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.