![]() They are certainly not the first band you think of when compiling a list of psychedelia’s great and good, but their achievements were many. And yet, despite this era-defining performance, they remain one of the last critically unrehabilitated bands of the 60s. They appeared on stage that August bank holiday weekend, just as the sun was going down on the Saturday evening, and, with a twilight backdrop to die for, proceeded to charm the loon pants off the crowd. The event is best remembered now for Jimi Hendrix giving advance notice of his impending demise, and a narcoleptic Jim Morrison grunting his way through a lacklustre Doors performance, but it’s the Moodies who stole the show. ![]() I f you watch any of Sky Arts’ endlessly repeated programme output, you can’t have failed at some point to chance upon the Moody Blues’ magnificent performance at the 1970 Isle of Wight pop festival.
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