The Moody Blues - The Lost Performance: Live In Paris '70 Review
The Moody Blues were an influential 1970s rock band, best known today for their lush, nostalgic sound. This DVD contains exclusive footage showing some fantastic performances dating back to 1970. Previously unreleased, the master tapes have been dusted down, and presented some three decades after the original recording. Sure to satisfy fans of the band, this is also a great way to discover the charms of the 1970s rock sound. Read more...
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Songs that defined the classic rock sound of the Moody Blues, established in the five albums between 1967's Days of Future Passed and 1970s' A Question of Balance, are the attraction of the hourlong The Lost Performance. And a distinctive sound it was, with its sweeping, mellotron-driven textures, rich, high harmonies, and lyrics that were New Age before there was such a thing. Problem is, calling this show "live" isn't strictly accurate. Lead vocalists Justin Hayward (guitar) and Ray Thomas (flute, harmonica) appear to be singing for real, but everything else is pre-recorded, with little or no effort to disguise the fact; songs fade out rather than finish, we hear instrumental parts that no one onstage is playing, bassist John Lodge's instrument isn't even plugged in, and there's nary a mellotron in sight. Add to that fairly poor, washed out visuals and subpar sound, and you've got a recipe for mediocrity--except that some of the songs (like "Ride My Seesaw," "Never Comes the Day," and "Tuesday Afternoon") are so well-crafted, and so vivid is their evocation of their era, that these lapses can largely be overlooked, especially as this is apparently the only visual record of the band in its prime. --Sam Graham
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