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RollingFreak
RIP Mike. Always seemed like he kinda got the raw end of the deal, even though he was there from the beginning. I always appreciated and enjoyed his contributions but they seemed like they got less and less. By Every Good Boy Deserves Favor, he was relegated to just one song, My Song which is very unambiguous lyrically. By Octave he was barely present on the cover, and then I believe he left the band for family reasons but seems like they kinda pushed him out a bit. No idea, just how it seems. He never guested with them again to my knowledge and they seemed to downplay his participation.
I was happy to see him present at their Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame induction, though sad that he didn't speak or play with them. I believe he or a different member said he had slight dementia at that point, so they wanted to avoid him potentially speaking and losing his place. Either way, a lovely contributor to that band and he will be missed. Huge part of that sound that only the Moody Blues have, and those albums still hold up. Every time I put them on I 1. usually have to listen to the whole 7 album run, 2. love that its not really about specific songs but more the whole mood of the record. Totally transports you somewhere else for 40 minutes.