Moody Blues visits the Palace Theatre Aug. 28
The Moody Blues — the British band best known for the psychedelic album, Days of Future Past, which contains the single "Nights in White Satin" and stayed on the Billboard charts for two years — will bring their re-formed, eclectic band to the Louisville Palace on August 28.
One of the Moody Blues' original members, drummer Graeme Edge, and two other members who date to 1966, John Lodge and Justin Hayward, perform in the reconstituted band.
The bands' seven main albums were re-released on CD in 2006 and 2007. The Moody Blues has become such a mainstay of pop culture that they even made a cameo on the hit television series The Simpsons in 2004, singing a parody version of "Nights in White Satin."
The Moody Blues have sold more than 70 million albums in their four decades. The band pioneered the concept album in the 1960s, including Days of Future Past; in the 1980s, they released bouncy rock tunes like “I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)” and the monster hit “Your Wildest Dreams”; in the 1990s, the Moody Blues began performing lush orchestral mixes of rock and pop with symphony orchestras; and in the new millennium, the band recorded new songs for a blockbuster IMAX film, Journey Into Amazing Caves and translated some of their classics from the 1970s and 1980s into bluegrass interpretations and collaborated with Nashville musicians for the album and DVD, The Moody Blues: Lovely to See You, Live.
Whether rhythm and blues, psychedelic rock, ballads, orchestral music or bluegrass, the Moody Blues provides its audiences with an eclectic take on popular music.
The Louisville Palace's website offers ticket buyers a chance to see the view from their seat before they buy. You can buy tickets online, by calling (877) 598-8698 or by visiting the Louisville Box Office from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and two hours before any scheduled event.
Posted on Apr 18, 2011 by Ivonne Rovira
