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Artist News: Moody Blues #1 Album ''Long Distance Voyager'' Ccelebrates Its 30th Anniversary

Posted on Saturday, August 20 @ 15:00:00 UTC by nightowl

Justin Hayward And John Lodge Join InTheStudioʼs Host Redbeard

North American syndicated rock radio show InTheStudio: The Stories Behind Historyʼs Greatest Rock Bands celebrates the 30th anniversary of the #1 album by the Moody Blues, Long Distance Voyager.

With four decades of Moody Blues music distilled back-to-back on their latest compilation Icon 2, it's surprising how consistent their musical vision has remained regardless of musical trend or fashion and singer/songwriter/guitarist Justin Hayward modestly acknowledges that critics either love them or crucify them for it. "At least we've been #1 without being outrageous!" Hayward chuckles in this week's InTheStudio interview.

"It's the larger-than-life things that happen in this (entertainment) world, but that's why we've made a point of not following any trend or any fashion, just doing our own music and trusting our own judgment and doing what we wanted to do. We've been under a lot of pressure to compromise. We've never given in to that pressure."

Moody Blues bass player/singer/songwriter John Lodge explained why the band started their own Threshold label way back in 1969. "Total artistic control. No financial reasons. Actually, having our own record company has cost us a lot of money over the years, but it set a precedent for exactly what we wanted to do with our music. Everything had to be right. And not just the music, we didn't want anything to look like it was a sham or a hype."

InTheStudio can be listened to on over 50 radio stations throughout North America. Moody Blues/ InTheStudio program will air the week of Aug 15- Aug 21. To find out where to hear this show or to stream it online, visit: www.inthestudio.net or for an affliate list, www.inthestudio.net/radiostations

[Source: Mark Fischer Music/InTheStudio]

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