The Moody Blues: To Our Children's Children's Children | Extended Play Lounge Ep. 66
Added 2024-04-16 20:18:56 +0000 UTCIt was time for a Doug's Choice in the Extended Play Lounge, and I chose to continue on our journey through the discography of The Moody Blues. This time, it's their album To Our Children's Children's Children...a lovely and layered album inspired by the space race.
I was quite taken with the album's consistency, beautiful melodies, and layered vocals and instrumentation. I hope you enjoy!
Direct Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/935598945/2843dffee0?share=copy
Comments
Speaking of that last song, it would serve as a fitting closure for Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar."
Allen
2024-07-13 10:03:03 +0000 UTCDr. Doug, considering that I sent you the vinyl copies sight unseen strictly for you to indulge in the artwork, figuring you would stream the audio from elsewhere, I watch these EPLs with mild trepidation. I am very pleased that so far each copy coincidentally has been a VG rated copy, and we haven’t experienced any major skips. *whew* Now, at some point you really should study the album art during a listen. The art is an important part of the concept, and occasionally a deeper meaning to the album may be revealed within it.
Illume Eltanin
2024-04-28 19:22:40 +0000 UTCA couple of ways to read "Watching and Waiting": one, returning to the "place in the universe remaining constant despite change" is that it's written from the perspective of Earth itself. But it also might be read as written from the perspective of another planet, perhaps soon to be settled by space-faring humans, hoping to share its bounties ("my fields and my forests") with its new inhabitants.
Jeff Norman
2024-04-28 04:25:27 +0000 UTCMike Pinder, a founder member of The MB, has died, on 24th April, 2024. Apologies to those of you for whom the following report is not news. I read in his obituary in The Times that he was for a time an engineer with the company which was developing the mellotron, around 1963-64. He left this job to make something of helping establish The Moody Blues Five (the ''Five' quickly being dropped as sounding too jazzy) but after the initial success of Go Now they could not find another hit, leading to bass player Clint Warwick and guitarist Denny Laine leaving the band in 1966. Together with the band taking on new recruits, Pinder obtained a demonstration version of a mellotron from his former employers and replaced the novelty section of its tape banks with extra strings recordings; he also developed a style of playing which became the watermark of the band's sound. However the mellotron was a notoriously difficult machine to maintain on tour and by the time of the album EGBDF (1971) it was replaced by a similar sounding keyboard called a chamberlin, which had already been proven in service before the mellotron was developed. For a tale of betrayal and commercial double dealing, look up the Chamberlin keyboard in Wikipedia. It turns out that the Mellotron is a very close cousin...
George Davis-Stewart
2024-04-26 09:43:01 +0000 UTCIt was great to hear this work again, with the most dramatic opening album opener of its time. This was quite the 'stoner' album back in the day, and made for great listening in a darkened room - not that I did that, mind you ;). That mellotron just painted the album beautifully. One of the great works of the day. Thanks, Doug !
Peter Tutak
2024-04-20 15:23:23 +0000 UTCA very enjoyable account from you, Doug, and interesting in its reflection on the themes. I'm glad that it appealed to you so directly. I bought this album when it came out and regarded my investment as the knees of a bee for quite some time. I even plagiarised a couple of lines from the opening poem for one of those write-it-on-the-spot school essays. The production is rich and often playful. Reflecting on it now, the first side feels rather scrappy musically, while side two has some strong, well-arranged songs with a fine sense of melodrama. I was listening to Ian McDonald's album Driver's Eyes today and found myself wondering how King Crimson might have evolved if he had stayed with the band, rather than going to The States to be a founder member of Foreigner. Tony Clarke visited the nascent KC and offered to produce their first album, but they turned him down and did the job themselves, not wishing to risk becoming a musical neighbour to The Moody Blues. So, what if...
George Davis-Stewart
2024-04-19 21:06:33 +0000 UTCThanks Bill…you’re a friend indeed!
R. Douglas Helvering
2024-04-19 17:40:27 +0000 UTCYour mom's about a year older than I am. It was an exciting time to be alive. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I'd heard this album a few times back in the 70s, but I'd kind of moved on from the Moody Blues by then, in favor of music that was less major-key and pushed boundaries more aggressively. But hearing this album again after a good half-century - and especially with the benefit of your insights - I found it to be really enjoyable. Doug, I hope I can always be your friend. As always, thank you for doing what you do so damn well!
Bill Brinkmoeller
2024-04-19 06:50:43 +0000 UTCI love The Moody Blues. They're a band I can return to at any time and still enjoy them. What's also great about them is that underneath the elaborate arrangements are songs that can be played on just a solo acoustic guitar - and they still sound good!
Moses Talbot
2024-04-18 22:27:06 +0000 UTCShows how dated I am.....I remember watching the Moon Landing 0n a 19" Black & White but It was one of my once-in-a life- time highlight
Don K Mal 1
2024-04-18 19:08:44 +0000 UTChttps://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/912AvZ0NbWL._SL1500_.jpg Here is the moody blues first album
DRAGON FAN TIM
2024-04-17 23:18:07 +0000 UTCI avoided digging into the Moody Blues for the longest time because I'm not a fan of "Nights in White Satin." But thanks to the EPLs, I've come to appreciate them much more. Thoughtful lyrics, creative instrumentation, and solid arrangements. However, I do find myself wishing their production was a bit richer, along the lines of Abbey Road, Tommy, or Led Zeppelin's debut album (all released the same year).
Ross Pollack
2024-04-17 16:15:29 +0000 UTCI was born in 77
R. Douglas Helvering
2024-04-17 13:47:16 +0000 UTCDoug, you weren't born yet? What a youngster you are. in 1969 I was 28, getting my PHd, my first full time job, and 1st wedding anniversary. It seemed like a tough time with the Cold War and Vietnam War, but looking back it was pretty good time, especially for music. A lot has changed!!
Ray Talbot
2024-04-16 23:16:50 +0000 UTCLooking forward to "Question of Balance"; it's a more streamlined, mature record that is one of my favorites. . .
Allen
2024-04-16 21:50:38 +0000 UTClet's go!!!!!!!
Bubbalino
2024-04-16 20:21:07 +0000 UTC
