RateItAll: The Opinion Network

These guys invoke a lot of different sounds and are tremendous musicians. One of my favorite bands.

I got to see these guys live and they were great. Very diverse music, I think they should be in.

It'a an absolute shame this group isn't already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They should be in on the strength of "Night's In White Satin" alone,let alone their other great contibutions to music. Maybe it's because the most important thing to them IS the music, not political statements,alcohol, drugs or using people to get ahead. Or to be shocking or provocative in a negative attention-getting way.

Dear Diary,

Please let these guys in.

Even though the Moodies are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of "Fame", they are still one of my favorite groups. I can beleive that some people may not enjoy their music. Everyone has different taste. But it is called the Hall of "Fame". To be still playing after forty years means they must have some amount of success. And success is bred from popularity. What kind of Fame is the Hall looking for? Most everyone that grew up in the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's has heard of the Moody Blues and probably has enjoyed atleast some of their music. "Blondie" is in and I don't like anything they did. Again, my personal taste. I know the Moodies will probably never be voted in because they are too far past their prime. I bet if they were on the "Atlantic" label or some of the other recording labels represented by the Hall's board of trustee's they would have been in along time ago. Just some food for thought.

Every good band deserves favours

I checked this out must be 10 years ago and was startled then that they weren't in. The vitriol of the "3-chords=great-rock" brain deaders then was unbelievable, and I see from the comments below that those thoughts are still out there. I have been boycotting the HofF ever since. Most Moody fans are ones who grew up listening to ALBUMS, whole albums. While most of the rest of rockers had 1 or 2 listenable songs (the rest were pretty much junk filler) on an album, the Moodies had 10 or more good ones, and VERY few nothing songs. Their 10th worst song on an album usually was damned near as good as their singles releases. I have their first 7 albums in my top 50 of all time. Rock was not all about singles, though pea-brains who only listened to top-40s stations wouldn't know it. The jagoffs at the HofF don't deserve the Moodies. Let them have their Ramones and their Leonard Cohens. Jeezus! Leonard Cohen for chrissakes! What a JOKE!

My husband and I have attended 11 Moody concerts in the past 2 years, we have 2 more scheduled this year. Last night we attended their concert in Houston. It is a sellout crowd, no advertising, and the Moodies received a 10 minute standing ovation. Why isn't this group in the HOF? They have been around for 40 years, 3 originals are still playing and you can tell they still love what they do and give their all. How about inducting the pioneers of rock & roll instead of the fly-by-night bands normally chosen who may have had one hit in their entire career. Listen to these guys, give them their due now while they are alive. Remember what you failed to do with the BeeGees.

I just saw them at Bass Hall in Fort Worth. My first time to see them in person. They were absolutley flawless! Bass Hall is a reserved venue, the crowd was standing from the onset. Justin Heyward's voice is impeccible. and his guitar playing great. I am fan forever!

no other band can lay claim to the title 'pioneers of symphonic rock'. explain to the legions of moodies fans who outnumber any fan base for a surviving '60's band (except the Stones) how they don't belong in the RRHOF?

It's a disgrace the Moody Blues are not already in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame!!

This is the biggest injustice so far in the Hall of Fame. Their classic seven albums during the late 1960's through the 1970's rank among the finest works of all time in the Rock Era. This talented group all wrote their share of songs and they are still active as a group today. Their list of hit songs would dwarf some of the artists already inducted into the Hall of Fame. How can they continually be passed over for this honor? How many other inductees can compare to longevity, number of hit songs, album sales, contribution to classic rock and use of innovation, such as including an orchestra on tour, etc., etc. The list goes on and on, and when it comes down to it, there is no valid reason for their exclusion.

It is absolutely criminal that the Moody Blues are not in the HOF. They are one of the legendary British bands of all-time. How can anyone say that they are boring??? Have you listened to "The Story In Your Eyes", "Question", "I'm Just A Singer In A Rock & Roll Band", "Ride My See-Saw", "Higher & Higher", "Gemini Dream", and "I Know You're Out There Somewhere"? Truly GREAT rock songs all of them!!! Justin Hayward plays some the tightest lead guitar riffs on his red Gibson ES-335 and he has an amazing voice too! It's pathetic that some individuals' personal bias is keeping this legendary band out of the HOF. How the heck are the Dave Clark Five more deserving than the Moody Blues? Ridiculous! Let's get the Moodies in the HOF next year. It is LONG overdue!

I certainly agree with all of the other overlooked groups, or individuals, on the overlooked list. But, we are now talking about was has become with each overlook a greater injustice of this Iconic group. They more than qualify with an album that debuted more than 35 years ago, and many other well selling albums in between. Also, they are still releasing CDS with new material and still touring. End this great injustice and select The Moody Blues for the Hall Of Fame because they WILL BE INDUCTED. It will just be a timely one, to do, while we can all still enjoy it. It will be the Highlight of the year for that year, and the greatest tribute that the Hall has seen in a long time.
I will also personally suggest my hometown DJ of Matt Russo to be the spokesperson to speak at their induction.

I think that The Moody Blues is one of the first British Bands ever.

It's shameful that the Moodies haven't been inducted!

I think that in general there is an American-centric bias on the Hall of Fame committee and unless you are at the level of the Holy Trinity of The Beatles/Stones/Who, or maybe Led Zepplin, Van Morrison or U2, then you have to have done way more than bag a few chart hits.

They are the Moody Blues, they should have been inducted 20 years ago.

I give up. I'll never visit the "joke hall of shame". It's even in Cleveland, of all places. The place is a farce without the MOODY BLUES!!! I'm sick of even reading about their exclusion.

The Moody Blues invented Progressive Rock! They NEED to be inducted! They invented the Concept album with Days of Future Past even before Sgt. Peppers came out!

Can't believe they aren't in yet.

What is wrong with this picture? They needed to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame many years ago!! This is truely a travesty...

First R&R to incorporate an orchestra, inventive group that has stood the test of time and produced really great music.

The Moody Blues are the Beethoven of popular music. Pure class.

I cannot believe that The Moody Blues are not already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!!

Anyone who lived during the 70s had at least one album by these guys. They still sound great.

Long overdue. Their music has never been duplicated by anyone, yet it seems to be timeless. They still sell out wherever they tour.

As I get older, my taste in music evolves. From my teens onward, my favorite artists were Black Sabbath --> Pink Floyd --> Tom Waits --> Jethro Tull. I still like Tull, but after listening to the same albums about 20 times I need to move on. I think I'll buy a couple of Moody CDs (from the late 60s early 70s) from when they were in their prime. I don't think I'll buy any stuff from the 80s though, from the stuff I listened to on Youtube, 80s Moodies is HORRID. In fairness, many great artists from the 70s also recorded crap in the 80s--without a doubt the worst decade in the history of music.

I remember their concerts selling out in record time in the early 70's. Their new releases were events played on FM radio stations across the nation. The Hall has no cred!

Excuse me "Rock And Roll Hall of Fame." Didn't I read many times that "The Moody Blues" sold over 50 million records? Of the original seven concept albums, on the strength of these four alone, "Days of Future Passed," "In Search of The Lost Chord," "On The Threshold of a Dream," and "To Our Childrens Childrens Children" aren't those enough to get them in. Grame Edge once said when referring to Justin Hayward's name being pulled first out of sack full of mail given by Eric Burdon to replace Denny Laine, "Talk about putting in your thumb and pulling out a plumb eh!" Justin Hayward, "The Voice" of the Moodies is one of the worlds most underrated singer/songwriters. I take exception to someone referring to "Nights in White Satin" as being the only noteable song they ever did. That's a bunch of horseshit. I've seen them in concert twice in my life time, and even with the few replacements to the band, the majesty, magic, and fairy dust is still working for this timeless group. Wake up Hall of Fame!

Carl

People will fall asleep at their exhibit if it's in the museum.

http://www.amazon.com/tag/classic%20rock/ref=tag_cld_cl_itdp_t_5 The site below seriously needs some new voices about the subject of classic rock. Will you help? Please don't mind if some of the folks there seem a little bitter. The comments on this site are great and we could use some of that there. The forum starts below the row of CD cover pictures go to the first and second pages they have questions re: the Hall of Fame. Thank you

The Moody Blues made FM radio necessary.

No good deed goes unpunished. And so it goes with the Moody Blues. That the Grateful Dead -- a one-hit wonder with a cult following -- are in before so many other much more successful and influential artists belies the Hall's ridiculous bias. The Hall has no credibility; induction only a hollow honor.

A couple of facts:
1) They were the progenitors of progressive rock. There would be no Genesis. no Yes. no King Crimson. no ELP without the Moody Blues.
2) There music has been taken to space on more NASA missions than any other.
3) They produced top 10 albums in the 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s.
4) They are one of the few who survived. If they had died in a plane crash they would be in.
5)Some of their music sucked and some was very pretentios. It is for this reason that the new York mafia that runs the Hall of Fame keeps them out and lets Billy Joel, Steely dan, Del shannon and Percy Sledge in. It is also the Rolling Stone bias against them

Ahead of their time in their use of the sitar, moog synthesizer, classical orchestral backup, jazz and folk influenced rock. Should have been inducted years ago. Longevity and number of albums over the years, as well as top singles for the past 30 years.

FOR SURE, but after DEEP PURPLE

Must be in RnR Hall of Fame in 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With a unique, creative musical style that is all their own, plus their admirable longevity and a strong, loving legion of fans, it is an absolute farce The Moody Blues are not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Other acts that I have NEVER heard of are in the hall (Solomon Bruce, Ruth Brown, Lavern Baker, Jimmy Reed, Little Willie John, and others), and it is considered these artists accomplished more than the Moodies?? It is an absolute joke! This honor for them is LONG overdue. Other acts also very deserving include Chicago, Tommy James & The Shondells, and Paul Revere and the Raiders. Thanks for your time!

Very iffy credentials besides "Nights In White Satin" (their next top 10 came 14 years later) and their series of concept albums in the 60's. I can't put them in unless many others get in first.

Really, I hasten to add, the Moody Blues famous hit "Nights in White Satin" has always sounded soppy. I do recallt their comeback with "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" in 1988 when I collected lists of hit singles from the Green Guide, but if my (notoriously bad) memory is accurate it was stereotyped '80s pop that I then loved but have succumbed ot criticism by the likes of Joe S. Harrington.

It's an absolute joke this legendary band isn't in the R & R Hall of fame already!!

A Joke That They're Not in the R&R Hall Of Shame. They deserve special selection with Procol Harum and the Dave Clark 5.

It's a shame the Moodies havn't been inducted to the Rock & Roll hall of fame. The first seven albums alone are enough. Longevity anyone? It's a Question the logic. Isn't Life Strange? I'm Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band. The Story In Your Eyes says Every Good Boy Deserves Favour. I guess It's in Your Wildest Dreams that the moodies will end up in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Shame.

Im chnaging my rating from a few years ago. I was a little too harsh. The Moody Blues definitely made some superb songs that I enjoy. But, through the course of their career they settled into a pattern of overly intellectual music that really only appealed to a certain clique of people.

Notwithstanding the ludicrous assumption of the last but one poster before me, that only serves to highlight his lack of musical knowledge and awareness, the fact that one of the greatest and most influential bands of all-time is not in the RRHoF is beyond ridiculous.

Without a doubt, it's to the HoF's embarrassment that this band have not been in there for a long time now and to their even greater shame that thankks to pettiness of a woman full of her own importance but who would have a hard time being picked out in a line-up, they are unlikely ever to be.

Hang your head, woman - you know who you are (even if no one else but your mother does!).

They only thing they're really known for is 'Nights in white satin'. If you can credit them with pioneering the prog scene that's damning with faint praise as prog has always been one of the most universally despised genres with niche appeal. I'd sooner see Billy Ray Cyrus get in than them

If for no other reason than longevity, the Moody Blues deserve induction into the RRHOF. Merging orchestral arrangements with rock music, with ample helpings of synthesizer thrown in, and then having all the tracks conform to a unifying theme-- that truly was a trend breaker in the late 60's. But to go on to a meteoric comeback in the early 80's and attract a whole new fan base, and to persevere with live concerts to the present time-- over 40 years since their 1964 beginnings-- with an estimated 80 million records sold worldwide--- come on folks, don't they deserve a little credit by now for being such loyal soldiers for the cause of rock 'n roll?

A huge influence in the whole Progressive Rock Era. I'm surprised they have been overlooked, but so have most other bands like them, except for maybe Pink Floyd.

Progresive rock would not exist without this band.

Are you kidding me?! Blondie gets in before The Moody Blues? The RRHF is making themselves look like a sham. The Moody Blues did songs like: 'Go Now', 'Tuesday Afternoon', 'Nights In White Satin', 'I'm Just A Singer In A Rock and Roll Band' and 'The Voice'. I'm just sick in this development.

not really that good

I don't understand why they aren't in. They created their own unique sound, had a long string of hits, and continue to put on an excellent show to this day. What's missing in their resume?

Rmorehead wrote: "Invented the concept album (Days of Future Past) and continued its use for most of their career." You need to read up on music history my friend. The Moodies were at least a decade too late to "invent" the concept album. They are still a very deserving artist... Though I'd stop short of saying they invented prog rock, along with King Crimson they deserve the bulk of the credit for influencing that genre... They also had a handful of great pop hits, and one day should probably get in... But they aren't one of the Hall's worst exclusions...

Rmorehead, you couldn't have said it any better.

Let's see: • Invented the concept album (Days of Future Past) and continued its use for most of their career. • Introduced symphonic music to rock and roll. • Multiple platinum albums. • Influenced progressive rock bands that followed. There is no rational explanation for the Moodies not having been inducted when they became eligible in 1989. Their continued exclusion is a travesty.

Obviously with the exception of Pink Floyd, none of the Prog Rock groups will be inducted. It's a shame though, because ELP, Yes, Peter Gabriel (not Phil Collins or Genesis), and Jethro Tull will get in any time soon. The Moody Blues were the best of the lot and had a great comeback album in Long Distance Voyager. Arguably some of their songs are sappy, but for the most part they have created 2 of the greatest rock songs (Tuesday Afternoon and Nights in White Satin) ever.

A terrible predictable sound with very little imagination. If you get to be in the hall for hanging on to long they should make it in very soon. If they ever have an elevator music hall of fame these guys will make it into the first induction event.

These guys took what the Beatles did in Sgt. Pepper one step further and created a genre that paved the way for prog bands like King Crimson and Pink Floyd. Should have been in over a decade ago.

i don't know that much about them, but i just assumed they were in already, not a huge fan, but i think they are deserving

UNIQUE STYLE,LOTS OF GOOD SONGS AND ALBUMS,PLAY WITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WHICH GAVE ROCK SOME CLASS AS WELL AS CLASSICAL,THEY CONTINUE TO THRIVE WELL OVER 30 YEARS FROM WHEN THEY BEGAN------HELL, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN INDUCTED AS SOON AS THEY WERE ELIGIBLE!

They should have been voted in long ago.

About three years ago, I thought The Moodies were already one of the first legendary rock bands to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...I can't believe they haven't been honored...Sad, isn't it?...They're truly deserving of it and should be considered for the 2006 induction!!! Kati/05.