The Moody Blues - The Very Best of
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Artist: The Moody Blues
Album: The Very Best of
Released: 1996
Decca (Deram) (535 800 - 2)
Fans of the Moody Blues hungry for the band's intoxicatingly rich arrangements and soaring melodies need look no further than this terrific compilation. What it lacks in depth this collection makes up for in breadth, spanning the band's 30-year history of hits from "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)" to "Your Wildest Dreams." Featuring some of Justin Hayward and John Lodge's best songwriting and packed with performances truly worthy of the superlative adjective greatest, this collection of hits delivers the goods. --L.A. Smith
For those who are not familiar with the Moody Blues and are unsure where to start collecting their individual CDs, get this CD. While not all of their charting singles are here (it omits "Sitting At The Wheel") it does gives you a nice introduction to the Moody Blues, including the Denny Laine/Clint Warwick period where "Go Now" stems from.
While I totally appreciate all the reviews here, there are some inaccuracies I have to correct. First of all this collection came out five years ago, not more than ten years ago as another reviewer states (he's refering to the 1989 release "Greatest Hits/Legend Of A Band", which doesn't include "Go Now"). Secondly, "Nights In White Satin" is neither the "Days Of Future Past" version nor the single version. Rather, it's the complete recording WITHOUT the orchestral overdubs (the Moody Blues don't play on the introduction, nor do they play on "Late Lament", Mike Pinder's reading of Graeme Edge's poem, which was a seperate recording). Thirdly, they don't play on the orchestral ending/interlude of "Tuesday Afternoon"; this is where the single version faded anyway.
That said, it's still a fine representation of the Moody Blues (eons ahead of the Millenium Collection). However, if you don't mind spending the extra dough, get "Anthology" which is an even better collection (as a number of other reviewers allude to).
Track List:
1. Go Now
2. Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)
3. Nights In White Satin
4. Ride My See-Saw
5. Voices In The Sky
6. Question
7. The Story In Your Eyes
8. Isn't Life Strange
9. I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
10. Blue Guitar
11. Steppin' In A Slide Zone
12. Forever Autumn
13. The Voice
14. Gemini Dream
15. Blue World
16. Your Wildest Dreams
17. I Know You're Out There Somewhere
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