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Birmingham, United Kingdom (1964 – present)

The Moody Blues formed in May 1964. Their first gigs were sponsored by Birmingham’s M&B brewery and, consequently, the band briefly took the name the MB5, changing it soon after to the Moody Blues.

The band originally featured Denny Laine as lead singer and Clint Warwick on bass guitar, Ray Thomas on Flute, and Graeme Edge on drums. Mike Pinder was the original keyboardist.Go Now made No. 1 in January 1965. However, their subsequent release failed to match this success and Laine and Warwick left the band.

In late 1966, Laine was replaced on lead guitar and vocals by Swindon-born Justin Hayward and Warwick was replaced on bass guitar and vocals by fellow Brummie, John Lodge. Both assumed the roles of main songwriters for the band and it was then that they were transformed from a mainly covers band to a unique combination of classical, symphonic, progressive and psychedelic rock.

Whilst the debut album by the new line-up, ‘Days Of Future Passed’, featured a full orchestra conducted by Peter Knight, subsequent recordings were performed entirely by band members on a wide variety of instruments - including the distinctive sounds of Mike Pinder on the mellotron.

‘Days of Future Passed’ spawned the singles ‘Nights In White Satin’ and ‘Tuesday Afternoon’.

Between 1967 and 1972, the band released seven multi-million selling studio albums and performed worldwide sell-out tours.
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  • arminrock

    This singer sounds like a friend when you need a shoulder {1}

    11 hours ago
  • oldiesfanjohn

    might be the Moodies best song--the imagery!!!

    last week
  • davesantos

    This singer sounds like a friend when you need a shoulder .

    16 days ago
  • ColdNightLight

    cool guys

    19 days ago
  • Gargoyle2500

    I bought Long Distance Voyager yesterday, I started listening to the opening track and it sounds good. I'm not 3 minutes in yet.

    last month
  • Eglantinetje

    "obsessed" would be the word to describe what my relation is to The Moody Blues. Why hadn't I heard of them before? Even Nights In White Satin barely gets played on the radio here. But what a band!! Definitely very underrated. And one really gets sucked in by the music, isn't it? And as I am one of them, I can safely say they still appeal to young people. Still making new fans.

    last month
  • wilte01

    The Moody Blues simply grabbed my soul and have not let go since the first time I heard them; which was many years ago.

    last month
  • PP667

    very nice

    December 2011
  • cheezycheese

    He came upon an orange grove And he rested And he lay in the cool, And while he rested, he took to himself an orange and tasted it, And it was good.

    December 2011
  • Steely_Rain

    Cause I love you... Yes I love you!

    December 2011
  • vihreakuolema

    House of Tolerance sent me here!

    December 2011
  • Athena920

    I regret that noticed this band soooo late...[2]

    December 2011
  • JaviErknot

    The Best Way To Travel X3

    December 2011
  • JoannaVonB

    I regret that noticed this band soooo late...

    December 2011
  • lckb

    The Best Way To Travel X2

    December 2011
  • Teffasus

    The Best Way To Travel

    November 2011
  • electricchurch

    the first albums are really great

    November 2011
  • smooker

    It's not overrated, it's only their most known.

    November 2011
  • FalseReligion

    Why is Nights in White Satin so overrated? I mean it's an awesome song but not four times better than their other songs.......

    November 2011
  • Irlandese64

    Moody Blues is required listening for me. As many albums as I can at once. All together.

    October 2011
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