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  • Опубликовано: 27 мар 2017
  • www.tapatalk.com/groups/moody... From the BBC 2 'Live at Wembley Arena' broadcast 1985, enjoy.
    Also try - • THE MOODY BLUES- VOICE...
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  • @Oskanderstine
    @Oskanderstine 6 месяцев назад +15

    After 50 years of life and music, I have narrowed it down to just listening to the Moody Blues. Their music is for many lifetimes over. Pure beauty to my heart and ears. Pure beauty. It means the world to me.

  • @marcm9999
    @marcm9999 Год назад +45

    John Lodge is so highly underrated as a bassist. I think he is one of the best of all time!!

    • @martyc2637
      @martyc2637 Год назад +6

      He just exudes joy on stage. We have been blessed by their music.

    • @davidstanton3868
      @davidstanton3868 17 дней назад +1

      ​@martyc2637 Mr. Lodge's bass sounds HUGE on his solo album 10,000 Light Years!

  • @festeradams3972
    @festeradams3972 5 месяцев назад +9

    Thanks for posting, with Ray and Graeme gone now, every one a treasure....

  • @kathyrizzi8754
    @kathyrizzi8754 5 месяцев назад +9

    Thank you, Moody Blues “ for all the beautiful music you’ve put out for everyone to enjoy. Their music sounds just as good today as it did years ago, it never gets old & definitely beats all the other music out there today! Thank you, Pointreven for playing The Moody Blues “ music videos!👍👏👏👏♥️

  • @petrslivinski7481
    @petrslivinski7481 2 года назад +23

    The "Band" lost their drummer Graeme Edge and flutist Ray Thomas. RIP guys. Thank you for being part of an incredible band. Justin Hayward and John Lodge are the surviving members. carrying the "torch" to continue the music. Their music is classic! Mike Pinder and Denny Laine left the lineup.

    • @gustaaf1892
      @gustaaf1892 10 месяцев назад +1

      The Blue Jays remain. Justin tours as a solo artist these days.

    • @John-ip3xm
      @John-ip3xm 3 месяца назад

      Don't forget Clint Warwick, too. R.I.P. Clint.😢😢

  • @Moodyblues99
    @Moodyblues99 4 года назад +34

    Wow, this is an incredible performance. And they pulled out two gems, Driftwood and Talking out of Turn you rarely hear live. Moodies will live forever!!

  • @malcolmgill3087
    @malcolmgill3087 7 лет назад +44

    best band ever

  • @fairytalesforallbylynnesof2124
    @fairytalesforallbylynnesof2124 3 года назад +88

    Maybe it's been said here before, but this is perfection of timing to the point of genius, a really tight band. You can visually see Justin listening for each note and timing everything everyone else is doing and they are timing to his lead, perfectly! He does it with the keenest of pleasure showing on his face as if he lives for hearing all the notes from everyone, not just himself. Every band leader should be as brilliant. John and Ray know how to fill in as many notes as possible to bring the most pleasure to our ears. BEST BAND, so far! Really tight, they were! Wonder if it could ever happen again

    • @divalivingston1664
      @divalivingston1664 Год назад +8

      I’m glad I found this channel. I’ve found bits and pieces of the Moodies in other places on YT but this is a find.

    • @thomaskowalcky4553
      @thomaskowalcky4553 Год назад +10

      This really takes one back to the days when just the five band members on were stage but I enjoyed the larger productions with Norda Mullen, Julie Ragins, Gordie Marshall, and Alan Hewitt on stage live as well.. Being before Gordie Marshall became the second drummer on tour, one can see Graeme was a pretty darn good drummer on his own, probably much under rated. The tempo of Tuesday Afternoon seems a bit quicker than one hears on the "Lovely to See You" concert DVD. In my mind, the finest band ever and saw them live about twenty five times from 1978 (Providence RI) to 2018 at their final public appearance in Las Vegas. R.I.P. Ray and Graeme.

    • @joaquimcardoso9862
      @joaquimcardoso9862 Год назад

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    • @virginiamiller9765
      @virginiamiller9765 Год назад +4

      Wonderfully light years ahead.
      The perfection is there.

    • @Da_Mick
      @Da_Mick Год назад +1

      I have to disagree. I'm a Moodies fanatic myself, but like so many bands when they play live, they're playing this ever so slightly rushed, and as a result some of the critical pocket that gives the recording its feel is lost. It still sounds great, but they're in a bit of a hurry.

  • @designerlarry
    @designerlarry 6 лет назад +59

    This is one of the best live recordings-ever!
    RIP Ray Thomas.
    Congrats Moody Blues 2018
    RRHF
    About F'ing time!

    • @hobbygamer6220
      @hobbygamer6220 4 года назад +1

      For some new Moody Blues albums

    • @designerlarry
      @designerlarry 4 года назад +2

      hobby gamer very doubtful you'll see new music though I'd be curious what that will sound like. Those days of future are past.

    • @hobbygamer6220
      @hobbygamer6220 4 года назад +1

      @@designerlarry I was very impressed with strange times and december. barring tony clark producing when they took the reins and produced their own albums I felt yaay back to the original style !
      what's to do ? take your guitar, pad of paper, write, record, sell the result. South Park is right! what do you need a company for ? nicer fountains ? IF that's even what's stopping them. Justin was asked, he said LONG AGO now, theres material, but I just dont know. I WANTTO HEAR IT ! They shouldve had 5 now since "December" I think the fans have got to speak out. write. etc

    • @ronniejohnson1302
      @ronniejohnson1302 Год назад

      Should have been long before then

  • @cynthiasmith4130
    @cynthiasmith4130 2 года назад +18

    Justin is so 🔥🔥🔥🔥!!!! His voice is UNBELIEVEABLE, soft, sweet and a fabulous dresser❤️❤️..🥀🥀🥀🥀.. 2022...

  • @cgolden3621
    @cgolden3621 5 лет назад +26

    That voice. It's home to me.

  • @ellenmedeiros6115
    @ellenmedeiros6115 6 месяцев назад +5

    Wonderful concert. Love the Moody Blues💖💖💖

  • @rozhugo4041
    @rozhugo4041 3 года назад +18

    Rip Ray Thomas.
    I was born in 1986 brought up on Moody Blues. Love them forever ❤️

    • @sharonallison9922
      @sharonallison9922 3 года назад +3

      RAY ISN'T RESTING....HE'S TRAVELING ON "ETERNITY ROAD"....WE DON'T REST THERE.....WE ARE VERY BUSY THERE SWEETIE....WE WAKEUP THERE....🙏🐦👽😇❤🤗

  • @busybee4436
    @busybee4436 5 лет назад +61

    00:31 Tuesday Afternoon
    04:40 Isn't Life Strange
    11:00 The Voice
    16:16 Driftwood
    20:50 Talking Out Of Turn

  • @temperhollow7716
    @temperhollow7716 3 года назад +28

    Justin Hayward is the grounding force.

  • @susang.miller7055
    @susang.miller7055 4 года назад +18

    The Musical GENIUS is not as shy and really starts to blossom!🧞‍♂️🌹

  • @iwanttobelieve9086
    @iwanttobelieve9086 4 года назад +19

    I can't believe how good this is.

  • @cgolden3621
    @cgolden3621 5 лет назад +17

    great footage. what a find. :)

  • @joannekucks4343
    @joannekucks4343 3 года назад +41

    I love hearing the little tweaks in the songs over the decades. God Bless the Moody Blues for all the music that poured out of them into us!🥰🙏🏼❤️

    • @debswatching
      @debswatching 7 месяцев назад

      Yes, I love that they are always updating their classics. Tonight, I listened to their 1969 live Paris performance of “Tuesday Afternoon” - they played it almost like a ballad.

  • @LostChordMark
    @LostChordMark 6 лет назад +30

    i do love the mix - bass and guitar are very distinct - love Ray's vocals - which are soooo missed in concert [still missed - after so many years]

  • @JoanVioletStretch
    @JoanVioletStretch 3 года назад +24

    Cool performance with a gem in Driftwood live and John's Isnt life Strange, Talking Out of Turn classics...love the hit intro of Tuesday Afternoon...nice to hear The Voice done perfectly live by The Voice of Justin Hayward...great to see Ray with his harmonies and beautiful flute pieces. Love the sepia both Justin and John looking absolutely gorgeous, enjoying this video...thankyou, definately one for my Moodies playlist on here. 💙

  • @leighhopkins4693
    @leighhopkins4693 6 лет назад +26

    I love this---the vintage black and white tones but it's crisp and modern at the same time...perfect.

    • @dougreed2257
      @dougreed2257 4 года назад +2

      Though it's not that old, 1985.it was on telly, was in colour!

  • @jeankaye6760
    @jeankaye6760 2 года назад +9

    Very good looking band.Very smart.Music is perfect.

  • @denisemarie2985
    @denisemarie2985 4 года назад +33

    There aren't many "live" performances I enjoy as much as this. One thing that has always drawn me to the Moody's is that their concerts are true to their original songs - some enhancements here and there, but not over the top...Not every 3-4 minute song needs to be 10-15 minutes in concert.

    • @joemachunda
      @joemachunda Год назад +6

      Sometimes it's annoying when bands go off script. I want to hear songs the way they're recorded for the most part

    • @brendasmith1740
      @brendasmith1740 Год назад +3

      My Husband and I Totally Understand & Agree !!!

    • @rachels9598
      @rachels9598 Год назад +4

      I had a concert of theirs on VHS but don't use VHS anymore. Great to find these clips of them in concert on YT!!

  • @ritabosch360
    @ritabosch360 Год назад +11

    Justin s voice is pitch perfect

  • @cgolden3621
    @cgolden3621 5 лет назад +13

    Ray is so beautiful here.

  • @user-vi5vq6jf5p
    @user-vi5vq6jf5p 6 лет назад +33

    Justin is a very beatiful man

    • @pnutty51bluemagnolia62
      @pnutty51bluemagnolia62 6 лет назад +4

      Indeed he is.

    • @susang.miller7055
      @susang.miller7055 4 года назад +3

      Heaven sent.

    • @cathye6640
      @cathye6640 4 года назад +2

      And so is John!!

    • @sokaikat674
      @sokaikat674 3 года назад +4

      I named my son after him in 1976. In those days you never heard the name Justin.

    • @sharonallison9922
      @sharonallison9922 3 года назад

      DAVID WAS BORN JUSTIN TIME....DAVID BEING HIS FIRST NAME....🌊❄👽🙏🐦🤗👁👁❤😇

  • @jeanieives9799
    @jeanieives9799 2 года назад +8

    Those commenting here will appreciate how we get to see Justin's look and demeanor mature in his videos. He's just as beautiful, but there is a sexiness, confidence and maturity that we get to see develop that hasn't quite surfaced in earlier times. And then there's John in those leather pants! 💖

    • @rachels9598
      @rachels9598 Год назад +4

      What a dreamboat Justin is!!!

  • @thomasmazur6916
    @thomasmazur6916 Год назад +8

    They're excellent in concert

  • @eyarbroughzone
    @eyarbroughzone 7 лет назад +19

    They sound so good here. Love them.

  • @westernsky5314
    @westernsky5314 2 года назад +5

    I was at this concert. Wembley Arena, November 1984 as part of their ‘Voices In The Sky’ UK tour for the charity NSPCC. It was filmed by the BBC. I was seated in the upper side tier near the stage on John Lodge’s side of the stage. A great concert. My favourite band and I’ve been a fan since 1969.

  • @billalbritton4972
    @billalbritton4972 2 года назад +30

    Justin’s from the George Harrison school of guitar,never play one more note than is necessary

  • @RosemaryStanley2070
    @RosemaryStanley2070 3 года назад +10

    Just LOVE these gentlemen!

  • @juliancochran
    @juliancochran Год назад +5

    The transitions between the different sections for Tuesday Afternoon were even more seamless and musical than the studio version. Fantastic.

  • @rosieday3259
    @rosieday3259 4 года назад +9

    My fav. Wish I'd been there.probably would have cried x

  • @cgolden3621
    @cgolden3621 5 лет назад +15

    Patrick's contribution is clear in this clip.

    • @bobbyggare8364
      @bobbyggare8364 2 года назад +2

      I agree, I especially like the use of the Mellotron.

    • @mariovuksanovic5077
      @mariovuksanovic5077 6 месяцев назад +1

      They should have just made him an official member...he really brought them back to life....and after they kicked him out of the band in 1991, they went downhill.
      could it be karma?

    • @normatible9795
      @normatible9795 2 дня назад

      Yes Patrick Moraz could have gotten more settlement than the measly 430k pounds. In the 13 years wd MB, he contributed much. Anyway MB offered 700k but moraz went to court asking 3 million

  • @jojotenery
    @jojotenery Год назад +2

    Such a feast for the ears AND the eyes…how I wish I could have been there. I love how Hayward’s voice just soars on those sustained notes and how Lodge’s voice melds perfectly.

  • @mwoodthorpe395
    @mwoodthorpe395 7 лет назад +25

    Oh this is excellent! Great quality on the video and sound....and the Moodys, as always are perfect! Thanks Pointreven!

  • @dougreed2257
    @dougreed2257 4 года назад +12

    I remember this, thought it would have been released on dvd by now!

    • @rachels9598
      @rachels9598 Год назад +2

      I had a VHS of them in concert. I know longer use VHS. So great to these YT clips. And some of the in the 60s which I'd never seen before.

  • @Kwinquark1
    @Kwinquark1 Год назад +7

    Ole Jus was always massively underrated on guitar, tha knows

  • @sylvia6143
    @sylvia6143 7 лет назад +25

    Thank you so very much for sharing this beautiful video!

  • @MoodyJill
    @MoodyJill 7 лет назад +20

    Beautiful!!

  • @LOVEFOREVERBLUE
    @LOVEFOREVERBLUE Год назад +5

    💖 Wonderful.

  • @joemachunda
    @joemachunda Год назад +4

    I've never seen them in person. I would love to go back to see this

  • @victoriachinavare5535
    @victoriachinavare5535 Год назад +3

    I love all the Moody Blues. John Lodge Ray Thomas and Graham Edge. So glad they are in the rock and roll hall of Fame. So very deserving. 🙏🏻♥️🌹

  • @teriwerdamonahan8286
    @teriwerdamonahan8286 2 года назад +8

    Hayward, the microphone is positioned perfect for you on this particular set.:)

  • @bobbyggare8364
    @bobbyggare8364 4 года назад +10

    woow this is good! love this tuesday afternoon verision!!

  • @teriepugliese3269
    @teriepugliese3269 7 лет назад +9

    Amazing then Amazing now !

  • @martyc2637
    @martyc2637 Год назад +2

    The Voice always lifts me to the moon and back

  • @cgolden3621
    @cgolden3621 5 лет назад +7

    Justin = Dreamboat

  • @LucilleLabrecque-pn7fh
    @LucilleLabrecque-pn7fh 10 месяцев назад +2

    God bless You and your family, Justin.

  • @paulbradley6490
    @paulbradley6490 Год назад +4

    Amazing performance

  • @isaidfred6916
    @isaidfred6916 2 года назад +3

    This Was The First Moody Blues Concert I Attended ,Thursday 29th November 1984.

    • @Treebard
      @Treebard Год назад

      Thanks for dating this! Lucky you!!!

  • @carltarajkowski5484
    @carltarajkowski5484 День назад

    Just got to Justin in Phoenix Az, June 25, 2024 on a Tuesday Afternoon
    He’s still got it….. that voice and guitar player

  • @katies3839
    @katies3839 7 лет назад +15

    Great quality! Thank you!

  • @teriwerdamonahan8286
    @teriwerdamonahan8286 2 года назад +3

    Love this look, hair style white shirt.Wonderful,and the words danced, danced, and danced.

  • @patriciaelg1464
    @patriciaelg1464 6 месяцев назад +1

    Great recording and good choice of songs. TheMoodies are my favorite band.

  • @danielpresson7263
    @danielpresson7263 6 месяцев назад +1

    John Lodge high vocals and harmonies gave them such a great and distinctive sound

  • @victoriachinavare5535
    @victoriachinavare5535 Год назад +2

    I love Justin's writing his beautiful voice. He is so very talented.🙏🏻♥️🌹seen the Moody's in the states. Best night of my life !!!

  • @glendabothwell9091
    @glendabothwell9091 2 года назад +5

    This is friggin good

  • @dottieerickson8101
    @dottieerickson8101 5 лет назад +5

    I write stories to music. Tuesday afternoon is one of them. Someday on dvd.

  • @cliffordlovelace3012
    @cliffordlovelace3012 7 лет назад +9

    Thank you Pointeven very beautiful video !!!!!

  • @LucilleLabrecque-pn7fh
    @LucilleLabrecque-pn7fh 11 месяцев назад +1

    I love You very much, God bless You forever.

  • @kathycarlson4271
    @kathycarlson4271 7 лет назад +6

    Another one i didn't have, thank you!

  • @BoomedYetLush
    @BoomedYetLush 7 лет назад +8

    1987ish? Such a joy.

  • @nicolen.9642
    @nicolen.9642 Год назад +1

    So haunting...Isn't life strange...Absolutely beautiful!

  • @virginiawalters7841
    @virginiawalters7841 4 месяца назад +1

    Oh he's so gorgeous!

  • @6828Lu
    @6828Lu 6 лет назад +23

    Isn't Life Strange for the win! How nice to see them without a kazillion backing musicians.

    • @howardlapid2283
      @howardlapid2283 5 лет назад +3

      I agree with you 6828lu

    • @chuckwerry7437
      @chuckwerry7437 Год назад +2

      All they would of needed would of been Mike Pinder!

    • @karlejnarch
      @karlejnarch Год назад +2

      @@chuckwerry7437 I agree - although Patrick Moraz was a brilliant musician, he was never really part of the band in the same way Mike was

    • @nicolen.9642
      @nicolen.9642 Год назад +1

      It's a mesmerizing song!👌

  • @MichiBlue42
    @MichiBlue42 Год назад +1

    Moody Blues Forever !!

  • @peteshallcross787
    @peteshallcross787 2 месяца назад

    RIP Mike Pinder, you were a pioneer of the mellotron. No group has ever copied the sound of the Moodies. The song "The Voice", post Pinder, is my fav song cuz Voice Rd is a road in MI that leads to beautiful North Bar Lake that has great memories for me when I lived up there.

  • @jimeagan3057
    @jimeagan3057 Год назад +1

    I have a lifetime of a memory seeing this Band at Bill Grahams famed Fillmore East in NYC in march of 1970 not much has ever beat that night

  • @patsloan5365
    @patsloan5365 7 лет назад +9

    i like justin in black and white

  • @louisellemarquis2582
    @louisellemarquis2582 Год назад +1

    The Moody Blues brings me back, for some reason, to the Medieval era and it feels fine to me

  • @user-vi5vq6jf5p
    @user-vi5vq6jf5p 6 лет назад +5

    He is so cute

  • @MrBurcky
    @MrBurcky 6 лет назад +5

    Thank you - vielen Danke - Merci bcp!

  • @dbrew2u
    @dbrew2u 6 лет назад +8

    The Moody Blues are up for Induction into Rock n Roll Hall of Fame . Their Induction is Long Overdue . Fans are urged to please go to the Halls Website and Vote for the Induction of the Moody Blues . This is one omission by the Hall that that needs to be corrected .

  • @justdeepblue
    @justdeepblue Год назад +1

    I missed this one! Thanks for the post!

  • @sandypandybrown8355
    @sandypandybrown8355 6 лет назад +3

    Awesome

  • @virginiamiller9765
    @virginiamiller9765 Год назад

    This band was so Remarkable to make Eachother Better, to sing into our hearts, they really made the song comelive on stage.

  • @Claudus63
    @Claudus63 Год назад +1

    Trop bien ce concert vraiment un super groupe et de super musiciens
    Et superbe voix😊😊😊😊😊

  • @thomasgreco2432
    @thomasgreco2432 Год назад

    There are an exceptional then The Moody Blues. And still are today.

  • @tinareinbergen8113
    @tinareinbergen8113 Год назад +1

    Waauw this sounds amazing live. ❤

  • @hartmutpassek
    @hartmutpassek Год назад

    ❤these impressed me already in the 70.s

  • @williamlangan5902
    @williamlangan5902 2 месяца назад +1

    While it’s great to see the Moodies here, since they lost 3 key members, I don’t think Justin and John will ever return for a tribute concert. I love the way both of them took lead on Isn’t Life Strange.
    RIP, Ray, Graeme, Mike, Denny and Clint.

  • @harmono8766
    @harmono8766 6 лет назад +9

    It's pretty clear that Ray Thomas considered Moraz to be a member here.

    • @designerlarry
      @designerlarry 6 лет назад +3

      Harmono he.brought him in. Shame all the bullshit greed and egos fucked up what's been a classic band

    • @Russ4704
      @Russ4704 6 лет назад

      Moratz had his chance and blew it.

    • @designerlarry
      @designerlarry 4 года назад +1

      Russ4704 dunno what went down, but Patrick Moraz got screwed as well. He was a good replacement instrumentally for Mike Pinder.

    • @howard-kn6gs
      @howard-kn6gs 4 года назад +2

      @@designerlarry from the court tv the Moodys did offer Patrick an equal share and be a Moody but he turned it down. Your right, he screwed himself. Hell of a keyboard player.

    • @moonshinefiftyseven6063
      @moonshinefiftyseven6063 3 года назад

      It was Graeme who brought him in, not Ray.

  • @user-vi5vq6jf5p
    @user-vi5vq6jf5p 6 лет назад +4

    Justin il.mio principe

  • @backofthecup1
    @backofthecup1 Год назад +2

    Wow Patrick Moraz!

    • @Mario-iq1qb
      @Mario-iq1qb Год назад +2

      aloways underrated und makes a brilliant Job after Mike

  • @ouidacarrington4719
    @ouidacarrington4719 Год назад

    I LOVE these guys!

  • @2ubtrue
    @2ubtrue 6 лет назад +3

    the same year I saw them in Pensacola I believe...

  • @LucilleLabrecque-pn7fh
    @LucilleLabrecque-pn7fh 10 месяцев назад

    I love You forever, You are very beautiful, Justin.

  • @allanrobinson6738
    @allanrobinson6738 2 года назад

    In the 60s the Moody Blues moved us to asking real "Questions"

  • @bobbyggare8364
    @bobbyggare8364 2 года назад +5

    is that a mellotron MK 5 Patrick Moraz uses? either way I love hes extensive use of the mellotron. it really suits the Moody blues style.

    • @yesman2755
      @yesman2755 Год назад +2

      Patrick was a great addition to this band although many would disagree. I doubt their live performances in the 80’s would have been half as good without him. Shame they fell out so badly.

  • @LucilleLabrecque-pn7fh
    @LucilleLabrecque-pn7fh Год назад

    I love You, JUSTIN.

  • @FedericoDLP
    @FedericoDLP 8 месяцев назад

    This is great

  • @sbbinahee
    @sbbinahee Год назад +1

    ❤🙏

  • @sharonallison9922
    @sharonallison9922 3 года назад +1

    JOHN LODGES NEW SONG "CRAZY" IS DREADFUL.....I LOVE THE OLD MOODY BLUE'S......💞

  • @AOK3x3
    @AOK3x3 Год назад

    Patrick Moran on KEYS!!!! Awesome!

  • @hobbygamer6220
    @hobbygamer6220 Год назад

    1986 concert full footage is what I long to see

  • @timothyparsons8327
    @timothyparsons8327 4 года назад +4

    For me, the keyboard here only “works” on songs written no earlier than 1981. Difficult to emulate the Mike Pinder and mellotron sound in the 1980s.

    • @jlgkl23
      @jlgkl23 4 года назад +4

      There IS a Mellotron on this stage, the Model MK V , played by Moraz on "The Voice" . I have one, a M400 model, and the Model MK V is a double M400 side by side.

    • @mustangmikep51
      @mustangmikep51 3 года назад +3

      mike was a god of the mellotron

    • @bobbyggare8364
      @bobbyggare8364 2 года назад +3

      @@jlgkl23 I saw that as well. he plays it on a lot of other songs to. :) nice seeing another Mellotron fan.

  • @Russ4704
    @Russ4704 6 лет назад +4

    Moratz is trying to take over.

    • @floydhelms44
      @floydhelms44 5 лет назад

      You are 100% correct. He ended up sueing The Moodies ,years later.

    • @howardlapid2283
      @howardlapid2283 5 лет назад

      @@floydhelms44 , what I understand is Patrick Kept making side deal with his mgr. and in one case made more money than the Moodys on one tour. But they did offer him full partnership and he refused. in the court hearings.

    • @andrewhoag6167
      @andrewhoag6167 5 лет назад +2

      This was perhaps Moraz's best work with the Moodies. Think of what Pinder would be doing on such a song. The Moodies always functioned best when the keyboardist was an integral part of the songs.