Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION The Anywhere Machine So, what are you listening to?

RIP Francoise Hardy

So, after being rudely interrupted by Real Life, I was finally able to listen to the Moody Blues' last two albums of the 80s, The Other Side of Life and Sur La Mer.

I enjoyed them both. They are very similar, what with Superproducer Tony Visconti as the thread linking them. I think Visconti deserves a great deal of credit for smoothly integrating the organic signature sound of the Moodies with the hi-tech studio approach of the 80s. Both albums are cohesive, pleasing to the ear, and just plain fun.

And though TOSOL was the more commercially successful of the two, I find I actually prefer the lighter and softer SLM.

RIP record producer Peter Collins, best known for his work with Queensryche at their creative and commercial peak, and with Rush during their controversial "glossy" phase.







And yes, that is Aimee Mann guesting with Rush.

Oh man, RIP. I love both these artists, and specifically from this time.

I hear you, GL. That era of Queensryche in particular is incredible!

Did you ever play their CDROM Game that they released around the time of Promised Land?

I'm afraid not. I haven't been a gamer since the days of video game arcades with the big cabinets. I've never even owned a Nintendo.

This was a PC game back sometime in the 90s. It was interesting and definitely for the hardcore fan. You basically had to search a world for the totem pieces and when you completed the game, the band came out and performed a special song for the game.

Peter Gabriel had a similar venture around the time of the Us album.

More recently, Peter Collins played a significant role in the formation/first album of prog pop supergroup Flying Colors.