02 APOLLO MANCHESTER TUESDAY 16th JUNE 2015.
TIMELESS FLIGHT 2015 TOUR
The Moody Blues were an English Rock Band Formed in
Birmingham in 1964 initially consisting of Keyboardist Mike
Pender & Multi Instrumentalist / Vocals Ray Thomas /
Guitarist Denny Lane / Drums Graeme Edge & Bass Clint
Warwick Bass . Debut Album The Magnificent Moodie’s
( 1965 UK ) The Moody Blues ( 1965 US ) They have done
16 Studio Albums . Over the years there has been line up
changes & sadly Clint Warwick died in 2004. Then Ray Thomas
Died in 2018 & then Graeme Edge Died in 2021 will all be sadly
missed . Line Up Graeme Edge Drums / Percussion / Lead & B/V
Vocals & occasional Piano (1964 -2018 ) ex. ex. ex. Justin
Hayward Guitar / Keyboards / Percussion / Programming / Sitar /
Mandolin / Lead Vocals / B/V ( 1966 – 2018 ) ex. ex. ex. John
lodge Bass / Keyboards / Percussion / Acoustic Guitar / Cello /
Lead Vocals / B/V ( 1966 -2018 ) ex. ex. ex. Touring Musicians
Gordon Marshall Percussion & additional Drums ( 1991- 2015 )
ex. ex. ex. Norda Mullen Flute / Guitar / B/V ( 2003-2018 ) ex.
ex. ex. Julie Ragins Keyboards / Guitar / Saxophone / B/V (2006-
2009 ) ( 2010 – 2018 ) ex. ex. ex. Alan Hewitt Keyboards / B/V
( 2010-2018 ) ex. ex. ex. This is amazing Line Up of Musicians .
SONG 1. Gemini Dream ex. ” Long time no see ” ” Short time for
you & me ” ” So fine so good ” ” Where on the road ” ” Like we
know we would . Amazing arrangement & Song-writing. Love It.
SONG 2. The Voice ex. ” Won’t you take me back to school ? ”
” I need to learn the golden rule ” ” Won’t you lay it on the line ”
” I need to hear it just one more time ” Outstanding playing .
SONG 3. Steppin’ In A Slide Zone ex. ” I took a ride in a limousine”
” I took a road I’d never been ” ” I met a stranger on the way ”
” His coat was torn but his eyes were clear ” Pure Magic Sounds.
SONG 4. You & Me ex. There’s a leafless tree in Asia ” ” Under the
sun there’s a homeless Man ” ” There a forest fire in the valley ”
” Where the storey all began ” Another amazing arrangement .
SONG 5. Gypsy ex. The gypsy of a strange & distant time ”
” Travelling in panic , all direction blind ” ” Aching for the warmth
of the blinding sun ” ” Freezing in the emptiness of where he’d
come from ” Such amazing magical sounds from the Band Love It.
SONG 6. Nervous ex. ” Why I am so nervous ? ” ” Please explain to
me ” ” Why I can’t sleep ” ” I close my eyes to shelter ” ” In the dark
I try to hide ” ” If you leave me on my own ” ” I’m worried I could
loose my way ” Outstanding Guitars / Bass / Drums / Keys Vocals.
SONG 7. Say It With Love ex. ” I’ve been thinking the way people
do ” ” Bout the things that matter ” ” To me & you ” Just Love It .
SONG 8. PEAK HOUR ex. This is amazing song & music score
” I see it all through my window it seems ” ” Never falling
like millions of bees ” ” All that is wrong ” ” No time will be won ”
” All they need to Do-o-o-o ” ” What can be done ” ” Peak hour ,
Peak hour , peak hour ” Another amazing arrangement . Crowd wild.
SONG 9. I Know Your Out There Somewhere ex. ” I know you’re out
there somewhere ” ” Somewhere , somewhere ” ” I’ll know I’ll find
you somehow ” ” & some how I’ll return again to you ” ” The mist is
lifting slowly ” ” I can see the way ahead ” ” & I’ve left behind the
empty streets ” Outstanding overall Sounds with magic in the air .
SONG 10. The Story In Your Eyes ex. ” I’ve been thinking about our
fortune ” ” & I’ve decided that we’re really not to blame ” ” For the
love that’s deep inside us now is still the same ” Crowd loving It .
SONG 11. Your Wildest Dreams ex. ” Once upon a time ” ” Once
when your mine ” ” I remember skies ” ” Reflected in your eyes ”
SONG 12. Isn’t Life Strange ex. ” Isn’t life strange ” Amazing Flute.
” A turn of the page ” ” Can read like before ” ” Can we ask for more”
” Each day passes by ” ” How hard man will try ? ” ” The sea will not
wait ” ” You know it makes me want to cry , cry , cry ” Just Love It .
SONG 13. Tuesday Afternoon ex. ” Tuesday afternoon ” ” I’m just
beginning to see ” ” Now I’m on my way ” ” It doesn’t matter to me”
” Chasing the cloud’s away ” Another amazing arrangement . Magic .
SONG 14. Higher & Higher ex. ” Higher & higher ” ” Now we’ve
learned to play with fire ” ” Go higher & higher & higher ” Pure Magic.
SONG 15. Driftwood ex. ” Just like driftwood of a dream ” ” Left on
the seashore of sleep ” ” Just like the words that wouldn’t rhyme ”
” Lost in the desert of time ” Brilliant music score & playing. Love It .
SONG 16. I’m Just A Singer ( In A Rock & Roll Band ) ” I’m just
wondering on the face of this earth ” ” Meeting so many people ”
” Who are trying to be free ” ” And while I’m travelling I hear so
many words ” ” Language barriers broken ” ” Now we’ve found the
key ” Another amazing production number & arrangement. Magic.
SONG 17. Late Lament ex. Cold hearted orb that rules the night ”
” Removes the colours from our sight ” ” Red is grey is yellow white”
” But we decided which is right ” ” & which is a illusion ” Brilliant .
SONG 18. Nights In White Satin ex. Number one hit for them.
” Nights in white satin ” ” Never reaching the end ” ” Letters I’ve
written ” ” Never meaning to send ” ” Beauty I’ve always missed ”
” With the eyes before ” ” Just what the truth is ” ” I can’t say any
more ” ” Cause I love you ” ” Yes I love you ” Oh how I love you ”
This is one of my favourite songs . Amazing Song-writing & playing.
SONG 19. Question ex. ” Why do we never get a answer when
we’re knocking at the door ” ” With a thousand million questions
about hate & death & war ? ” ” Cause when we stop & look around
us , there is nothing that we need ” ” In a world of persecution
that burning in it’s greed ” Another amazing arrangement. Love It.
ENCORE.
SONG 20. Ride My See Saw ex. ” Ride my sea saw , take this place”
” On this trip ” ” Just for me ” ” I worked like a slave for years ”
” Sweat so hard just to end my fears ” ” Not to end my life a poor
man ” ” But by now . I know I should have run ” This has been a
magical Set of the highest order from this amazing Band of talented
Musicians at the wonderful 02 Apollo Manchester Just Love It .
SCARLET LIGHT 