The Moody Blues - Dr.Livingstone

too bad ray retired from the moody blues
although his contribution to rock n' roll music will be seen for generations to come

Ray Thomas is a jolly gentleman.

seeing him smile and being so happy when he sings make me smile, i just can't help it

Only the best and that is The Moody Blues!

If you go back and review the contributions by Ray and Mike to the MB, you realize they were substantial. I have never read so many genuine appreciative / positive remarks about a band and the posters here. I don't know who was responsible for the Edge/Pinder split, but both rather selfish and stubborn IMHO for not burying the hatchet over such a trivial remark..if that was indeed the true cause. So Mike, Ray, Graeme how about it? Just a studio album ? No need to go on the road. Music, Life!

These guys were so underrated and probably more original in sound and concept than any other art rock band of the late 1960's and 1970's.

mmgdavis: What I meant was that after the 'Core 7" & "octave," the style, after pinder retired was so completely different as opposed to when he was writing, singing, & playin the "Mellotron." Patrick Moraz played strictly keyboards at his style, but nothing like pinder did. Moraz never sang or wrote. "Go Now" & 67-73 were when the MB's were at their finest. Hall of fame material. I define anything after 7th sojourn, good but not great. Pinder is credited with being the true founder of the band.

Yes bellybutton, Ray wrote it & sang it. He sang every tune he composed. The video left out the line "There are polarbears & seals, there are giant antartic eels." The video was shortened.

Sorry, my mistake on the explanation of a left out verse. I printed out the lyrics, & it appears that on the 3rd chorus, Ray repeated the line, "I've seen butterflies galore, I've seen people big & small." He instead should have sung, "I've seen polar bears & seals & giant antarctic eels." He goofed up, I guess. That's OK! We still love Ray! Hope he gets better with his health.

the thing about this band is that they all seem to be having a fantastic time while hammering out thier awesome songs. trully great band. . .