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Question of Balance, the Moody Blues first real attempt at a harder
rock sound, still has some psychedelic elements, but they're achieved
with an overall leaner studio sound. The group was trying to take
stock of itself at this time, and came up with some surprisingly
strong, lean numbers (Michael Pinder's Mellotron is surprisingly
restrained until the final number, "The Balance"), which also embraced
politics for the first time (Question seemed to display the
dislocation that a lot of younger listeners were feeling during
Vietnam). The surprisingly jagged opening track, "Question," recorded
several months earlier, became a popular concert number as well as a
number two (or number one, depending upon whose chart one looks at)
single. Graeme Edge's "Don't You Feel Small" and Justin Hayward's
"It's Up to You" both had a great beat, but the real highlight here is
John Lodge's "Tortoise and the Hare," a fast-paced number that the
band used to rip through in concert with some searing guitar solos by
Hayward. Ray Thomas' "And the Tide Rushes In" (written in the wake of
a fight with his wife) is one of the prettiest psychedelic songs ever
written, a sweetly languid piece with some gorgeous, shimmering
instrumental effects. The 1997 remastered edition brings out the
guitar sound with amazing force and clarity, and the notes tell a lot
about the turmoil the band was starting to feel after three years of
whirlwind success. The only loss is the absence of the lyrics included
in earlier editions. [This edition contains bonus tracks.]
http://www.moodyblues.co.uk
Tracks:
01. Question (5:44)
02. How Is It (We Are Here) (2:45)
03. And The Tide Rushes In (2:56)
04. Don't You Feel Small (2:38)
05. Tortoise And The Hare (3:19)
06. It's Up To You (3:11)
07. Minstrel's Song (4:27)
08. Dawning Is The Day (4:21)
09. Melancholy Man (5:45)
10. The Balance (3:33)
11. Mike's Number One (3:36)
12. Question (Alternate Version) (6:08)
13. Minstrel's Song (Original Mix) (4:37)
14. It's Up To You (Original Mix) (3:22)
15. Don't You Feel Small (Original Mix) (3:03)
16. Dawning Is The Day (Full Original Mix) (4:38)
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