 In Search of The Lost Chord (1968) [ larger cover art ] |
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The rain is on the roof.
Hurry high, butterfly,
As clouds roll past my head.
I know why the skies all cry.
Om. Om. Heaven. Om.
The Earth turns slowly round.
Far away, the distant sound
Is with us everyday.
Can you hear what it says?
Om. Om. Heaven. Om.
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The rain is on the roof.
Hurry high, butterfly,
As clouds roll past my head.
I know why the skies all cry.
Om. Om. Heaven. Om.
| paradisepig (Inverness-Scotland) | Posted: 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 (Bethany) | Posted: 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 (Beautiful Valparaiso IN.) | Posted: Nov 29, 2012 - 10:03 9^10.....My first crush and sexuall guide...... reel to reel had on Search and we explored....... |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: 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 (Trying to get back into a good dream) | Posted: 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 (Illinois) | Posted: Sep 27, 2012 - 14:26 I was pleasantly surprised to hear this...brings back some great memories! |
| smartn1 | Posted: Sep 27, 2012 - 14:21 This song makes me hungry. Now I want to eat at an Indian buffet. |
| Boy_Wonder (Bath, back in the UK) | Posted: 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 (up t'north UK) | Posted: Sep 27, 2012 - 14:19 I realise I'm in a minority but... this is piss awful and does nowt for me |
| hayduke2 (Southampton, NY) | Posted: 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 (A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | Posted: 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 | Posted: 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!  Just sayin'..... |
| old_shep (Iowa) | Posted: May 24, 2012 - 09:39 Timeless music, timeless subject, timeless band. |
| pinnyrat | Posted: Apr 22, 2012 - 16:09 Well, that was rather enjoyable. |
| coloradojohn (Mile High on the Colorado Vibe, Cherry Creek, Denver) | Posted: 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 (Marina del Rey, California) | Posted: 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 (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Dec 17, 2011 - 18:35 keller1 wrote: The sitar makes me think of Spinal Tap. 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 (Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | Posted: 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 (Lake Mary, FL) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 22:52 I hear it! |
| coloradojohn (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan -- 15 min. west of Shinjuku, center of the freaking Universe) | Posted: 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.  |
| NickDanger (in absentia) | Posted: Jun 11, 2011 - 13:10 Ubaldo wrote: Can still smell the smoke . . .  Know what you mean...  |
| AvoidingWork (Home of Big Boy #4004) | Posted: May 10, 2011 - 22:37 purplebox wrote: That flute line seems really familiar to me. I think I have heard it in the game 'little big planet'. GAWD!! I know what you mean and it is buggin the heck out of me. As soon as the little guys trying to retrieve information in my brain get a chance, maybe they will bubble it up to the top. |
| wenatchee (Duvall, WA) | Posted: Mar 08, 2011 - 19:47 First time hearing this - quite nice! |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Feb 05, 2011 - 12:12 Too bad Bill's not allowed to play at least one whole side from a LP.  |
| Ubaldo (Hurricane Alley, FL -- Inside the Cone) | Posted: Jan 05, 2011 - 05:03 Can still smell the smoke . . . |
| Jack_Jefferson (Columbus, OH) | Posted: Dec 04, 2010 - 14:04 Sort of reminds me of a certain Peter Sellers movie from this time. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 21:27 Ahhh - I loves me some Moodies on a late November night when I'm feeling creative. What a wonderful song-choice... Love this whole album.   |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Aug 31, 2010 - 06:42 VioletBuddha wrote: "I've never heard a good, accurate story on how the Moodies got So far out ahead of their time, being this learned in eastern mysticism. The Beatles at least went to India. How did the Moodies get it??? Anyone know?" I'm thinking that some of their insights came from psychadelics. Love, love, love that song...expresses "oneness" in a beautiful way! I really don't hear anything in this tune that makes them seem like they were "ahead of their time" This sounds unmistakably like 1968: it's severely dated. Well, to me, anyhow. -Peace |
| tapatia1072 | Posted: Jun 28, 2010 - 08:59 This is not helping me wake up on a dreary, rainy Monday morning. Must mute before it sends me into a trance here at my office desk. |
| peter_james_bond (The Burg) | Posted: Jun 28, 2010 - 08:57  |
| twitterpated | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 13:33 DariusHabilis wrote: Mike Pinder, an original Moody Blues member promoted the use of the Mellotron to the Beatles, and there was reputed to be some musical influence in both directions. quoted from Wikipedia: ". . .On the musical side, the Mellotron's sounds opened up the sound palette for music pioneers in the 60s to create legendary moments such as the dreamy flutes intro to the Beatles' Strawberry Fields Forever and the soaring strings on the Moody Blues' Nights in White Satin. By the 70s the Mellotron had become an indispensable tool for prog rock as well as a cultural icon and its haunting tones helped create classics like Genesis (band)'s Watcher of the Skies and Led Zeppelin's Kashmir. Today its renaissance owes much to being championed by acts like Paul Weller and Radiohead - musicians who again act as resonances for how society changes. Those changes are seen in phenomena ranging from the baby boomer generation, the Swinging 60s, Sgt. Pepper, Hendrix, Gustav Holst's The Planets and the advent of punk and disco - the Mellotron was an essential part of the post-war UK society that created a unique melting pot in culture and society." |
| DariusHabilis | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 13:22 VioletBuddha wrote: "I've never heard a good, accurate story on how the Moodies got So far out ahead of their time, being this learned in eastern mysticism. The Beatles at least went to India. How did the Moodies get it??? Anyone know?" I'm thinking that some of their insights came from psychadelics. Love, love, love that song...expresses "oneness" in a beautiful way! Mike Pinder, an original Moody Blues member promoted the use of the Mellotron to the Beatles, and there was reputed to be some musical influence in both directions. |
| Giselle62 (many bear, big rock, estuary California) | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 13:15 that sounded pretty good in the coffeshop while reading "Women of the Beat Generation" (I just happened to be reading a scene where Eileen Kaufman meets Bob Kaufman the poet as he's wandering from Bagel shop to Tea shop in North Beach and this song was almost cliche in its appropriateness.) To the person wondering how/why the Moodies would have known about Eastern Mysticism during the early 60's: by their time, you know, that stuff was very trendy. The Beats were into that stuff in the 50's (Dharma Bums, etc.) and the bridge between the Beats and Hippies was a cat named Allen Ginsberg. I don't know how he was so lucky, but he just happened to be everywhere and he was chanting "OM" and playing a harmonium and had a long beard and long hair (and was a nudist) in '65 and just happened to go to London when "swinging London" was just burgeoning. The Moodies probably saw him around that time. |
| Segue (Almost Paradise) | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 13:12 love what you're doing today, with the May rain and thunder. love the spiritual touch this week. |
| PeteyGreens (Frederick, MD) | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 13:11 Thank you, Bill. This was an essential album in my college year's collection. |
| jkamm14 (NY, USA) | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 13:09 Listen to what the flower people say . . . |
| bam23 (Berkeley) | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 13:08 Timely for an unusually rainy day late in May in California (I suppose it is raining in Paradise). This was going through my head this morning in the shower, so it only seemed appropriate to hear it seeping out of the computer speakers today. I did not much care for the Moody Blues when their music was heard everywhere, but somehow their work has endured. |
| twitterpated | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 13:07 Wow, at first I thought this was Brian Eno. Very nice song. |
| kurtster (Area code 216) | Posted: Apr 25, 2010 - 20:23 ilogonr wrote: Moody Blues helped me through some of my hardest times. When I am on my deathbed I want headphones clamped to my brain with Moody Blues and Pink Floyd and I'll be comfortably numb. Having actually laid on my deathbed and listening to Floyd at that time in the hospital, I don't recommend them for that occasion. The Moody Blues however would be truly wonderful in that scenario. The next time around, they will be included. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Apr 25, 2010 - 20:17 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. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Mar 25, 2010 - 05:29 Oh wow, I really wish I was halfway through a trumpet spliff right now as I'd be well into this. Pleasant enough when straight, but when stoned this would be, like, out of sight and in the groove, man :o) |
| etcarroll (stuck among the Amish) | Posted: Mar 25, 2010 - 05:28 I give it a six if for no other reason than the sitar. |
| EssexTex (Gitche Gumee) | Posted: Mar 25, 2010 - 05:27 Great...I thought they were singing monks. |
| MinMan (Bay Area, CA) | Posted: Feb 21, 2010 - 15:35 The contrast from the preceding track is enough to make Joe Strummer roll in his grave. |
| rubenbeagle (Deep in the heart of Illinois) | Posted: Dec 20, 2009 - 19:47 Truely one of the best bands ever. This is not my favorite song of theirs, but it surely exemplifies their creativity. |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Nov 19, 2009 - 10:05 VioletBuddha wrote: "I've never heard a good, accurate story on how the Moodies got So far out ahead of their time, being this learned in eastern mysticism. The Beatles at least went to India. How did the Moodies get it??? Anyone know?" I'm thinking that some of their insights came from psychadelics. Love, love, love that song...expresses "oneness" in a beautiful way! They met me. ——OOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ! |
| BasmntMadman (Off-White Gardens) | Posted: Nov 19, 2009 - 09:26 gjeeg wrote: I've never heard a good, accurate story on how the Moodies got So far out ahead of their time, being this learned in eastern mysticism. The Beatles at least went to India. How did the Moodies get it??? Anyone know? They read Siddhartha in high school? |
| RParadise (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY) | Posted: Nov 19, 2009 - 09:25 Gotta love that ending. |
| jagdriver (Just a tad south of Paradise) | Posted: Nov 19, 2009 - 09:25 Hannio wrote: Does every inspiration have to come from drugs? Only the memorable and useful ones. |
| purplebox | Posted: Nov 19, 2009 - 09:25 That flute line seems really familiar to me. I think I have heard it in the game 'little big planet'. |