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Moody Blues – A Night At Red Rocks (Live 1993) (@256)
10 Apr 2010
(Review from progarchives.com, wikipedia)
Performing on tour with a series of regional orchestras, they brought the majesty of their old studio sound onto the stage for the first time and audiences responded by turning them into one of the top concert draws of the decade.
Red Rocks is a natural amphitheatre near Denver in the USA, into which an outdoor concert arena has been built. A number of artists have released live albums recorded there, presumably due to the favourable acoustics. Moody Blues was there with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.
The songs included in the concert are largely predictable, their live repertoire showing relatively minor variations over the years. There is no criticism in this, the tracks selected are among their best, and cover a good cross section of their albums.
The performance here is very good, and the songs are recreated pretty faithfully throughout. The addition of an orchestra does enhance the overall sound, but they are kept firmly in check in terms of the mix, with the band very much to the fore. There are some notable exceptions, such as the wonderful orchestral break on “Isn’t life strange”, which helps to give this majestic song an impressive new dimension.
Line-up:
- Graeme Edge / drums
- Justin Hayward / guitars, vocals
- John Lodge / bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Ray Thomas / flutes, vocals
with
- Spencer Allen / keyboards
- Paul Bliss / keyboards
- Bias Boschell / keyboards
- June Boyce / backing vocals
- Matt McShane / guitar
- Sue Shattock / backing vocals
- Allan Terry / drums
Track List:
01. Overture – 2:58
02. Late Lament – 1:35
03. Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) – 4:42
04. For My Lady – 4:11
05. Lean On Me (Tonight) – 4:39
06. Lovely To See You – 4:04
07. I Know You’re Out There Somewhere – 5:22
08. The Voice – 5:28
09. Your Wildest Dreams – 4:57
10. Isn’t Life Strange – 6:44
11. The Other Side Of Life – 7:05
12. I’m Just A Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band) – 6:55
13. Nights In White Satin – 6:33
14. Question – 6:22
15. Ride My See-Saw – 5:26
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about 6 years ago
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about 3 years ago
Nothing wrong with the Moody Blues. Thank you.
about 2 years ago
I saw MB @ Red Rocks in 1982 or 83…they had Patrick Moraz on the keyboards…he really was dressed like a space cowboy….what a fine blast that concert was….phew!