Moody Blues founder Mike Pinder passed away today at 82
Just saw this news and it saddens me, even though he left the band in the 78 after the release of Octave, which was the first tour I was able to see them perform. They had Patrick Moraz fill in on keyboards, in Mikes absense, and although Moraz was quite the showman, Pinder will always be the master of the Mellotron in my mind. His contribution was the spine of the Moody Blues sound as well as his writing in unique style. I realize that he hasn’t really been doing any recording for decades, just knowing he is gone, brings a special saddening to my aging life. May his family be comforted in this loss. Mike always had a certain wisdom to his writing. Rest with God and thank you, Mike.
as a side note, this leaves Justin Hayward and John Lodge from the Moody Blues and they weren’t original members, but brought great contributions
Another Moody gone. That's just very sad news. I can't comment on who were the original members and who contributed what, but the Moodys were such a class act. I have all their albums on CD and vinyl and listen to them often. My favorites are "In Search of the Lost Chord" and "On the Threshold of a Dream". Great words and melodies on all of them. We had the pleasure of seeing Justin Hayward in Napa Valley many years ago. It was Justin on guitar and a woman (whose name I can't recall) on synthesizer. They were great, and with only two of them, they created that Moody Blues sound. Great evening! Sorry to see another member pass. 😪 |
Original Moody Blues, a piano based blues band was fantastic, same era as early Rolling Stones, Zombies, then Animals ... .... Mike Pinder was terrific, and Denny Laine had one of the best voices ever, listen to their 1st album, 'Go Now'. discogs, mint LP $17. delivered Justin Hayward and John Lodge took the band in ENTIRELY different direction, many loved it, not for me. Many people are not aware of the original Moody Blues band.
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