ws1x+@andrew.cmu.edu (William Schwartz) (01/20/90)
krieg@jupiter.uucp (Andrew Krieg) writes: > What are the overall opinions on _Seventh Sojourn_ and _Octave_? > I have all of the other Mark II Moody Blues studio albums and > enjoy them. Are these later albums in the same vein as the > earlier stuff, or is it just 70's blah type music? Were there > any hits off of these two? I have always been partial to the "Seventh Sojourn" album, probably for sentimental reasons. The album itself meant alot to me while I was in high school and putting it on now just brings back all the wonderful memories....Sorry about that. Anyway, the album starts out with "Lost in a Lost World" which builds up slowly and blends right into the second tune "New Horizons". "New Horizons" is a Hayward ballad that described perfectly my situation in high school. The third track is a Thomas tune, "For My Lady" that lightly skips through, merging into one of the Moodies' best and best known works, "Isn't Life Strange". "You And Me" is a somewhat mellow, typical Moodies, rock-n-roll song that occasionally gets airplay on the Classic Rock stations. "Land of Make-believe" is another typical Moodies number, which leads into Pinder's haunting adagio, "When You're a Free Man". The album closes with probably the hardest rocking song the Moodies have ever done, "I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)". There is an obvious Christian consciousness in the lyrics that does not scream B-L-E-S-S-E-D or J-E-S-U-S at you. It is more of a social awareness message I suppose. The "Octave" album produced one song that received airplay (and limited airplay at that), "Steppin' in a Slide Zone". The most interesting song on the album is "Top Rank Suite" which seems to be unlike any other Moodies tune I've ever heard---very jazzy. As for the rest of the album, that is up to somebody else. I hope this has been helpful. Sorry if this was a bit long winded. Later, Marty Schwartz CMU***Pittsburgh "I've had dreams enough for one and love enough for three. I've got my hopes to comfort me. I've got my new horizons out to sea." -- Justin Hayward "New Horizons"
pb2b+@andrew.cmu.edu (Patrick David Burghardt) (01/20/90)
I believe Seventh Sojourn was the Moodies' most successful LP. It was
number one for several weeks in '72, I think.
I can add one comment on Octave. The song I know best from that is
Driftwood, which I believe can also be found on the collection Voices in
the Sky. It is in the classic Hayward style of New Horizons and
Watching and Waiting. That sort of thing.
("No, no. Don't leave me driftwood on the shore.")
A brief digression if I may. Does anyone know how or where I could get
Moody Blues posters? I have seen one from The Other Side of Life, but I
was looking for something perhaps from some older album.