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Music Journalism Pop Rock 

Pop Top 40: Top LPs & Tapes for Week Ending January 27, 1973

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment Al Green, Carly Simon, Carole King, Curtis Mayfield, Helen Reddy, James Taylor, Jethro Tull, Joni Mitchell, Los Babys, Neil Diamond, Pop Top 40, Rolling Stones, Slade, Stevie Wonder, The Moody Blues

50 years ago, soft rock was dominating the chart

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Alternative Rock Britpop Pop Rock 

How Tim Burgess Crafted An Opus

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Coil, COVID, COVID-19, interview, Julian Cope, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Spiritualized, The Beatles, The Charlatans, The Moody Blues, Thighpaulsandra, Tim Burgess, Typical Music

The Charlatans frontman talks about his new solo double LP Typical Music

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Britpop Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

Despite the Passing of Drummer Graeme Edge, His Legacy Lingers

November 12, 2021November 17, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 7 Comments 1967, Deram Records, Graeme Edge, John Lodge, Justin Hayward, RIP, The Days of Future Passed, The Moody Blues

We remember the longest-surviving member of the Moody Blues with his own words

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Britpop 

Minus the Moodies

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 10000 Light Year Band, 2020, B Yond, BMG, John Lodge, Justin Hayward. Graeme Edge, The Moody Blues

Nevertheless, John Lodge remains a singer in a Rock & Roll band

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Psychedelics Rock 

LISTEN: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds of 1966

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 David Bash 0 Comments A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds of 1966, David Bowie, Grapefruit/Cherry Red, The Action. The Hollies, The Animals, The Creation, The Creation. 2020, The Moody Blues, The Pretty Things, The Yardbirds, Various Artists. A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds of 1966

Check out A Slight Disturbance In My Mind inside; box set out now on Grapefruit Records

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Comedy Rock 

Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias: Does Humor Still Belong In Music?

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias, Comedy, Manchester, The Moody Blues

It does so long as these UK comedy rock legends still have something to say about it

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Pop Progressive Rock 

On the Threshold of a Dream by The Moody Blues at 50

May 29, 2019May 30, 2019 Jordan Blum 6 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Graeme Edge, Justin Hayward, The Moody Blues

The Magnificent ones close out the 60s in a more conventional stroke of genius

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Rock 

An Exceptional Excursion

February 20, 2019March 2, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Dave Mason, The Moody Blues, The Zombies, Todd Rundgren, Vanilla Fudge

The On the Blue cruise puts its passengers in the groove

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Progressive Rock Rock 

A Half-Century With The Moody Blues’ Cosmic Classic

July 17, 2018July 18, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments 1968, AOR, Justin Hayward, Psychedelic Rock, The Moody Blues

In Search of the Lost Chord still fascinates listeners 50 years on

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