{"id":525,"date":"2017-07-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2017\/2017\/07\/18\/poetry-in-folk-rock-moody-blues-reminds-saratoga-that-rock-never-ages\/"},"modified":"2017-07-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T00:00:00","slug":"poetry-in-folk-rock-moody-blues-reminds-saratoga-that-rock-never-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2017\/2017\/07\/18\/poetry-in-folk-rock-moody-blues-reminds-saratoga-that-rock-never-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry in Folk Rock: Moody Blues Reminds Saratoga that Rock Never Ages"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, July 16, a crowd\u00a0at Saratoga\u00a0Performing Arts Center<\/a>\u00a0was treated to folksy, trippy, and bluesy pop music on a cool summer night. The sky was filled with golden and blue light as The Moody Blues<\/a> took to the stage washed in purples and indigos, with Justin Hayward, John Lodge, and Graeme Edge singing along to \u201cJust a Singer.\u201d The British band paused to greet the crowd after three songs, and smiled as they reminded us to \u201cSay it with Love,\u201d washing their poetry over the swaying and mellow audience.<\/p>\n

Even if you couldn\u2019t immediately name a song by The Moody Blues other than \u201cNights in White Satin,\u201d the band reminded you as each song came out that they are familiar from years of singing along to the radio. A montage of photos celebrating their 50 years of playing together scrolled on the screen behind them, bringing old band members with them on the journey.<\/p>\n

From \u201cI Know You\u2019re Out There Somewhere\u201d to \u201cIsn\u2019t Life Strange,\u201d Hodge smiled and crooned like a proper flirt. Lodge, squeezed into leather pants, shook his money maker and had the crowd clapping along. Even in their 70s, the men exuded a sexy confidence that had their fans swooning.<\/p>\n

The band brought its mellow and soothing folksy blues to Saratoga on a cool summer night, and while not every note hit its pitch, the words to the songs reminded the joyful crowd to simply be present with one another and\u00a0celebrate connection.\u00a0\u00a0The audience members were smiling to one another and sharing the mellow energy, dancing together in reverie.<\/p>\n

The message from The Moody Blues and their music, unlike the rest of us, never gets old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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