THE MOODY BLUES GET RHYTHM
During the last decade, when the adolescents of the '50s took control of the media (and everything else), there was a sudden wave of '50s nostalgia, sparked by American Graffiti. The result was such odious occurrences as people taking Sha-Na-Na seriously and the actors from both Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley forming rock 'n' roll bands, the latter group going so far as to put out a record as Lenny and the Squigtones.
THE MOODY BLUES GET RHYTHM
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by Hank Bordowitz
During the last decade, when the adolescents of the '50s took control of the media (and everything else), there was a sudden wave of '50s nostalgia, sparked by American Graffiti. The result was such odious occurrences as people taking Sha-Na-Na seriously and the actors from both Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley forming rock 'n' roll bands, the latter group going so far as to put out a record as Lenny and the Squigtones. As this decade has progressed, '60s nostalgia has run amok. The Monkees have made a comeback. Robbie Robertson, George Harrison, Neil Young and Rod Stewart are on the charts. People are wearing faded jeans and tie-dye shirts once more.
Which brings us to the Moody Blues. They've been around for nearly 25 years, give or take a three year layoff here, two years to make a record there. So these are the guys who can put this whole rock/pop thing into perspective, 'cause they've been living it, non-stop, for a quarter of a century. If they were dogs, they'd be ancient.