In Reply to: OK, OK... re: the Moody Blues posted by mhardy6647 on April 23, 2006 at 17:32:19:
"I think they just may have been the most pretentious of the psychedelic-era bands."
A critic writing for Rolling Stone summed it up nicely some twenty-five years ago when he observed that they could have been one of the greatest rock bands of all time had they shelved the "cosmic bullshit." After watching "LIve at Red Rock" I'm inclined to agree.
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- Re: OK, OK... re: the Moody Blues - regmac 17:56:02 04/23/06 (31)
- Other classic rock groups with lame lyrics... - jimbill 19:38:01 04/23/06 (30)
- Re: Other classic rock groups with lame lyrics... - regmac 07:25:23 04/24/06 (29)
- I Disagree Too..... - Todd Krieger 22:14:48 04/25/06 (0)
- I disagree - tunenut 09:32:26 04/25/06 (0)
- Re: Other classic rock groups with lame lyrics... - J 14:02:09 04/24/06 (26)
- Re: Other classic rock groups with lame lyrics... - regmac 17:14:08 04/24/06 (25)
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- Re: Other classic rock groups with lame lyrics... - regmac 11:20:07 04/25/06 (22)
- You are so wrong. Some rock music is timeless - Sugardawg34 20:39:38 04/26/06 (0)
- Okay, troll - J 14:36:08 04/25/06 (11)
- Nice post J - Sugardawg34 20:43:32 04/26/06 (0)
- Re: Okay, troll - regmac 15:09:46 04/25/06 (9)
- Well, that's typical... - J 16:50:46 04/25/06 (8)
- Re: Well, that's typical... - regmac 17:56:34 04/25/06 (7)
- Re: Well, that's typical... - Sugardawg34 21:05:20 04/26/06 (0)
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- Re: Well, that's typical... - J 19:49:43 04/25/06 (4)
- Re: Well, that's typical... - regmac 08:17:42 04/26/06 (3)
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- Re: Ellington - regmac 14:17:37 04/25/06 (2)
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- Many confuse their preferences with the truth, alas. nt - markrohr 04:11:58 04/25/06 (0)