JUSTIN HAYWARD/JOHN LODGE
''BLUE JAYS''
MARCH 14 1975
50:42
1 This Morning (Justin Hayward) 5:55
2 Remember Me (My Friend) (Justin Hayward, John Lodge) 5:28
3 My Brother (Justin Hayward) 3:28
4 You (John Lodge) 4:35
5 Nights Winters Years (Justin Hayward) 3:36
6 Saved by the Music (John Lodge) 6:09
7 I Dreamed Last Night (Justin Hayward) 4:28
8 Who Are You Now (Justin Hayward) 2:29
9 Maybe (John Lodge) 5:38
10 When You Wake Up (Justin Hayward, John Lodge) 5:14
11 Blue Guitar (Bonus Track) (Justin Hayward) 3:35
John Lodge/Bass, Vocals
Tim Tompkins/Cello
Graham Deakin/Drums
Justin Hayward/Guitar, Vocals
Kirk Duncan/Piano
Tom Tompkins/Viola
Jim Cockey/Violin
Lol Creme/Guitar, Vocals On 11
Kevin Godley/Drums, Vocals On 11
Graham Gouldman/Bass, Vocals On 11
Eric Stewart/Keyboards, Vocals On 11
REVIEW/AMG
by Bruce Eder
****1/2 / *****
The most romantic album to come out of the Moody Blues' orbit, and the biggest success of their five-year hiatus. Hayward has the more distinctive body of songs, but their strength as a unit lies in their vocal pairing, which is as strong here as it ever was with the group. The pair play the guitars and basses, backed by a group that includes members of the Threshold-signed band Providence. Hayward wrote or co-wrote seven of the original album's ten songs, and most of it is fairly impressive as soft romantic rock, although "Nights Winters Years" is a little bit too melodramatic. Lodge has one of the better rockers to come out of the group's orbit, however, in "Saved By the Music," which is also a surprisingly spiritual song. The production by Tony Clarke echoes the best Moody Blues sound. The bonus track, "Blue Guitar," is an added attraction to the CD.
ABOUT THE ALBUM
By Wikipedia
Blue Jays is a 1975 album by Justin Hayward and John Lodge. It was recorded and released during the Moody Blues' five-year hiatus.
During work on the Moody Blues album that was to follow Seventh Sojourn, bandmates Lodge, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas and Graeme Edge summoned Hayward and producer Tony Clarke out of a recording session to call off the project. The tension-fraught recording of Seventh Sojourn and subsequent world tour had left the band exhausted and relationships frayed. Pinder, who had emigrated to the United States, was not happy in England and was determined to return home to California. According to Hayward:
I was under a lot of pressure from Decca to come up with something to release. So I actually went to America to do something with Mike [Pinder], between the two of us. Then Tony Clarke and John [Lodge] turned up at Mike's house as well. Mike took me in the other room and said, "I don't want to work with anybody else. I'm out of this project." So then it became me and John and Tony Clarke, and we made an album called Blue Jays.
The album was recorded in Threshold Westlake Audio Studios in West Hampstead, London.
On March 11, 1975 Blue Jays made its debut in the form of a staged playback of the album at Carnegie Hall. Hayward and Lodge wanted to pipe the music into the street, but New York police said they feared a traffic jam.
The track "Blue Guitar", originally released as a non-album single credited to Hayward and Lodge in September 1975 but performed by Hayward with the band 10cc, was added to the album upon its re-release on CD in 1987.
In 2004, the album was remastered and released on CD with the same bonus tracks.
WEBSITE (HAYWARD)
WEBSITE (LODGE)
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''BLUE JAYS''
MARCH 14 1975
50:42
1 This Morning (Justin Hayward) 5:55
2 Remember Me (My Friend) (Justin Hayward, John Lodge) 5:28
3 My Brother (Justin Hayward) 3:28
4 You (John Lodge) 4:35
5 Nights Winters Years (Justin Hayward) 3:36
6 Saved by the Music (John Lodge) 6:09
7 I Dreamed Last Night (Justin Hayward) 4:28
8 Who Are You Now (Justin Hayward) 2:29
9 Maybe (John Lodge) 5:38
10 When You Wake Up (Justin Hayward, John Lodge) 5:14
11 Blue Guitar (Bonus Track) (Justin Hayward) 3:35
John Lodge/Bass, Vocals
Tim Tompkins/Cello
Graham Deakin/Drums
Justin Hayward/Guitar, Vocals
Kirk Duncan/Piano
Tom Tompkins/Viola
Jim Cockey/Violin
Lol Creme/Guitar, Vocals On 11
Kevin Godley/Drums, Vocals On 11
Graham Gouldman/Bass, Vocals On 11
Eric Stewart/Keyboards, Vocals On 11
REVIEW/AMG
by Bruce Eder
****1/2 / *****
The most romantic album to come out of the Moody Blues' orbit, and the biggest success of their five-year hiatus. Hayward has the more distinctive body of songs, but their strength as a unit lies in their vocal pairing, which is as strong here as it ever was with the group. The pair play the guitars and basses, backed by a group that includes members of the Threshold-signed band Providence. Hayward wrote or co-wrote seven of the original album's ten songs, and most of it is fairly impressive as soft romantic rock, although "Nights Winters Years" is a little bit too melodramatic. Lodge has one of the better rockers to come out of the group's orbit, however, in "Saved By the Music," which is also a surprisingly spiritual song. The production by Tony Clarke echoes the best Moody Blues sound. The bonus track, "Blue Guitar," is an added attraction to the CD.
ABOUT THE ALBUM
By Wikipedia
Blue Jays is a 1975 album by Justin Hayward and John Lodge. It was recorded and released during the Moody Blues' five-year hiatus.
During work on the Moody Blues album that was to follow Seventh Sojourn, bandmates Lodge, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas and Graeme Edge summoned Hayward and producer Tony Clarke out of a recording session to call off the project. The tension-fraught recording of Seventh Sojourn and subsequent world tour had left the band exhausted and relationships frayed. Pinder, who had emigrated to the United States, was not happy in England and was determined to return home to California. According to Hayward:
I was under a lot of pressure from Decca to come up with something to release. So I actually went to America to do something with Mike [Pinder], between the two of us. Then Tony Clarke and John [Lodge] turned up at Mike's house as well. Mike took me in the other room and said, "I don't want to work with anybody else. I'm out of this project." So then it became me and John and Tony Clarke, and we made an album called Blue Jays.
The album was recorded in Threshold Westlake Audio Studios in West Hampstead, London.
On March 11, 1975 Blue Jays made its debut in the form of a staged playback of the album at Carnegie Hall. Hayward and Lodge wanted to pipe the music into the street, but New York police said they feared a traffic jam.
The track "Blue Guitar", originally released as a non-album single credited to Hayward and Lodge in September 1975 but performed by Hayward with the band 10cc, was added to the album upon its re-release on CD in 1987.
In 2004, the album was remastered and released on CD with the same bonus tracks.
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WEBSITE (LODGE)
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