As others have said, you MUST listen to the full original. The poem at the end is the explanation you're looking for. Anyway, the Moody Blues are a rabbit hole well worth diving into.
I agree but 'Late Lament' is actually another musical piece on the L.P.... Days of Future Passed was a concept album - describing a single day and all the songs segue into one another. They all transition into a single whole work.
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and performed to perfection with a gorgeous orchestra. Pure heaven, this songs brings tears to my eyes 50 + yrs later
You guys are great! But this particular version is cut off at the end. You need to listen to the original full album version with the full ending - not wanting to give anything away if you've not heard it, but very few people review the real version. Please revisit it - you'll be amazed you'll love it!!!
I made a tape a long time ago, yes, I'm that old. I began with 'Knights' and followed with 'Ride my See Saw'. The poetry at the end of 'Knights' and the beginning poetry of 'Ride' are perfect for each other. They work beautifully with each other, and better without a break between. Try the two songs together, great for road trips. Peace brother.
This was gorgeous in 1967, and it still blows me away. It was written by a then 19-year-old Justin Hayward. The instrument is a mellotron, but it is also played with an orchestra. You cut it off too soon or had a short version of that song. There was poetry and then another huge orchestral crescendo.
So classic! The year 1967 checking in again. Orchestral rock. If you've seen the Austin Powers movies, you know exactly how this band dressed. ;) Oh no!! You got the short version. Argh! You missed the very iconic spoken part. You're going to have to do this again. You need the other part. You got only half the song. (FWIW, yes, I know this particular song is confusing because of how it is on the original album versus later releases, including the re-release in 1972 as a single.)
It's called 'Late Lament' and they could react to it separately. Definitely worth the listen. Breathe deep the gathering gloom Watch lights fade from every room Bedsitter people look back and lament Another day's useless energy is spent Impassioned lovers wrestle as one; Lonely man cries for love and has none New mother picks up and suckles her son Senior citizens wish they were young Cold-hearted orb that rules the night Removes the colours from our sight Red is grey is yellow white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion
ACK!! Short version!! I ALWAYS listen to the whole rest of the song just so I can get to the super cool spoken poetic words at the end. If the radio station played the short version, I unfriended them! (Changed their button!!)
Days of Future Passed is such an amazing album. The songs are loosely based on times of the day as a metaphor for a person's life. This is the last song on the album. I see it as someone looking back on his life regretting missed opportunities and unrequited love.
you can use it on Jeopardy, if you ever get there..lol!! I have tons of music trivia tucked every where in every crevice of my mind...I used to jock FM classic rock , and started my musical journey earnestly beginning in 1966...I have to stop myself from hearing a song, and I know a bit of interesting trivia on or about it, to not stop someone in the street just to tell them,. lol...
I have this record and it sounds amazing on my record player!! It take me back in time!!! I wish I was born back then!! But I loved the 90s too and now I can show my kids what great music they have missed from all the decades!! I loved your comment!!!
Wife here..This is my Husband's FAVORITE song and band..He use to sing this song to me..and recite the poetry at the end (Long version)..Appreciate your Beautiful and Amazing insights into all your reactions!!
That voice is as close to a hug as you're ever going to find. Thank you, Justin. And thanks to the sound engineer and producer on this track especially.
Moody Blues were probably the first group to fuse rock and orchestral music. Beatles used orchestral instruments in their songs, but this was a fusion of the musical genres.
Interesting, it certainly works very well on this song. I'm keen to check out more Moody Blues. In the modern era I think Radiohead carried that candle. Often orchestras and rock can be corny but when done just right it's classy. Check out these three: "Faust Arp", "The Numbers" and "Pyramid Song" just to name a few. The strings compliment the song without over-doing it. Both groups share that sombre beauty.
@@halfalligator6518 I enjoyed all 3 radiohead songs. I'm not familiar with the group but sounds like I would like them. For more Moody Blues with orchestral fusion, I suggest Tuesday Afternoon or basically any song from the album 'Days of Future Passed'. Here is the Wik summary: Days of Future Passed is the second album and first concept album by English prog rock band The Moody Blues, released in November 1967 by Deram Records.[5] With its fusion of orchestral and rock elements, it has been cited as one of the first examples of progressive rock.
@@hongfang2508 thanks i'll listen to those albums tomorrow. My Dad always played Nights in White Satin but i never went beyond that. Radiohead can be a hard pill to swallow as they're not afraid of trying things, but they're very highly regarded. Good gateway albums might be "Ok Computer" (this propelled them to fame), "In Rainbows" (bit more laid back after the first 2 songs), "Moon Shaped Pool" (their latest. Very dreamy) I'm constantly amazed that a band 30years into their career can still make some of their best music. The other albums in between those are maybe too strange and electronic for newcomers. Only a few songs reminded me of Moody Blues so don't expect that all the time :)
@@halfalligator6518 To correct something I said earlier, I've heard of Radiohead. I just could not name any song of theirs and really didn't know their style of music. So I will pay attention to them in future. As to Moody Blues, Nights in White Satin and Tuesday afternoon are on the same album, called Days of Future Past. I'm no expert on Moody Blues but that album was big back in the day. If you check out Moody Blues further, Days of Future Past album is where you may want to go. I doubt that all Moody Blues albums feature a fusion of rock and classical, but I know Days of Future Past does and is one of the first albums to fuse these 2 genres, if not the first.
@@halfalligator6518 This album was designed as a story. Meant to be listened to, beginning to end. The songs go from morning, to daytime, then afternoon, evening, and finally night. ( Which we heard here.) And it sounds so much better, on vinyl.
Agreed on the Live Version from 2012. The only thing that the Live version is missing is the poetry at the end, but right now, the Live Version beats the original version. I wish they would've re-recorded it in the studio with the orchestra.
Flute, drums, full orchestra, guitar, bass, all blended beautifully. Saw them at Riverbend in Cincinnati with Chicago. Two awesome bands and it was an amazing night.
Having been born in 1967 and growing up with the music from then onwards, i feel my life was truly musically blessed. Those of my generation got to see the best bands ever.
What, What, What? They cut the ending with the whole "Breathe deep the gathering gloom, watchlights fade from every room, etc" part. OUCH. Not Brad and Lex's fault, just the fool that made the lyric video.
At home listening to vinyl i would hear the whole song but i had it on 8-track as well. Driving listening to this track i usually would skip the spoken part as well and move on to the next track.
Imagine being 15 in 1967, innocent to the world we know now, stoned, no social media, not internet to listen to whatever you want at any time, no constant imagines like we get bombarded daily with, listening to this with headphones and getting lost in the album cover......
I was 9 in 1967, still listening to The Beatles, Motown (I grew up near Detroit), and Johnny Cash singing "A Boy Named Sue". I was about to discover The Doors, Steppenwolf, MC5, Mitch Ryder, Alice Cooper, and FM radio. FM radio is when all hell would break loose.
"This sounds oddly modern" this is what you'd call 'timeless', when something transcends the context of its place in time, and just speaks to you universally Sometimes you love hearing a characteristic sound of a particular era coming through, but those timeless tracks, they always hit
I've always thought this song was about the end, death, and the singer is saying I love you to everyone he's ever loved. And it is THE one song that instantly takes me back to the 60s - I was just a little kid when it came out, but I remember hearing it for the first time at a diner jukebox and it had a big impact on me. Still gives me chills.
The Moody Blues have been around a long, LONG, time, and their music has changed a bit here and there down the decades. But you can *always* count on lyrics that serve as poetry, and a wide variety of instruments in play. My favorite album is "A Question of Balance", but they have a great many wonderful songs to choose from.
I saw The Moody Blues in concert when I was young and they had The Omaha Symphony Orchestra playing with them. It was amazing. That whole tour they played with different orchestras around the US, including on at Red Rocks which I’ve heard on CD. That was a beautiful concert as well, wish I could’ve seen it live. My dad was a huge Moody Blues fan so we grew up on it. They were my first rock concert, at the age of 5 or 6 and I’ve seen them live probably 10 times total throughout my life. They have a pretty unique sound and a lot of their music is just excellent. You should listen to more!
This album is really designed to listen to from the beginning to the end but if nothing else listen to this song with the with the preview spoken word and the post spoken word it is so much more powerful.
Yes you are listening to a timeless masterpiece. Moody Blues are one of the most musically talented groups you will ever hear. Between them, they can play 35 different instruments, in use them in their studio versions. Which is why in concert they need a full orchestra as their backup to recreate the sound from their studio.
I'm a big fan of the band Barclay James Harvest, they were unfairly dubbed the poor man's Moody Blues ,they even recorded a song with that title on their Gone to Earth album, a beautiful song in the style of Nights. Well worth giving it a listen if you don't know it. 😉
The Moody Blues always had an orchestra accompanying them. They did their own songwriting and composing. One of the band members played the flute part. This song was released as a single in 1972, although it appeared in an earlier album. Their lyrics give multiple meanings and interpretations. They are often referred to as "a thinking man's band" due to their music/lyrics provoke deep thought and interpretations. The lead singer/lead guitarist is Justin Haywood. They had several singers.
When I was little, my mom worked nights (single parent) I was a latchkey kid and would lay on the coffee table, with all the lights in the house out listening to her 8 tracks on the shelf system in the living room. Oh, itd take me away... I learned so much about life, love, heartache, and hope laying there in the dark, listening to the poets of my moms generation. This was one of them... I was around 8 or 9, and i remember all of it... especially the spoken word there at the end.
The song was first released in 1967. It reached #103 on the US charts in 1968. However, it was re-released in 1972 and reached #2. The London Festival Orchestra is in the intro, the choral rendition, and the final lament. Band member Mike Pinder plays mellotron which also sounds like strings. Beautiful song. Great band.
This song is sonic poetry. You got drums, acoustic guitar, bass, orchestra, keys & awesome bgv's in the mix. Maybe flute. Def one of the most bad ass mellow songs ever.
Just in case nobody has pointed it out yet, (which they probably have) This is the last track on the Moody Blues rather revolutionary 1967 album "Days Of Future Past" which featured an orchestra for the duration of album, with the exception of a few songs. It wasn't just a background orchestra, it was featured in interludes between the main songs and drives a lot of the melodies. It is a concept album with songs that comprise the segments of the day (morning, afternoon, evening etc...) and at the ending section of this song is a poem which is a reprise of the opening to morning. So the orchestral part at the end is sort of what the entire album does.
Amazing how some of the greatest songs have sprung to life from the smallest things. Stevie Nick's wrote Stand Back after seeing Prince walk into the studio for a few minutes. And she was kicking herself for not saying hello.
My dad used to listen to this song back in my native country, one the biggest reasons I have listened to classic art rock, is because of him,i miss you dad.
I'm a big fan of Barclay James Harvest. They were unfairly dubbed the poor man's Moody Blues, they even recorded a song with that title on their Gone to Earth album, a beautiful song in the style of Nights. Well worth a listen if you don't know it.
Seattle 1967 Moody Blues were at the Eagles Auturorium and played their first album. That was all the music they had at that time. Well after the music ended, we all stood up and cheered them, screaming for more, more. A few minutes of us screaming. Justin told us they had never been cheered before, let alone wanting more. So he said they didn't have any more tunes to play. So he said they would play the set again, and they did. Never ever forgot that. After high school became a Rock Festival roadie from West Coast to East Coast for a year. Joined the military to serve in 'Nam. Took that music with me overseas and much more.
One of the main instruments the Moody Blues used was the Mellotron. It could simulate orchestral sounds way back in the 60's, and the Moody's used it a lot. And you also need to hear the complete version of this song, there is a poem at the end that is so poignant.
My wife and I fell in love with this song and others from the Moody Blues. Being together since 1973, we still have that "new love" feeling when we hear this song! Thank you for playing it!
Timeless IS a good way to describe this work of art. Got to see them live not too long ago and this was THE highlight of the show. (Dang it, another reaction that didn't do the full, real version )
this was the first band to use an orchestra - London Philamonic - you stopped to soon there is a poem recited at the end - mind blowing please replay and listen to the eom at the end.
Justin Hayward still performs. Check out Forever Autumn from Jeff Wayne's stunning musical adaptation of War of the Worlds. He's on the original soundtrack & tours with the stage adaptation. He even LOOKS the same. The whole musical is on TH-cam & is a treat for the ears & the soul. th-cam.com/video/77rinB5pYqA/w-d-xo.html
Yes Justin was Releasing new songs and old on YT over lockdown. Worth Looking at the first Single Justin performed and wrote for the Moody Blues - with Pinder on Piano - Fly Me High - Decca F 12607, from May 1967. This does not seem to have got into the UK Charts, which was a pity as it is a little gem of a tune as the Group moved from Blues to the ideas of Hayward and Lodge
I've been to a lot of concerts im my life...hundreds..Blues, hard rock, country, etc.....But I saw these guys with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra back in the mid 1990's and it still rates as the best concert I've ever been to.
The orchestral climax at the end reminded me of Vaughan Williams' Fantasia On a Theme Of Thomas Tallis, one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard. Try Watching & Waiting, a lovely if rather sad track of theirs.
Really, the outro not only makes the song but is the outro to the whole album, which is a concept album built around songs going through a whole day. It starts with a song called “Dawn is a Feeling”. Listening to it in its proper place in the whole album gives it even more meaning.
Personnel Justin Hayward - acoustic guitar, lead vocals Ray Thomas - flute, backing vocals Mike Pinder - Mellotron, backing vocals, narration (on "Late Lament"), gong John Lodge - bass, backing vocals Graeme Edge - drums, backing vocals, percussion Additional personnel Peter Knight and the London Festival Orchestra - orchestral arrangements
I hear this and all I think of is my dad. Thank you. Lost him in 2004. You both Rock. Came out the year I was born. 1967. You need the full version with the poem
Pure Nostalgia. My H.S. band covered this in 1973 at a September back to school dance. I met my first love that night. Sigh! Instruments. Acoustic guitar, drums, Mellotron, flute, backed by an orchestra. My classic rock cover band (Thorz Hammer, :) plays this today frequently, and everyone old and young LOVES this song. I play the flute solo on a synth...great vibes--musically and emotionally. Thanks for the memories.
Their best album is their third, "On the Threshold of a Dream," try, "Are You Sitting Comfortably," from the same album. When their earlier albums came out, this non-mainstream music was referred to as Underground Music. Their second album, "In Search of the Lost Chord," is brilliant (wonderful cover art too).
I saw these guys back in the mid 80's, knowing who they were but not a lot about them. They were that band, for me, where every other song was "I know this one! THEY sing this?" What an amazing performance!
You cut off the ending! What you just heard is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever conceived, that whole album, Days of Future Past is Fire! Yes, incredible symphony orchestra backing sees this music shine oh so brightly.From the same album try Tuesday Afternoon. The Moody's had a string of amazing albums, please try to feature them when you can, some of the best rock music by these British geniuses. Enjoy! 🎵
This was released in 1967 & is on the DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED album. The band toured for it's 50th anniversary. The flute player, Ray Thomas retired in 2002 & passed in 2018. The drummer, Graeme Edge, died November, 2021. I was lucky enough to see The Moody Blues on this tour, with Graeme drumming & Justin singing. They sounded amazing!! They dedicated the performance to Ray, who had passed while the band was doing the tour. This has been my favorite song since it first came out. I'm now 67 years old. It still is.
this song is from 1966, it's about a secret love. this song is a timeless classic. it could have come out 50 years from now and it would still be a hit.
Listen to the power of the orchestra and when it comes in. Just brilliant and a reminder of the emotional impact of music. The strings are just amazing.
They had a ton of brilliant music. Try out "The Beginning/Lovely to see you". They put out tunes from 1964 to 2018. If you like acoustic guitar checkout "Question" by them. Band member Justin Hayward wrote and composed the song at age 19 while touring in Belgium and titled the song after a girlfriend gave him a gift of satin bedsheets. The song itself was a tale of a yearning love from afar, which leads many aficionados to term it as a tale of unrequited love endured by Hayward.
Very talented group. I saw them in 2011 I believe and they still sounded exactly the same as the recording. Very emotional experience and the longest standing ovation I've ever had the privilege to be part of. ❤️❤️
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As others have said, you MUST listen to the full original. The poem at the end is the explanation you're looking for. Anyway, the Moody Blues are a rabbit hole well worth diving into.
Yep. This is what happens when you listen to fan-made videos.
I agree but 'Late Lament' is actually another musical piece on the L.P.... Days of Future Passed was a concept album - describing a single day and all the songs segue into one another. They all transition into a single whole work.
AMEN 🙏
This song was recorded in mono for your listening pleasure....
I picked up a cassette of them years ago. Very new age/ tim leary stuff I didn't want to dive deeper
When Justin sings the "I love you" sequence her smile gets brighter and her face softens.
Literally a masterpiece, the whole album
The song feels so epic with that symphony background.
Arguably the most beautiful song in history
One of them..
This was the first record I ever bought also my favourite of all time
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and performed to perfection with a gorgeous orchestra.
Pure heaven, this songs brings tears to my eyes 50 + yrs later
You guys are great! But this particular version is cut off at the end. You need to listen to the original full album version with the full ending - not wanting to give anything away if you've not heard it, but very few people review the real version. Please revisit it - you'll be amazed you'll love it!!!
Breathe deep...
Watch lights fade from every room ...
I made a tape a long time ago, yes, I'm that old. I began with 'Knights' and followed with 'Ride my See Saw'. The poetry at the end of 'Knights' and the beginning poetry of 'Ride' are perfect for each other. They work beautifully with each other, and better without a break between. Try the two songs together, great for road trips. Peace brother.
A lonely man cries for love and has none
The gathering gloom
This was gorgeous in 1967, and it still blows me away. It was written by a then 19-year-old Justin Hayward. The instrument is a mellotron, but it is also played with an orchestra. You cut it off too soon or had a short version of that song. There was poetry and then another huge orchestral crescendo.
This is one of those haunting songs that transcends it's time of release. This is what a musical mood is all about.
So classic! The year 1967 checking in again. Orchestral rock. If you've seen the Austin Powers movies, you know exactly how this band dressed. ;)
Oh no!! You got the short version. Argh! You missed the very iconic spoken part. You're going to have to do this again. You need the other part. You got only half the song.
(FWIW, yes, I know this particular song is confusing because of how it is on the original album versus later releases, including the re-release in 1972 as a single.)
It's called 'Late Lament' and they could react to it separately. Definitely worth the listen.
Breathe deep the gathering gloom
Watch lights fade from every room
Bedsitter people look back and lament
Another day's useless energy is spent
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one;
Lonely man cries for love and has none
New mother picks up and suckles her son
Senior citizens wish they were young
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colours from our sight
Red is grey is yellow white
But we decide which is right
And which is an illusion
Yes, they should do this one again and include Late Lament as it's inseparable from Nights In White Satin.
ACK!! Short version!! I ALWAYS listen to the whole rest of the song just so I can get to the super cool spoken poetic words at the end. If the radio station played the short version, I unfriended them! (Changed their button!!)
I heard someone say once, if you haven't heard the gong, you haven't heard the song.
@@festival5920 Precisely!. Gong was awesome live.
This is one of the Greatest and most beautiful songs ever written...Masterpiece!
Days of Future Passed is such an amazing album. The songs are loosely based on times of the day as a metaphor for a person's life. This is the last song on the album. I see it as someone looking back on his life regretting missed opportunities and unrequited love.
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This was when rock groups started to do the idea of a concept album. Not just the best songs we got and there might be couple of singles in their.
It could also apply to the life of our species - or life as a whole on our planet. That is just how brilliant it is...
Brad & Lex, Their "Question", "Your Wildest Dreams" and "I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band)" are next for you!!
Question is a great tune!
"Ride my see-saw", maybe. But this whole album is great.
Tuesday afternoon
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Question is a badass song. Love the Moody's. Sadly, a song like this could never be made or produced in today's music industry.
Has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever written. I think that the Moody Blues are the most intelligent, creative group of all time.
One of my favorite songs of all time
Those "Instruments" were the London Festival Orchestra, conducted by Peter Knight.
(Memorized that like 30 years ago. Glad somebody finally asked!)
you can use it on Jeopardy, if you ever get there..lol!! I have tons of music trivia tucked every where in every crevice of my mind...I used to jock FM classic rock , and started my musical journey earnestly beginning in 1966...I have to stop myself from hearing a song, and I know a bit of interesting trivia on or about it, to not stop someone in the street just to tell them,. lol...
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Don't forget the Mellotron throughout the song.
I have this record and it sounds amazing on my record player!! It take me back in time!!! I wish I was born back then!! But I loved the 90s too and now I can show my kids what great music they have missed from all the decades!! I loved your comment!!!
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Oh god I used to love listening to it on vinyl as a teenager.
I would never buy this album on CD.
This song gave me goosebumps when it first came out in 1967 and it still does today.
If you watch this live you will see all the instruments. I love this song it is so timeless! It’s a vibe and a feel good song🥰
Wife here..This is my Husband's FAVORITE song and band..He use to sing this song to me..and recite the poetry at the end (Long version)..Appreciate your Beautiful and Amazing insights into all your reactions!!
Its a very haunting track, but also very relaxing at the same time!
I don't know how anyone could hate this !! 😉
The instrument is Acoustic Guitar
That voice is as close to a hug as you're ever going to find. Thank you, Justin. And thanks to the sound engineer and producer on this track especially.
This song is such a masterpiece. It always takes you out your day and transport you to another world. It's just heaven.
JUST SUCH A CLASSIC ... ALWAYS REMEMBER START WITH THE ORIGINAL VERSION
1000 up votes.
Friends went to see them in Chicago, was an outside concert, said they felt like they were in heaven, said it was awesome. Vocals, harmonies was 🥰
I saw them in about 1975 or 1976. The music is just as fresh today as it was in the 60's and 70's.
Seen them consequently for a couple of years at the outdoor Muny,stl, years ago. Never missed the opportunity to catch the show
They were playing at a nearby casino a few years back. Was sold out. But I had a great view, from the hallway!
This masterpiece could never be made today or ever again.
Moody Blues were probably the first group to fuse rock and orchestral music. Beatles used orchestral instruments in their songs, but this was a fusion of the musical genres.
Interesting, it certainly works very well on this song. I'm keen to check out more Moody Blues. In the modern era I think Radiohead carried that candle. Often orchestras and rock can be corny but when done just right it's classy. Check out these three: "Faust Arp", "The Numbers" and "Pyramid Song" just to name a few. The strings compliment the song without over-doing it. Both groups share that sombre beauty.
@@halfalligator6518 I enjoyed all 3 radiohead songs. I'm not familiar with the group but sounds like I would like them. For more Moody Blues with orchestral fusion, I suggest Tuesday Afternoon or basically any song from the album 'Days of Future Passed'. Here is the Wik summary: Days of Future Passed is the second album and first concept album by English prog rock band The Moody Blues, released in November 1967 by Deram Records.[5] With its fusion of orchestral and rock elements, it has been cited as one of the first examples of progressive rock.
@@hongfang2508 thanks i'll listen to those albums tomorrow. My Dad always played Nights in White Satin but i never went beyond that.
Radiohead can be a hard pill to swallow as they're not afraid of trying things, but they're very highly regarded. Good gateway albums might be "Ok Computer" (this propelled them to fame), "In Rainbows" (bit more laid back after the first 2 songs), "Moon Shaped Pool" (their latest. Very dreamy) I'm constantly amazed that a band 30years into their career can still make some of their best music. The other albums in between those are maybe too strange and electronic for newcomers. Only a few songs reminded me of Moody Blues so don't expect that all the time :)
@@halfalligator6518 To correct something I said earlier, I've heard of Radiohead. I just could not name any song of theirs and really didn't know their style of music. So I will pay attention to them in future. As to Moody Blues, Nights in White Satin and Tuesday afternoon are on the same album, called Days of Future Past. I'm no expert on Moody Blues but that album was big back in the day. If you check out Moody Blues further, Days of Future Past album is where you may want to go. I doubt that all Moody Blues albums feature a fusion of rock and classical, but I know Days of Future Past does and is one of the first albums to fuse these 2 genres, if not the first.
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This album was designed as a story. Meant to be listened to, beginning to end.
The songs go from morning, to daytime, then afternoon, evening, and finally night. ( Which we heard here.)
And it sounds so much better, on vinyl.
All time classic!!!!
A GREAT group. Never heard any or their songs that I didn’t like. Listen to them all, you won’t be disappointed.
My very first slow dance kiss in 1980. Wow i still feel it
One of the most beautiful songs ever. I never get tired of hearing this. The live version they did in the last couple years(?) is amazing.
Agreed on the Live Version from 2012. The only thing that the Live version is missing is the poetry at the end, but right now, the Live Version beats the original version. I wish they would've re-recorded it in the studio with the orchestra.
Flute, drums, full orchestra, guitar, bass, all blended beautifully. Saw them at Riverbend in Cincinnati with Chicago. Two awesome bands and it was an amazing night.
Having been born in 1967 and growing up with the music from then onwards, i feel my life was truly musically blessed. Those of my generation got to see the best bands ever.
An all time classic. One of the greatest rock/pop songs of all time
What, What, What? They cut the ending with the whole "Breathe deep the gathering gloom, watchlights fade from every room, etc" part. OUCH. Not Brad and Lex's fault, just the fool that made the lyric video.
That is such huge part of this song....why would anyone cut it?
At home listening to vinyl i would hear the whole song but i had it on 8-track as well. Driving listening to this track i usually would skip the spoken part as well and move on to the next track.
I love it when art fills you with emotion so beyond capacity, that it’s released in the best tears! Woohooo!
This song and stairway to heaven are just the most majestic/beautiful classical rock songs.
I was a DJ in the very early 80s and used to play them in the slow spot.... Guaranteed kiss at the end :-)
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Welcome to one of THE most important groups in all of rock/classic rock/prog rock!!!
This band has the sweetest sound, 💕 takes me back to the 70s,,,, oh the memories
Always has and always will be one of my favourite songs of all time.
Imagine being 15 in 1967, innocent to the world we know now, stoned, no social media, not internet to listen to whatever you want at any time, no constant imagines like we get bombarded daily with, listening to this with headphones and getting lost in the album cover......
Well close I was 14 but I definitely had the headphones and the album but bought it in late 1969 .😁
That era lasted well into the 1990s.
@@Valorius yup. I’m in my late 40’s and remember doing this.
I was 9 in 1967, still listening to The Beatles, Motown (I grew up near Detroit), and Johnny Cash singing "A Boy Named Sue". I was about to discover The Doors, Steppenwolf, MC5, Mitch Ryder, Alice Cooper, and FM radio. FM radio is when all hell would break loose.
@@daveminers3404 And 8 tracks.
"This sounds oddly modern" this is what you'd call 'timeless', when something transcends the context of its place in time, and just speaks to you universally
Sometimes you love hearing a characteristic sound of a particular era coming through, but those timeless tracks, they always hit
Exactly.
They coulda played this song, storming the Bastille in the 1780s or whatever.
I've always thought this song was about the end, death, and the singer is saying I love you to everyone he's ever loved. And it is THE one song that instantly takes me back to the 60s - I was just a little kid when it came out, but I remember hearing it for the first time at a diner jukebox and it had a big impact on me. Still gives me chills.
This song is hauntingly beautiful!
“Tuesday Afternoon (single version)” , “Question” and “Ride my See Saw” are great Moody Blues songs to react to.
No, long version of "Tuesday Afternoon."
Love "Ride My See-Saw"!
So good. I Love Tuesday Afternoon.
one of my favorite songs
The Moody Blues have been around a long, LONG, time, and their music has changed a bit here and there down the decades. But you can *always* count on lyrics that serve as poetry, and a wide variety of instruments in play. My favorite album is "A Question of Balance", but they have a great many wonderful songs to choose from.
I"m a big fan of their album "Every Good Boy Deserves Favor". Classic psychedelic album
I saw The Moody Blues in concert when I was young and they had The Omaha Symphony Orchestra playing with them. It was amazing. That whole tour they played with different orchestras around the US, including on at Red Rocks which I’ve heard on CD. That was a beautiful concert as well, wish I could’ve seen it live.
My dad was a huge Moody Blues fan so we grew up on it. They were my first rock concert, at the age of 5 or 6 and I’ve seen them live probably 10 times total throughout my life. They have a pretty unique sound and a lot of their music is just excellent.
You should listen to more!
This album is really designed to listen to from the beginning to the end but if nothing else listen to this song with the with the preview spoken word and the post spoken word it is so much more powerful.
Yes you are listening to a timeless masterpiece. Moody Blues are one of the most musically talented groups you will ever hear. Between them, they can play 35 different instruments, in use them in their studio versions. Which is why in concert they need a full orchestra as their backup to recreate the sound from their studio.
I'm a big fan of the band Barclay James Harvest, they were unfairly dubbed the poor man's Moody Blues ,they even recorded a song with that title on their Gone to Earth album, a beautiful song in the style of Nights. Well worth giving it a listen if you don't know it. 😉
this masterpiece was recorded in 1967 ....
The Moody Blues always had an orchestra accompanying them. They did their own songwriting and composing. One of the band members played the flute part. This song was released as a single in 1972, although it appeared in an earlier album. Their lyrics give multiple meanings and interpretations. They are often referred to as "a thinking man's band" due to their music/lyrics provoke deep thought and interpretations. The lead singer/lead guitarist is Justin Haywood. They had several singers.
When I was little, my mom worked nights (single parent) I was a latchkey kid and would lay on the coffee table, with all the lights in the house out listening to her 8 tracks on the shelf system in the living room. Oh, itd take me away... I learned so much about life, love, heartache, and hope laying there in the dark, listening to the poets of my moms generation. This was one of them... I was around 8 or 9, and i remember all of it... especially the spoken word there at the end.
I inherited it from my brother.
Used to groove to it in the basement, in vinyl.
Justin Hayward's incredible vocals
The song was first released in 1967. It reached #103 on the US charts in 1968. However, it was re-released in 1972 and reached #2. The London Festival Orchestra is in the intro, the choral rendition, and the final lament. Band member Mike Pinder plays mellotron which also sounds like strings. Beautiful song. Great band.
That tells me the album was ahead of its time!
This song is sonic poetry. You got drums, acoustic guitar, bass, orchestra, keys & awesome bgv's in the mix. Maybe flute. Def one of the most bad ass mellow songs ever.
Just in case nobody has pointed it out yet, (which they probably have) This is the last track on the Moody Blues rather revolutionary 1967 album "Days Of Future Past" which featured an orchestra for the duration of album, with the exception of a few songs. It wasn't just a background orchestra, it was featured in interludes between the main songs and drives a lot of the melodies. It is a concept album with songs that comprise the segments of the day (morning, afternoon, evening etc...) and at the ending section of this song is a poem which is a reprise of the opening to morning. So the orchestral part at the end is sort of what the entire album does.
The strings are from a mellotron . Justin Hayward wrote this when he was a teen back in 1967.
Justin wrote most of my favourite MB songs. New Horizons from the Seventh Sojourn album is probably the best, it's just beautiful!
It's Pretty Incredible That Such A Beautiful Song Was Created/Written Because Of The Gift Of A Set Of Satin Sheets From A Friend.
Did he say 'are these sheets satin?'' and the other guy said 'no, theyre new; ??
Wasn't he in love with this friend?
@@stevovimy To The Best Of My Memory,, Yes Or Something Like That..Once Dated Or Wanted To.
Amazing how some of the greatest songs have sprung to life from the smallest things.
Stevie Nick's wrote Stand Back after seeing Prince walk into the studio for a few minutes. And she was kicking herself for not saying hello.
@@robbob5302 Paul.Simon Wrote "Mother & Child Reunion" Seeing It On A Chinese Menu.
I caught them in Reno 15 years ago. They played with an orchestra. It was timeless. ❤
Red Rocks here. Amazing.
My dad used to listen to this song back in my native country, one the biggest reasons I have listened to classic art rock, is because of him,i miss you dad.
I'm a big fan of Barclay James Harvest. They were unfairly dubbed the poor man's Moody Blues, they even recorded a song with that title on their Gone to Earth album, a beautiful song in the style of Nights. Well worth a listen if you don't know it.
Seattle 1967 Moody Blues were at the Eagles Auturorium and played their first album. That was all the music they had at that time. Well after the music ended, we all stood up and cheered them, screaming for more, more. A few minutes of us screaming. Justin told us they had never been cheered before, let alone wanting more. So he said they didn't have any more tunes to play. So he said they would play the set again, and they did. Never ever forgot that. After high school became a Rock Festival roadie from West Coast to East Coast for a year. Joined the military to serve in 'Nam. Took that music with me overseas and much more.
One of the main instruments the Moody Blues used was the Mellotron. It could simulate orchestral sounds way back in the 60's, and the Moody's used it a lot. And you also need to hear the complete version of this song, there is a poem at the end that is so poignant.
In this song, they used that a lot, but there are points in the song that the London Festival Orchestra did in this song as well.
My wife and I fell in love with this song and others from the Moody Blues. Being together since 1973, we still have that "new love" feeling when we hear this song! Thank you for playing it!
I wore the grooves off their "To Our Children's Children's Children" LP back when I was living in alternate realities a great deal of the time. 😉✌♥
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I have heard this song a million times and I still get goosebumps, timeless.
Easy to fall in love with this masterpiece 💚
Timeless IS a good way to describe this work of art. Got to see them live not too long ago and this was THE highlight of the show. (Dang it, another reaction that didn't do the full, real version )
"TIME HAS COME TODAY" - The Chambers Brothers will blow your minds
The FULL version!!
@@hermanschepers4739 YES... The Album version. HELP me to get them to react to it. You know it will blow their minds.
The song is modern as in 1967 modern. Moody Blues have many classic songs. You touched but one!
My sister got married last week and I was responsible for the playlist. I chose this song as the last dance which worked amazingly.
this was the first band to use an orchestra - London Philamonic - you stopped to soon there is a poem recited at the end - mind blowing please replay and listen to the eom at the end.
Justin Hayward still performs. Check out Forever Autumn from Jeff Wayne's stunning musical adaptation of War of the Worlds. He's on the original soundtrack & tours with the stage adaptation. He even LOOKS the same. The whole musical is on TH-cam & is a treat for the ears & the soul.
th-cam.com/video/77rinB5pYqA/w-d-xo.html
Yes Justin was Releasing new songs and old on YT over lockdown. Worth Looking at the first Single Justin performed and wrote for the Moody Blues - with Pinder on Piano - Fly Me High - Decca F 12607, from May 1967. This does not seem to have got into the UK Charts, which was a pity as it is a little gem of a tune as the Group moved from Blues to the ideas of Hayward and Lodge
Forever Autumn bring back real fond childhood memories, thank you for mentioning it!💯
I've been to a lot of concerts im my life...hundreds..Blues, hard rock, country, etc.....But I saw these guys with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra back in the mid 1990's and it still rates as the best concert I've ever been to.
Great choice, the London Festival Orchestra joined the Moodys on the recording
This Ultra Beautiful & Forever Masterpiece is One of the Greatest Achievements and Treasures of man kind......🥰 🙏💕
This is a classic. There is also the long version with the poem at the end.
The song you absolutely need to hear by the Moody Blues is " Question"... once heard, never forgotten.
The orchestral climax at the end reminded me of Vaughan Williams' Fantasia On a Theme Of Thomas Tallis, one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard.
Try Watching & Waiting, a lovely if rather sad track of theirs.
One of my favourite songs of all-time...never get tired of this one. 👍❤💔
Really, the outro not only makes the song but is the outro to the whole album, which is a concept album built around songs going through a whole day. It starts with a song called “Dawn is a Feeling”. Listening to it in its proper place in the whole album gives it even more meaning.
You didn't let the track finish there is poetry on the end
Personnel
Justin Hayward - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
Ray Thomas - flute, backing vocals
Mike Pinder - Mellotron, backing vocals, narration (on "Late Lament"), gong
John Lodge - bass, backing vocals
Graeme Edge - drums, backing vocals, percussion
Additional personnel
Peter Knight and the London Festival Orchestra - orchestral arrangements
I hear this and all I think of is my dad. Thank you. Lost him in 2004. You both Rock. Came out the year I was born. 1967. You need the full version with the poem
This song got me to appreciate classical music.
Pure Nostalgia. My H.S. band covered this in 1973 at a September back to school dance. I met my first love that night. Sigh! Instruments. Acoustic guitar, drums, Mellotron, flute, backed by an orchestra. My classic rock cover band (Thorz Hammer, :) plays this today frequently, and everyone old and young LOVES this song. I play the flute solo on a synth...great vibes--musically and emotionally. Thanks for the memories.
Many songs are labelled classics, this is a classic in the true sense of the word, a little like Bridge Over Troubled Water or Stairway to Heaven.
The live performance with the full orchestra is truly a masterpiece.
You must listen to Tuesday Afternoon, and also watch their live concert at Red Rocks.
Saw the moody blues in 82. One of the best concerts I have ever seen.
Their best album is their third, "On the Threshold of a Dream," try, "Are You Sitting Comfortably," from the same album. When their earlier albums came out, this non-mainstream music was referred to as Underground Music. Their second album, "In Search of the Lost Chord," is brilliant (wonderful cover art too).
Are you sitting comfortably. Great song.
I saw these guys back in the mid 80's, knowing who they were but not a lot about them. They were that band, for me, where every other song was "I know this one! THEY sing this?" What an amazing performance!
You cut off the ending! What you just heard is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever conceived, that whole album, Days of Future Past is Fire! Yes, incredible symphony orchestra backing sees this music shine oh so brightly.From the same album try Tuesday Afternoon.
The Moody's had a string of amazing albums, please try to feature them when you can, some of the best rock music by these British geniuses. Enjoy! 🎵
They didn't cut it off--blame the fan-made lyric video for that.
@@kivimik Then that fan made video missed it, big time!
This SONG is Timeless. ❤
I’m hoping this is the long version with the poem at the end ..🙏
Nobody does that one for some reason.
sadly not but it weirdly goes like a minute over the usual cut lol.
This was released in 1967 & is on the DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED album. The band toured for it's 50th anniversary. The flute player, Ray Thomas retired in 2002 & passed in 2018. The drummer, Graeme Edge, died November, 2021. I was lucky enough to see The Moody Blues on this tour, with Graeme drumming & Justin singing. They sounded amazing!! They dedicated the performance to Ray, who had passed while the band was doing the tour. This has been my favorite song since it first came out. I'm now 67 years old. It still is.
Moody Blues were one of the first to dive deep into audio manipulation. And, as in this song, it is very deep and well recorded master.
This song is just so beautiful it makes me emotional. The flute is ethereal and the light drums round out the sound perfectly.
this song is from 1966, it's about a secret love. this song is a timeless classic. it could have come out 50 years from now and it would still be a hit.
1967
@@stevebengel1346 yes, the album was released in 1967 but justin wrote in 1966, so there.
Listen to the power of the orchestra and when it comes in. Just brilliant and a reminder of the emotional impact of music. The strings are just amazing.
They had a ton of brilliant music. Try out "The Beginning/Lovely to see you". They put out tunes from 1964 to 2018. If you like acoustic guitar checkout "Question" by them.
Band member Justin Hayward wrote and composed the song at age 19 while touring in Belgium and titled the song after a girlfriend gave him a gift of satin bedsheets. The song itself was a tale of a yearning love from afar, which leads many aficionados to term it as a tale of unrequited love endured by Hayward.
Very talented group. I saw them in 2011 I believe and they still sounded exactly the same as the recording. Very emotional experience and the longest standing ovation I've ever had the privilege to be part of. ❤️❤️