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Topic: The Seventh Sojourn...
Posted: October 11 2005 at 15:49

...what do you think about it?

P.S. I have mixed feelings... Stern Smile

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Posted: October 11 2005 at 16:11

I'm not familiar with the album apart from a few songs- I love 'Isn't Life Strange' a lot (one of their best) yet I really never liked 'I'm Just A Singer In A Rock 'N' Roll Band' at all; it set the template for the more basic, weaker albums like 'Octave' and 'The Present'...

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Posted: October 11 2005 at 16:26

Well, the first album which didn't do that much to me... a good effort but not comparing to other earlier albums by The Moody Blues, but light years better than anything released after it (Studio albums only).

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Posted: October 11 2005 at 16:41

Andrea Cortese wrote:

...what do you think about it?

P.S. I have mixed feelings... Stern Smile

I kind of feel that way about all their albums...

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Posted: October 12 2005 at 00:40

To me it is a dear part of the Classic Seven, never any problems in liking it.

On Mike Pinder's songwriting it could be the best... Lost in a Lost World, When You're a Free Man.
On the Lodge side not among the strongest; Ray Thomas' To My Lady is among his best;
Hayward has done better songs than on this albums, but all in all it's an enjoyable,
more straightforward MB and I love the airy sound of it.

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Posted: October 12 2005 at 09:54

My problem with The Moody Blues is that to me half of the songs on their albums is an excellent progressive blend of rock and classic and the other half has too much pop tendencies. During the years I have sold all my albums, I only own the great 2-CD This Is The Moody Blues featuring most of their strong work.

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Posted: October 13 2005 at 07:30

I Like this album. It is as good as the six earlier albums.

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Posted: October 13 2005 at 08:14

One of my favourite Moody Blues albums. As mentioned above, Ray Thomas' track is one of his best. "I'm just a singer in a rock-n-roll band gets me going every time, and "Isn't life strange" and "New horizons" have a wonderful relaxed feel to them.

By the way, anyone familiar with Ray Thomas' two solo albums "From mighty oaks" and "Poems wishes and dreams" (I think Embarrassed )? Very under-rated albums with great sleeves. Time they were out on CD I think.

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Posted: October 13 2005 at 08:32

My least favourite of the 7 classic ones. Also the only one I did not acquired (as LP) when it was released.

Albums like "On the threshold of a dream" or "A question of balance" sounded new and experimental back in '69-70 while "Seventh Sojourn" sounded "dated" in '72, especially when you compare with other major 1972 releases. (Foxtrot, Close to the Edge just to quote two obscure ones)

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Posted: October 13 2005 at 08:58

It was the first "new" album that came out when I was first a Moodies fan. I had collected all the rest retrospectively, and so was looking forward to some brand new stuff. I remember being particularly disappointed that Isn't Life Stange was included as we had been promised it would be a single-only release - just being greedy for more I guess! The first two tracks were standout stuff, but thereafter I felt it lost something, and I'm Just a Singer was never a favourite.

It is certainly the least "progressive" of the classic 7, but then again lightyears better than anything thereafter (I gave up after Octave which I thought was a bit of a stinker). I haven't heard it in years now, but just looking at the track listing again, there's nothing really that excites me now after the first two tracks.

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Posted: October 13 2005 at 09:13

So lads, in what order would you put the "classic 7 albums"?

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Posted: October 13 2005 at 09:45

1. OTTOAD (4.5)

2. TOCCC (4.3)

3. ISOTLC (4.0)

4. EGBDF (3.9)

5. QoB (3.8)

6. SS (3.5)

7. DOFP (3) (sorry - never liked the orchestral parts!)

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Posted: October 13 2005 at 09:49

krauthead wrote:

So lads, in what order would you put the "classic 7 albums"?

Hello Krauthead,

I think that Seventh Sojourn should be in the last position, as you can se from my latest review.

The best is days Of Future Passed for its great impact and influence, then In Search Of The Lost Chord. I haven't listened to all the albums from them yet, so I can't complete your poll!

P.S. What do you think about Amon Duul II?

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Posted: October 13 2005 at 15:13

Andrea Cortese wrote:

krauthead wrote:

So lads, in what order would you put the "classic 7 albums"?

Hello Krauthead,

I think that Seventh Sojourn should be in the last position, as you can se from my latest review.

The best is days Of Future Passed for its great impact and influence, then In Search Of The Lost Chord. I haven't listened to all the albums from them yet, so I can't complete your poll!

P.S. What do you think about Amon Duul II?

I have the "classic 7 albums" and Seventh Sojourn is their weekest.

Don't know why I asked... I have problems by complete it by myself, all have good moments though...

Amon Düül II who's that? Just kidding with you, love them... Tanz Der Lemminge is my favourite what album is yours?

*Dancing madly backwards on a sea of air* - Captain Beyond

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Posted: October 13 2005 at 15:22

Back in a quicky... must have a quick listen at the cd's and complete this list

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Posted: October 13 2005 at 15:42

On The Threshold Of A Dream

A Question Of Balance

In Search Of The Lost Chord

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Days Of Future Passed

To Our Children's Children's Children

Seventh Sojourn

^ Very strange since the last time I really sat down and listening from "DOFP" to "SS" I was saying that "EGBDF" was their best and second was "DOFP", man I need a shrink

But sure they're "moody" and maybe todays mood made this selection, take it with a pinch of salt...

*Dancing madly backwards on a sea of air* - Captain Beyond

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Posted: October 13 2005 at 15:45

Or maybe the list looks like it does because of I was only listening to small pieces of the songs.

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Posted: October 14 2005 at 00:38

krauthead wrote:

Andrea Cortese wrote:

krauthead wrote:

So lads, in what order would you put the "classic 7 albums"?

Hello Krauthead,

I think that Seventh Sojourn should be in the last position, as you can se from my latest review.

The best is days Of Future Passed for its great impact and influence, then In Search Of The Lost Chord. I haven't listened to all the albums from them yet, so I can't complete your poll!

P.S. What do you think about Amon Duul II?

I have the "classic 7 albums" and Seventh Sojourn is their weekest.

Don't know why I asked... I have problems by complete it by myself, all have good moments though...

Amon Düül II who's that? Just kidding with you, love them... Tanz Der Lemminge is my favourite what album is yours?

I only have a 2 cds anthology collection released under dejavu records label in 2005.

Disc 1

1.	Phallus Dei
2.	Soap Shop Rock
3.	Wolf City
4.	Nada Moonshine #
5.	Cerberus
6.	Lilac Lillies
7.	Castaneda da Dream
8.	La Paloma
9.	Surrounded by the Stars
10.	Black Pearls of Wisdom
11.	Nada Cairo
1.	disc 2 Archangel Thunderbird
2.	All the Years Round
3.	Wie Der Wind Am Ende Einer Strasse
4.	Kiss Ma Eee
5.	Speed in My Shoes
6.	What You Gonna Do?
7.	Flowers of the Orient
8.	Dry Your Ears
9.	Jam Hai
10.	C.I.D. in Uruk
11.	Deutsch Nepal
12.	Syntleman's March of the Roaring 70th
13.	Dancing on Fire
14.	Jam 71

I've got also some mp3s (ex. Sleepwakers timeless bridge).

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Posted: October 14 2005 at 03:44

Nice collection Andrea and I suppose that the quality of the sound must be great since it was released in 2005.

Their best albums are:

Tanz Der Lemminge (their most progressive effort and one of the best albums ever made), if you find the Repertoire resmatered cd, buy it Andrea and I promiss you that you wont regret it.

Yeti, their second album is also very fine with the Soap Shop Rock as the starter and it continues in that way throughout the whole album, if you bought Tanz Der Lemminge and like it you will need this aswell.

Phallus Dei, what I guess is latin for 'God's Penis'... their first and very solid work, not as good as the two above albums though if the Tanz and Yeti are "5-stars albums" then 'Phallus' is a 4.5 so it's lightyears from crap.

'Live In London' is also very good.

'Wolf City' is great, almost a classic.

'Carnival In Babylon', here the band begins to "drop" a bit though not bad at all.

I can only recommend you the double album 'Made In Germany' witch came in 1975, read reviews for this since it's more like a strange concept-rock-opera-something

The rest of their studio works, forget it since there's both fill-out tracks and stinkers, some loaded with this kind of sh*t...

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Posted: October 14 2005 at 03:55

The live album Lemmingmania from 1975, forgot that one... very good in sound

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