Recap: John Lodge (Moody Blues) at Cohoes Music Hall 02/21/2023 -By: Stephanie J. Bartik

Photography/Recap By: Stephanie J Bartik

It was a Tuesday night at Cohoes Music Hall, but it seemed more as a Sunday morning Catholic church service, will all the standing ovations for the performance of sold out John Lodge of The Moody Blues. Not surprisingly, the demographic was an older crowd, coming to hear the songs and stories of their youth. Reliving the somewhat turbulent times of the late ‘60s to early ‘70s, with the birth of “classical rock”. With their rich, symphonic sound, influenced by Electric Light Orchestra, Deep Purple, Yes and Genesis, the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees did not disappoint.

They performed 2 one-hour sets: The first set included “I’m Just A Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)” and “Isn’t Life Strange” both from their Seventh Sojourn album released in 1972.
The second set continued to wow the fans with complete Days of Future Passed, which contained one of their most famous and adored songs, “Night is White Satin”. The crowd stayed till the very end, some waiting to see members of the band.

Billy Ashblaugh – Drums
Jason Charboneau- Cello
Jon Davison (of YES) -Lead Guitar.
Alan Hewitt- Keyboard
John Lodge-Vocal and Bass