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Days of SQ Surpassed: The Timeless Flight of Justin Hayward and The Moody Blues

Days of SQ Surpassed: The Timeless Flight of Justin Hayward and The Moody Blues

BY MIKE METTLER

“I didn’t have the courage to go back to any of the masters and try to recreate those beautiful, real echoes,” says Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues about the surround-sound mixes he supervised for six of The Moodies’ “Classic Seven” albums: Days of Future Passed, On the Threshold of a Dream, To […]

By Mike Mettler|March 12th, 2014|The SoundBard Interview|2 Comments

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The Only Way to Travel: Flying Solo with Former Moody Blues Mellotron Maven Mike Pinder

The Only Way to Travel: Flying Solo with Former Moody Blues Mellotron Maven Mike Pinder

BY MIKE METTLER

“We would have done surround sound at the time if it had been available.” Original Moody Blues keyboardist Mike Pinder is discussing the always-enveloping signature orchestral sound of the band he was a part of for its first 15 years. Much of the Moodies’ core “Classic Seven” catalog has since seen a […]

By Mike Mettler|February 12th, 2014|The SoundBard Interview|9 Comments