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Question of Balance | 
 enlarge | Artist: Moody Blues
Label: Polydor / Umgd
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 7095
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
MPN: 001120502
UPC: 600753066263
EAN: 0600753066263
ASIN: B0018PJEYY
Release Date: July 15, 2008
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Condition: Brand new. Shipped from the UK by Airmail direct to 5 airports in the United States. Delivery takes approximately 5 working days from posting - we're frequently faster than a lot of US based sellers.
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| Tracks:
| • | Question - The Moody Blues, Hayward, Justin | | • | How Is It (We Are Here) - The Moody Blues, Pinder, Michael | | • | And the Tide Rushes In - The Moody Blues, Thomas, Ray | | • | Don't You Feel Small - The Moody Blues, Edge, Graeme | | • | Tortoise and the Hare - The Moody Blues, Lodge, John | | • | It's Up to You - The Moody Blues, Hayward, Justin | | • | Minstrel's Song - The Moody Blues, Lodge, John | | • | Dawning Is the Day - The Moody Blues, Hayward, Justin | | • | Melancholy Man - The Moody Blues, Pinder, Michael | | • | The Balance - The Moody Blues, Edge, Graeme | | • | Mike's Number One - The Moody Blues, Pinder, Michael | | • | Question - The Moody Blues, Hayward, Justin | | • | Minstrel's Song - The Moody Blues, Lodge, John | | • | It's Up to You - The Moody Blues, Hayward, Justin | | • | Don't You Feel Small - The Moody Blues, Edge, Graeme | | • | Dawning Is the Day - The Moody Blues, Hayward, Justin |
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Album Description
2008 reissue of their 1970 album, Question of Balance. The album was an attempt by the group to strip down their well-known lush, psychedelic sound in order to be able to better perform the songs in concert. For the first time, The Moody Blues used political strife as a basis for songwriting with the UK number two hit in May 1970, "Question", which dealt with the controversy resulting from the ongoing Vietnam War. The album reached #1 in the UK and #3 in the U.S. In 2008, Moody Blues reissues its first seven album releases, each with bonus content and each release in this set of their first seven evolutionary albums includes a varying number of special mixes or versions of songs that are also represented in their final form on the respective albums from their highly spectacular career. 10 original tracks plus six bonus.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 My All-Time Favorite Moody Blues Album November 16, 2008
A Question of Balance has always been my favorite Moody Blues album. I love the "new" more live-sounding instrumentation. Of course, with the 2008 remastered version, the instruments are more clear and bright as well. One reviewer talked about straining to hear the bass on the new remaster of AQOB, but I must disagree. I think the bass is quite apparent, and I don't even have the rhythm ax of my stereo turned on, which would increase the bass. Another reviewer discussed the notion of distortion. Well, I don't hear it. One thing about the new remasters is that you don't need to have the volume cranked up nearly as much to enjoy the music. Anyway, as I've already mentioned in other reviews of the 2008 remasters, they are far superior to any previous release or remaster of the "core 7" Moody Blues!
 Why don't they care? February 8, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've read all the reviews here on QOB and am amazed that no one has mentioned what truly destroys this album. DISTORTION! I'm a pro recording engineer and have always been aware this moodies album suffers terribly! The Master crossfaded tape is horribly distorted. It also seems down a tape generation. Most engineers just splice the crossfades 'tween tracks into the master takes to avoid degradation of the body of the song... but I'm not convinced that road was taken by evidance in the dull muddy overall sound. The song 'The Balance' is absolutely destroyed with distortion!
If you listen to the bonus tracks on this sacd release (non-crossfaded full versions) you will here a major improvment in fidelity and NO DISTORTION! The bass is clean and round and all things are musch more well defined. If they cared about this record they would re-assemble it using these pre crossfaded versions and do the crossfades digitally..It needs to be rescued!!!!I've bought this album way too many times to be cheated like this again! Now that I know the clarity is there but they won't make it right! I'm disappointed and even pissed that they keep serving this fine wine in a old dirty plastic cup! Why don't they care???
Its a must!!!! January 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
First of all, this album is a classic, powerful, full of deep songs and breathless melodies, one of the best albums of my personal collection.
It has different moods, each song can drive you to a particular moment in your life, and i am not making this out, for example, dawning is the day, is a song that will make you think of those days where you were trying to find your way through this huge maze that we call the world, the protest lyrics of "Questions", or the mixed emotions on the "Melancholy man", the cheerfull "It's up to you".
Without a question, this album is an excelent selection for any music, prog rock.., classic rock..., Moodies fan..
Remastered CD August 12, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
The remastered CD is an incredible improvement from the original recording. I think the album is one of the greatest CD's ever made.The surrond sound CD is a must buy for a Moody Blues fan.
"Don't Question This Classic Collection," Deluxe Edition! :) June 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
*The following comments are in regard to the bonus tracks on this release. To read my opinions on the original content of this album, check out my review under:
"A Question of Balance" by The Moody Blues (Audio CD - 1997) - Original recording remastered
Here is what I enjoyed about each of these outstanding bonus offerings...
"Mike's Number One:"
An upbeat and beautiful spiritual sounding Mike Pinder tune ... Based on the lyrics, this song could have been titled, "A Happening," "Do You Know?," or "See The Glory." The track definitely has that "A Question Of Balance" sound to it, but it also would have made a fine addition to Mike's 1976 solo release, "The Promise," or could have made a possible bonus track for that CD release. :)
"Question" (alternate version):
This mix is like an extended version of the single mix of the song ... The sound quality is outstanding on this mix, especially on the louder elements of the song. The track also comes to a full ending with somewhat of a Spanish-flavored guitar style, at the very end. :)
"Minstrel's Song" (original mix):
This is probably the least interesting of the bonus cuts, because the song fades in, on this occasion, with very faint vocals heard in the intro. The song also fades out in the exact same spot as the album mix, because while the final version fades into "Dawning Is The Day," we can still hear The Moodies chanting "Around, around," one last time, very faintly, at the beginning of "D.I.T.D." The only positive side to this mix is that it is not cross-faded with the tracks that surround the song, on the final version.
"It's Up To You" (original mix):
Much like the single and "Best Of" (Ex: "The Best Of The Moody Blues," "Gold") mixes of "The Story In Your Eyes," from "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour," this version of "It's Up To You" is similar to the original album version, but the instrumentation near the end of the track is carried on a little bit further, before the fadeout ... It's good "ear candy" which listeners haven't heard before. :)
"Don't You Feel Small" (original mix):
This version has an extended beginning AND ending to it! The instrumental lead-in, at the beginning, is awesome, and sounds similar to the instrumental fadeout, near the end of the song ... Nice job on the guitars, mellotrons, and percussion, all at the same time! :)
"Dawning Is The Day" (full original mix):
Same format as the previous mix (above), and the deleted material sounds just as great! :)
In addition, the CD booklet, that accompanies this release, provides readers with the details on the controversial album cover to this LP (rear sleeve) ... Check out this release to get the full story (Page 13). Fans who own both this CD release and the 1997 CD remaster will notice that this version features the artwork that was changed while the 1997 version features the original artwork.
Just like the 1997 CD remaster of "A Question of Balance," this Deluxe Edition also featured a topnotch remastering job! I would recommend this release to any Moody Blues fan or collector. Thanks for reading! God Bless... :)
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