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John Lodge Of The Moody Blues Releases Live Album ‘The Royal Affair And After’

Written by Johnson Stephen on January 17, 2022

the moody blues john lodge new live album John Lodge, bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues has released a new live album ‘The Royal Affair and After’, a release that’s sure to delight existing fans of The Moody Blues and make new ones.

The album was recorded live in Las Vegas on ‘The Royal Affair Tour’ in the Summer of 2019. with additional tracks recorded during John’s subsequent USA dates.

This 10-track album includes brand-new, live recordings of all John’s Moody Blues hits, along with special tributes to all his bandmates: Graeme Edge, Justin Hayward, Mike Pinder and Ray Thomas.

Track Listing (CD and Digital)
1.       Steppin’ in a Slide Zone
2.       Saved by the Music
3.       Legend of a Mind
4.    Sunset
5. Late Lament (with Graeme Edge)
6. Nights in White Satin (with Jon Davison)
7.       Gemini Dream
8.    Isn’t Life Strange
9.       I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)
10.    Ride My See-Saw (with Jon Davison)

“The last two years have been strange and crazy times,” reflects John Lodge before adding “For me, it was very therapeutic to spend time working on this new live album. As the COVID waves have come and gone, and we’ve been isolated and often separated from loved ones, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about these songs: songs that really are the ‘soundtrack of my life’: ‘Ride my See-Saw’, ‘Isn’t Life Strange’, ‘Steppin’ in a Slide Zone’ — all seem so relevant today.”