say it aint so, please

Date: 05 Jun 2003 04:24:53 GMT
Newsgroups: alt.music.moody-blues
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I'm very disappointed by the recent news that seems to indicate that the band
will be releasing a christmas album. Terribly disappointed. I had really been
looking forward to a new album of ORIGINAL music, but now we're being told to
expect a Christmas album...an album that can only be enjoyed at a certain time
of the year.
I must say that my interest in the Moody Blues dwindled after they released
Strange Times. ST had a handful of good songs, but so much of it was hard to
sit through. I was convinced at that point that the Moody Blues were just a
hollow shell OF WHAT they once were.
In the last 6-8 as we've heard more from Justin's site updates about a new
album, my interest and enthusiasm for the band started to pick up again. I
started relistening to a lot of their old albums that I loved so much,
reconnecting to their music. I thought to myself, "maybe I didn't like their
last album, but let's not call out the lights yet. Maybe they'll do a decent
job with this album. I'm going to give them another chance. these guys might
still have the magic"
Now we hear that it's going to be a stupid christmas album, which I'm sure will
mostly feature covers of traditional christmas songs, with maybe a few original
songs with christmas themes written by Hayward/Lodge. My question is, why a
christmas album? what the fuck for? Have the boys completely run out of ideas
and can't put out an album of original material? Is it easy money and less
effort?
If this is true, The Moody Blues have blown yet another opportunity. And what
is it with Graeme saying that they wouldn't let him include his song on the new
album because it delved too deep and wasn't happy go lucky enough? Now if
that's true, then the other songs must have the lyrical depth of a pothole in
the street. Nothing to look forward to.
Christmas album??? Say it aint so!