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Octave | 
| Artist: The Moody Blues
Label: Decca - Pop
Category: Music
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 12839
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 46
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 042282032928
EAN: 0042282032928
ASIN: B000001F6G
Release Date: July 1, 1994
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| Tracks:
| • | Steppin' In A Slide Zone | | • | Under Moonshine | | • | Had To Fall In Love | | • | I'll Be Level With You | | • | Driftwood | | • | Top Rank Suite | | • | I'm Your Man | | • | Survival | | • | One Step Into The Light | | • | The Day We Meet Again |
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 Octave...The Moodies Return after a break May 15, 2004
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Octave is an explosion of creative fusion after the Moody Blues got back together after a 4 year sabbatical..and a return of Justin and John after their successfull venture as The Blue Jays.
This album was an instant hit with classics such as...Stepping In A Slide Zone reflecting the impressive album cover with the belting bass guitar..Dawn crept into my room Under Moonshine and stole My Dream..is a dreamy number...written by the groups flautist Ray Thomas who has recently left the band...Graeme edge the drummer sings I'll be Level With You...with words like little guy little hands, little eyes and lots of time...clever words of a rare writing composition by this band member...The highlight of this album is Justin Hayward's brilliant lean towards jazz (a classic) Driftwood a cool tranquel and timeless composition....wonderful..Time waits for no one at all no not even you...Just like the driftwood of a dream...it is yes the mood is great.Top Rank suite the rain on the river bursting with fiery melodies and thanks Justin a good one and not aired very much on your shows..Survival by John Lodge is a philisophical dream and it works I love it...Shadows of dreams falling out of the blue...great words John..One Step into the Light By Justin is of a simalar theme but holds it's own tangable and with a sense of spirit within and the stairs that lead into your open mind, a great number and not heard often...this ventures into the sad but moving reprieve of The Day We Meet Again in the garden down the road..this song so moves my emotions and the dramatic orchestration adds to its meaning..when the mist of time is lifting oh no I wasn't there...a fusion indeed of the group reincarnated and they continued producing more Albums afer this...Octave is a must-have for all lovers of the Moodies and Justin Hayward's accomlished songwriting.
My Favorite Moody Blues March 10, 2004
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Moody Blues combine rock music with symphonic music and poetry to create a sound all their own. Octave, which I have as a record (I can draw a picture if you're unsure what that is), is one of the group's later albums. The prime songs here are "Stepping in a Slide Zone" (faster pace), "Driftwood" (melancholy, man), "I am Your Man" (love ballad), and "Survival" which is the best on the album and one of the group's all-time best. Because of their signature sound, listening to one Moody Blues song will give you an idea if the group is for you. This album, Octave, is a good place to start for those new to the group. If you like Octave, you'll like the Moody Blues.
 Octave - Moody Blues November 6, 2003
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a Moody Blues fan, I waited with baited breath for the new album from the reformed Moody Blues. After all, each of their previous albums had seemed better than the last, culminating with the excellent "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" & then the brilliant "Seventh Sojourn", followed ny the even more brilliant "Blue Jays". However, on first playing "Octave" back in the summer of '78, I was somewhat disappointed - tracks such as "Under Moonshine", particularly "Top Rank Suite", & also "Steppin' on a Slide Zone" (although I've since revised my view of this one since seeing it performed live) just didn't seem up to the Moodies' previous form. The album did grow on me with time, stand-out tracks being "Driftwood" & "The Day we Meet Again", but isn't one I play much nowadays. Notable in containinmg the last Mike Pinder recording ith the band - "One Step into the Light". Definitely one for the Moodies fans rather than the casual listener who wants a Moodies album - [I'd recommend "Blue Jays" or "Seventh Sojourn", or "This is the Moody Blues" compilation for such folks!]
 Pinder's Swan Song Album December 13, 2002
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
The eighth album to be released by the Moody Blues, it captures much of the earlier magic, but frequently stumbles. This was during the late sixties, when the music industry was in a schizophrenic mode. The Moody Blues refused to change but were losing steam, giving the world a mediocre album.There are some great cuts, however. "Steppin' In A Slide Zone" is a rockin' rock concert staple. "One Step Into The Light" and "The Day We Meet Again" showcase Mike Pinder's last songs. His mellotron jumps into high gear and gives the album a fine closure. The best cut, as usual, comes from Justin Hayward, who culls forth a melancholy, light, breezy mood with "Driftwood". This song alone saves the album.
A Classic Piece of Work. March 22, 2001
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The first time i heard this album i was in N. Wales ( Aberdaron ) on my Holiday's .Whenever you hear a track for the first time it alway's brings back memories of where you first heard it. Sitting on the Beach listening to " Driftwood ". Fortunately "Had to fall in Love" was appropriate at the time.One step into the light ( Love at first bite ).The day we meet again ( falling out of love ), I'll be level with you ( Honesty ), Steppin' in a Slide Zone ( mixed feelings ).My all time favourite M Bs Album of all time, a mixture of a roller-coaster of tracks (pertaing to the tempo).Graham L.B. Telford,Shropshire.
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