After a break away for several years, John Lodge, Justin Hayward, Graeme Edge and Ray Thomas return as the Moody Blues with a new keyboard player, Patrick Moraz, thoroughly rested and full of new ideas but still holding that unmistakable Moody Blues Sound, including two classic singles with The Voice and Gemini Dream, with eight other tracks and not one filler, the melodic Talking Out Of Turn is a fine album track and is regularly played at their live concerts, In My World is probably closest to the older days, and 22,000 Days will be familiar to older fans also. Meanwhile skips along in a nice style, Nervous, Painted Smile and Reflective Smile are building up to the final track, the Veteran Cosmic Rocker, a real rocking sound in the vein of Just a Singer In A Rock and Roll Band, but not so heavy. The only thing missing from this classic is the Melotron of Mike Pinder, who never returned, but Patrick Moraz was an able replacement, Lodge and Hayward are as inventive as ever, Edge's… more »

After a break away for several years, John Lodge, Justin Hayward, Graeme Edge and Ray Thomas return as the Moody Blues with a new keyboard player, Patrick Moraz, thoroughly rested and full of new ideas but still holding that unmistakable Moody Blues Sound, including two classic singles with The Voice and Gemini Dream, with eight other tracks and not one filler, the melodic Talking Out Of Turn is a fine album track and is regularly played at their live concerts, In My World is probably closest to the older days, and 22,000 Days will be familiar to older fans also. Meanwhile skips along in a nice style, Nervous, Painted Smile and Reflective Smile are building up to the final track, the Veteran Cosmic Rocker, a real rocking sound in the vein of Just a Singer In A Rock and Roll Band, but not so heavy. The only thing missing from this classic is the Melotron of Mike Pinder, who never returned, but Patrick Moraz was an able replacement, Lodge and Hayward are as inventive as ever, Edge's passion on the drums has never been passed and Ray Thomas still wields his magic on the flute. It would be a crime for any fan of the Moody Blues not to have this album in their collection...seek it out!