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My one and only complaint is that Nights In White Satin is included without Graeme Edge's spellbinding poem Late Lament. I have always found that poem to be a fantastic epilogue to the song. But that's such a minor complaint. This is a great CD, and well worth the money.

By the way, the sleeve includes a one or two-sentence story of each song, and a conversation between John Reed and Justin Hayward, which tells the story of the band. Nice bonus!


A great intro cd for new Moody Blues fans   November 23, 1999
Jodie (Boston, Massachusetts-U.S.A.)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful

When I was 4 years old, I have memories of my dad playing old Moody Blues 45's. One in particular that I remembered well was "Nights in White Satin". My dad was always praising them, but I was really too young to make a judgement. It wasn't until I got older and more into music that I realized the talent of the Moody Blues. VH1 used to have a classic rock show hosted by Peter Noon.. they played videos from 60's-70's rock bands and this is where I first saw the Moody's performing "Nights in White Satin"(I had a huge crush on Justin after seeing the video!). As a teenager, I bought the "Days of the Future Past" cd and fell in love with it! The fantasy-like music and Justin's dreamy voice was like no other group out there, and was the perfect soundtrack for a daydreamer like myself. But I still wasn't familiar with anything besides that cd until just a few monthes ago, when my father encouraged me to buy this cd...and I'm glad I listened to him! The music is beautiful and has ended up being a favorite of mine. All of the lyrics are thoughtful and from a very personal point of view. And the Moody Blues quality of music didn't diminish from their early stuff in the 60's to their 80's work. My only regret is that I didn't discover this sooner. In my opinion, they're the band that'll always have that something extra!


Great Collection, but buy the Anthology   June 15, 2004
Lance E. Goldsberry (Minneapolis, Minnesota United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

I am a devoted Moody Blues fan, and find that this is a great hits compilation. Having seen the Moodies recently in concert, I am reminded of how great they are, and I can confidentally give this CD 5 stars. The Moody Blues are on par with the Beatles, Stones and Who in my estimation. It is a disgrace and travesty that they are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, especially when so many lesser acts and one-hit wonders are. But to return the Very Best of The Moody Blues CD, I do not think it is their best compilation available; The 2-Disc Anthology, and the now out-of-print Legends of A Band: The Moody Blues Greatest Hits (1989), are each much better sets in my estimation. The latter does not have Go now, Blue Guitar or Forever Autumn, but it does have 12 of their best singles, and covers well the span of their career through the Sur La Mer CD. Go Now is okay, was a great single for 1964, but it pales in comparison of the material that the Moodies would be producing once Haywood and Lodge joined the team. Blue Guitar and Forever Autumn are great tunes, but they arise from solo projects, and I believe this set should stick to the group material. There is group material left off that is better, anyway. This set, the Very Best of the Moody Blues, would have been better with the same track listing as Legends of a Band, plus 3 out of these four titles: Driftwood, Blue World, Lean on Me, and English Sunset (English Sunset came out after this compilation, but should be the chronological finale in any future single disc Moody Blues CDs).


Wonderful compilation; pleasantly surprised!   June 27, 2002
Ruth A. Caldwell (Walnut Creek, CA United States)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful

I'm one of those people who LOVES music, but never know what or who I'm listening to! It's sad... I purchased this CD for the song "Your Wildest Dreams" as it reminded me of a guy I dated in high school that I hadn't seen in 34 years. I was pleasantly surprised; there were so many of my favorite songs. Songs that I just LOVED to dance to; dancing was my passion. About 3 months after purchasing the CD, the fellow came back into my life. We're now married. He too had the CD, for the same song, because of me.


Doctor/Author listens in Brain Surgery   July 28, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

We listen to this album when finishing up neurosurgery procedures and all the difficult work is finished...a welcome relaxing reminder that a challenging procedure is in the home stretch...Kenneth Giuffre MD, author "The Care and Feeding of Your Brain" (great companion book to tune up your mind when relaxing with this great moody blues cd)