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More The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager [MFSL UDCD 700] (1981) Genre: Pop Rock, Progressive Rock Long Distance Voyager was a Moody Blues album released in 1981, and was their first with keyboardist Patrick Moraz in place of original keyboardist Mike Pinder. After the completion of the 1978 album Octave, Pinder decided against touring with the Moody Blues to promote the album, so the group replaced him with former Yes keyboardist Moraz. The band then waited three years before releasing a new album, the longest gap between Moody Blues albums since the group went on hiatus after the release of Seventh Sojourn in 1972. Long Distance Voyager is only partially a concept album, as only half of the songs relate to a "travelling" referred to in the album's title. The final three tracks comprise a mini-suite that combines themes of carnival jesters and the chaos experienced backstage at a rock show. Upon release in 1981, Long Distance Voyager became the Moody Blues' second U.S. number one album, and was also the source of the top-40 singles "The Voice" ( 15) and "Gemini Dream" ( 12). If one looks at the top of the front side of the album cover, one can see NASA's Voyager spacecraft. Both Voyager I and II were in the news in 1980-81 as they were observing the planet Saturn. ~ Long Distance Voyager is one of those Moody Blues albums that gets fans rather polarized. Those who like the heavily symphonic sound of their earlier releases are disappointed by the synthesizer laden character of this 1981 release, suspicious that the band had sold out to gain more popularity. Apparently, it worked, because this was one of the bands most successful releases. Hit singles "The Voice" and "Gemini Dream" remain in radio rotation to this day. I personally find the influence of Patrick Moraz on keyboards to be a welcome presence. In any case, I was excited to hear what Mobile Fidelity could do with this music on CD as part of their refreshing of the Moody Blues catalog. I had two earlier collections of their music to compare with. 1984's Voices in the Sky is typical of first-generation CDs, with very compressed and unrevealing sound. The similar 1989 collection Legend of a Band is much improved. I've always considered it a very good sounding release. While I haven't made a direct comparison, I suspect the original CD release of this album sounds more like the earlier collection based on its release date. Let's start at the beginning with "The Voice". The version on the earlier collection gets off to a bad start by not including the cool synthesizer opening. It doesn't get any better as the song goes on. There are indiscriminant thumps for bass, tinny cymbals, and noise where instruments should be. The version on Legend of a Band is hugely improved. It jumps left out at you that there are two keyboard parts in the song. The bass is better, but still a little weak, and cymbals are still too tinny. After listening to the earlier versions, the MoFi disc was a relief. Low frequencies are very powerful, giving a foundation to the opening that really changes its characters for the better. Cymbals are real, and the guitars sound like actual instruments. What really comes through is how complicated the production on this song is, with layers of sound mixed together. The background details that you can barely notice on the earlier versions are clear and pervasive. "Gemini Dream" is one of those songs that it's easy to miss portions of. That's certainly the case in the 1984 release I've got. There's a tiny little soundstage, with the guitar parts sounding very odd. You hear that there's a second vocalist at times, but it's only obvious when they're singing separate parts. The 1989 version improves things quite a bit, with details like the echo on the drum skins appearing. In fact, the envelope around all the instruments are greatly enhanced, from the guitars to the keyboards. The fact that the main vocal in this song consists of two people singing together suddenly comes out. The Mobile Fidelity version really blows the imaging out, with full channel separation that gives a much more expansive presentation. The bottom-end is filled out, and the interplay between lead vocals is transformed from subtle into obvious. A substantial step up from any version of these songs I've heard before, Mobile Fidelity has produced another winner with Long Distance Voyager. Whether you prefer your Moody Blues orchestral or synthesized, you can't help but appreciate a recording that sounds this good. ~ Review by Greg Smith @ Tracklisting: 1. The Voice (5:18) 2. Talking Out of Turn (7:19) 3. Gemini Dream (4:09) 4. In My World (7:19) 5. Meanwhile (4:09) 6. 22,000 Days (5:26) 7. Nervous (5:46) 8. Painted Smile (3:18) 9. Reflective Smile (0:37) 10. Veteran Cosmic Rocker (3:12) Total Time: 46:33 Line-Up: - Justin Hayward / guitars, vocals - John Lodge / bass, vocals - Ray Thomas / flutes, harmonicas, vocals - Graeme Edge / drums - Patrick Moraz / keyboards With: - The New World Philharmonic - Pip Williams / string arrangements Available at the following links (updated as of 2-26-08): | | Password: & 119;& 119;& 119;& 46;& 65;& 118;& 97;& 120;& 72;& 111;& 109;& 101;& 46;& 114;& 117;
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