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Man through his flaming pyre has conquered the wayward breezes Climbing to tranquility, far above the clouds
Conceiving the heavens cleared of misty shroud- Higher and Higher
An album overlooked by a subject such as this would be To Our Childrens Childrens Children, the Moody Blues fourth album that was released around Chistmas of 1969. It was only six months previous of the moon landing. I've been following this band for decades and am familiar with their story of how this album came to be. It was only the month before the moon landing (May) that On The Threshold Of A Dream was released.
Speeding through a charcoal sky
Observe the truth we cannot hide- Eternity Road
The members of the band had a great time recording this lp, according to drummer Graeme Edge. And it is said that these songs were written shortly after the moon landing. All five members contributed songwriting to this effort as well, including Edge, the drummer.
Vast vision must improve our sight
Perhaps we'll see an end to our own endless plight, and the beginning of the free
Climbing to tranquility, finding its real worth
Conceiving the heavens, flourishing on earth
Edge's song "Higher and Higher" starts with mellotron and keyboard player Mike Pinder literally slamming the keyboard and slowly simulates a rocket blastoff on keyboards (if you will) with Edge's spoken word delivered to the music. For the record, Graeme would never be accused of being a good singer, but would be a worthy contributor to the bands songs.
Forty two years after this release, the Moodies draw a lot of their playset from this classic lp. I should know, I've seen them in concert a lot of times. They are touring the east coast right now, in fact.
One of my favorite cuts on the album is Ray Thomas' "Floating".
To take a stroll among the stars
And get a close look at planet Mars.
Not sure what we're calling "concept albums" here. For me its an album based on a theme. Porcupine Tree's In Absentia is a really good one with dark themes related to the title.
That's a good one and very underrated as far as the pioneering British bands that started making concept albums in the late 60s go. And Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) from 1969 is another classic. Both have good themes that play to the concept album idea yet don't come off as too grandiose or pretentious.
Man through his flaming pyre has conquered the wayward breezes Climbing to tranquility, far above the clouds
Conceiving the heavens cleared of misty shroud- Higher and Higher
An album overlooked by a subject such as this would be To Our Childrens Childrens Children, the Moody Blues fourth album that was released around Chistmas of 1969. It was only six months previous of the moon landing. I've been following this band for decades and am familiar with their story of how this album came to be. It was only the month before the moon landing (May) that On The Threshold Of A Dream was released.
Speeding through a charcoal sky
Observe the truth we cannot hide- Eternity Road
The members of the band had a great time recording this lp, according to drummer Graeme Edge. And it is said that these songs were written shortly after the moon landing. All five members contributed songwriting to this effort as well, including Edge, the drummer.
Vast vision must improve our sight
Perhaps we'll see an end to our own endless plight, and the beginning of the free
Climbing to tranquility, finding its real worth
Conceiving the heavens, flourishing on earth
Edge's song "Higher and Higher" starts with mellotron and keyboard player Mike Pinder literally slamming the keyboard and slowly simulates a rocket blastoff on keyboards (if you will) with Edge's spoken word delivered to the music. For the record, Graeme would never be accused of being a good singer, but would be a worthy contributor to the bands songs.
Forty two years after this release, the Moodies draw a lot of their playset from this classic lp. I should know, I've seen them in concert a lot of times. They are touring the east coast right now, in fact.
One of my favorite cuts on the album is Ray Thomas' "Floating".
To take a stroll among the stars
And get a close look at planet Mars.
A great, great lp!
I completely agree, it's hard to say which of the Classic 7 is my favorite, but TOCCC is probably close.
"A gypsy of a strange and distant time
Travelling in panic all direction blind
Aching for the warmth of a burning sun
Freezing in the emptiness of where he'd come from
Oh...
Left without a hope of coming home"
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