Although they're best known today for their lush, lyrically and musically profound (some would say bombastic) psychedelic-era albums and singles, the Moody Blues started out as one of the better R&B based combos of the British Invasion.

Their 1980's contributions include a follow-up record, Long Distance Voyager (1981), and ascended reasonably close to the top with the Hayward single "In Your Wildest Dreams" (1986). By the end of the 1980s,they were perceived as a nostalgia act, albeit one with a huge audience.