the Calm Blue Sea

USA

Formed: 1964

Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock

Styles: Prog-Rock, Art-Rock/Experimental, British Invasion, Psychedelic/Garage, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock, British Psychedelia, Psychedelic, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock

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Although they're best known today for their lush, lyrically and musically profound (some would say bombastic) psychedelic-era albums, the Moody Blues started out as one of the better R&B-based combos of the British Invasion. The group's history began in Birmingham, England with Ray Thomas (harmonica, vocals) and Mike Pinder (keyboards, vocals), who had played together in El Riot & the Rebels and the Krew Cats. They began recruiting members of some of the best rival groups working in Birmingham, including Denny Laine (vocals, guitar), Graeme Edg...

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