It’s a safe bet most people reading this review know of John Lodge from his work as part of the Moody Blues. This is his new solo album. I’d have to say that it doesn’t sound a lot like the Moody Blues, except in a few places. Even then, you’d never mistake those for Moody Blues songs. What’s the point of releasing a solo album if it sounds like your band, though? This is quite a strong set. It covers quite a bit of musical territory, too. While it’s not all progressive rock, I’ve included it under prog because we at MSJ consider Lodge to be a progressive rock musician as part of the Moodies.

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Roughly the first two and a half minutes of this are purely instrumental. This starts off quite mellow, but builds out to a real rocker. In a lot of ways this song makes me think of Pink Floyd. The guitar sound and general arrangement definitely feel like that.