RIP Mike Pinder, Moody Blues

[Bucket Lister]

At 82, founding member and the original keyboard player of the rock group the Moody Blues. Pinder was the last original surviving member of the group.

 

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[Mackaydon]

BL, thanks for your post, though very sad to read.
I have great memories associated with that group; all good--especially with this song:

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Don in SoCal

 

[Bucket Lister]

Have you heard any of Doc's versions?

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I have been listening to, and still listen to MB for 60 years now and still listening to them. Started listening in 1964 when I heard "Go Now" on radio.

 

[Mackaydon]

Taking me back..........

Don in SoCal
PS: Hard to believe they are all gone.

 

[Bucket Lister]

I have been listening to, and still listen to MB for 60 years now and still listening to them. Started listening in 1964 when I heard "Go Now" on radio.

You've got me by a few years.

They were--by far--my elder sister's favorite group, which was probably my first exposure. Later, her S.O. put all their early albums on a 10" or 12" reel to reel. Seemed like it was always playing there.

In addition to Doc Watson's cover, there are 2 albums known collectively as the Moody Bluegrass project. Pinder is on the 2nd album, along with Hayward, Lodge, Edge, and Thomas.

 

[newnan man]

Your wildest Dreams was my favorite song of theirs. I always liked their music.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Great video for Graeme Edge's drumming...

 

[ArfieBoy]

I saw the Moody Blues in Boise, Idaho many years ago and they were fantastic! I always said that their music spoke to my soul.

 

[xr7ator]

I saw them at Red Rocks in the late 1980's. We showed there in the AM (back then you could, now not so) and had blankets covering the middle rows on 1st and 2nd row (steps) for all our group to sit. (general admission back then) During the show, if you stood up on the front row, you were standing on the floor and security would make us stand on our step if we wanted to stand, yet everyone else could stand as they were already on a step and crowded the folks in row 2. It pissed my buddy Scott Okeneske off and he spent the next hour or so getting everyone in the first five rows to rush the stage. We did just that and I ended up standing against the rail just before the stage area right in the middle. The look on the security guys faces was interesting as they jumped over the rail and stood between the group and the rail hoping the crowd wasn't going to come over it as well. I looked back to watch the crowd, and everyone moved down half a dozen or so steps (rows). Other than getting a little tight (ok, it got real tight!) against the rail until everyone settled down and quit trying to move closer any longer, very cool experience and a great memory.
Great band, for sure.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Full concert, 1968....