The pre-psychedelic Moody Blues were represented in England by this album, which is steeped in American soul. The covers include songs by James Brown, Willie Dixon, and Chris Kenner, plus the chart-busting Go Now (originally recorded by Bessie Banks), interspersed with a brace of originals by lead singer\u002Fguitarist Denny Laine and keyboardist Mike Pinder, and one Jeff Barry\u002FEllie Greenwich number, I've Got a Dream. The shouters, like I'll Go Crazy and Bye Bye Bird, will be the big surprises, showcasing the rawest sound by the group, but I've Got a Dream shows a lyrical, harmony-based sound that is vaguely reminiscent of the Four Tops (which is ironic, as that group later cut a single of the latter-day Moody Blues original So Deep Within You), while Thank You Baby, a Laine\u002FPinder original, offers them doing a smooth, dance-oriented number with some catchy hooks. The group's sound is good and loud, and Laine was a phenomenal singer, though the band lacked the charisma and built-in excitement of suc