Songs:
1. Overture
2. Tuesday Afternoon
3. English Sunset
4. Words You Say
5. The Story in Your Eyes
6. I Know You're Out There Somewhere
7. Haunted
8. Your Wildest Dreams
9. Isn't Life Strange
10. I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)
11. Nights in White Satin
12. Legend of a Mind
13. Question
14. Ride My See-Saw

The "Overture" that begins the show is a five-minute, orchestra-only medley of parts of some of their best-known songs, including "Nights In White Satin." Then the Moodies take the stage, and commence with "Tuesday Afternoon." Although lead singer and guitarist Justin Hayward's voice sounds a bit rusty at the beginning (he doesn't quite have the voice he used to have, but that's understandable), he does warm up nicely during the song, and is able to hold the two crucial long notes. With the orchestral accompaniment, one fondly remembers the wonderful original version from their breakthrough album DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED. The band then effortlessly glides thrity years into the future with a recent song called "English Sunset." This song is a bouncy, uptempo homage to the Moodies' homeland, and shows that they can still write good songs that bear their distinctive mark while sounding new and fresh at the same time. It is a very good song indeed. Next, co-lead singer and bass guitarist John Lodge gets his turn on a nice ballad called "Words You Say." His voice has apparently held up VERY well over the years, with not much sign of wear and tear at all. Then, they do a good version of their hard-rock classic "The Story In Your Eyes." Next comes the upbeat late-80's hit "I Know You're Out ThereSomewhere" which deserves its place as a Moody Blues classic. They do this song just as bouncily as they did back in 1988.

I could go on and on through every track here, but I want to conclude now by singling out their live version of "Isn't Life Strange" for praise. Originally recorded in 1972 for the non-orchestral SEVENTH SOJOURN album, they and the World Festival Orchestra inject new life into it, and make me wonder why this song hadn't been originally recorded this way in the first place. The drummer, Graeme Edge, has a great time with this song, as his arms go flying, pounding out extra drumbeats in the harder parts.

Very last note: when they finally do their all-time classic "Nights In White Satin," they skip over Graeme Edge's spoken poetry section, which kind of disappointed me a little. However, they still do a wonderful version of this song anyway. Overall, if you love The Moody Blues like I do (and I've been listening to them for 25 years now), this is a tape you should get. Otherwise, get the DVD. Either way, don't miss out on this incredible peformance. The Moody Blues are back, and they are still great!!


Excellent and Superb Performance!   September 21, 2000
KELLY DITMARS (FAIRLESS HILLS, PA United States)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful

I saw this concert on PBS for the first time last month and it totally blew me away! It rocked and the intensity of the band was awesome! They have certainly gotten better and better with time. They certainly know how to touch a person's heart and soul. The Moody Blues were awesome at "RED ROCKS", but they're performance at "ROYAL ALBERT HALL" was better then awesome simply EXCELLENT! I'd give them 10 stars if I could. ~~Moody Blues Fan Forever!~~


A smile a mile wide.   November 18, 2000
S. C. Smith (Dallas, Texas USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

I had a smile on my face a mile wide throughout the whole show. It is just amazing how good these guys still are. I recently dug up an old video of an old woodstock like music festival called the Isle Of Wight festival. The Moody Blues were one of the groups along with many others way back in 1970. Thirty years later this band is still going strong. Dick Clark would probably be jealous of Justin Hayward. This guy doesn't look his age and he can write excellent tunes, play a great guitar and sing with the best of them.

Great song selection,(although I wanted many more)superior sound and picture, this DVD is a real treasure to Moody Blues fans of old and new. This could be one of those DVD's that puts VHS users over the edge to break and part with the money for a DVD player. I'm also a Grateful Dead fan and it was "Downhill From Here" that did it for me.


Must have for Moody fans!   August 1, 2002
Larry Rosenberg (Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

This DVD is second in sound quality only to Steely Dan's "Two Against Nature". The picture quality is awesome. Don't get me wrong. The DTS sound is truly great and the performance is excellent.The orchestra behind the Moody's reproduces their older hits flawlessly. They have a beautiful "full" sound. The video is some of the best I've seen since Yes's "Live from the house of blues". I would have liked to have seen a little more from the female back-up singers. Their presence was not as obvious sonically as (again I must use the Steely Dan DVD) 2 Against Nature but overall the concert is truly a must have and will demonstrate your home theatre system beautifully! Go get it!


Meeting the Moody Blues again....   December 12, 2000
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

I caught this concert on PBS totally by accident and I'm glad I did. I had all the Moody Blues Albums in the 70's but they went out in the trash with the rest of the vinyl. I loved them then and I fell in love all over again. I particularly got a kick out of it because they are just a little older than me. Time sure has a way of bringing ages closer together. But they can still rock ! It even inspired me to order their latest CD and Seventh Sojourn all over again. I can't get the song "Haunted" out of my head. I think I've played it about 50 times since I got the DVD. Great Stuff.