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| | New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock MO-MY |
 | | That's because while a lot of fans of symphonic prog rock love the Moodies, very few would say that their music is progressive in the sense of Yes or Genesis. |
 | | But the overriding "progressiveness" of recording with an orchestra (well, it was progressive then!) tagged the Moodies as a prog rock band, even though all of their subsequent albums were only marginally progressive, at best. |
 | | ISotLC, the next album, is more representative of the sound of the Moodies, The orchestra is gone, but Pinder's use of the Mellotron made up for it, shaping the sound of the band for years to come. |
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