"Nights In White Satin" is their most famous song. Moody Blues are one of my favorite groups from the 60's-80's. Love their mix of rock with classical music. Lots of great songs such as "Go Now", "Tuesday Afternoon", "The Story In Your Eyes", "Question", "Ride My See-Saw", "I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock & Roll Band)", "Your Wildest Dreams", "Gemini Dream", "The Voice" etc. All of their music is great! Many of their records are concept albums & meant to be listened to all at once.

This is a band that has been going strong since the 60s. They occasionally do concerts and every time its a surreal experience. This is a group that knows how to use an orchestra to make their music better.

You're very young so it makes sense that you haven't heard this, but it's one of the most iconic songs of the last 50 years.

This song is from their album Days of Future Past & it is designed to be listened to from start to finish rather than just a song here & there. It’s starts in the morning & goes throughout the day to evening. All the songs are wonderful & it’s worth taking the time to hear it that way, even if you don’t record it for us, just for yourself. Idk if they use an orchestra “every” time they play, but it is used often. I got to see them in the 1990s & they didn’t bring the orchestra with them, they made arrangements ahead of time with each city’s local orchestra to play with them on the night of the concert. It was very cool! When I was a kid, I heard this on the radio a lot, but never saw the title written down, so I spent a good many years thinking it was, “Knights in White Satin”, lol. I was a very sheltered child. 🥴

This song is from a 1967 album. The purpose of the album was to show off the record label's new "stereo" sound, as the label also owned the manufacturer of stereos in the UK. It was recorded, by the band, and the orchestra was dubbed in between songs to connect them, making listening to the album a unified experience. The band, itself, when performing this song, used an instrument called the Mellotron, a keyboard instrument that had tape loops of orchestral instruments playing a single note. This was an analog precursor to synthesizers. Using switches, you could get multiple sounds. In the 90's. The band decided on a tour that recreated the sound of the album, using local symphonies, and splitting the gate with those orchestras. You can get a DVD of "a Night at Red Rocks" with the Denver Symphony. I saw them with the Utah Symphony the week after that. The lead singer, Justin Hayward, and the bassist, John Lodge are still alive. The Drummer, Graham Edge, died in 2021. The Flutist, Ray Thomas died in 2018. The original keyboardist, who left the band in 1978, Mike Pinder, is also still alive. He worked for the company that made Mellotrons, and was an early advocate. This clip was from a 2000 concert at the Albert Hall. The band got inducted into the Rock HOF in 2018.

I love when the rock bands and orchestras started playing with each other...most beautiful song ever..✌️💞

Wow!!! I hadn't heard this song in a long time, had forgotten just how good it was when it was released in 1967, guess what? It has aged well, thanks for playing this

This is from the album Days of Future Past. It’s all worth a listen. Tuesday Afternoon is great.

Special arrangement for a live performance. They did record with an orchestra, but do not travel with one.

Moody Blues is one of the Bands that has sustained from the 60s until now in 2024. Even though they aren’t together anymore their music remains fresh and they are still gaining popularity. My Parents bought me my first tape player/recorder when I was 14 years old and my first tape was The Moody Blues album “To Our Children’s, Children’s, Children”. I played that tape until I wore it out. Now I’m 67 and I still love them. They are Timeless!

Moody Blues and Procol Harum were not afraid to use an orchestra in their songs. Justin wrote this when he was 19 years old.

Another fantastic Moody Blues piece is "Tuesday Afternoon."

The Moody Blues were the first rock band to record with a symphony orchestra. This song is from the 1967 album Days Of Future Passed, which was recorded with Peter Knight and the London Philharmonic Orchestra The album is a concept album and is the life of a person in chronological order and the night (Nights In White Satin) being the last song on the album followed by the poem Late Lament. The entire album is a masterpiece and was far ahead of its time in 1967. The band was also the first to have a Mellatron, which could record sounds such as instruments in an orchestra and play them back on stage. Michael Pinder was the keyboardist and worked in a factory, making Mellatrons. I had the opportunity to see Moody Blues many times between 1972 and 1978 when Michael Pinder left the band. I was also fortunate enough to see them several times performing with symphony orchestras. I have been a fan of the Moody Blues since 1964 when they had their hit "Go Now," but in 1966 when Denny Laine the lead singer, and Clint Warwick the bassist left the band Justin Hayward and John Lodge replaced them and they took the turn in music that I loved more than the rest. The albums from Days Of Future Passed to Every Good Boy Deserves Favour were my favorites, but Seventh Sojourn and Octave were also exceptional albums. The band continued into the 80s and 90s, but their direction in music changed, and I didn't follow them. Ray Thomas the man in the video who played the flute passed away before they were finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2018 (which is a complete joke and has nothing to do with influence on the rock and roll world and more a popularity contest. Graeme Edge the drummer has since passed away and they no longer tour in any form as the Moody Blues. Justin Hayward and John Lodge both have solo careers and tour currently.

They were the forerunners of symphonic prog albums when it was unheard of, late 60s and 70s. Great band...grew up with their music, privileged.

Young man you are witnessing a special piece of music. The problem a lot of people run into is that they don’t get to hear the Late Lament at the end of this song. The entire album this was on, Days of Future Passed, is a concept album so each song on the album serves as a page in a book and the Late Lament ties the bow on this amazing work! Like Pink Floyd you don’t listen to Moody Blues you EXPERIENCE the Moody Blues.

The orchestra was included in the original version of this song. It is virtually the same as what you heard here. I even believe this performance and the original are the same orchestra, the London Synphony Orchestra. On the album it ends with a beautiful poem that sadly was not included here.

The Moody Blues were the first rock band to write for the orchestra and to meld orchestra and rock into the beginning of progressive rock. Incredible musicians. They all play multiple instruments, and produce music that goes beyond the ordinary. Way beyond the ordinary.

"Cold hearted orb that rules the night,removes the colours from our sight.Red is grey and yellow white, but we decide which is right.And which is an Illusion?"Just part of the spoen outro which never gets reacted to.

This is a truly iconic song❤

They were progressive rock Pioneers back in the 60s. Most of their albums were concept albums centralized around a theme, continuous play and often introspective melancholy songs. Tuesday Afternoon, Ride My Seesaw, I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band or The Question are good songs for you to continue this journey, and yes many of their songs Incorporated a symphony orchestra

Great song by The Moody Blues

🇨🇦 In 1967, when this was first released, all the Producers, Radio Execs and D.J.'s said things like "it's too slow" or "it's too long" or "it's not upbeat enough" or "you can't dance to it" ! But what they didn't take into account was that it's the perfect love song to make out with your girl friend ! 🇨🇦

written 1967, 68 at 19 years old and this concert was in 2000. the man can sing!

This song was released in 1967. I saw them in concert years ago and they were magnificent.

This group is as important to the history of rock as any other. Period. End of discussion.

The full studio version is wonderful it has a spoken poem at the end which is very very true. Other reactors have reacted to both, lovely if you can too ❤

my first in a long line of concerts. way back in 71!

Iconic song for my generation (‘60’s).

My favorite group of all time. In the late 60’s/ early 70’s, they were ahead of their time. Justin Haywood, lead singer here is a great lyricist and has written this and many of their songs. I saw them in ‘92 in Dallas. I wouldn’t begin to know what to decide to play next from them.

- Orchestration is a core part of the Moody Blues "sound".

That was an absolute "BANGER" especially with a "live" orchestra backing them up!!!

JUST IMAGINE THAT THEY DID THIS WHEN THEY WE'RE OLDER😊 TIMELESS. CLASSIC ✨️

Such a beautiful song . I have always loved it the Moody Blues are amazing!

That is music the way it used to be done. A lot of the late 60 groups had orchestras. It was amazing. The thought and work that went into these masterpieces. Makes them timeless.

One of the great bands from the sixties with so many good songs behind them. Try my favourite "Question".

His voice is exactly like it was Wayback. Amazing at his age ( my age)

Saw them in the late 80s and may be the best concert I ever went to and I have seen a lot.

Do their song "The Story In Your Eyes" it's one of their more upbeat rockers.

This was my first concert, The Moody Blues on my 15th birthday. What an experience, but in the 90s, they added the orchestra. And it was truly a treat. The Moody Blues revolutionized music with the melatron, which brought symphonic music to the rock and roll in the 60s. This band started in the late 60s and really saw their Hey day starting in the 70s and into the 80s. Now you should play this song again nights and white satin. But play the long version that has the speaking portion. Because The Moody Blues are known for their harmonies. And they're known for their sound. But they're really known for their lyrics. And they have speaking parts in all their albums. And this one this song was a number 1. Hit back then in so many hearts, but really? You should play it and don't forget to wait for the gong at the end.

musically 2 best ever fantastic beautiful songs "nights in white satin" moody blues and "The whiter shade of pale" Procol Harum

Everything Always sounds better at The Royal Albert Hall ❤

the mighty Moody Blues! thats all that has to be said! great reaction. this is best live version studio version has the spoken word in it, they do not always perform with an orchestra but did do a world tour playing with orchestras. in their early days those 5 guys were considered the worlds smallest orchestra playing up to 33 instruments themselves on a single album

Thank you for your reaction to this. I can listen to it over and over. Absolutely stunning song! And what's best is that it's from my era!

The band had their first hit in 1964. This track was from an album ‘Days of Future Past’ which came out in 1967. It was a concept album which took you through different parts of the day. and it was performed with an Orchestra on the album. They don’t always play with an orchestra but they where probably the first Progressive Rock Band. very talented!

Always my favorite. You should try the extended version with the ending poem called "Late Lament" with the background orchestra. Nights is not the same without Late Lament.

One of the best groups to come out of Great Britain. My favorite. Check out I'm Just A Singer In A Rock and Roll Band. Also The Voice. 💙🎸

I saw them in concert 3 times. no orchestra. They are great. Try tuesday afternoon, Ride my seesaw, and Im just a singer in a rock and roll band. They are addictive. They are in the rock and roll hall of fame and still going

This song was from their first major album, Days of Future Passed, and they used an orchestra to play the passages in between the songs. But in the songs they used Mike Pinder's mellotron to duplicate an orchestral sound. It had tapes of each instrument. Their seven core albums other than this one used the mellotron without an orchestra. And I believe that they started using local orchestras in concerts from the locales they played in, in the 90s or late 80s.

So many fell in love while listening to this song throughout the decades! Put headphones on, light a candle and light a “J” if so inclined to get the full experience!❤

Your 1st time. Boy, have you missed some GREAT music. Listen to ALL of their great songs. You won’t be sorry.

He wrote this when he was 19. Blows me away that he could write something so deep and is still relevant today. Great reaction. Love it

They have so many beautiful songs, Dawning is the day, King and Queen, The story in your eyes... the list goes on and on.

😮 _never_ heard of 'The Moody Blues'?! WoW!! 😮😮😮😮 Justin Hayward - lead singer - wrote 'Nights in White Satin' when he was _19_years old, and first joined The Moody Blues. It's a well-known classic song. The Moodies were* (in those early days) Ray Thomas* (founding member, flautist, percussionist, vocalist) Justin Hayward (lead guitar, pianist, vocalist) Graeme Edge* (drummer) John Lodge (bass guitar, vocalist) Mike Pender - he left the band later - (Mellotron, vocalist) and they were _all_ (are) singer/songwriters. ❤❤❤❤❤ ... 😢R.I.P. Ray Thomas* Graeme Edge*😢.

Beautiful song ❣️great reaction as usual ❤

This is the 2nd - and longest lasting - version of the Moody Blues, in the beginning named themselves after a local brewery (Moody Blue), had a hit "Go Now", minor success, lead singer departed to do solo work, band needed new singer, got Justin Haywood and this is what was created

This, their 2nd album has the most orchestrated songs. They are only occasionally used in subsequent albums. They do however use a Mellotron extensively. You should do all of their 3rd album "In Search of the Lost Chord". It's truly sublime and begins the style they pursue through album7, Seventh Sojourn. After that they became more pop, more mainstream and had more hits. I like albums 2-7 the best.

This came out in the late 60's. The best time for music, drugs, free love & rock & roll. LOL The guys are much older in this performance. Still sounds amazing. This one was a huge hit at my Sr. Prom in 1971. Loved that it was a loooooooooooooooong slow song to dance to. LOL

This song brings forth the tears. The stadiums needed lots of mops to clean.

In the 60’s it was normal to have more than guitars, drums and keyboards. The limited number of violins & wind instruments, is not commonly called an orchestra but it will do in the context in which you used the term. 😊

For some reason this and Michael Martin Murphey's 'Wildfire' remind me of each other. Maybe it's the beautiful ending for both of them?

Moody blues are a great group I loved their songs when I was growing up

Wow, takes me back to my youth, sitting with friends on a Friday or Saturday night at someone's house, candles and incense lit and passing the you-know-what around! Moody Blues and Pink Floyd take you on a journey. Such wonderful memories!

It was great growing up in the era songs like this were done. The purest and rawest form of music from talented artists before auto-tune. This song and many more from the era were regularly played in our household Hope you enjoy these as much as I have in my 60 years.

Considering you need to tour with an Orchestra, they weren't thinking about touring when they made the song. BUT, it's better that WAY

This is a fabulous piece of music. An orchestra adds so much to the ambiance. This I believe is their best song., at least for me it is.

can you imagine just being at that performance WOW

I love the Moody Blues, have for years. Remind me, didn't they do a live concert at Red Rocks? I serm to remember seeing it on a tv special. I know John Tesh did one there.

The soundtrack to my teenage courtship and marriage in '71. My child still dancing at prom to it in 2002. A classic.

They came out in the mid-late 60s. And it’s so impressive to see they still have it. You should check out the original video of this song. They were the first psychedelia band.

Fabulous band, never disappointed. Even in later years they were great.

Love Moody Blues! Try the album To Our Children's children or Threshold of a Dream. Songs like Higher and Higher, Ride my see saw, Dear Diary, Lazy Day...

Saw them live in the early 90's, one of my favorite concerts

Their second album, "Days of Future Passed", released in 1967, was a marriage of rock with classical music creating a genre called Art Rock. It was considered groundbreaking for it's time. The Moody Blues are cited as one of the pioneers of Progressive Rock and Ray Thomas' flute solo in this song is cited as "a defining moment". The album is one of the first concept albums chronicling an ordinary day in a person's life (or considered by some as an allegory for the life of a person").

Amazing love this song

I'm glad you enjoyed this most beautiful song.❤

Great 70’s song!!❤❤ They are a great group!🔥🔥❤️❤️ Definitely do more!👏👏👏 Yes and i forgot these guys like the flute🪈, not many bands do that !!🎶🎵 Love your reactions AB!!❤

They were amongst the first to fuse orchestral parts prominently into their music back in the sixties.

The entire "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" Album is a complete experience.

I saw them in concert about 40 years ago in Vancouver BC. Amazing concert

They don't always perform with the orchestra but in many of their big live performance yes the orchestra is there. This song sounds great with the orchestra.

Beautiful song. Thank you for listening to them

I love this song! Its one my mom played when I was a kid and it is part of the soundtrack of my life as it takes me back to mom putting the record on the record player and turning it way up and singing along!

Beautiful song 🎵. Been listening to the Moody Blues for years. Thanks for this review.

I've seen The Moody Blues live 3 times the first of which was in 1970. The last time was 2007 in Pasadena, California. From the same concert as this one, you need to play "Question" as your next song from them. I realize they've done dozens of hits over the years. And that song Question was their second best in my personal opinion, and I'm a huge fan.

They do shows with orchestras in cities that have them, I saw them live in ATL with the ATL Symphany backing them. They are great either way. One of my favorite bands from that era of music. Very unique sound, very different from other rock bands. Thier lead guitarist just passed away but the rest of the band is still with us. They are largely retired but do come out and play once in a while. Great band, glad you checked them out. I love their short song "For My Lady" it has always been one of my favorites.

Wow!! Sounds so good!! Love the song!!

Oh, forgot to tell you how much I love watching your reactions! You are serious when it calls for it, but you always bring humor in too, which I love!! You are SO funny! And don't we all need to laugh more these days?

Justin Hayward founder of the band wrote this masterpiece at 19 years old.

Dang, I love a band with a full orchestral background! I saw them in the mid-80s in Morgantown, WV & they had a similar setup with the blue lights & performed with the WV Symphony.

I loved this song in the 70s.

Awesome song choice ! This was my first time hearing it live ! Loved it but try out the studio track when he was younger too !

The used an orchestra on occasion, and one was used for the album on which that song was introduced. But they didn't always travel with one. I saw them live in Savannah Georgia in the late 80s and it was the best concern I ever attended. They did not have an orchestra with them that time, but it was still fabulous.

RIP Ray Thomas, on flute.😢

You know now what many of us have known for a very long time...

Great music from the 70s. Still have their album. 😎☮️

The singer used to be as skinny as a rail. Of course most of us were when young.

On the original album, at the end of the performance poetry is read, which adds another dimension to this classic.

Only the first (technically second) “debut” album involved full orchestra, but they usually toured as a regular 5 pc. band, in their prime. A big difference between them and their contemporaries was that the keyboard player used a Mellotron exclusively, on-stage. The Mellotron is an early “sample” based keyboard instrument, that used tape to create string, woodwind, brass or choral sounds, using pre-recorded, looping tapes when the key was pressed. It was a hard instrument to maintain and repair, but their keyboard player was a mechanical wiz at keeping it running, and even modifying it. To see what they typically sounded like on stage, look for “1970 Isle Of Wight concert”. It’s kick ass. 🔥

They don't always perform with an orchestra but the entire album this song is from was recorded with an orchestra.

This song was on the Apollo astronaut's playlist (can't remember which mission) as they were headed to the moon because the Astronauts thought of themselves as 'The Knights in White Satin'.