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SEVENTH SOJOURNThe Moody BluesCrossover Prog3.76 | 342 ratings |
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Yes, the Seventh Sojourn album..This is for me one of the best Moody albums. The sound is great, the songs are great, the cover match the music. The first thing I noticed was a change in the keyboard department. Pinder had changed from Mellotron to Chamberlin. The Chamberlin sounds GREAT, and he uses it perfectly in every single song. It is rumored that a Mellotron is also used on the album, but I cant really tell in which songs. "Lost in a lost world" has got good lyrics & great Chamberlin playing. They ALMOST sound like Genesis on this one. "New horizons" is just beautiful, and again outstandig Chamberlin playing. Pinder's got a real good ear for melody and how to orchestrate things. Really good vocals here from Hayward, lots of emotion. "Isn't life strange" is an epic song. The only thing I dont like about it is the drums are too low in the mix. "Land of make-believe" and "When your'e a free man" are very good, melancholic songs. Again great keyboards. There are some cheesy moments on the album though, like "For my lady" and in "I'm just a singer", and some lame lyrics here & there but the album fuctions well as a whole. That's also why I'm only giving it a 4 star rating. It may not be prog, but an essetial album if you're a Moody Blues fan. I love it.
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