Track Listing

1. Procession
2. Story In Your Eyes
3. Our Guessing Game
4. Emily's Song
5. After You Came
6. One More To Live
7. Nice To Be Here
8. You Can Never Go Home
9. My Song

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18054 in Music
• Released on: 1997-03-03
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered

CD Description
Though this 1971 release was issued at a time of enormous commercial success for the Moody Blues, EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR contains some of the band's most adventurous music. The band had recently discovered the Moog synthesizer, andits presence is felt on much of the album. The opening "Procession" instantly sets this collection's experimental course, landing like a spacecraft among reams of cascading synthesizer before evolving into a soundscape of cricket chirps, thunderclaps, and tribal chanting. The next three minutes contain one of the most cathartic sonic explorations the band has ever put forth.
Other standout tracks include "After You Came", which features tessellated vocal layering and bluesy guitar work; "Emily", a song that John Lodge wrote for his daughter; and the rapturously symphonic "You Can Never Go Home". Rich, complex, powerful, and beautifully produced, EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR brings together all of the Moody Blues' best qualities in one album, standing as the culmination of their fine '60s work, and the standard-bearer for the music to come.

Customer Reviews

My absolute favourite Moody Blues album..........i think.
From the release of their debut album "Days Of Future Passed" in 1967 till 1972,s "Seventh Sojourn " The Moody Blues produced seven excellent albums. Arguably the best of the lot (Some days i myself would plump for "Our Childrens Childrens Children") is "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" their sixth. It was the first Moody Blues album i became intimately familiar with after filching it my fathers collection and every time i hear the incremental intro to "Procession" i want to hear the complete album with no interruptions thank you very much.
As with most Moodies albums the song writing , playing and production (Courtesy of the ever present Tony Clarke) are top notch. The largely instrumental "Procession" is piece of music designed to describe the history of music from the beginning of time till the present day and is also the first song written by the entire band. It segues brilliantly with the lightning bolt electricity of "The Story In Your Eyes" , one of the bands greatest songs and for a Justin Hayward penned track a surprisingly up-tempo experience. Ray Thomas also provides one if his strongest songs with "Our Guessing Game", a track that highlights the bands outstanding intricate vocal and harmony work.
Again we see a change of perception with John Lodge who usually wrote the bands more rock orientated songs contributing "Emily,s Song"- written for his newly born daughter and its a lovely tippling ballad hat crucially avoids mawkishness. "After You Came" written by Graham Edge returns to the albums central dramatic precept.Built around a stop/start arrangement that feels slightly rushed and once again is shot through with scorching blasts of Hayward's guitar. "One More Time To Live" is the sort of monumental ballad that Justin Hayward would ordinarily write but Lodge again out of character writes. It,s an audacious song and under appreciated for it,s use of an extended middle eight and multi layered vocal work. Without doubt the most ambitious song on the album it,s lyrics culminating in "Salvation, communication, compassion" resonates through the years.What follows rather bizarrely in the context of the music is Ray Thomas,s "Nice To Be Here" which is a lilting hugely melodic ditty about animals playing instruments and consequently comes across as a more sophisticated "Frogs Chorus". Now its , normally the sort of thing i would rather bash my head with breeze blocks than listen to this sort of tweeness but this is oddly charming and beguiling song and is lyrically quite clever.....and you will be whistling it for days
The tone turns more portentous and darker with Hayward's brooding ballad "You Can Never Go Home", a song which again showcases again his , in my opinion, hugely under rated vocal prowess. Mike Pinder writes the not surprisingly mellotron heavy "My Song"( Incidentally "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" was the last Moodies album to feature the mellotron- they used the Chamberlin- a similar instrument on the next album) a swirling eddying exhortation for universal love and acceptance .
A great band -How many bands can you think of where every member writes the songs and sings as well as The Moody Blues do?......The Beatles?....Oasis ?(joke). That were never better than they were with "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" and they were pretty damm good up till then. I,its a mature album exploring metaphysical themes that still retains a glistening commercial sheen but without becoming compromised by it. It,s diverse thematically and musically too and is just a joy to listen to from beginning to end. If you have,nt already do yourself a favour and give it a listen.

Every Good Fan Deserves This CD!
Forever remembered by the huge hit, "The Story In Your Eyes", this Remastered CD contains some of the Moody Blues best songs. Evenly distributed among the groups songwriters are personal touches usually not heard on other albums. Most albums they release have an inspired, unique beginning and "Procession" beats them all. A masterfully woven series of different song styles through the ages will knock your socks off! Other great cuts include the soulfully melancholy, "You Can Never Go Home" and Mike Pinder's great, "My Song". All songs are seemlessly blended by producer Tony Clarke.

Incredible Instrumental Arrangements
Forever remembered by the huge hit, "The Story In Your Eyes", this Remastered CD contains some of the Moody Blues best songs. Evenly distributed among the groups songwriters are personal touches usually not heard on other albums. Most albums they release have an inspired, unique beginning and "Procession" beats them all. A masterfully woven series of different song styles through the ages will knock your socks off! Other great cuts include the soulfully melancholy, "You Can Never Go Home" and Mike Pinder's great, "My Song". All songs are seemlessly blended by producer Tony Clarke.