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  • “The Other Side of Life” (Moody Blues Acoustic Rock Cover Song) – The Laptop Sessions

    Friday, June 25th, 2010

    Originally posted 2007-12-06 11:24:16.

    By Jim Fusco:

    Back again with another edition of the Laptop Sessions!

    This time I finally get to do a Moody Blues song. I just got the urge to do this one yesterday, so it gets first billing. It’s not my favorite of theirs, but it does remind me of listening to it while riding in the car when I was little.

    I think it’s got a great beat and a cool chorus (especially how they do the drums in concert), but my father thinks it sounds a bit too much like “Dragging the Line” by Tommy James. I have to agree.

    Download a FREE mp3 of this song at the Fusco-Moore Store by
    Clicking HERE! It’s on “The Laptop Sessions, Vol. 1″:



    Anyway, this is the first of MANY Moodies songs to come, so stay tuned!

     

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  • Ranking the Best Moody Blues Albums in Order- A Comprehensive List from a Lifetime Fan

    Thursday, May 27th, 2010

    By Jim Fusco:

    Welcome to this special report for the Laptop Sessions acoustic cover songs music video blog!

    A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with my father about the best Moody Blues albums.  My father is very opinionated and we had a nice argument about the subject.  He decided to make a list.  I’m not sure if it’s because we were arguing and he knew I had some differing opinions, but I couldn’t believe how similar his answers were to what mine might have been!  In fact, there’s very few on this list I would disagree with (I’d put “Every Good Boy…” lower and definitely “December” a lot higher…).  So, without further ado, here’s my father’s list of Best Moody Blues albums…including solo albums!

    Moody Blues albums:

    1. On the Threshold of A Dream
    2. Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
    3. To Our Children’s Children’s Children
    4. Long Distance Voyager
    5. Strange Times
    6. Question of Balance
    7. The Present
    8. In Search of the Lost Chord
    9. Seventh Sojourn
    10. Days of Future Passed
    11. Octave
    12. This is the Moody Blues (A really good Best-Of compilation, mixed like a real Moody Blues album.  However, if a compilation album lands here, you can only imagine how…not great…the albums below it must be!)
    13. Prelude (Another compilation, but this is of their early stuff before “Days of Future Passed”)
    14. Caught Live +5 (I’ve always been a fan of the five unreleased songs at the end, myself)
    15. Keys of the Kingdom
    16. December
    17. The Other Side of Life
    18. Sur La Mer

    Moody Blues Members’ Solo Albums:

    1. The Promise – Mike Pinder
    2. View From the Hill – Justin Hayward
    3. Blue Jays – Justin Hayward and John Lodge
    4. Among the Stars – Mike Pinder
    5. From Mighty Oaks – Ray Thomas
    6. Kick Off Your Muddy Boots – Graeme Edge
    7. Natural Avenue – John Lodge
    8. Songwriter – Justin Hayward
    9. Hopes Wishes Dreams – Ray Thomas
    10. Paradise Ballroom – Graeme Edge

    Now that we’ve had our say, we’d love to hear what you think!  What would you change about this list?  Turn it upside down?  A few tweaks?  Let us hear from you in the comments section below!

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  • “Question” (Moody Blues Acoustic Rock Cover Song) – The Laptop Sessions

    Monday, May 10th, 2010

    Originally posted 2008-01-19 01:25:20.

    By Jim Fusco:

    Okay, request time here at the Laptop Sessions. This one’s going out to my longtime friend Drew Kingsley.

    “Question” is a great tune by the Moody Blues off of their (you guessed it) “Question Of Balance” album.

    I hope you’ll all like my acoustic-ized version of the song. Of course the strumming isn’t as insane as Justin Hayward’s is- I can actually play it at that speed, but have a bit of trouble keeping time when I do. So, I chose the safe route for this version. I think the effect is still there because of the dynamics used.

    There will be many more Moodies songs to come, as well as many request fulfillments in the coming weeks- I’m loving this every third day schedule, as it really allows me to pick some tougher songs and practice them until their perfect for internet posting!

    As a final note before I close this out, I just want to announce that in late January, we’ll be releasing “The Laptop Sessions: Volume 1″ as a FREE mp3 album download on our website at http://fusco-moore.com/store. It will consist of the first 15 Laptop Sessions from Chris, Jeff, and me and we’ll be coming out with new albums every few weeks. Exciting stuff- now you can put the Sessions on your mp3 player and listen to them whenever you desire!

    Download a FREE mp3 of this song at the Fusco-Moore Store by
    Clicking HERE! It’s on “The Laptop Sessions, Vol. 2″:



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  • “A Winter’s Tale” Cover by the Moody Blues – Chords, Tabs, & How to Play

    Monday, April 26th, 2010

    Originally posted 2009-12-07 22:35:01.

    To see how it’s played in the cover song music video, CLICK HERE!

    “A Winter’s Tale”
    The Moody Blues

    Intro: F   Bb   F   Bb   F   C   F

    F                                Bb
    The nights are colder now
    Am                                   Bb
    Maybe I should close the door
    F              C                       Dm
    And anyway the snow has covered all your footsteps
    Gm                         C
    And I can follow you no more

    The fire still burns at night
    My memories are warm and clear
    F
    But everybody knows
    C                 Bb              C         F
    It’s hard to be alone at this time of year

    F                                Bb
    It was only a winter’s tale
    Just another winter’s tale
    And why should the world take notice
    F                                    C
    Of one more love that’s failed?

    F                                Bb
    A love that can never be
    Though it meant a lot to you and me
    F
    On a world-wide scale
    C                                        F
    We’re just another winter’s tale

    Instrumental:  F   C   Dm   Dm/C/Bb   C   F

    While I stand alone
    A bell is ringing far away
    I wonder if you’re here
    I wonder if you’re listening
    I wonder where you are today
    Good luck, I wish you well
    For all that wishes may be worth
    I hope that love and strength
    Are with you for the length
    Of your time on earth

    CHORUS

    Instrumental

    CHORUS

    Instrumental (x2)

    Sing the following over the end of the instrumental:
    Bb                           C           F            C – F
    We’re just another winter’s tale.

    ** These chords and lyrics are interpretations and transcriptions, respectively, and are the sole property of the copyright holder(s). They are posted on this website free of charge for no profit for the purpose of study and commentary, as allowed for under the “fair use” provision of U.S. copyright law, and should only be used for such personal and/or academic work. **

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Moody Blues Acoustic Rock Cover Songs and Free mp3 Downloads

The Moody Blues should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, if only for their extensive work with writing and recording concept albums, such as To Our Children’s Children’s Children. The songwriting concept behind that record is that it considers what life will be like many generations in the future; thus, the “children’s children’s children.” Songs such as “I Never Thought I’d Live to be a Hundred” and “Eternity Road” share this common theme of considering time and its unpredictable results. It became clear early on that the Moody Blues were not content merely knowing how to write song, but learning how to go about recording an album. How can a series of songs and new music be pieced together and recorded in such a way as to form a complete thought? This band continually approaches this question (to this day) with Justin Hayward’s distinctive electric guitar solos, John Lodge’s skillful bass, and Graeme Edge’s classic drum fills. Whether the music reviewer favors their brand of songwriting and recording or not is unimportant – without a doubt, the Moody Blues have a place in rock music history. The Laptop Sessions acoustic cover songs music blog has and will feature many more Moody Blues songs in the near future.