Moody Blues

Singer celebrates being in a band with his hero, the best-value album he ever bought, rumours of what “Rush” really means, and the guitarist he’d most like to work with

Les Holroyd is proud of BJH’s band’s first era – except for the time they rose to the bait of being compared to a rival band, and then he had to face one of its members

Justin Hayward and co weren’t sure how long they’d last after inheriting the music of Denny Laine - but they needn’t have worried

In 1967, a new line-up of The Moody Blues embraced their symphonic influences to create a groundbreaking album that not only pushed them in a new musical direction but also brought about the birth of progressive rock.

They seemed doomed to be one-hit wonders on the cabaret circuit, with gig fees spiralling downwards, until the night they were confronted with the truth

1978 single was the only one of four to enter the top 10, featuring the magic of one of prog’s most distinctive voices