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The Moody Blues — Lovely To See You
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justin4kick
(The Netherlands)
Posted: May 17, 2013 - 02:36
 
Oh, the Moody Blues. How many times must I have heard this. My older brothers used to play their LP's over and over.

I thought it was music for old people. I was right. I am beginning to like it.

dejapete
(Wisconsin)
Posted: Apr 15, 2013 - 19:06
 
Did I hear, "You're going to scrape a zit"?

d48m02h1918
Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 08:38
 
Gorgeous sounds!!{#Daisy}

casey1024
(Here and Now)
Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 08:30
 
Love it.

Phlegmaticman
(270 miles south of Paradise, CA)
Posted: Jan 11, 2013 - 15:24
 
Lovely to hear you again, my friend.

onerb
Posted: Dec 11, 2012 - 06:23
 
Lovely

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 13:05
 
Wonderful and classic! That sound and aesthetic really penetrates.

rightantler
(Bowen Island, BC)
Posted: Sep 07, 2012 - 23:42
 
 amyjpr wrote:
There are stretches of pure transcendence with radio paradise for me, when it seems that Bill is reading my mind and even working from my music collection. And then there are times when I cannot change the station fast enough, like now.
 
I just love this comment. I would have plus oned it, liked it, tweeted it etc - but in the end say it made my wife and I laugh out loud!

derekjohnson1
(North Park, San Diego)
Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 20:44
 
 jagdriver wrote:
Great stereo separation and L/R panning made a lot of these Moody tracks great ear candy with headphones a headfull of cosmic meanderings.

 
 
Remastered and remixed in 1997... I liked the original '69 vinyl mix better.

Highspirits
(El Cerrito, California)
Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 12:41
 
 Why don't you just go away then?

Ericocean wrote:
Yes and the Moody Blues - two horrible bands that just won't go away until the baby boomers do.
 



jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 12:40
 
Great stereo separation and L/R panning made a lot of these Moody tracks great ear candy with headphones a headfull of cosmic meanderings.

 

GarageDragon
Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 12:36
 
Released 1997? I think not.

Ericocean
(Cumberland, Maryland)
Posted: Jul 22, 2012 - 10:42
 
Yes and the Moody Blues - two horrible bands that just won't go away until the baby boomers do.

TJS
(Bradley, Il)
Posted: Jun 05, 2012 - 07:14
 
I've been listening to this music since childhood and it never fails to move me.

amyjpr
(kansas city)
Posted: May 04, 2012 - 13:03
 
There are stretches of pure transcendence with radio paradise for me, when it seems that Bill is reading my mind and even working from my music collection. And then there are times when I cannot change the station fast enough, like now.

bronorb
(Wisconsin)
Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 10:34
 
 smackiepipe wrote:
I've always hated that this is only around a 2 minute song.
 

But if you play the album it leads right into Dear Diary.
Another great song.

casey1024
(Here and Now)
Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 10:33
 
My goodness - I have to dust this one off and play it loud while lying in the hammock on a summer day.  What a wonderful album! 

kurtster
(Back in Ohiya, for now ...)
Posted: Mar 17, 2012 - 18:29
 
 HazzeSwede wrote:

I say..screw all rules..play it from start to end,like it's supposed to be heard.{#Smile}
 



KurtfromLaQuinta
(Deep in the heart of South California)
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 11:16
 
I just love this.

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 11:15
 
Fantastic song, and nice sentiment as well.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Jan 14, 2012 - 05:27
 
 jools wrote:
Best album cover ever!!
 
I've always found their cover art to be pompous and childishly kitschy, but to each his own.  Good tune, though - even with the sudden blast of cavernous reverb on the chorus.  I prefer their tunes where I can actually hear guitars instead of just that mellotron smothering every other instrument.

jools
(Brighton UK)
Posted: Jan 14, 2012 - 05:19
 
Best album cover ever!!

ozzie1313
Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 11:02
 
another shrill up the spine song

unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 11:01
 
Lovely to see you again, my friend!

SanFranGayMan
(San Francisco)
Posted: Nov 27, 2011 - 23:34
 
 HazzeSwede wrote:

I say..screw all rules..play it from start to end,like it's supposed to be heard.{#Smile}
 
Ain't that the truth about the Moodies! Has any album been played from beginning to end-especially a concept album? Anyhoo, this is the marquee song on this album for me-amazing memories associated-and yes, I CAN remember, I think....there I go man....

peter_james_bond
(West Of The Burg)
Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 09:48
 
 84MacGuy wrote:
I agree.  Released in 1997 hit me as rather odd since I remember if from way, way long ago.  Maybe the album got on one of those faster than light particles the Europeans just discovered and passed through time.
 balko wrote:
1997? More like 1969.
   
Maybe it's a remaster?


84MacGuy
(Portland, Oregon)
Posted: Sep 25, 2011 - 16:51
 
I agree.  Released in 1997 hit me as rather odd since I remember if from way, way long ago.  Maybe the album got on one of those faster than light particles the Europeans just discovered and passed through time.
 balko wrote:
1997? More like 1969.
 



Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 10:54
 
 PA1749 wrote:
You know what I like about older music? It simple, elegant, and doesn't need drama in it to be appreciated. Thanks to television, kids today don' t think they have an exciting, or even normal, life if there isn't drama in it. Too bad...
 
Maybe your nostalgia is clouding your memory.  Older music (and culture) had plenty of drama (real or contrived) in it.  Few bands were as "dramatic" (or even melodramatic) as The Moody Blues, with their mellotrons, gongs, 26-part harmonies, and of course, their "mystical" lyrics and album titles.  I think a lot of people (not you per se) like "older music" because they have heard it hundreds of times - they're used to it and there is nothing challenging about it - it's like an old sweater.  Televisions have been in most American homes since the 1950's, though the content has certainly changed since then, but adolescents have always sought drama - that's nothing new.
Most things are more simple when one is a child and I still like this tune.


lwilkinson
(North Am-Home of the Last of the Rugged Individualists)
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 10:34
 
 PA1749 wrote:
You know what I like about older music? It simple, elegant, and doesn't need drama in it to be appreciated. Thanks to television, kids today don' t think they have an exciting, or even normal, life if there isn't drama in it. Too bad...
 
Did you miss the whole prog rock movement back in the 60s and 70s?

________________________________________________

Bwaha ... even "prog" rock (not a term in use back then such as Bloodrock or DOA or off the wall creative like Hendrix or Spirit were infinitely, infinitely better than most of the more popular junk today like Tupac or any of the "booty bouncer" female singers.  They just don't have the creativity and will be largely forgotten in about 10 years while here we are today raving about the Moodies who hit it big ... what ... 40 or 50 years ago and we still like them ..... The Moodies take me back to when life was more direct, more honest and more elegant ... long hair hippies and all ..... {#Good-vibes}


smackiepipe
(Western North Carolina)
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 10:30
 
I've always hated that this is only around a 2 minute song.

handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: Jun 07, 2011 - 08:54
 
 PA1749 wrote:
You know what I like about older music? It simple, elegant, and doesn't need drama in it to be appreciated. Thanks to television, kids today don' t think they have an exciting, or even normal, life if there isn't drama in it. Too bad...
 
Did you miss the whole prog rock movement back in the 60s and 70s?

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: May 06, 2011 - 18:47
 
 HazzeSwede wrote:

I say..screw all rules..play it from start to end,like it's supposed to be heard.{#Smile}
 
YES! {#Clap} {#High-five}

HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Apr 05, 2011 - 03:09
 
 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:


I still find this exciting.

What I don't understand... why is this the only cut played off of this album here on R. Paradise???

At least "Never Comes the Day" should be added to the playlist.
Or be eclectic... "Have You Heard (Part 1), The Voyage, Have You Heard (Part 2)"
.

 
I say..screw all rules..play it from start to end,like it's supposed to be heard.{#Smile}

balko
(Amersfoort)
Posted: Mar 20, 2011 - 16:35
 
1997? More like 1969.


KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Mar 04, 2011 - 15:50
 
 PA1749 wrote:
You know what I like about older music? It simple, elegant, and doesn't need drama in it to be appreciated. Thanks to television, kids today don' t think they have an exciting, or even normal, life if there isn't drama in it. Too bad...
 

I still find this exciting.

What I don't understand... why is this the only cut played off of this album here on R. Paradise???

At least "Never Comes the Day" should be added to the playlist.
Or be eclectic... "Have You Heard (Part 1), The Voyage, Have You Heard (Part 2)"
.


CCinSB
(the west coast)
Posted: Mar 04, 2011 - 15:49
 
{#Wave}

PA1749
(Jim Thorpe, PA)
Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 07:50
 
You know what I like about older music? It simple, elegant, and doesn't need drama in it to be appreciated. Thanks to television, kids today don' t think they have an exciting, or even normal, life if there isn't drama in it. Too bad...

unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 07:48
 
Lovely to see you again, my friend!
Walk along with me to the next bend.
(So much in those few words.)

BUT IT STOPPED TOO SOON!!


PeeBee
(Down South in The Netherlands)
Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 07:48
 
Lovely to hear you again my friends!

goldenfiddle
Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 07:48
 
"smiles for miles"

peter_james_bond
(West Of The Burg)
Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 09:06
 
 Dillinquent wrote:
I've miles and miles
and pretty files
of your forefather's fruits,
and now to suit
our great computer
you are magnetic ink
 
Prophetic! {#Frown}

Dillinquent
(Hertford, UK)
Posted: Oct 14, 2010 - 06:13
 
I've miles and miles
and pretty files
of your forefather's fruits,
and now to suit
our great computer
you are magnetic ink


no, no I'm more than that!

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 10, 2010 - 14:00
 
 Cynaera wrote:

Oh, man... I was having a definite bad day, and I'm home now, and this song is playing, and suddenly, my "I-wish-I-could-do-this-day-over" day just turned platinum. God, it's amazing what the Moody Blues can accomplish long-distance! {#Sunny}{#Sunny}
 


Yes, this song is always lovely to hear...  love it...

 

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jun 08, 2010 - 17:19
 
 hippiechick wrote:
Always lovely to hear the Moodies!  {#Bounce}
 
Oh, man... I was having a definite bad day, and I'm home now, and this song is playing, and suddenly, my "I-wish-I-could-do-this-day-over" day just turned platinum. God, it's amazing what the Moody Blues can accomplish long-distance! {#Sunny}{#Sunny}

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Apr 21, 2010 - 14:34
 
Lovely to hear you again my friend........

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Apr 06, 2010 - 07:04
 
 countyman wrote:
 
The Rock 'n Roll HOF should be renamed the Music HOF.
How many musicians in it aren't of the R 'n R genre?
It's a popularity contest.

Groups like the Dave Clark Five get in (deservedly or not) so it looks good for the board members.

 
Of course it's a popularity contest.  What hall of fame is not? 
From the R&R Hall of Fame site:

Artists become eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. Criteria include the influence and significance of the artist's contribution to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll.

The Foundation's nominating committee, composed of rock and roll historians, selects nominees each year in the Performer category. Ballots are then sent to an international voting body of about 1,000 rock experts. Those performers who receive the highest number of votes, and more than 50 percent of the vote, are inducted. The Foundation generally inducts five to seven performers each year.


Ahhh...the unnamed rock & roll historians...

DanFHiggins
(Mid Maryland)
Posted: Apr 06, 2010 - 06:51
 
 LastChance wrote:
Lovely to hear this again.
 
I second that!

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 10:04
 
Always lovely to hear the Moodies!  {#Bounce}

LastChance
Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 14:28
 
Lovely to hear this again.

RParadise
(Hastings-on-Hudson, NY)
Posted: Dec 01, 2009 - 08:39
 
 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:

I listen to this station probably more than anybody else here. {#Mrgreen}

Yes, Bill does have a moderate playlist of the Moody Blues.
This is the only song off of this album he's plays.
I was just saying I wish he played a few more off of it.
I uploaded "Never Comes the Day" many years ago.
It got the boot.

I just love that one.

 
That's a shame.  "Never Comes the Day" is one of my favorite songs.  Lyrics full of anxiety and uncertainty while the music soars over them into the stratosphere.  I always thought that was the perfect metaphor for the early stages of love with the new stranger.