The Best of the Moody Blues [Original recording remastered]

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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

Tracks:

Go Now
Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)
Nights In White Satin
Ride My See-Saw
Voices In The Sky
Question
The Story In Your Eyes
Isn't Life Strange
I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
Blue Guitar
Steppin' In A Slide Zone
Forever Autumn
The Voice
Gemini Dream
Blue World
Your Wildest Dreams
I Know You're Out There Somewhere

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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

Customer Reviews:

The Best of the Moody Blues.......2007-07-08

This is truly "The Best" of the Moody Blues!! It brought the 60's & 70's back to me. I always loved their music. Great dancing music,wonderfully put together. I highly recommend this music for us ,"old hippies", and others who appreciate well performed music.

Best Compilation Available.......2007-06-20

It is so hard to create a CD that has the "best" Moody Blues songs, because you inevitably have to leave something out. The only thing I would have changed about this album, however, is I would have omitted "Go Now" and included "Driftwood." Then this would be perfect. Nevertheless, it's pretty close!

More complete than "Voices in the Sky: The Best of the Moody Blues" :).......2007-06-18

"The Best of the Moody Blues" ("Best Of" for short, in my review) is probably the most complete single CD collection of Moody Blues hits and classics to date ... A fine choice of tracks featured on this collection, and I love the album cover (The most recent version featuring the dove and the starry night-time sky) ... Looks like the cover of a movie soundtrack! :)

First time that "Go Now" is featured on a Moody Blues best of compilation, isn't it? I agree with those who felt that this song was out of place on this release, compared to the rest of the songs, but no big deal ... The sound quality in the mastering/re-mastering is pretty good for a mono sound recording.

It's a shame that the alternate mix of "Tuesday Afternoon," from the 2006 Deluxe Edition SACD release of "Days Of Future Passed," wasn't discovered at the time of the making of "Best Of." While the stereo separation wasn't so hot, the mix featured a clean ending to the song, featuring an extra bar of the instrumentation and Justin Hayward chanting, and without any orchestra added, too. No big deal, once again, but such a mix would have made "Best Of" unique, just to acquire a different mix of the song. On this "Best Of" edit, turn the volume to your stereo system all the way up, during the fadeout, and you will hear a quick burst of the strings from the orchestra on the very last note of the song, just before the tune is completely faded out ... Something amusing to note, when it came to attempting to fade out "Tuesday Afternoon" before the orchestra took over the remainder of the song. :)

Before this non-orchestral version of "Nights In White Satin" made an appearance on "Best Of," it was previously featured on the 1985 compilation "Voices in the Sky: The Best of the Moody Blues" ("Voices," for short) ... The sound quality is really good on this mix. It's loud and crisp, plus the sound quality sounded magnificent for the mix on "Voices," at a time before the remastered CD's came out!

The mix of "Ride My See-Saw," also taken from "Voices," returns here ... Notice how this mix fades out several seconds earlier than the mix from "Legend Of A Band" ("Legend," for short). On that release, The Moodies chant "Ride My See-Saw" three times, as the song fades out, but the mix featured on "Best Of" (And all future compilation mixes of "See-Saw") cuts the tune short right on the very last chant of "See-Saw," so it sounds like "See-Sss" ... Just another little something I couldn't help but notice, as I raised the volume to catch the fadeout! :) In that case, I would rather the record company selected the "Legend" mix. It featured a more professional fadeout.

I guess for those who couldn't stand the orchestral remakes of both "Question" and "Isn't Life Strange," from "Legend," "Best Of" makes things right by giving the fans the originals. :)

When the earlier version of "Best Of" was released, it featured the "Time Traveller" ("T.T.," for short) edit of "The Story In Your Eyes." When the more recent version was released (featuring the different album cover), there was a great improvement, as the single version of "Story" was substituted (Previously found on "Legend," and later appearing on "Anthology" and "Gold"), which was about twelve seconds longer than the "T.T." mix. The CD booklet even changed the running time of the track, on the later edition! :)

"Best Of" features the single version of "I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)," with the loud crashing drums in the intro, not the cross fade from "When You're A Free Man," as heard on "Seventh Sojourn" and the edit job on "Legend." This mix previously appeared on "Voices" and "T.T."

The mix of "Blue World" was taken from "T.T." You can tell when raising the volume during the fadeout, as the edit features the ending to "Blue World" cross faded with the sound of the synthesizers that open up "Sitting At The Wheel!" Here, the sound is cut short, as the tune fades out. It's too bad that "Best Of" didn't feature the original mix of "Blue World" from "The Present," for something refreshing, as the mix chosen here was a carbon copy of the "T.T." mix.

The remaining songs are the same as their original versions and those that appeared on "T.T." I also agree with the opinions on excluding the Justin Hayward only tracks, "Blue Guitar" and "Forever Autumn," from "Best Of," since none of the other Moody Blues performed on either track. On the up side, though, both songs are beautiful, brilliant, well done, and just as enjoyable as any Moody Blues tune. I don't mind the appearances of these two songs on the future compilations, though, as most of them were 2-disc CD collections, anyway. My personal alteration for "Best Of" would have been to replace the Justin Hayward tracks with the awesome "The Other Side Of Life," which was one advantage "Legend" had over this release. No biggie, yet again. Just a fantasty concept I had for "Best Of." :)

What I like more about "Best Of" than "Voices" is that there is more song variety and a bigger track listing here. True, "Voices" had an advantage over this release with classic songs like "Never Comes The Day," "After You Came," and "Veteran Cosmic Rocker," but I prefer a collection that is able to utilize as much CD space as possible. My all time favorite single Moody Blues compilation, however, is "Legend." True, "Legend" has a shorter track list than "Best Of," but I enjoy the former collection because it includes the rare orchestral remakes of "Isn't Life Strange" and "Question," which are difficult to come across, these days. Also, I prefer the full, orchestral versions of "Tuesday Afternoon" and "Nights In White Satin," also found on "Legend." Plus, like I mentioned above, "Legend" features "The Other Side Of Life," as well as a properly faded out mix of "Ride My See-Saw." Still any Moody Blues compilation is a winner, in my book, and all of the songs on "Best Of" are some of the best The Moodies have got ... Just listen for yourself! :)

One more thing. Here's something really bizarre that I've discovered, in regard to the earlier version of "Best Of" ... I used to have a copy of the earlier version, and there is one point in each of the following songs where the songs go from stereophonic sound into mono for one second: "I'm Just a Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)" (Right after the first time The Moody Blues sing this line), "The Voice" (At the beginning, when the synthesizers begin to fade in ... Both versions of this release have it), "Your Wildest Dreams" (After the second set of verses, when they sing "Once upon a time in your wildest dreams," also featured on the mix from "The Universal Masters Collection: Classic Moody Blues"), and "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" (Right on the chorus, following the verse that begins with, "The words that I remember..."). Check this out with your headphones on, if you own a copy of the earlier edition of "Best Of!" :)

Thanks for reading! God Bless... :)

Best of the Moody Blues.......2007-05-17

My kind of music!! I love every song on this CD. I've played it everyday since I received it.

A Proper Introduction To The Moodies..........2007-02-26

Here we have a long playing CD capturing the great Moodies on a CD that if we were living in the age of the Long Player record would undoubtedly be broken down into 2 LP's...the first album showcasing their renown 1960's 1970's period and the last 8 tracks clearly at their post Seventh Sojourn album peak.
While their great 1960's r&b single "Go Now" is included and is totally unlike the remaining disc, it is a bonus, in good sound (unlike the Magnificent Moodies cd) kicking things off historically on collecting tracks from their remaining catalogue.
Indeed, the Moodies were an album bands(definitely their first 7 albums) and it is a disservice to juxtapose them on a best of package but such is the case here and since this is a collection of no new material it still sounds fresh collecting "hits" and is still a nice compilation with notes and photos within giving an overview of their good melodies and quality that is them.

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Sounds of the Seventies: 1970 Take Two
Rare Earth , Joe South , The Shocking Blue , The Moody Blues , Mungo Jerry , Eddie Holman , Tyrone Davis , The Ides of March , Brook Benton , and Eric Burdon and War
Manufacturer: Time Life Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000S358LA

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Track list: 1 I Want You Back The Jackson Five 2:56 2 Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) The Temptations 4:05 3 Get Ready Rare Earth 2:47 4 Mississippi Queen Mountain 2:30 5 Evil Ways Santana 3:14 6 Spill the Wine Eric Burdon and War 4:53 7 Venus The Shocking Blue 2:59 8 No Time The Guess Who 3:49 9 Closer to Home Grand Funk Railroad 5:31 10 Question The Moody Blues 4:55 11 Let's Work Together Canned Heat 2:48 12 Walk a Mile in My Shoes Joe South 3:43 13 Up on Cripple Creek The Band 3:33 14 In the Summertime Mungo Jerry 3:30 15 Vehicle The Ides Of March 2:55 16 Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman 3:34 17 Turn Back the Hands of Time Tyrone Davis 2:57 18 Cry Me a River Joe Cocker 3:55 19 The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King 4:07 20 Don't Play That Song Aretha Franklin 2:58 21 Rainy Night in Georgia Brook Benton 3:36

Voices in the Sky: The Best of the Moody Blues

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It WAS Too Short For Digital Standards
The Weakest "Best Of" Moody Blues Compilation...
I may be different
They're more than JUST (SINGERS) IN A ROCK AND ROLL BAND!
They're more than JUST (SINGERS) IN A ROCK AND ROLL BAND!

Voices in the Sky: The Best of the Moody Blues
The Moody Blues
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000072AJ
Release Date: 1984-11-22

Tracks:

Ride My See-Saw
Talking Out Of Turn
Driftwood
Never Comes The Day
I'm Just A Singer (In A Rick And Roll Band)
Gemini Dream
The Voice
After You Came
Question
Veteran Cosmic Rocker
Isn't Life Strange
Nights In White Satin

Customer Reviews:

It WAS Too Short For Digital Standards.......2007-06-10

A word to the wise, as a collector I got this one, but beware, many of theses titles are the 10 track versions(look at seller info that it is the 12 track version you actually are getting)& I found a 12 track version. The title of the CD misses the actual track, they used 7" edits on some tracks & could have actually used full versions on this collection. So unless your collector, you might want to buy "This Is The moody Blues" first & then "Anthology",or the box set "Time Traveller" (look for the 5 CD set if you can find it with the BONUS CD) or just get "Moody Blues Gold". I got them all, so hopefully I helped the buyer out ;-). Search "Judemac forever" on msn.

The Weakest "Best Of" Moody Blues Compilation..........2007-05-21

A rather mediocre greatest hits album ... Too short! This release is missing some Moody Blues classics that rightfully ended up on the 1996 compilation, "The Best Of The Moody Blues." I also found it unusual that the actual song, "Voices in the Sky" didn't even appear on this album with the same title! Also, the edited single versions of "Talking Out Of Turn," "Driftwood," "The Voice," and "Gemini Dream" are featured ... Why? There's enough space on the CD to feature the full-length, original versions!

In addition, the CD booklet that accompanied the CD release wasn't much of a booklet. It's more like a fold-out card featuring just the list of the songs on the CD ... Very boring. "This Is The Moody Blues," "The Best of The Moody Blues," "The Moody Blues Anthology," "The Singles +," "Gold," and the re-mastered CD's of the "Classic 7" albums all have interviews, photos, and/or commentaries within their CD booklets. Why not this one? Not even lyrics to the songs are included. Very strange. :(

On a positive note, I was pleased that the rare single edit of "Question" made an appearance on this album, as well as "Veteran Cosmic Rocker," which was left off of "Time Traveller" (But should have been included on that set). There is also a rare stereo mix of "Never Comes The Day" (Which would reappear on the "Ballads" compilation). That mix was a treat! This was also the first album I listened to that featured the single edit of "Nights in White Satin," because, at the time, I never knew there was a mix of this song without the orchestra, before ... I was blown away when I first heard this non-orchestral version! Now, it's made popular by being featured on almost every Moody Blues compilation you can find, these days. :)

To sum up, I gave this collection a rating of 3 stars, because one loss was due to the edited songs I had listed above (There's nothing like the full, original versions ... To hear them edited down takes away from the enjoyment of listening to the tunes the way they were meant to be heard). The other loss was due to certain memorable and deserving songs being excluded from the track list (Ex: "Lovely To See You," "Watching And Waiting," "Blue World"). This is an OK compilation for someone who isn't familiar with The Moody Blues and wants just a little taste of what the band's music sounds like. The 1996 "Best Of" compilation is a much better choice, however, when it comes to enjoying a whole bunch of Moody Blues classics on just one CD. Fortunately, each song featured on "Voices In The Sky" is enjoyable, and the album has a fine variety of outstanding Moody Blues works. Thanks for reading! God Bless... :)

I may be different.......2005-01-18

...but my disk has a different song order than listed here. Although you could argue that this is not really a best-of collection, most of the songs are very enjoyable. If you ever enjoyed the "Long Distance Voyager" release, this CD has the best songs from that, plus great songs from the earlier releases. ONE MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT: the disk that I purchased has the short version of "Nights in White Satin", without the spoken "breathe deep the gathering gloom...." portion...bummer!

They're more than JUST (SINGERS) IN A ROCK AND ROLL BAND!.......1999-03-09

I'm SITTING AT THE WHEEL, listening to THE VOICE and have one QUESTION...Why aren't these guys in the hall of fame??? ISN'T LIFE STRANGE? Such meaning in their music...My GEMINI DREAM is to enjoy more NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN, and these guys should not be cast aside as DRIFTWOOD! Love this CD!

They're more than JUST (SINGERS) IN A ROCK AND ROLL BAND!.......1999-03-09

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Moody Blues

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Can anyone say "horrible compilation"?
not a weak track anywhere, but a pretty damn pointless CD anyway
Easily digestible
A very good collection if.....
Excellent group, excellent value

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Moody Blues
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Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd
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ASIN: B00004RCV9
Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

Nights In White Satin
Ride My See-Saw
Question
The Story In Your Eyes
I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
Steppin' In A Slide Zone
The Voice
Gemini Dream
Blue World
Your Wildest Dreams
I Know You're Out There Somewhere

Amazon.com

Is there another band from the classic rock era that's as full of hot gas as the Moody Blues? Not bloody likely. With music that oozes neoclassical pretensions and lyrics that read like the poetry of an English schoolboy who has breathed a little too deep of the gathering gloom, the Moodys showed just how terminally silly rock could get once it became established enough in the marketplace to begin to put on artistic airs. Even if you find that assessment of their work overly harsh, you'll agree that this, the latest in a long line of Moodys anthologies, is a poor value. Despite the presence of many of their U.S. chart hits, the set pales next to The Best of the Moody Blues, which includes six more songs, notably "Go Now," proof that when the Moody Blues first made the charts, they were a very different sort of band. What the heck happened? --Daniel Durchholz

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Can anyone say "horrible compilation"?.......2005-08-15

The Moody Blues - Twentieth Century Masters.

INTRODUCTION:
The Moody Blues were one of the finest rock and roll groups of the late sixties and seventies. Truly, the band had a style all their own, one that very few bands could ever emulate successfully. The band's progressive symphonic pop-rock sound never failed to please audiences, and over the years, many compilations have been released to chronicle the band's long and varied career. One such compilation was the Twentieth Century Masters compilation. Would this be a very good, affordable compilation, or just another in a long line of crappy, cheap compilations? Read on and find out!

OVERVIEW/REVIEW:
When the other reviewers said that this was the worst Moody Blues compilation ever released, they weren't joking! Sure, you get big hits like Nights In White Satin, I'm Just a Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band), and Ride My See-Saw, but that's about where the good points of this compilation end. First and foremost is the omission of one of the group's biggest hits - Tuesday Afternoon. HOW THE HELL CAN YOU HAVE A MOODY BLUES COLLECTION AND NOT PUT THIS SONG ON IT!? And that's not where the atrocities end. The songs featured here are the edited single versions, they aren't in chronological order, and only adding to the overall poorness of the compilation is that little flaw every Twentieth Century Masters compilation has - it doesn't even come close to filling the eighty-minute time limit that you can fit on a compact disc. Why buy this cheap piece of crap when for a few bucks more you can get the band's official compilation, which has many more songs on it? Or for even a few more bucks, you could get the Anthology, which puts pretty much every other compilation the band ever released to shame. Unless you find this compilation in a budget bin for an extremely low price, don't even bother. Remember - there are alternative compilations that will do you much better.

EDITION NOTES:
Not only is this a crappy compilation, but like so many other Twentieth Century Masters compilations, this one seems to be disappearing from store shelves as other compilations in the series are releases. Oh well, I'm not complaining. This is a rare example of a time I'm glad to see a CD vanish from store shelves!

OVERALL:
Get one of the band's official compilations. This piece of junk is not worthy to carry the Moody Blues name. This is, hands down, THE WORST MOODY BLUES COMPILATION OF ALL TIME! If you want a proper introduction to the group, either buy an official compilation, or the Days Of Future Passed album from 1967. This so-called "best of" is a disgrace to one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time. Avoid it like the plague!

not a weak track anywhere, but a pretty damn pointless CD anyway.......2005-06-20

Due to the extremely limited appeal of this CD, you'll most likely be able to get a used copy DIRT CHEAP. By limited appeal, I'm not saying that these songs are bad--in fact, none of them are bad. If you do see this dirt cheap and don't know a thing about the Moodies, it does provide you with a 'quick fix' of the group. But that's really the best that can be said because there are simply too many other Moody Blues compilations around that are easily superior. I wouldn't go so far as to say that this is THE most pointless Moodies' compilation ever released--I do give this one the edge over 1985's similarly scant "Voices In The Sky" comp--but still, with the single disc "The Best of the Moody Blues" having all of the tracks found here plus 6 more, this "20th Century Masters" disc is basically just a waste of space.

Easily digestible.......2005-04-24

This is a good length compilation of some of the British rock group's more well known songs. Personally I'm not in favour of gargantuan 30 song compilations. There's no way you're going to play something of that length right through. Back in the LP days, a record side lasted 15 - 25 mins. After that, only occasionally would you go on to play side 2. If you're wanting a disc crammed with material, the recently released 'Gold' is your best bet. Thankfully 'Go now' isn't on this compilation. It is from a former incarnation of the Moodies and really doesn't fit with any of their subsequent material.
The song sequence is chronologic here, and starts therefore with their most well known song 'Nights in white satin'. It's great to start a Cd with such a potent number. The first 5 songs come from their progressive rock period (first seven albums, 1968 - 72) and the remainder from 1977 to the present day. While the 68 - 72 period yielded the more essential music with each of the first seven LPs basically flawless, this compilation is only looking at songs that were or could have been singles. The quality of the songwriting and production is very good throughout. If you're more into the cosmic, poetic, introspective, haunting, Moody compositions then you're not going to like the orchestrated rock and roll of 'Just a singer' or the synthesised plodding of 'Gemini dream.' But everyone's 11 song Moody compilation is going to be different. Generally this one is consistent, evocative, melodic multichordal pop rock. A great buy if you want a digestible chunk of high profile Moody songs.

A very good collection if............2003-06-23

The Best of the Moody Blues: The Millenium Collection is a very good CD for fans of the group. Most of their more popular songs are there which includes my favorite,"Question." The rest of the tracks include "Nights in White Satin", "Ride My See-Saw", "The Story in Your Eyes", "I'm Just a Singer", "Steppin' in a Slide Zone", and several others. The CD is very good for fans, but if you have a separate Best of album for the Moody Blues, I would stick with that one because it probably offers more. This CD only offers eleven tracks so it might be better for fans of the band who don't know much about them. Still a pretty good CD for fans of the Moody Blues!

Excellent group, excellent value.......2002-12-08

Getting 11 tracks from one of the world's most respected and enduring rock bands ...(£8) is excellent value by any measure. Speaking as an Englishman in England, I wouldn't have bothered reviewing this item except that (a) it's not available in Britain and (b) Amazon's own editorial review is so long on self-esteem and so short on reality that I felt something had to be done to redress the balance. So I give this compilation 5 stars when, musically, it's perhaps really only worth four stars.

It's not just that the negative reviews are so full of silly crap that they shoot themselves in the foot, it's more that this item is already a collector's item. I'll take more notice of reviewers who savagely criticise The Moody Blues when they've written more than 290 tracks and have been at the top of the music profession for 25 years.

Tracks:

Your Wildest Dreams
Question
Voices In The Sky
Isn't Life Strange
No More Lies
I Dreamed Last Night
Sitting At The Wheel
Gimme A Little Somethin'
Bless The Wings
Driftwood
After You Came
Talking Out Of Turn
Watching And Waiting
Highway
Dear Diary
A Simple Game
Nights In White Satin

Customer Reviews:

A Classic Moody Blues Mixture... :).......2007-04-27

Here is a Moody Blues collection, similar to their other Best Of releases, featuring tracks taken from nearly all of their original albums.

This CD features the mix of "Your Wildest Dreams," from the original CD version of "The Best Of The Moody Blues," where the song goes from stereo into mono for a brief second (At 1:42 in the song).

We also get the 1989 orchestral remake of "Question," which originally appeared on "Greatest Hits"/"Legend Of A Band" ... A shame that this collection didn't feature the orchestral version of "Isn't Life Strange" as well, for something a little different.

The "Classic 7" era, on this compilation, is represented by "Voices In The Sky, the original version of "Isn't Life Strange," "Gimme A Little Somethin'," "After You Came," "Watching And Waiting," "Dear Diary," "A Simple Game," and the non-orchestral version of "Nights In White Satin." Many of these tracks feature the marvelous sound of Mike Pinder's mellotron. :)

There are short versions of some of the tracks (Possibly single mixes), including "No More Lies," which leaves out the extended instrumental ending from the original version, "Driftwood," and "Talking Out Of Turn" (The shorter mixes that were featured on many Best Of collections).

On this occasion, Justin Hayward and John Lodge's "Blue Jays" is represented by "I Dreamed Last Night," one of the major highlights of the album, and an outstanding orchestral track.

Possibly the biggest bonus you get on this release is an extended, remixed version of "Sitting At The Wheel," which I've never heard before until I purchased this CD ... It's over 7 minutes long, and is every bit as energetic and enjoyable as the original mix, from "The Present." This track alone is the main reason to buy this disc!

Two entries from "The Moody Blues Anthology" reappear here, the 4 minute orchestral mix of "Bless The Wings (That Bring You Back)" and "Highway" (Also featured on "Time Traveller").

The only fault I've found, concerning this CD, is that many of the tracks (Most notably "Watching And Waiting," "Highway," and "A Simple Game") fade out a few seconds earlier than on their original releases and appearances on other compilation albums. Maybe this was done in order to fit more tracks on the disc? I would rather a shorter song list with the full length of each track.

On the up side, and to wrap up, this is a fine Moody Blues collection that breaks away (a little bit) from the usual track list of greatest hits ("The Best Of The Moody Blues"/"Gold"). You get some hits mixed with other fantastic tracks not included on many Best Of releases ... A wonderful assortment of classic Moody Blues songs that range from "Days Of Future Passed" to the "Keys Of The Kingdom" era. Thanks for reading. God Bless... :)

Guitar Rock (1990 Time-Life Music 2 CD Set)

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Guitar Rock (1990 Time-Life Music 2 CD Set)
Lynyrd Skynyrd , Rod Stewart with The Faces , Eric Clapton , Bachman-Turner Overdrive , The Allman Brothers Band , Stephen Stills , Brownsville Station , Grand Funk Railroad , The Jimi Hendrix Experience , and Rick Derringer
Manufacturer: Time Life Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000S2Y40W

Product Description

Very rare first "Guitar Rock" release from Time-Life Music in 1990 titled "Guitar Rock". 2 CD set with 38 songs. Track list: CD ONE: Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Experience/Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company/Bang a Gong (Get It On) - T.Rex/You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive/All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople/You Really Got Me - Kinks/The Bitch Is Back - Elton John/China Grove - Doobie Brothers/We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad/I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton/Hot Blooded - Foreigner/Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer/Maggie May - Rod Stewart/Mississippi Queen - Mountain/Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd/I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four/Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers Band/Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton/Layla - Derek & Dominoes CD TWO: I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock & Roll Band) - Moody Blues/(I Know) I'm Losing You - Rod Stewart & Faces/Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple/After Midnight - Eric Clapton/Radar Love - Golden Earring/Smokin' in the Boys' Room - Brownsville Station/I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window - Joe Cocker/Love The One You're With - Stephen Stills/Whipping Post - Allman Brothers Band/American Woman - Guess Who/Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream/On the Road Again - Canned Heat/All Right Now - Free/Heart Full Of Soul - Yardbirds/Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive/Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh/Funk No. 49 - James Gang/Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Brit's Blitz: The Very Best of British Rock Discs 1&2

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Brit's Blitz: The Very Best of British Rock Discs 1&2

Manufacturer: PolyGram Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000RJMKBG

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A collection of definitive British Rock pioneers that created and maintained the British Rock Invasion. Consists of 2 audio cd's in separate jewel cases.

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Very Best of
Moody Blues
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

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Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00004S2G4

Tracks:

Go Now
Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)
Nights In White Satin
Ride My See-Saw
Voices In The Sky
Question
The Story In Your Eyes
Isn't Life Strange
I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
Blue Guitar
Steppin' In A Slide Zone
Forever Autumn
The Voice
Gemini Dream
Blue World
Your Wildest Dreams
I Know You're Out There Somewhere
English Sunset
Haunted
Sooner Or Later (Walkin' On Air)
Wherever You Are
Foolish Love
Love Don't Come Easy
All That Is Real Is You
Strange Times
Words You Say
My Little Lovely
Forever Now
The One
The Swallow
Nothing Changes

Album Description

Special limited edition set including their 1999 album 'Strange Times' & 'The Very Best Of The Moody Blues'. Tracks include 'Nights In White Satin' & 'Go Now'. 2 standard jewel cases housed in a slipcase.

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Superhits: 1972
Johnny Nash , Gilbert O'Sullivan , Gallery , Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band , Nilsson , Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show , The Main Ingredient , Looking Glass , Danny O'Keefe , and Mac Davis
Manufacturer: Time Life Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000S3927Q

Product Description

SONG LIST :1 Black and White -Three Dog Night 2 You Don't Mess Around with Jim- Jim Croce 3 I Can See Clearly Now- Johnny Nash 4 I'm Still in Love with You -Al Green 5 Along Again (Naturally) -Gilbert O'Sullivan 6 (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All -The 5th Dimension 7 Nice to Be with You- Gallery 8 Garden Party- Ricky Nelson 9 Summer Breeze-Seals and Crofts 10 I'd Love You to Want Me- Lobo 11 Precious and Few- Climax 12 A Horse with No Name- America 13 Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)- Looking Glass 14 Everybody Plays the Fool -The Main Ingredient 15 Sylvia's Mother- Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show 16 Oh Girl- The Chi-Lites 17 Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues- Danny O'Keefe 18 Me and Mrs. Jones- Billy Paul 19 Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me- Mac Davis 20 Without You- Nilsson 21 Nights in White Satin- The Moody Blues

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Volume One
Citysessions
Manufacturer: CitySessions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000CAEZKO
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

Little Ship Bluebell - Michael Zapruder
Cat in a Tree with a Mouse in His Teeth - Feller Quentin
Urban Comfort #2 - Anamude
This Time Last Year - Michael Hicks
Anabell Lee - The Tami Show
Sports Futility Vehicle - Happiness
Push Girl - Lisa Alice
- Sean Laskey
Blue Eyes Blue - Joel Murach
Prestigiditation - Stuart Rosh
Happy Little Child - Mica Lee Williams
Bucket O' Guts - Pine Box Boys
Hapless Suitor - Tijuana Strip Club
Hat Like That - Sean Corkery
Focus - Christian Kiefer
Fountain Pen - Ray's Vast Basement

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