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The most remarkable and dramatic start to the album with belting guitars, strident strings and vocal harmonies, this is the Moody's 'wall of sound' at its best. Justin Hayward describes how he had two songs, both in the key of C that he could not complete and he eventually ... Read review
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QUESTION OF BALANCE^ A
The beautifully remastered version of the Moody Blues's 1970 back-to-basics album
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(translation: they cut way back on the overdubs) strips away the original aural murk at last, and includes informative liner-note interviews with the band about the recor...
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Advantages: Brilliant example of the Moody Blues style Disadvantages: A little short by contemporary standards
...mystical, possibly religious, slant to the words of the verses and a hint of hope for the future "Just open your eyes and realise the way its always been … Just open your heart and that's a start".
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Advantages: Excellent all-round Moody's album Disadvantages: Short by modern standards but recompensed by additional material
...I have to admit that my first view of the MoodyBlues playing 'live' was on BBC television's "The Lulu Show" back in 1970 when they performed the title track of this album. I had of course experienced their previous studio offerings and was well versed in the Moody sound. "Question of Balance" remains a firm favourite from their early years and is a good introduction to their musical style. It also demonstrates the distinctive vocal styles of each of the group. The lyrics are less "acid" than some offerings but still plumb the depths (the "Whats", the "Whys") of man's condition in life.
"Question of Balance" was the MoodyBlues fifth studio album and recorded in 1970. In 2003 Universal Music embarked on a project to re-master all five of these early MoodyBlues albums from the original tapes using modern production techniques...
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Question Of Balance, A [Remastered] - Moody Blues (The)
Main specs
Title: Question Of Balance, A [Remastered]
Performer: Moody Blues (The)
Genre: Rock & Pop
Sub Genre: Art Rock
Release Date: 03/04/2000
Recomended Retail Price: 8.99 GBP
Original Release Year: 1970
Label / Distributor: Deram / Universal Music
Producer: Tony Clarke
Pieces in Set: 1
Studio / Live: Studio
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 42284477123
Catalogue Number: 8447712
Additional notes
Album Notes: Also available on cassette with TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN.
Album Reviews: Rolling Stone (11/12/70, p.40) - "...an abundance of spiritual and other insights and poetry that recalled the best of - yes, I dare say it - Gibran, colossal Straussian orchestrations simulated by a mellotron and heavenly choirs....an unexaggerably beautiful record..."
Titles on disc 1
1.: Questions
2.: How Is It (We Are Here)
3.: And The Tide Rushes In
4.: Don't You Feel Small
5.: Tortoise And The Hare
6.: It's Up To You
7.: Minstrel's Song
8.: Dawning Is The Day
9.: Melancholy Man
10.: Balance
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