A Night At Red Rocks With The Colorado Symphony Orchestra [LIVE]

The Moody Blues

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 9, 1993)
• Original Release Date: March 9, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000001E0O
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #174,812 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Pinnacle Of Live Recordings!, July 9, 2001

By	Martin A Hogan "Marty From SF" (San Francisco, CA. (Hercules)) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The Moody Blues have always presented fantastic concerts, even when they had not produced an album in a few years. This masterpiece was deftly recorded in one of the most acoustically natural outdoor arenas (Red Rocks is a natural geological formation in Colorado). The concert takes pieces of their best cuts from all their albums and showcases them with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. The 'Overture' is classic and an exciting beginning to this concert. Never overwhelmed by the symphony, the Moody Blues perform effortlessly. Greame Egde performs the spoken word with backing orchestration giving spirit to the evening. Every song is a highlight. There is no comparing this with the 1977 'live' release of "Caught Live + Five". This was an event. Also available here as a video on VHS.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Moods' Summer Night's Dream, May 5, 2000

By	Anthony G Pizza "trivialtony" (FL) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Like their American cousins, the Beach Boys (with whom they shared a manager, Tom Hulett), Britain's Moody Blues became a group maintaining its fan base through rehashing classic material in concert and on disc. From 1989-99, the group recorded two CDs of new material (not counting solo efforts) while releasing two one-disc best-ofs, a 2CD anthology, 4CD box set, and this live LP, each with the same core group songs. "Senior citizens wish they were young," indeed.

But fortunately, this concert caught the band at its most energetic before PBS cameras, an enthusiastic crowd and the 100-piece Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Larry Baird's symphonic arrangements are spacious and tasteful, relieving the band of having to match the originals' classical blast. "For My Lady," "Tuesday Afternoon," and the standard "Nights In White Satin" receive harmonic depth, while Graeme Edge's drumming is more pronounced against the orchestra's swing on "The Other Side of Life," and "I'm Just A Singer." Many of these versions trump the trippier renditions on "Caught Live + 5" from professionalism alone.

The group subsequently became a prized concert attraction, touring with symphonic backdrop and becoming as much a summer ampitheatre regular as Steve Miller, CSN, James Taylor or, until recently, the Beach Boys. The CD and video (which still turns up on PBS around pledge time) are a feature-length infomercial for a Moodies' concert tour. And isn't that all they wanted, anyway? Recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What happened to the bass?, May 9, 2000

By	"cattail-muddy" (Fulton, Ill) - See all my reviews

I have gone to see the Moody's three times in the last ten years, the first time with the full blown orchestra ala Red Rocks. I've always enjoyed their music and was excited to see the concert come out on CD. Then I listened to the CD and scratched my head, granted they never were a "heavy" group but John Lodge's bass lines were a foundation for their songs and it is missing in action. I tried cranking up the bass control but there's nothing there! What a disappointment! Did I just get a bad copy or is everybody else reviewing this album listening on a 2 inch speaker. I don't listen to it anymore because I find such pansy sonic quality irritating. Tiny Tim on the mixing board!