Days of Future Passed Live explained

Days of Future Passed Live is a live album by The Moody Blues that consists of their live performance at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto in 2017.^[1] The album was released on 23 March 2018.^[2]

The performance was the first time in the band's history that they had played the entire Days of Future Passed album live,^[3] and is particularly notable for the inclusion of songs written by Mike Pinder, whose material has seldom been included in the band's live sets since his 1978 departure. Justin Hayward and John Lodge, respectively, sing lead on two songs that were originally sung by Pinder ("Dawn is a Feeling" and "The Sunset"). Noted British actor Jeremy Irons takes over Pinder's narration for the bookend poems "Morning Glory" and "Late Lament". On songs written by Ray Thomas (who retired from the band in 2002), Hayward and Lodge share lead vocals on "Another Morning", and Hayward sings "Twilight Time". The performance alters the album's sequence slightly, placing "Late Lament" before "Nights in White Satin".

Track listing

Disc one

1. "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)"
2. "The Voice"
3. "Steppin’ in a Slide Zone"
4. "Say It With Love"
5. "Nervous"
6. "Your Wildest Dreams"
7. "Isn't Life Strange"
8. "I Know You're Out There Somewhere"
9. "The Story in Your Eyes"

Disc two

1. "The Day Begins"
2. "Morning Glory"
3. "Dawn (Prelude)"
4. Dawn is a Feeling
5. "The Morning (Prelude)"
6. "Another Morning"
7. "Lunch Break (Prelude)"
8. "Peak Hour"
9. "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)"
10. "Evening (Time to Get Away)"
11. "The Sunset (Prelude)"
12. "The Sunset"
13. "Twilight (Prelude)"
14. "Twilight Time"
15. "Late Lament"
16. "Nights in White Satin"
17. "The Night (Finale)"
18. "Question"
19. "Ride My See-Saw"

Blu-ray/DVD only

1. The Moody Blues Remember Days Of Future Passed

Personnel

• Justin Hayward

vocals, guitars

• John Lodge

vocals, bass

• Graeme Edge

drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Norda Mullen

flute, guitars, percussion, vocals

• Alan Hewitt: keyboards, vocals
• Julie Ragins

keyboards, guitars, percussion, saxophone, vocals

• Billy Ashbaugh

drums, percussion

• Jeremy Irons

narrator

• Elliot Davis

orchestral director/arrangements

• Toronto World Festival Orchestra

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Moody Blues | About The Moody Blues: Days Of Future Passed Live | Great Performances | PBS. November 20, 2017.
2. Web site: Days of Future Passed Live - The Moody Blues | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Moody Blues Front Man Reflects On Early Days As 50th Anniversary Concert Premieres On PBS. Forbes.com.