !
"Lost In a Lost World"
I remember the song “ Go Now “ it was very popular. I also loved The Moody’s with Justin Hayward & John Lodge into the band. Their harmony was phenomenal with John singing falsetto into the mix. Loved Mike on the Mellotron, Justin with his unique voice & Graeme Edge was a great drummer all those yrs, he & Ray Thomas were with the band from the beginning. RIP, Ray Thomas, Graeme Edge & now Mike Pinder. ♥️♥️♥️
Oh I didn't know Mike died. RIP Mike. The mellotron will never be the same. Saw him in72 at The Gzrden in Manhatten. So sad.
RIP Mike, you were the sound of the Moody Blues. I know you were a man of strong Faith, no doubt that you're in God's all star band now. 😃
RIP Michael. You've been an inspiration to me as a keyboardist for decades. And was fortunate enough to have and played one of your MarkV mellotrons on numerous live and studio recordings. RIP my friend
Moody Blues - one of the truly greatest rock bands of all time, and Mike Pinder was a key player. Unique sound, instantly recognisable as MB, which sets them apart from almost all of the other bands at that time. Thank you Mike for your invaluable contribution, RIP.
Sad story but we can all remember Mikes contribution and enjoy his performances .
The Moody Blues were and still are unique and legendary
RIP Mike Pinder, thank you for a brief but touching tribute 😢
In the 60's, after a a strong "Trip" the Moody's were the perfect Coming back to Earth reality band. We would put one of their albums on and made for a beautiful re-entry which created positive vibes and an understanding we are connected with all there is which even at this late date, still is with many of us. One of the truly psychedelic bands that took us to places in our minds e never knew were there. Bon Voyage Mike Pinder.
IIRC Mike worked with a company that made mellotrons in Birmingham, which is why he knew the instrument inside out.
To Our Children's Children's Children was my first introduction into something other than the pop charts and it changed my life.
Much of that is down to the special sound world the Moodies created of which Mike was such a key element
Watching and Waiting. What an amazing song with Mike's playing
I want that to be the outro to my own funeral.
Thanks for the tribute.
Justin Hayward may have been the "voice" of the Moodys, but Mike Pinder was the Sound and soul that made the band so iconic. They never could capture that aural tapestry after his departure...RIP Mike, you were indeed one of a kind. And you are sorely missed.
Mike and his mellotron are what made the Moodies so different and unique.
@angelomI was lucky enough to see Justin last week in Boston and he is still terrific. I think he is the most underrated in rock.I agree with you that Mr Pinder and his Melatron made the unique Moody Blues sound,there was no mistaking it.sterioso
Thank you soo much for this tribute. I just happened to stumble across it here. "Have You Heard"? No, nothing, not a single word until this moment. Sad, with a world on fire, the guiding lights are the hardest to see. Pinder was the Captain...the journey continues "Out and In". God bless.
Keep in our hearts always
I bought all the "core 7" Moody albums as soon as they hit the record stores. I still have them, shop worn and with some scratches, over 50 years later. I switched to mp3 format when small pocket music players came on the market, and that's the format (plus lossless formats) that I listen to today. I no longer have a working turntable or stereo set, and it's so easy to listen to the electronic formats and to make my own mix tapes that I am not interested in buying more gear.
Everyone should seek out those 'core 7' albums to see if they are to their personal taste. They were the 60s-early 70s, when America had Haight Ashbury , Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Bill Graham and his weekly concerts for which one can still buy the amazing posters today. But Britain had the Moody Blues, a truly 'hippie' sound melded into rock and classical with a sound all their own. The other competitors in that genre, like King Crimson and even Pink Floyd, were stale by comparison.
One thing not mentioned is something I read elsewhere, that is how Pinder added his Mellotron contribution to the Moody albums. Once a track or all the tracks were laid down, the tapes were sent to Pinder at his own site, and from there he added his Mellotron parts to fit the songs as he thoought they should sound, with no outside influence except his own creativity.
The Mellotron truly was a beast, and without Pinder's expertise at repair and adjustment they could never have taken a Mellotron on the road. I saw the Moodys twice, I think, once in Fort Worth where they were delayed almost two hours at Customs. I can only imagine US Customs trying to make heads or tails of the Mellotron, a heavy keyboard-operated machine like nothing ever seen before.
The Mellotron played short snippits of tape, not more than a few inches in length or seconds in duration. You can really notice that in Moody albums as the Mellotron background flows and swells, never playing the same note for an extended period of time - because the tapes in the machine were not very long, only a few seconds of sound per key press. The machine would reach into its innerds, grab the tape strip corresponding to the key played, lift it through playback heads to sound the note(s), then the tape would spring back (hopefully) to its resting position, ready to be played again.
Wonderful tribute Dave. Thanks for the great history lesson. Although a big fan since mid-70's, i learned a lot. Rock on!
1968 - 1971 was unbelievable. Their music excellence will never be repeated. (I wish they stopped in 1971).
Not a fan of "Seventh Sojourn"?
@@mobrules29 No
Seventh Sojourn was the band's pinnacle. I would have bought every track as a single.
We love you Mike rest in peace
Mike was the Cornerstone of the Band! Not only was he a Musician he was also an engineer that understood this new innovation , RIP Mike Pinder
Thanks. I missed his passing, and I miss him.
Thanks for posting this about Mike. He was a very talented man🙌🙌
I remember listening to them on my transistor radio when I was a kid in the 60s, its so sad that they are all dead, RIP. Great video thanks! John 3.16 🥰
I believe Justin is still around
Thank you for the information on Mike Pinder & The Moody Blues!👍👏👏👏💜
Very touching, beautiful. Great loss of inspiration to the world. Thanks for sharing.
Great review. Have all the Moody Blues albums and both Mike Pinder’s solo albums which are wonderful.
Loved Mike Pinder’s songs and particularly his mellotron playing which attracted me to the Moody Blues in the first place
Mike never been equalled in skills and taste by virtuosos on the mellotron !
Great tribute. Thanks.
This is an outstanding overview of Mike Pinder's life and career. Thank you, Davey.
Thanks for the positive feedback, Todd. Much appreciated and obliged, good sir.
What a well done, thoughtful and considerate tribute to Mike Pinder. Thank you for the time and effort to post this. And I wish you and your family and the Pinder family well considering the illness of your father and Mike's hardship. Peace brother.
He spoke the narration on "Nights in White Satin", big loss, the last original member of The Moodies, RIP
Yes, he did a lot of the spoken word reading of Graeme Edge’s poetry on their albums. I had it in my notes, but neglected to mention that. Thanks for bringing that up. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Have an excellent weekend.
I enjoyed this tribute to a rather overlooked artist and pioneer of the marvellous Mellotron .
Despite the somewhat weekend hippy outfits I just love their music and as soon as you hear those vocals you know what you are going to hear.
Great info here. Nice tribute
Thank you for this memorial 🥰🥰
Thanks for doing this video. I always liked Mike Pinders songs. They were more serious and had an air of something profound about them. I use to own one of his solo records but somehow lost it over the years.
I didn't know 😢 another artist passed, Sad.. love Moody Blues ❤❤
This night I was just thinking on Pinder's 'Melancholy Man' when, for a curious and sad synchronicity, I came across your video and knew that he passed away a few days ago. To me, Pinder and Hawyard were the most important members of the Moodie's, and those who really knew the true spirit of the ethereal sound of the band in their golden years. Whem Pinder left, to me this meant the end of the true Moody Blues sound and spirit. Thank you very much for the excellent video and precious information about lots of things about Pinder that sadly I didn't know. Best regards from Rio de Janeiro.
I had no idea! Thank you for bringing this sad news about my one of my favorite bands!
Thanks for the info on Pinder
Thank you for watching and commenting.
Very nice tribute to the one Mike Pinder. You seem a really caring person. The Beatles and The Moodys (as well as the velvet voices of Paul McCartney and Justin Hayward specifically) awakened the romanticism in us back then and teached the world how to love IMO. I'm a mellotronic fan myself, Keith Emerson and Robert Fripp himself much later, hated the mellotron. A very uneasy instrument to control, adjust and fix. Graham Bond I think, was the first who brought it in the pop audiences back in '65.
As for "Melancholy Man", I think was the prototype love ballad for many Uriah Heep later songs. And all five original members of Moody Blues were very fine songwriters too...
Great Mike Pinder, thank you.
.
Thanks, Rocker. You brought up many valid points. The Mellotron was truly an unwieldy beast to control, especially in the live arena. Mr. Pinder was quite good at it, even in “the dinosaur 🦖 era” of the late sixties and early seventies. Like the amazing original era of BÖC, all the Moody cats did basically sing and write as well. Oddly enough, one of my favorite Graeme Edge tunes comes from the post-Pinder period, “22,000 Days” from the Long Distance Voyager album. I’ve always loved that particular platter from the Moody Blues since that was the first record I purchased by them, on vinyl, of course. (As a younger lad, when it came out, in 1981.) I’m glad that Mike Pinder outlived Graeme’s lyrics by more than 20 years, roughly the equivalent of about 8,000 extra days. Thanks again for your kind words.
PS: l also think that it was far easier for Graham Bond to control his Mellotron than it was for him to control Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker! 😉
Mike's last track with the Moodies on the Octave album = "One Step Into the Light" is a wonderful Transdental song with spectacular dynamics. The Promise: has some great songs on it as well.
Mike worked for mellotron. They made a costume one for him called it the Pindertron. The rain is on the roof. Hurry high butterfly. Slide zone. Thought that was Moraz.
The moody blues, we're never as good, after mike left, rip.
For me, the Moodies ended with One Step Into The Light. Nothing left to say, after that.
Nice job Davey & thank you. Love his solo version of One Step Into the Light and Among the Stars.
Thanks for the Pinder review. So sad that he passed away. He was a very important musician and innovator. You forgot to mention that he helped Keith Emerson one night when he got an early version of the Moog synthesizer. I think aI read about in an article in Keyboard magazine some 30+ years ago.
Listen to 'My brother'off the album Blue jays',(Hayward&Lodge) as a tribute to Mike Pinder from Justin Hayward!
The Blue Jays project was originally proposed by Justin in a desire to work with Mike in isolation in America ( they always appeared to have a musical connection - at least until The Day We Meet Again (from Octave) when Pinder said he had nothing to contribute or embellish 'the dirge' - interestingly I have always felt this is a lyric about Justin and Mike). Logistics and personal issues got in the way ( apparently Mike was unhappy with Tony imposing himself upon proceedings, and subsequently John wanted to participate - and it might just as well have been The Moody Blues. In the end the the two J's and Tony removed themselves to England - and gave birth to a classic.
I ❤️ this tribute. Mike was such a genius. He changed music history. Nice job Dave, this is concise and brilliant.
I've always considered his songwriting along with his wonderful playing...sure, some of his songs were a bit "apocalyptic", but others were quite melodic. Of course Hayward wrote the best and most beautiful songs, but Pinder was right behind him, IMO. Ray, Graeme and Mike passing away made me sad on those days. I'll always treasure the Magnificent Seven and I listen to them all quite frequently. Funny thing...I didn't discover the Moodies until 1990 when I was 27 years old. A girlfriend of mine had the album "On The Threshold Of A Dream" and when I first heard the song "Lovely To See You" I was hooked. The remasters of those albums that were produced back in 2008 sounds outstanding, BTW.
Thank you! I am one of many who had mixed thoughts about the Moody Blues being inducted in the R&R Hall of Fame. It was and is an insult to the Band. Yet, it was extraordinary that Mike Pinder physically shared the moment with the other band members
I would have been very upset if he were precluded. His arrangements were the sound I sought when I went to them. Saw them 26x. Love them all (well, not so much Morantz) and J&J songwriting chops…amazing! But Pinder fascinated me and bathed me in aural glow. For that I will always be thank full. RIP Mike.
And thanks for the outstanding vid!
@@robertmoraga1501 Thank you for the reply. You seem to know and understand that the Moody Blues and individual band members are very unique and talented!
Man, where do you start with this great man and great band. Thanks for getting this info out.
Worked with a girl who went to school with Mike. Said he was a teddy boy.
to bad we dont know what he looks like!!!???
Do speak up
@@andrewarthurmatthews6685 ~ Thanks for watching and commenting. This video is three months old, I’ve gotten a new microphone since then. You can probably hear me better on my appearances on other channels. (That’s in my playlist section, under Guest Appearances on Other Channels.) I’m about to debut a new video this coming weekend, so the sound should be better.
Well done.