Fjn,
I believe the Moodies have toured the world and US almost every year, year round now since at least the early 90's, if not before.
Interms of sheer #s of live performances of their classic material they have delivered, they eclipse even The Rolling Stones, and perhaps could challenge even "The Beach Boys" or whatever group has actually toured under that name so often for many years now as well..
I have seen them 4 times over that period, last about 4 years ago and once earlier for their "octave" tour in 1978.
They deliver the goods still even into their 60's every time. They always perform the songs people know best and mix in various others from their large repertoire built up over the years.
Justin hayward, John Lodge, and Graeme Edge are the three remaining "original" Moodies touring. Ray Thomas retired a few years back.
They know what their music still mean to their fans and nourish that relationship carefully.
When the day comes (perhaps soon given their age) that they are no longer able to perform their classic material up to the high standards that they have managed to maintain over the years, I suspect they finally hang it up for good.
Oh, but that is not good enough for the bleepin RRHOF!
Right!
Hopefully this happens while these guys are still around to accept and not after they are gone!
If it does, I suspect they would accept as much for knowing what it might mean to their fans as muchas whatever satisfaction it might still have for them.
BTW, it brings me tremendous satisfaction knowing that I became a big Moodies fan and supporter of their music back in high school around 1975 or so, that they hit their peak in terms of commercial popularity during the MTV generation a decade later, and have managed to keep going strong and remain just as relevant to me and many others continuously 36 years later.
