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On The Threshold of a Dream (The Moody Blues) | EPL Ep. 56 (Patreon)

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2023-11-14 22:02:16
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2024-06-04 21:53:33
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It's now been over a year since I heard In Search of the Lost Chord, and I definitely wanted to include The Moody Blues in The Extended Play Lounge this year. So, I'm pleased to offer this first time listen of the 1969 4th album from The Moody Blues as a 'Doug's Choice'

It's an understated album, but it's a very lovely and warm listen...and it still sparkles with that Moody Blues magic. I hope you enjoy!

Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/884558088/803fd8458f?share=copy

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On The Threshold of a Dream (The Moody Blues) | EPL Ep. 56

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Bubbalino

amazing timing. work just concluded and bong has been cleaned. let's do this thing!

Randy Hammill

I think this is the best and most consistent album of the first seven. Time to see what you think…

Ruth James

Looking forward to watching this. I bought In Search of the Lost Chord on the back of your reaction to it.

Howaard Hughes

Comfort music for white, pothead boomers

Allen

To elaborate on their use of the famous Cartesian pronouncement, "I think, therefore I am," Descartes is also known for his Evil Demon-Dream experiment: Namely, do I know I'm not being deceived by an Evil Demon (think "Matrix")? Are my senses deceiving me? Ultimately, Descartes argued it was only the mind/ego ("I") that can be known (the process of thinking reveals that something is real). This sounds like an interruption of the normal state of things (their intro. and outro. sounds of static sandwich the state of doubting that Descartes promotes in order to "come back" with firm truths). In the end, we now know that "we are real."

Stop Propaganda

I can ride the Moody's straight through to "Our Children's, Children's ...", along the way I morn the loss of Mike Pinder but they plow on without a mus-step. Keep going Doug! You may want to take a side path to The Blue Jays and some amazing live performances if your in the mood (get it?). LOL!

Bill Brinkmoeller

Haven't listened to this album in about 50 years. When I was in high school (and for a little while after), it was part of the soundtrack of my life. Pretty sure that the vocal effect on "Dear Diary" is achieved by putting the voice through a Leslie. I was told by other people that this album was meant to be the soundtrack to an LSD trip. It's a bit brief for that, but maybe at least the launching of a trip. One time, back in the old days, with the help of some ClearLight Windowpane, I tested that hypothesis and it turned out to be at least a little bit valid. "Are You Sitting Comfortably" is a sort of preamble to an acid trip--settle in, get comfortable, and let "Merlin" cast his spell. But it also opened my eyes to other things about the Moodys that led me to eventually leave them behind. With a release in '69, it's obvious that "Also Sprach Zarathustra" was on their minds, and "The Voyage" is a bit derivative of that. (This was before "Zarathustra" became the hackneyed cliche that it's become over the years, used to sell everything from snack chips to deodorant. Poor Stanley Kubrick. Poor Richard Strauss!) The reason I left the Moody Blues behind was that their preachy lyrics began to grate on me, but even more to the point, I was discovering music that had, in my opinion, far more substance, such as Yes and King Crimson. Still, this is a good album that is very much of its time, and I think it would be interesting if it got the Steven Wilson remix/remaster treatment to cut through the somewhat murky production. Thanks, Doug. This was fun, and a real trip down memory lane for me.

John W Orsborn

Thank you, Doug. This album came out when I was in junior high and I played it to death. Truly my favorite Moody's album. And I had the privilege of living around the corner from Graeme Edge from 2010 until 2016. Used to see him walking around the neighborhood or driving his blue Jag. Thanks, again.

Dave Cohen

Looking forward to you doing A Question of Balance. A bit of a change, as they wanted an album of songs that they could perform live. A bit simpler in orchestration, but with some incredible songs.

George Davis-Stewart

Bought this album on spec. pretty much when it came out, and thought my investment sound for a considerable time. However while some decent songs and production remain now, some of its portentous ambitions and linkages have not worn well on my ear.