The Moody Blues
Om
In Search of The Lost Chord
(1968)

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paradisepig
May 05, 2013 - 01:53
robh wrote:
I realise I'm in a minority but... this is piss awful and does nowt for me


Ayhuplad thas rite tha knows:)


Lazarus
Mar 03, 2013 - 11:04
Cynaera wrote:
Reading the posts, I can guess ages without even going to the profiles. Moody Blues. They're a bit like Pink Floyd - you sorta have to have a history with them if you're listening in a public forum. I have a history. HUGE history. The Moodies might seem sorta schmaltzy to those who're hearing them for the first time, but trust me - they are the cornerstone for the classical-meets-rock genre.

And I just love the hell out of them. *jutting chin in defiance* This song, as well as a few others, just resonate with me and inspire me. I'm more than grateful to close my eyes, shut the busymakermanunkind out, and just sink into the music of The Moody Blues. They gentle me.



Dammit, I miss you, woman... you are so articulate...

this song is cool...



Jazbo
Nov 29, 2012 - 10:03
9^10.....My first crush and sexuall guide...... reel to reel had on Search and we explored.......


WonderLizard
Nov 29, 2012 - 10:01
coloradojohn wrote:
Catches me trying to formulate and tie together theories about the infinite array of magnetic lines of force we all must move through and the currents they induce in these our own powerful sets of moving magnets and coils...and this hatches contemplation of the eddies, circles and vortexes of those interactions, and the sweet fruits and cataclysmic consequences of propagation of all those waves in all directions...
and it resonates DIVINE both inside and out, and oscillates quite rightly in this Time and Space and so we slide into The Next and hopefully properly connected for it all and ever after, dig it,
and thanks to RP for being one of the Better Bridges to THIS our True Magnetic Magic!

No, really. I want some of whatever it is you're doing, man.


shakitten
Oct 29, 2012 - 01:40
(sigh...) I had such a crush on Justin Hayward in college. That man can sing me to sleep forever...


darkhorse53
Sep 27, 2012 - 14:26
I was pleasantly surprised to hear this...brings back some great memories!


smartn1
Sep 27, 2012 - 14:21
This song makes me hungry. Now I want to eat at an Indian buffet.


Boy_Wonder
Sep 27, 2012 - 14:20
Om - - or rather Ummmmmm.... less than convinced by this -the Moody's did some great stuff (Question of Balance) but this is just a turn-off

Must be a UK thing!!


robh
Sep 27, 2012 - 14:19
I realise I'm in a minority but... this is piss awful and does nowt for me


hayduke2
Jun 25, 2012 - 05:52
coloradojohn wrote:
Catches me trying to formulate and tie together theories about the infinite array of magnetic lines of force we all must move through and the currents they induce in these our own powerful sets of moving magnets and coils...and this hatches contemplation of the eddies, circles and vortexes of those interactions, and the sweet fruits and cataclysmic consequences of propagation of all those waves in all directions...
and it resonates DIVINE both inside and out, and oscillates quite rightly in this Time and Space and so we slide into The Next and hopefully properly connected for it all and ever after, dig it,
and thanks to RP for being one of the Better Bridges to THIS our True Magnetic Magic!

Yes, exactly
Great beat and oommmmmmmm for a hectic morning (I'm preparing for a business trip to Boston in a thunder storm, 2 bleeding paper cuts almost staining my items for delivery, the clock ticking for my scheduled leave, aahhh!) thank you master DJ for the Moody release


coloradojohn
May 24, 2012 - 09:43
Catches me trying to formulate and tie together theories about the infinite array of magnetic lines of force we all must move through and the currents they induce in these our own powerful sets of moving magnets and coils...and this hatches contemplation of the eddies, circles and vortexes of those interactions, and the sweet fruits and cataclysmic consequences of propagation of all those waves in all directions...
and it resonates DIVINE both inside and out, and oscillates quite rightly in this Time and Space and so we slide into The Next and hopefully properly connected for it all and ever after, dig it,
and thanks to RP for being one of the Better Bridges to THIS our True Magnetic Magic!


buddy
May 24, 2012 - 09:40
IMHO, the best of the first 7 albums (or any since, for that matter). Everyone of those first seven being mind-blowing to a young junior high and high school kid in a small town in Texas. Why are these guys not in the R&R Hall of Fame, with the likes of ABBA being there (who are absolutely not R&R at all)??? Oh right - the R&R Hall of Fame is a commercial enterprise, and therefore a sham. Not to mention their bias against Prog bands in general. I'm not sure if anyone over the ago of 30 is on the selection committee. But wow, Guns & Roses finally made it!

{#Rolleyes}

Just sayin'.....


old_shep
May 24, 2012 - 09:39
Timeless music, timeless subject, timeless band.


pinnyrat
Apr 22, 2012 - 16:09
Well, that was rather enjoyable.


coloradojohn
Apr 22, 2012 - 16:07
...perfect after Joe's Global a Go-Go, and PERFECT in this, the only moment I have a hold of, the NOW, and oh darn it it is a fleeting thing isn't it
but these vibrations, they linger on and continue firing in new sets of synapses without end and instead with infinite beginnings Amen
OM
Heaven
—right here on RP!


misterbearbaby
Jan 18, 2012 - 11:26
WonderLizard wrote:

Couldn't have said it better. Even then, this was thought almost a tad too arty by half. Still, they were an awesome band—saw them live some time in '68 or '69—and their hearts were in the right place.



I saw the Moody Blues around that time too- I was surprised how good their live sound was and what an excellent stage show. I thought that it all came from the studio, overlaying tons of sh*t and juicing up the sound... but they could actually play! Yea— "head music" indeed.


WonderLizard
Dec 17, 2011 - 18:35
keller1 wrote:

The sitar makes me think of Spinal Tap.

Cool tune though.



Couldn't have said it better. Even then, this was thought almost a tad too arty by half. Still, they were an awesome band—saw them live some time in '68 or '69—and their hearts were in the right place.



crockydile
Sep 13, 2011 - 23:10
While it is true for me that this music sounds very quaint and dated, these guys were onto something. The album cover art is perhaps the best representation of the experience I had several times while on LSD. (The physical body squishing through the mortal coil to feel the joy and release "out there.") Call it what you will, I call it OM.


sheshrey
Sep 13, 2011 - 22:52
I hear it!


coloradojohn
Jul 13, 2011 - 05:27
Funny... In '77 or '78, around the time my buddies' older brothers had stoned us and turned us onto the Moodies, this album cover wasn't that different from many others; these hairdos and styles actually were still found on other contemporary album covers and in movies, TV shows, high schools and colleges...but by '87 or so, when it was becoming more of a precious oddity on the shelf to be dusted off and played for marathon bong sessions and Flying Saucer parties, it was starting to stand out and make us feel old — as old as these guys were when they made it! Yet their music sent us exactly where we wanted to go, every time...and still does... Play 'em, Bill!


Scott_Alic wrote:

If the back of the album cover offers any clues, my guess is that their mind-altering hairdos and trousers played a role.

Picked this vinyl up in the summer — it is the bomb.





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