I’m 55 yrs old and most of the music you guys react to I’ve listened to most of my life. It’s so nice to see younger folks like you appreciate this music so much. I almost feel guilty for taking all these great songs for granted. You two are awesome. Beautiful family by the way.

@edwardwilliams8238

2 жыл бұрын

58. It's like hearing it again for the first time through someone else's ears. Love the reactions.😀👍

@terryrowles7751

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardwilliams8238 now 73 and i revisit all these when the world crowds in and i remember all the mates now gone who i had a beer with when we visited the clubs and venues where these groups played,really were the good days of music in my opinion.

@lizmilne5906

2 жыл бұрын

jc6621 I so agree with you it is about time the youger gen listened to this music it is so awesome i am 63 and really miss this type of music

@brucemerryman7365

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@gandalfnamirreh379

2 жыл бұрын

Check it out at the Royal Albert

One of the most beautiful songs ever written.

@mstewart109

2 жыл бұрын

Anything Moody Blues to me is a masterpiece. Justin's voice...This song to this day gives me goosebumps....

@saritadugat3708

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto Mr Clarke. ❤️

@gandalfnamirreh379

2 жыл бұрын

cheers

@tomgates316

2 жыл бұрын

From the 1968 experiment to mix rock and orchestra.

@ryanoryniak8093

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

I’m 62 and I still get chills hearing this!👍😄

@xarisstylianou

4 ай бұрын

Girl you were born inthe wrong age I wish i couldtake you to live shows ,,,😅😅 You would have loved the Round House Hidepark for the Rolling Stones est

@nicolasmalley306

3 ай бұрын

So do I at 60

@RalphMasielloArt

2 ай бұрын

Amen! 63 here

@FrankShort-qi1xx

2 ай бұрын

Nov 1 1962 ,with you my friend .

The lead singer Justin Hayward wrote this masterpiece when he was 19 (!) and here in this live performance he is 65 years old. A rare talent. Listen to the studio version as well, there is a beautiful poem he recites at the end.

@stevengrabowski667

3 ай бұрын

You need to hear the poem at the end. I still have the album. It's 57 yrs old song.

@iriswinter

3 ай бұрын

is it graeme edge who recites the poem i think?

@phaze7269

2 ай бұрын

The poem portion is excellent.

@GarryOxley-ju4mq

2 ай бұрын

The ‘poem’ (it’s actually doggerel) was written by Graeme Edge, but recited by keyboard player, Mike Pinder.

@danielstewart7163

24 күн бұрын

The title of said poem is titled Backwards Lament.

Moody Blues is criminally underrated. Their songwriting and musical ability is off the charts, and their song construction/composing is next level.

@CandleLight1974

9 ай бұрын

Yeah but no but! ... They're only "criminally underrated" because they never, in their over fifty years of existence, received much airplay other than in America and even there, only in the 1980s when they adopted a 1980s sound, because their "style" was so eclectic that it was impossible to pigeon-hole them and they were therefore difficult to place into different radio stations' appropriate playlist. However, all that said, their achievements and their standing amongst musicians and "musos" speaks for itself.

@shyman99

8 ай бұрын

They are in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and have countless top 10 albums. But underrated from the respect of not being included on the same level as legendary bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Their first 7 albums are amazing.

@shyman99

8 ай бұрын

@@CandleLight1974 - The Moody Blues had 8 top 40 hits in America prior to 1980 along with 8 top 25 albums. They were my favorite group growing up in America in the 60s and 70s.

@debbiegillette4734

8 ай бұрын

Agree! Masters!

@sistertara9730

8 ай бұрын

Agreed.

I am 67 yrs young, I love the Moody Blues! You need to listen to the whole album. It's called Days of Future's Past!

@MixZTitaniumDubstep

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@mikeepeck

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, Moody Blues are one of my favorite bands.

@mikedickison244

Жыл бұрын

Highly recommended.

@tiger0854

Жыл бұрын

Ooh, don’t stop there! Question of Balance, In Search of the Lost Chord, Threshold of a Dream….just a few to start with.

@marilynumstead6100

Жыл бұрын

I grew up listening to all types of music, but I would have to say I am a rocker . Love bands like Moody Blues, Led Zeppelin. Pink Floyd, Etc, and I am thrilled that younger audiences are listening, exploring, and enjoying bands of my teenage years.

The 60's and the 70's had the GREATEST music!!

I'm 71,thanks for talking me back to my youth!👍

The Metallica song that has a similar sounds as this one is "Nothing Else Matters". I listen to a whole range of music from classical, blues, jazz, big band to hard rock & heavy metal. I've grown up listening to the old country artist like Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline. I love the joy of music.

@michaelgodsey8990

8 ай бұрын

Yep, just what I caught too when watching this. Interesting story about that song, James Hetfield (Metalica lead singer and songwriter) wrote that song and was afraid to bring it to the band, because it was so different for them. After he had them take a listen and they loved it, he describes this as a sort of life-changing moment, when he realized it was OK to be who you are and write what you like

Growing up in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, I can honestly say I was blessed to have lived to experience such great music. Watching you two experience this is twice the blessing.

@ChelseaPensioner-DJW

Жыл бұрын

And like me still growing up 😂 even for me at 64 yoa🤣

The lead singer Justin Hayward was 19 when he wrote this when on tour one evening. Justin is in his mid 70s now and still touring and doing this song amongst may more and he still does it brilliantly.

@openorwap5412

9 ай бұрын

Wow! At 19, I was getting drunk in clubs and generally making a tit of myself. Some people are just destined for greater things, I guess 🤷🏽‍♀️🤭

@gimmegimmefierce

7 ай бұрын

It blows my mind that such a sophisticated piece of music was written by a 19 year-old!

@TristanandIsolt

6 ай бұрын

@@gimmegimmefierce He got a LOT of help with the orchestration and arrangement. It wasn't all by himself.

This is one of the best songs ever written hauntingly beautiful

It almost makes me sad that so many people missed out on the intensity we experienced during this generation of music. It wasn't just music or a genre. These artists shaped our existence. I'm so happy to see you enjoying these iconic bands.

@davidhuggan6315

Жыл бұрын

I agree but there is amazing music right now - and it isn't getting the attention it deserves. The wonderful Young Gun Silver Fox, for example show what great music there is now but they are not in the charts. Same with Silvertwin and Riverside - fantastic music and as good as anything from the past. Check them out 🙂

@mikekolokowsky

9 ай бұрын

The trouble is the contemporary reaction isn’t always the same as the rear view decades later. A lot of songs from the 70s hit #1 and were total crap. We see that much later. Many songs were minor hits, but we go back and take a listen and “Woah, I haven’t heard this in 20 years. It was really great!” A very few get the credit that they deserve in their own time.

@davidhuggan6315

9 ай бұрын

@@mikekolokowsky Excellent point. There was a lot of crap in every era. For example a lot of novelty hits have kept classics from hitting the No.1 spot.

@deniseg812

5 ай бұрын

At least they are giving it a go.

@user-zh9zb9si8n

3 ай бұрын

​Checked out Silvertwin, and Riverside Bands most will never hear. Zero Radio play. You guys missed what a giant thing it was, and the effect it had. Bands of the 60's, and 1970's will be heard a hundred years after they are gone... The Bands you named sound like fragmented bits of old songs that didn't make the A list for radio play. I didn't say it's bad just not that interesting. As great musicians the Band Poliphia are very progressive, and personally love their music, it will not be a group that commands airtime on Radio. I feel terrible for the true Songwriters because, Radio grew true Songwriters, and that is sad. To this day the big groups now are mostly elderly versions of Bands from the 1960's, and 70's..... Meant respectfully. .

NO!!! They didn't do the ending Gong and the poem, "Late Lament"! You two REALLY REALLY need to listen to the album version with the ending Gong and the poem! It's simply perfection! PLEASE promise you will listen to the whole complete song on the album! Back in the 80s, I saw them in concert where they sang this song, with the Gong and the poem. So powerful! Peace!

@geoffreyjackson3309

2 жыл бұрын

And then listen to the beginning of the album which connects the end of the night to the beginning of the next day. The album is called Days of Future Passed for a reason.

@joeldavis6133

2 жыл бұрын

Pick any songs by the Moody Blues and you will be in awe

@francisseidel8014

2 жыл бұрын

The song is just listed as The Night on the album, but yes - I screamed where is the gong and poem?

@alanwitty1665

2 жыл бұрын

Saw them in the 70s

@pauld6967

2 жыл бұрын

You are right Kim. I was waiting to see how they'd react to what I consider the normal ending. :-( They read the comments, so hopefully they will seek out a performance with the complete ending.

The legendary voice of Justin Hayward, He's definitely one of the great voices of Britain.

@joyceharkin3641

Ай бұрын

He also seems to be a really lovely, warm person too!

@willamdefoe6275

Ай бұрын

One of the great voices of music period.

@jimhaberlin6937

6 күн бұрын

@@joyceharkin3641 If you have ever heard of Larkin Poe, they do a cover of this song. But there is also a video with them and Justin Hayward where he tells them how much he loves their version, definitely seems like a great guy.

That whole album is a concert masterpiece. Do listen to the album (headphones on) in it's entirety. It is an audiophile's heaven. Truly a delight to your senses. The Album is "Days of Future Passed".

This is good but the studio version with the poem at the end is so much better. It is hauntingly good

@Krzyszczynski

Жыл бұрын

Very true, but the poem has much more impact if you've first heard the other one (Morning Glory) at the beginning of the cycle. As others have said in these comments, you have to take the album entire to get the very best from it.

@billylongnights6205

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing, sorta… Nothing against this performance, but the studio version with the original band members 40 years younger DOES make a difference. The whole album ‘days of future passed’ is a masterpiece!!!

@neilperry2241

Жыл бұрын

Nonsense

@rayshelld791

Жыл бұрын

Im 80. Listened to this song so many times.. all i can remember of it is.. ..... breath deep the gathering gloom. Watch lights fade from every room.

@debbielt514

Жыл бұрын

@@rayshelld791oh so true ❤

Can’t believe I lived at a time when so much creativity gripped the music world! So glad to see young folks appreciating this!

@greeneyedlady1335

Жыл бұрын

This is when music was created by true musicians,! So much of their heart and soul went into each note and word. And I am blessed to have Rob and Amber appreciate such classic music and what goes into it! Thank you both!

@uncatila

10 ай бұрын

Soon you may discover Gordon Lightfoot. The Canadian generous song writer of Canada

@brendasgroovin

9 ай бұрын

And still gripping. Like 56 years later and these songs are still being played. I don't think today's music will stand the test of time like the music of the 60's & 70's

The voices are still there as old men one of my favorite from the 70's

Guys I was 14 years old in 1967 when the Moody Blues recorded this song. To me this one greatest songs ever. It touches my soul deeper today, to me the Moody Blues were one of the greatest bands that came out of Britain or anywhere! Thanks 🙏🏼 for sharing. You need to hear the studio cut.

@cynthiamauck5918

6 ай бұрын

Hey! Same here. I turned 14 in 1967 and loved The Moody Blues along with many other bands of that era.

@TC-qd1zw

6 ай бұрын

I was 20 when this came out. God without doubt I lived in the best musical time. 50s, 60s, 7Os and early 80s. Great lyrics you could understand.

@ohcaptainvideo

3 ай бұрын

100% agree although this live version so many years later may be just as good if not better than the original studio cut. And I love the appreciation for musical greatest that these two kids have.

I will be 70 yrs old in December 2022 and have been a Moodies fan since their first album in 1965. It just does this old man's heart good to see young people fall in love with them much as I did when I was their age. love you guys!

@MissShembre

Жыл бұрын

Happy early birthday, fellow December baby!

@butcharmstrong9645

Жыл бұрын

@@MissShembre Awww thank you! that is very kind of you to mention

@soonermimi1953

Жыл бұрын

Me, too! I'll be 70 in Dec of 2022! Aren't the memories great?! If I just close my eyes...

@butcharmstrong9645

Жыл бұрын

@@soonermimi1953 WOW twins sons from different moms! AND with great taste in music too 🎸🎸💓💓

@grahamholton8542

Жыл бұрын

I am the same. 70 next February

The best way to describe this song is it is hauntingly beautiful.

@73_de_CJHall

Жыл бұрын

So great it was a hit twice.

@brendantimmins7917

Жыл бұрын

A effing agree

To the "old folks " out here. Our music blows this new shit away

@openorwap5412

9 ай бұрын

It really does 😊

@sharonmullins1957

5 ай бұрын

SO true 73..........best 60s-70s. Love all the younger generation responses.

@RalphMasielloArt

2 ай бұрын

Amen!

@bladeschick1

2 ай бұрын

100%

@CaroleLane-pl8vu

2 ай бұрын

Yes it does!!

I'm 57, I literally have been listening to, and enjoying this song since I was a small child,- it never gets old.

I am 67 and sorry to say we took all the awesome music from the 60’s and 70’s totally for granted. We loved it and we grooved to it but we didn’t realize how awesome and spectacular it was. Thanks for loving it.

@philoza1000

4 ай бұрын

SO true, we did take the music totally for granted. The 60s and 70s were an explosion of the Arts. We grew up through those amazing times and it was all we knew. We were so, so fortunate !

@neilt6480

Ай бұрын

While I agree in most part, this album just blew my socks off! And it still does all these decades later. I fondly recall not needing expensive enhancements to bliss out to this whole album. A comfy chair, the best headphones I could afford, and just vibe to it for hours.

56 years after its release, and I still get chills.

They’ve got the benefit of synthesizers on this recording. When they did it in 1967 they only used a mellotron, a unique key instrument that deserves a response video of it’s own. IN FACT, watch the Moody Blues in front of 600,000 at the Isle Of Wight in 1970 & comment on THAT spectacle!

@BP-kx2ig

3 ай бұрын

Why have they got the benefit of synthesives

13 years old. 1974…. my world changed. Still, the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard 💕

@allengator1914

9 ай бұрын

Just think, you could have been listening to them since you were 6 years old cause this song was released in 1967.

@neil364

8 ай бұрын

​@@allengator1914Yes indeed, I wasn't 6, but turn the number upside down, and you got it. These 2 are so lucky to hear all these tracks for the first time. It's certainly an experience

This song always gives me chills. It's so hauntingly beautiful.

The extended version is even more amazing

Your reaction to the power of the orchestra is the reason we need to support the fine arts in our schools. I played violin in school from 3rd grade till senior year and the memories are something I cherish to this day. Great reaction

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 colors from our sight Red is grey and yellow-white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion

@davidskidmore4189

Жыл бұрын

that song is not complete without that spoken part, for me.

@georgepaiva7496

Жыл бұрын

@johnny G thank you for put up the lament

@rosiewilcox3535

Жыл бұрын

Oh my! I hope you kids will be playing the album version. If you miss out on the lament at the end that would be sad. You thrill me to watch @ 52! Keep it up this is far more entertaining than anything on the tv!

@richardhooser5096

Жыл бұрын

Perfect. Thank you for reciting that part of this masterpiece.

@knowhere60

Жыл бұрын

Bedsit, meaning a studio apartment.

I love and appreciate how respectful you two are with the older musicians. I was not this open minded in my youth. You're so open to everything and that's a learning experience for me. Keep it goin'.

@terrijacoby791

2 жыл бұрын

Good Music is good music.and timeless.

@karen56able

2 жыл бұрын

I agree ..love these two beautiful people!!

@nightowl5395

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I think exactly the same; they are so open-minded and respectful when it comes to listening to all of these music makers outside of their own generation 👍

I'm old and this song still blows me away the same as when I first heard it all those years ago. Justin Hayward wrote it and also the vocals. 👍

I am 60 years old, and I just got such joy from your reactions to this brilliant classic. You are both so wonderful 😺✌❤🎶

I was a Moody Blues addict. I would lay in the dark, headphones on and lose myself in their music and ironiclly I found myself by listening to their music. In this rendition they are much older but still nailing it. You must listen to the entire album "In Search of The Lost Chord", " On the Threshold of a Dream," "Days of the Future Past" ....listen to them in the dark, relaxed...they will take you on a journey and, if you are lost, you will find yourself along the way. Incredible works of art.

@reestyfarts

9 ай бұрын

Don't forget Long Distance Voyager.

@orangeandblackattack

9 ай бұрын

been there..done that. The beautiful thing about the Moody Blues music is you do not need hallucinogens to enjoy it..I've listened both ways and I still am transported. I saw them at Poplar Creek in 1981 and I was under the influence and it imprinted on my brain to the point that the next day, I bought the remaining 4 albums I didnt have. Long Distance Voyager is underrated. But my favorite album (partially due to the events surrounding the disaster trying to record it in LA, is 'Octave'. Driftwood and The Day We Meet Again was a cornerstone in a relationship I had from 1984 to 1986 witha woman 20 years my senior who grew up with the 60s music and offered me a "trip" down her memory lane with bootlegs, etc. We knew it was only for a short moment in time, as she refused to keep me from exploring women more my age in college, and I was fine with what it was...but when we listened to this music sober or high, it attached that album to her in my mind..and I smile and appreciate those 2 years with her....++++Timothy Leary's dead...no, no, no, no he's outside looking in.+++++

@jamiegoddard562

9 ай бұрын

This track is from days of future past very orchestrated album very great album very beautiful poetry and relaxing that covers the day twilight and nights well worth listening to written at the tale end of the 60s nights is a great epic track

@jamiegoddard562

9 ай бұрын

Recomend moody blues song the voice

@jamiegoddard562

9 ай бұрын

It was used to create quadrophenic sound a early form of surround sound that didnt take off in the 60s moody's got asked to do a orchestrated album to see what they could come up with

Moody Blues is one of the few “rock” groups that can play with a full symphony orchestra. They’re amazing

@doughartley3513

Жыл бұрын

There’s quite a few rock groups that can, the ones who can do it well understand music, probably reasonably well versed in classical music.

@stevecrocker6904

Жыл бұрын

I love the Moodies - but I'll add Procol Harum to the list of great rock bands linking seemlessly with an orchestra. They did it at Edmonton Canada 1971 and again in Denmark in 2006. But yes, they also were sophisticated, well trained musicians who we could assume would have what it takes to play in an orchestra themselves if they so chose

@tanyarobinson1146

Жыл бұрын

I am a classical musician and the orchestra gives me chills.

@richardmoloney689

Жыл бұрын

They, among others: Camel, Genesis, Renaissance, Yes, Magenta Iona, America.

@bettyrose959

Жыл бұрын

Mike Pinder was an Orchestra all by himself.

Nights In White Satin was the theme of my senior prom in high school, and this was the slow dance/feature song. Very fond memories, and nothing but love for the Moody Blues.

You have to appreciate how underrated The Moody Blues were, this song first came out in 1967 and didn't make much impact. Re-released in 1972, they took off to new heights when all of a sudden a 5 year old song, made the charts again. A group that had much polish and class in their act. If you want to hear songs with orchestration and strong vocals, check out Barry Ryan from 1968-9 with Eloise and Love Is Love. These 2 songs have all the hallmarks of big production with strong vocals and great music. His brother Paul and he went to a friends house where Richard Harris the actor was present and proceeded to play his new song MacArthur Park mid 1968, written by Jimmy Webb, another great tune with big production and orchestration. When they came away his brother then wrote Eloise and as the rest they say is history.

Originally recorded in 1967, this song was the “nighttime” part of an album that begins with the break of dawn and goes through an ordinary, but also ETERNAL, 24-hour day (“nights in white satin, NEVER REACHING THE END”). The album is called “Days of Future Passed” (passed being a pun on past), and as a whole, it is a PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE. Because the album deals with time, the cover art includes an hourglass, the phases of the moon, and symbols of the hours & seasons. It also depicts white “knights” (in satin?), providing a pun between “nights” and “knights.” The band was backed up by an orchestra, as they are in this much more recent performance.

@joehartmann9353

2 жыл бұрын

Saw them in concert 3 times.

@andyfletcher3561

2 жыл бұрын

I would say more at the roots of progressive rock than psychedelic, but yeah.

@richgoebel882

2 жыл бұрын

Plus the album begins and ends with spoken word with a little more orchestra in the background.

@barbaraburton8914

2 жыл бұрын

Just think that the artists in this version are much older and that voices change as we age. Even so this is amazing and there is a longer version that has a flute solo in it that really blows you away. You owe it to yourselves to listen to this uninterrupted so you truly get the flow of incredible beauty. Every generation thinks it's music is the best, but I truly think the 60's and 70's were some of the best and they were generally not mean songs, not hateful to women, not against other generations.

@jangle4246

2 жыл бұрын

The album Days of Future Passed is both early progressive rock and early psychedelic rock (= rock music inspired by or representative of psychedelic culture). A few quotes from Wikipedia: (1) The album’s music features psychedelic rock ballads, (2) All Music’s Bruce Eder calls it “one of the defining documents of the blossoming psychedelic era;” (3) David Fricke says it’s “closer to high-art pomp than psychedelia” [Honestly, “psychedelic” is a better description of my experience, but it's fine that we have different opinions].

The Metallica song you're thinking of is NOTHING ELSE MATTERS. Really similar intro. Well done! I love that you guys are exploring the music of my youth, as a 64 year old lady.

@AllPhaseTherapy

Жыл бұрын

I never thought about it but now that you say it, the intro to Nothing Else Matters is almost identical.

@jasonbrown3694

Жыл бұрын

Really similar, you say??? Right on, I say but The Moody blues were around way before Metallica but if you listen to the intro to night's in white satin off the album: Days of future passed that'll actually show you something totally different. While listening to the live version of night's in white satin I was saying scorpion's with Michael Schenker but you are totally 100% correct, Metallica: nothing else matters

@historynerd6630

Жыл бұрын

it's not only the drum it's also the guitar riffs

@kellymilnerhalls1723

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonbrown3694 great point. The Moody Blues were first, so perhaps Metallica admired KNIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN before they wrote NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.

@mollymcbutthurt

Жыл бұрын

It’s funny you say it sounds western or like old country, because both come from old Irish music, specifically Sean-nós singing. Even some sea shanties take from old Irish folk music. Little history lesson, some say Sean-nós singing sounds like Arabic and it’s funny because it’s now being said that the Irish original came from Iran and other areas of the Misdle East and when they’ve studied the Irish language they’ve found so many similarities with old Semitic languages.

Another Great British🇬🇧 band from home of ELO, Black Sabbath and UB40 in Englands second city. This little island has produced some unbelievable music and the Moody Blues and Justins voice are exceptional in that pantheon!

You are right Amber, a good concert is really a 2-3 hour escape from reality 🎉

Geez! Justin Hayward wrote this song when he was only 19! The arrangement is so beautiful beyond belief and warms you all over.

I grew up on this music. The instruments were played live so you got the depth of the sound...if you heard a horn, flute or violin, someone was actually playing it, not machine made...this was real music

His voice gives me goose bumps. Could listen all night to this song. Incredible.!❤😊❤

I was so lucky in my younger years to see The Moody Blues in concert! It was unspeakably incredible!

Oh no, if you didn’t hear the poem at the end, then you didn’t get the full experience; you owe it to yourselves to hear the version from the album DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. It’s part of a whole “day” told from the very beginning to the “night” and of course NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN is the finale. You won’t regret it.

@unclemeat7310

2 жыл бұрын

This poem is "Late Lament" by Graeme Edge which was later added to EP. I don't know who reads it for the LP but they kill it.

@Daddiodave1

2 жыл бұрын

Jay and Amber-- try to find the Moody Blues live at Red Rocks. They performed the entire album "Days of the Future Past" (that "Nights in White Satin" is just one track of) with a symphony orchestra. I have it on VHS...

@coach303

2 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite album's frlm the 70's!

@davidwoolbright3675

2 жыл бұрын

60’s. It was released in 67.

@jackkeck786

2 жыл бұрын

@@unclemeat7310 Mike Pinder, the Moody Blues keyboard player read the poems while he was in the band. Graeme Edge read "Late Lament" the last time I saw them live.

One of the most ethereal bands that’s ever existed, exquisite music from a seminal band.

This song is a monument to beauty, musicality and greatness. A great, great band. Different, but great band. Once you get to know and listen to the songs of Moody Blues it stays with you. And this in particular is a tremendous orchestration.

We had the greatest music in the 60’s and 70’s

@nicolasmalley306

3 ай бұрын

Yes especially in GB 🇬🇧

I'm 70. This was the final song to every high school dance in my day. I'm amazed you can appreciate it. Brings me to tears. Thank you.

@justincase1575

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@mariegarside8830

Жыл бұрын

I'm a boomer - we had the tunes.

@loopielou4426

Жыл бұрын

Tears in my eyes too. What a voice

This beautiful song never gets OLD. That's what good music is all about.

@joshgessinger4509

Жыл бұрын

Hell ya we get older but the our music never gets old. When I listen to it takes me back i can feel young again for 5 minutes anyway 😂

He wrote it at 19 and here he is singing with his strong voice at 65 yrs old.

Amber, You SO belong in the 1960’s! Your soul fits so well. Love you guys!

@ThePosiamus

5 ай бұрын

💞

Not only is this live, but they first did this song about 40 years before this concert. Yes, what a voice.

@elsieservant6963

Жыл бұрын

The concert they did this AT was in a place called the Isle of Wight , was a awesome concert . They did at venuss as well lol

@northleedsbhoy

Жыл бұрын

@@elsieservant6963the 1970 concert on the Isle of Wight, which is an Island of the south coast of England was attended by more people than Woodstock. I wasn’t old enough then to attend but I wish I’d been there. This is some of the lineup at the festival - some of the true greats of the era. The 1970 event was by far the largest of these early festivals; indeed it was said at the time to be one of the largest human gatherings in the world, with estimates of over 600,000, surpassing the attendance at Woodstock. Included in the line-up of over fifty performers were Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, The Doors, The Who, Lighthouse, Ten Years After, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Joni Mitchell, The Moody Blues, Melanie, Donovan, Gilberto Gil, Free, Chicago, Richie Havens, John Sebastian, Leonard Cohen, Jethro Tull, Taste (Irish band) and Tiny Tim. The unexpectedly high attendance levels led, in 1971, to Parliament adding a section to the Isle of Wight County Council Act 1971 preventing overnight open-air gatherings of more than 5,000 people on the island without

The marriage of rock and a full blown symphony orchestra is shown to be the definition of perfection.. timeless, beautiful, a classic for decades to come.... Breathtaking!!!

This is what the live version was missing at the end Breathe deep the gathering gloom Watch lights fade from every room Bedsitter people look back and lament Another day's useless energy 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 and yellow white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion?

@miketracy1064

9 ай бұрын

AMEN!

@raymondohlsen5054

8 ай бұрын

Yes!!

@maddieme69

8 ай бұрын

It adds to the beauty of this song and is such a beautiful ending.

@DAL12343

8 ай бұрын

I was really hoping this specific video had it. It elevates an already genius piece of music to another plain ❤

@buisyman

8 ай бұрын

@@DAL12343 So was I

This piece is one of my all time favourites, it’s so moving and so transporting. I was born in the early sixties in England and grew up with the likes of these brilliant artists. It was always a teen favourite slow dance at the end of the disco, this or whiter shade of pale/ procul harem and you really felt like you were in love with whoever you slow danced with . What really moves me is the almost supernatural backing wail when Justin songs “I love you “, my hairs go up , it’s a rush , so amazing ❤ I have been truly blessed to grow up in the UK with so so much brilliant music and artists over the decades . Music is everything ❤

Shout out to John Lodge on bass, doing what bassists do best. Un-showily anchoring the whole beautiful piece

Almost all the Moody Blues albums from '69 to "74 were "story" albums with all the songs tied together with a common theme. Listening to an entire album sets the story to music. Never has a band done that as amazingly as these guys did, since.

@mikedickison244

Жыл бұрын

Or before.

@salvador754

Жыл бұрын

Very unique thanks for explaining somewhat

This young woman is so astute. She should be a writer. "It's relaxing and elevating at the same time". What a great point and I don't think I have ever heard that.

What wonderful insight you both have you really feel this most beautiful song, my favourite of all time. I'm glad young people like you appreciate true genius.

Arguably the mist underrated band of all time. Ive seen them live and they were amazing.

This was the song that notified the world that "The Moody Blues have arrived", and boy, did they ever. I have followed their music for more than 50 years and I still love each and every song. Yes the album versions are amazing but the live performances are phenomenal. I wont even recommend a song because others will do that, but all I can say is you will not find a bad song in their catalogue. And Amber, you look great wearing The Beatles!

@SeaMonster111

2 жыл бұрын

Breathe deep, the gathering gloom. Watch light fade from every room.

@marcieharreld286

2 жыл бұрын

But she's wearing AC/DC "Back in Black"...😉😉😉🎶🎼🎵🤘🤘

Soooooo beautiful, I'm 72 years old and enjoyed the music then and it's soooooo awesome to hear you listening to this music!

@ronaldplishka

5 ай бұрын

Im 72 as well.... remember listening to this in College... appreciate their appreciation of a brilliant song

@keithsmith6553

4 ай бұрын

Me too

One of the most beautiful songs from the sixties and seventies. But I wish this version has the soliloquy. Chills listening to this.

@DAL12343

8 ай бұрын

I was hoping the same thing. It takes the song to a whole new plain. This song is my youth. It's so beautiful it always brings tears. Gosh we had great music back then. I'm so glad they played it and many who've never heard it have now had the chance

@mikeguerrero72

7 ай бұрын

​@anniecummings574 That's exactly right Annie. My hope is similar to many. If these songs are brought to the younger listeners maybe inspiration will help bring music like this back.

This is the 1st song that I really became infatuated with back in the early 70's. I'm 62 and have been a Moody Blues fan all my life. Saw them in Dallas in the very early 80's with this guy I hadn't heard of name Stevie Ray Vaughn! What a damn fine concert that was. They were both so dynamic live. Justin Hayward is such a smooth singer, even at 65! Truly a beautiful, ethereal masterpiece.

For those who wish they played the album version and have the need to hear the "Late Lament" poem just as I do: 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

@ericanderson8886

2 жыл бұрын

lol Maybe someday they'll hear it.

@brianlove9941

2 жыл бұрын

They literally stopped the song before it was over

@Mr.Batsu12

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericanderson8886 I'm sure there are many, like me, who have heard the album version so many times you expect to hear the poem. You need to hear the poem. :D

@Mycroftsbrother

2 жыл бұрын

My mind always goes to the poem after hearing this song.

@jayneedoh5684

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Oh MAN this is about the most beautiful rock song from my youth. Imagine your a 16 year old hippy hearing the amazing pice of poetry put to epic music. Truly art! Hearing this again makes my truly sorry for todays youth. They are completely deprived of beauty.

@futurereflections4097

10 ай бұрын

As a guy in my 20s, we can’t imagine it. Because it’s not new. Listening to this stuff new must have been amazing. Jealous. There’s some still relatively new stuff that you’d like though. “Hey moon” by John Maus really reminds me of this song. And if you dig into bands and artists he associates with, it’s a nice little rabbit hole.

This song touches my soul.!!❤😊❤

Oh the great fantastic memories of seeing the Moody Blues in concert. OMG what a band and show they did put on.

Real musicians no auto tune, no tricks just massive talent.

I am 69 years old and this song lifts me up a few feet into the air just like it did when I was 20. I enjoy watching you two and appreciate your reactions to all the fabulous music.

I love watching your reactions to this music. This was one of my favorite songs of all time. How cool it is to see it affect young people like yourselves the same way it has always affected me.

Love this band, especially this song! Thank you for appreciating our music. I'm an oldie, but music will never go away, in my lifetime. Many blessing to your family.🎶🫶🔥

I’m so pleased you loved them. I was there with my beautiful husband at The Royal Albert Hall for that concert. It was truly amazing, Justin did not disappoint. His voice was pitch perfect, they sounded awesome. The orchestra were amazing. I first fell in love with The Moody Blues back in 1967. You must check out their album Days of Future Past. Justin wrote the album starting in the morning. One of the stand out track is Tuesday Afternoon. It follows the day and ends with Nights in white Satin. So many fabulous bands back in the day. The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers. They were magnificent Enjoy xx ❤️❤️

as a sound engineer myself i remember mixing this gig and during soundcheck my boss came to the sound desk with the hairs on his arms up on end ,this is a legendary track

@richardpare3538

Жыл бұрын

Was Mark Hogue organizing their tours then?

@chrisclose7793

Жыл бұрын

@@richardpare3538 yep he was but i was working at the albert hall as the engineer

@dave9497

Жыл бұрын

That movement at the end brings me to tears every time. Its as if you can hear Our Lord breathing.

@ralpharodriguez

Жыл бұрын

​@@dave9497 I am with you completely, Dave. It strikes every emotional sensor I have at every level. It's "sweeping", coming at me with wave after wave of profound simplicity.

@wallacecallow2255

Жыл бұрын

Wow! I've been watching the DVD of this for years, and it was my favorite live performance by them. It was perfect! Sometimes we forget that people had to do the meticulous work of getting the acoustics and sound just right, and how to record such a production. I have a hard enough time just trying to record songs on my old Marantz audiocassette stereo recorder, dual mics. Good job! And I've seen them around 10 times. I also do covers of some of their stuff.

Im 64yrz old ...knights in white satin has been my favorite song since it came out in 1967. Yall should go back and hear the original too !

I wish you reacted to the original recording. His voice is even better when he’s younger. Still great for his age. Sometimes as we get older, it’s not quite the same.

Like Justin said when I saw them live “ you’ve heard classic rock, now you’re going to hear classical rock” and they nailed it!

I am in tears. I've heard this at least a hundred times, and have had the privilege of hearing it played live many times... but this morning it was announced that drummer Graeme Edge (the drummer on the left) is fading away from cancer. The full band stopped touring 3 years ago, and I've heard Justin (this singer) sing in several solo shows. We fans (me since 1967) have always had the hope we'd get to hear the full band one more time, but now we know we never will. I have also had the privilege of seeing some of the (rare) live orchestra shows they did.

@marianclough8577

2 жыл бұрын

I had all of their LPs and it's so sad when a band breaks up or loses it's members to death. I miss them.

@alainagrandma6156

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen them countless times live, with and without orchestra, I've seen them on three Moody Blues cruises, and I've seen Justin and John in their individual solo shows. The Moody Blues music is magical in any venue, and I love to see new people start to understand how freaking special they are! Thankful to be of the era that experienced this as a matter of fact.

@bkswanson2461

2 жыл бұрын

I've had the privilege also of seeing Moodys many times. There's nothing in this world I can compare the experience with!!! Truly best experiences of my,life. Found myself wishing could just stay there rest of my days. Their songs and etherial energy takes you to another beautiful dimension which you Never want to leave, EVER!!! RIP Graeme and Ray♡♡♡♡

Moody Blue was unique. Nobody sounded like them. I love watching you discover our music! Watching you enjoy it as much as we did back in the day makes my heart happy!

One of my favorites. It never gets old.

I'm up in my 70's, and I remember when they started out, a lot of people said, "A British rock band with a symphonic orchestra? Are you crazy?" Well, history was made. I'm so glad you enjoyed, AND, did a very good job on commenting!

thats what the music from the 60's and 70's gave us, emotions!!!! love seeing young people experience our music from the day. its timeless

This song is forlorn and beautiful and magical almost. The music touches the soul.

This song right here, OMG!!! 🔥🔥🔥

Music from the 60's to the early 80's is the best. It was a time where musicians & vocalists were very well trained and you had to be very talented to be noticed. Technology was also becoming more prevalent. Put those 2 together and some incredible music was produced. Young people are amazed at how all of these live performances were so good and the answer is the artists were exceptional. The live shows were outstanding.

@dianetheisen8664

Жыл бұрын

For me it's music 🎶 from the 50's 60's and 70's. But also Big Band music 🎶. I love the Blues, Rock, R&B, too.

We never realized how similar sounding this intro is to Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matter” (1992 release). Thanks for bringing it to our attention, Jay! Moody Blues’ “Nights in White Satin was a LOT earlier, however (1967). Great reaction video. Thanks, as always. You two are the best. Hugs to your beautiful family from the Upper Texas Gulf Coast. Nance & Gabe

@tsgeisel

2 жыл бұрын

I was coming here to see if anyone else commented on the similarity to Nothing Else Matters. (Which I'm sure others have done as well.)

@vladtheinhaler93

2 жыл бұрын

I think that little 'phrase' stood out more in this performance, but I will look out for it when I listen to the studio version!

@SIRRUBADUBDUB

2 жыл бұрын

Well observed

@hdrmobile6068

2 жыл бұрын

I hadn't noticed that. Metallica is known to have some similar riffs and beats that border on theft.

@BucketWheat

2 жыл бұрын

@@hdrmobile6068 > you are correct, that Moody Blues did it first... So it would be Metallica that "stole" the riffs...

iam very lucky to found you guys and tell you that this song somebody told me about it was 2018 and the girl who write me the song and the Name of the band who sing , I was sourprise because the girl was 14 years old and she told me that she loved this kind of music,since then i loved this song

One of the magical 60's songs. My dad always played it. I recently bought the remastered 5.1 expanded album for a nice price.

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.

@Krzyszczynski

Жыл бұрын

I read somewhere once that he doesn't think satin sheets are the best for sleeping on/in! (Too slippery, IIRC.)

@dennisclouser3458

Жыл бұрын

@@Krzyszczynski love cotton sheets, flannel sheets for winter.

@angiew4544

Жыл бұрын

​@Krzyszczynski they are slippery !

Nights in white satin is one of those few songs that give you cold chills through out the entire song. I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s listening to the bands that you guys have been playing. Love your reactions you’re so cute together 😍

@avioncamper

Жыл бұрын

Just had a chill.

I was waiting for the flute to come in to see the look on Amber's face. She did not disappoint.

My sister and I have been Moodies fans since we first heard the "A Question Of Balance" album one of our cousins played for us in 1972 when we were in our early teens. Been to most of their concerts in Sydney over the years, was amazing to attend Justin Haywards concert at the State Theatre back in 2017 😉

The best way to listen and enjoy the Moody Blues is to turn off all the lights, burn a couple of candles, put on your best headphones and sit back and push play. The magic of the Moody Blues was in the studio. If you listen real close, you will hear something new every time you play the same record. They were so underrated, it was embarrassing to comprehend. And, they came out long before Metallica so if anyone stole a riff, it was Metallica.

@donjackson5522

2 жыл бұрын

My wife would not be happy to hear this but my first girlfriend and I used The Moody Blues to make love to every time. I think THAT is the best way to experience their music.

@fuita227

2 жыл бұрын

Oh and ah...nothing country about it.

@jimnoakes9394

2 жыл бұрын

The moody blues were never underrated they were considered one of the best bands in the world and sold millions of records

@randallharbour6230

Жыл бұрын

You forgot the joint. I would get lost in this song.

This and "Whiter shade of Pale", which you have reacted to already, both written in1967. The two most beautiful pieces ever in the rock genre of that era. Todd the retired trucker.

@Frankie--da-fixer

2 жыл бұрын

I loved them all,but for some reason i always cought myself listening to Tuesday Afternoon more than any:-)

The entire album is golden. It takes you through a day, from sunup to sundown to night. And just beautiful. I remember taking a long car ride listening to this, I was about 18. I will be 71 soon, still love it.

I know this clip is a few years old, and you may not see this comment, but I am 56y old and I first heard this in my late teens. To this day I truly believe this is the best song ever written and performed in music history. I know this is just my opinion, but I am a lover of most styles and genres of music and this is the best, most captivating piece out there!!❤