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Kick Off Your Muddy Boots

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I had this album in high school and always felt like it was a secret treasure.

I don't know anyone else that owned this lush sophisticated Pop /Rock album that was Moody Blues in texture but not flavor. It is interesting that it is the Graeme Edge Band when Edge, of the Moody Blues is the Drummer and back up vocalist as well as co writer, and Adrian Gurvits is the Guitar and Lead Vocals and on one song Ginger Baker (of Cream) is Drumming. But any way you slice it, this is a hidden gem, that most people have never heard, but in fact should.

Kick off your Muddy Boots is a very good set of mellow mood tunes. My favorite remains "Bareback Rider" it has never been out of my head for over 30 years.

I am very glad to finally to own this on CD!

Update July 2009,
This pressing is of acceptable quality, but this month a remastered "official version" is supposed to be released. If you are a Moody Blues fan, or a fan of "Orchestral Rock", do yourself a favor and invest in this CD.

Either this pressing or the Polygram one are of excellent sound quality, but this one is easier to find and less expensive, since the other pressing has been out of print since the 90s. An excellent album overall and the best of their two releases. Well produced, with Adrian Gurvitz doing a great job of fronting the band and adding excellent guitars and vocals throughout. It mixes well with the good songwriting and lush instrumentataion.

the music on this cd is truely great i almost forgot how darn good this was a true lost classic!