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Nightingale · 07-09-2008, 01:32 AM

Hi Jesse,
No, Barclay James Harvest is a British band. They were very popular in Europe but not so much in the U.S.
They are known as "the poor man's Moody Blues"

I am not sure why other than the MB'S were a big influence and many of their songs reflect that. They even have a song with that title, Poor Mans Moody Blues and it's a spin off of "Nights in White Satin".

I love a lot of their music...it's really good and I believe they still do concerts. I think they have split up and some of the original band members are with their own bands now but they still tour once in a while.

Anyway, it's old hippie music so I thought you might like it....lol

I bet Yuri has an album or two of BJH

07-09-2008, 01:32 AM	#4
Nightingale Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 675	Re: For Jesse Joe Hi Jesse, No, Barclay James Harvest is a British band. They were very popular in Europe but not so much in the U.S. They are known as "the poor man's Moody Blues" I am not sure why other than the MB'S were a big influence and many of their songs reflect that. They even have a song with that title, Poor Mans Moody Blues and it's a spin off of "Nights in White Satin". I love a lot of their music...it's really good and I believe they still do concerts. I think they have split up and some of the original band members are with their own bands now but they still tour once in a while. Anyway, it's old hippie music so I thought you might like it....lol I bet Yuri has an album or two of BJH __________________ "Tiime has been wastin' away...You know time doesn't wait for nobody to find what they're after It just keeps on rolling down the deep canyons And through the green meadows into the broad ocean..." G. Lightfoot "Tattoo"