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  | MOODY BLUES ~ DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED (DELUXE EDITION)
DERAM 9832150 (Barcode: 602498321508) ~ UK ~ Progressive Rock
Recorded: 1967 Released: 2006
If there ever was an album that epitomizes the meaning of Progressive Rock this is it! This magnificent new edition of the timeless classic receives the proper treatment at last – almost 40 years after its creation. This is the 2nd album by the Moody BluesFind albums by this artist, recorded in 1967. The group existed a few years before this album was recorded and even scored a huge hit with the song “Go Now” in 1964, which was the basis for their first album (Go Now!Find albums with this title in US and The Magnificent MoodiesFind albums with this title in UK), but at that time the group was playing an entirely different kind of music, namely Rhythm And Blues – typical of scores of other UK groups at the time. The release of this epic work came as a huge surprise, considering the revolutionary (at that time) approach to making music – a marriage of Rock and Classical music, ergo the basis of Progressive Rock. (BTW a similar story applies to another Prog giant – GenesisFind albums by this artist – with their debut album (From Genesis To RevelationFind albums with this title) foretelling very little as to their next album – TrespassFind albums with this title). As mentioned before, this album has everything that defines Prog: it features a Classical Orchestra (The London Festival OrchestraFind albums by this artist) and a Rock group, it is a concept album, the songs are several minutes long, etc., etc. The sheer audacity of placing a Rock group and a Symphony Orchestra in the same recording studio was unthinkable earlier on and considering how well it works is a piece of musical magic. Of course the songs are majestic, with “Nights In White Satin” safely placed at the pantheon of all-time classics. This new edition adds an entire CD of previously never heard material, both studio and live (BBC), which of course is a revelation, considering how long it was kept in the vault and how great it is. The new remasters are pristine and sound better than anything recorded these days and the SACD 5.1 mix is stunning. This is an absolute classic and a must in every record collection.
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