I vaguely recall attending the Moody Blues and Til Tuesday concert at the Jones Beach Theatre in July, 1987 and have seen the band a number of times through the years. I just recently saw Justin Hayward at the Paramount in Huntington and it was reminiscent of his City Winery appearance a couple of years ago. Mr. Hayward played with guitarist and keyboardist and was in fine voice; it was a phenomenal feel good show. Unfortunately long time Moody Blues drummer Graeme Edge recently passed at 80 making it more unlikely the group might tour again as the band members are getting up there in age, as many of our musical hero’s of the 1960’s and 1970’s are at this point. My feeling is next year will be a big year for live music as the older artists who have been on the shelf for two years attempt a victory lap with the accompanying revenue streams before they are unable to. In the meantime, at least for one evening, Justin Hayward reminded us of how powerful the Moody Blues musical legacy still is with an outstanding stripped down performance with delightful stories interspersed.

I owned quite a few singles when I was a kid, and followed the record charts every Sunday in the newspapers, but “Every Good Boy Deserves Favour” was only the second long playing record I owned after “Meet the Beatles”; the Moody Blues album was purchased for me by my father as he knew I loved the song “The Story in Your Eyes” which was getting a lot of radio airplay at the time. All these years later, the Moody Blues music still holds up, and likely always will, as they are clearly one of the greatest acts in rock and roll musical history.

Gemini Dream

Rock on!

GQ