The Moody Blues — 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.
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.
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.
-----
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.
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coloradojohn wrote:
I’m right there with ya, brother!
I cannot over-estimate the importance of this song, this album, to me and my particular journey in this life... TRANSCENDENCE!
mread wrote:
Can only think of The Beatles during their Maharishi period.
Help me out, fellow baby boomers ... was there anyone else making music like the Moody Blues back then? Such a unique sound, but I can't recall any peers.
Can only think of The Beatles during their Maharishi period.
The Moody Blues provided the ideal soundtrack(s) for many joyful LSD evenings in the seventies. And everytime I hear their stuff I am nicely transported, even now.
Still got the album somewhere....my other Moody Blues album was nicked from our student flat by some lowlife. Definitely of their time, bless them.
coloradojohn wrote:
COOL! I was 13yrs old when this was released. WNEW FM 102.7 NYC used to play it a lot. SUPERB TUNE!! Brings back fond memories. Thanx RP!
I cannot over-estimate the importance of this song, this album, to me and my particular journey in this life... TRANSCENDENCE!
COOL! I was 13yrs old when this was released. WNEW FM 102.7 NYC used to play it a lot. SUPERB TUNE!! Brings back fond memories. Thanx RP!
This reminds me of a trip I once took.
I cannot over-estimate the importance of this song, this album, to me and my particular journey in this life... TRANSCENDENCE!
First heard this 3 years ago as i lay on my mat during savasana in a yoga class. Perfect.
coloradojohn wrote:
Satori CJ?
Amazing, how good this sounds, EVERY TIME... Especially now, on such a lovely greening spring morning here, as I sit looking over at the snowy peaks as the sun pushes light and temps to a pleasing level not seen since this time last year, enjoying my morning mug of Sumatra coffee and a puff of Golden Goat. May The Truth of Om and The Universal Truth vibrate as One with The Universe, and may I remain as an active and aware participant. Amen.
Satori CJ?
Amazing, how good this sounds, EVERY TIME... Especially now, on such a lovely greening spring morning here, as I sit looking over at the snowy peaks as the sun pushes light and temps to a pleasing level not seen since this time last year, enjoying my morning mug of Sumatra coffee and a puff of Golden Goat. May The Truth of Om and The Universal Truth vibrate as One with The Universe, and may I remain as an active and aware participant. Amen.
Two 8 tracks in Dad’s car I liked to listen to then: Tea For the Tillerman and this one. Great memories.
Namaste 🙏
Egctheow wrote:
the kids will love this
Oh god, I'm actually teaching from home via a chatroom with students, and decided I was going to listen to RP for a bit of moral support, comic relief and socialising all wrapped into one. And this comes on. I'm sorely tempted to send the link to students now. I would still think of it as part of my job :)
the kids will love this
Sometime after that Woodstock experience :-)
A memory: bunch of us lyin' back on Pierre's living room carpet (Lacombe Avenue, Montréal 1970), eyes closed, box speakers held tight to my ears (this was before I could afford decent headphones), wide grin (the acid tab might'a had something to do with that), ears liquid...
That was when music was not just heard, it permeated and vibrated my molecules, and Moody Blues set my cells to pulsating just right...
A memory: bunch of us lyin' back on Pierre's living room carpet (Lacombe Avenue, Montréal 1970), eyes closed, box speakers held tight to my ears (this was before I could afford decent headphones), wide grin (the acid tab might'a had something to do with that), ears liquid...
That was when music was not just heard, it permeated and vibrated my molecules, and Moody Blues set my cells to pulsating just right...
Interesting. I just mentioned Chakras in a forum post and this comes on.
Synchronicity. Nice when you can catch them ...
Synchronicity. Nice when you can catch them ...
One of the sillier Moody Blues songs.
I know it’s the last song ,…. But I want See Saw next!!
Some music justifies the intake of LSD
has a Brian Eno feel to it
Where is my mind
Oh wait, nope, not that song.
The Moody's had some of the best album covers ever. True works of art.
I miss the days of all the great covers in full size!
I miss the days of all the great covers in full size!
neeeeeeext
mread wrote:
No. Not at all. Not even close.
One of the best run of six albums ever.
Help me out, fellow baby boomers ... was there anyone else making music like the Moody Blues back then? Such a unique sound, but I can't recall any peers.
No. Not at all. Not even close.
One of the best run of six albums ever.
The probability of catching a song near the end decrease exponentially with the increasing length of it😁😁😍
Beautiful.
Some lowlife stole my copy of On the Threshold of a Dream from our student flat in 1973. Tosser.
bruceandjenna wrote:
In 1968 we got there with a little sunshine from San Fran.
The musical representation of the reality that few of us ever see.
In 1968 we got there with a little sunshine from San Fran.
mread wrote:
The closest band in that period is the original line-up of Genesis with Peter Gabriel, imho.
Help me out, fellow baby boomers ... was there anyone else making music like the Moody Blues back then? Such a unique sound, but I can't recall any peers.
The closest band in that period is the original line-up of Genesis with Peter Gabriel, imho.
Firesuite > Om. Nice one, two of trippy psychedelia. Present and past. Loving it. Thanks RP!
We never seem to get enough of the MB
Love it!
Love it!
I have never heard this before. Wow, and thank you, RP! 
Best LSD album
I love the Booty Mules!
Beck Morning Phase then this ....nice
Nice bit of "I've been to GOA and came back spiritually enhanced so better grow a beard write about it"
The album art is creeping me out
I always liked Moody Blues but I've gained a much deeper appreciation of them listening to RP
so cool...but in 2020 the old world is still alive and kicking The most amazing and creative band of that era. Wall to wall 10s from me.
mread wrote:
Not consistently, but there were -- to my ear -- a few who would occasionally make me think of The Moody Blues. I'm having trouble recalling which ones specifically, but one that is sort of reminiscent: "Journey to the Center of Your Mind" by the Amboy Dukes was a wannabe.
Of course, YEMV (your ear may vary). 😉
Help me out, fellow baby boomers ... was there anyone else making music like the Moody Blues back then? Such a unique sound, but I can't recall any peers.
Not consistently, but there were -- to my ear -- a few who would occasionally make me think of The Moody Blues. I'm having trouble recalling which ones specifically, but one that is sort of reminiscent: "Journey to the Center of Your Mind" by the Amboy Dukes was a wannabe.
Of course, YEMV (your ear may vary). 😉
PhoenixArtDj wrote:
This here boys and girls is why we love RP. Not going find gems like this anywhere else.
And to think.....mid/late 70'....When my Aunt would play this, whilst I jammed ZZ, Boston, Aerosmith, etc.....and think....WTF...?!!?....is she listening to?? Hadn't heard Om, until RP!! Another,... LLRP!!! Thnx, for that full volume eargasm!!Oh god, I'm actually teaching from home via a chatroom with students, and decided I was going to listen to RP for a bit of moral support, comic relief and socialising all wrapped into one. And this comes on. I'm sorely tempted to send the link to students now. I would still think of it as part of my job :)
Om
OM
I like some of the Moody Blues music from the late 60's
and early 70s....spacey soft rock for hippies...
and early 70s....spacey soft rock for hippies...
bruceandjenna wrote:
seldom seen, yes...but there for all who look ...
The musical representation of the reality that few of us ever see.
seldom seen, yes...but there for all who look ...
Hearing this for the first time on head phones in 1969 and being totally blown away. Loving it but now realizing how incredible that experience was. Damn it anyway, would love to repeat!
Mostly Moody Blues is instant PSD, but this one is better than most.
No sir I didn't like it
This here boys and girls is why we love RP. Not going find gems like this anywhere else.
Help me out, fellow baby boomers ... was there anyone else making music like the Moody Blues back then? Such a unique sound, but I can't recall any peers.
The musical representation of the reality that few of us ever see.
Mugro wrote:
Yeah those red necks from Antelope are freakin insane
Just watched Wild, Wild Country. Some weird shit, man.
Yeah those red necks from Antelope are freakin insane
Absolutely timeless in that the song itself is a meditation. Worthy of a 10. 
Watched the PBS special of them live not long ago........fan or not - check it out.....if for no other reason than to hear 72 year old Justing Hayward still sing with perfection. Just amazing.
Not one of my favorites but, hey, it’s the Moody Blues - play lots more.
kcar wrote:
If the Moodies were a cause for embarrassment at any point, that time has passed. The song and album belong in the 60s and no one is claiming that In Search of the Lost Chord is a cutting-edge work. If it works for as a new song or as an old chestnut, it doesn't matter when it was released.
Really, you don't have to be stuck in the 60s to like this.
Judging by the comments I'd say it sure helps.
If the Moodies were a cause for embarrassment at any point, that time has passed. The song and album belong in the 60s and no one is claiming that In Search of the Lost Chord is a cutting-edge work. If it works for as a new song or as an old chestnut, it doesn't matter when it was released.
Really, you don't have to be stuck in the 60s to like this.
Judging by the comments I'd say it sure helps.
LameBuffalo wrote:
I like!
.....
One native elder i know mixes patchouli with musk oil and/or white sage oil to have new scents to wear...
One native elder i know mixes patchouli with musk oil and/or white sage oil to have new scents to wear...
I like!
Just moved it up a notch- 9. All the instruments and all the arrangements! Om. 
Just watched Wild, Wild Country. Some weird shit, man.
This song is sucko barfo.
zzzzzzzzzzz
Not Safe for Work. You may never return
nice to see these boys in rock n roll hall of fame, zesty !stevenstarr wrote:
Beautiful. RIP Ray. Only saw them once in the 80s but have always loved their music. There is meaning, feeling and passion. I have to thank my parents for playing lots of Moody Blues on long car rides growing up.
Breathe deep the gathering gloom,watch light fade from every room. and his lasting last thought OM. And slipped to the other side of the curtain, where all questions will be answered as you search for the lost cord. Although you were just a singer in a rock and roll band (and flutist extraodinair ) you help many of us find a path on our sojourn to include love and compassion to all living things. Seldom when listening to the Moody Blues was I not in a better place than before I listened. When driving long distances I would listen to one album after another singing along, volume at ear damage decibel, truely loving life. I had the good fortune of seeing them many times including twice in 1969. I was fan for life.It's so sad when we lose those who led us to the threshold of our dreams or planted our feet firmly to the ground, you took us high you took us low you knew exactly which way we need to go. Ray was a true cosmic rocker God, how I love their music.
ps only trying to imagine the last lasting thought. thanks for indulging me
ps only trying to imagine the last lasting thought. thanks for indulging me
Beautiful. RIP Ray. Only saw them once in the 80s but have always loved their music. There is meaning, feeling and passion. I have to thank my parents for playing lots of Moody Blues on long car rides growing up.
Proclivities wrote:
Maybe it sounds ahead of its time to some folks, but this sounds exactly like quasi-Eastern, 1968 psychedelia to me.
....
Eastern block? Is that a band?
Maybe it sounds ahead of its time to some folks, but this sounds exactly like quasi-Eastern, 1968 psychedelia to me.
....
Eastern block? Is that a band?
Breathe deep the gathering gloom,watch light fade from every room. and his lasting last thought OM. And slipped to the other side of the curtain, where all questions will be answered as you search for the lost cord. Although you were just a singer in a rock and roll band (and flutist extraodinair ) you help many of us find a path on our sojourn to include love and compassion to all living things. Seldom when listening to the Moody Blues was I not in a better place than before I listened. When driving long distances I would listen to one album after another singing along, volume at ear damage decibel, truely loving life. I had the good fortune of seeing them many times including twice in 1969. I was fan for life.It's so sad when we lose those who led us to the threshold of our dreams or planted our feet firmly to the ground, you took us high you took us low you knew exactly which way we need to go. Ray was a true cosmic rocker God, how I love their music.
ps only trying to imagine the last lasting thought. thanks for indulging me
ps only trying to imagine the last lasting thought. thanks for indulging me
RIP Ray Thomas
RIP Ray Thomas
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buddy wrote:Please go to rockhall.com and vote for the Moody Blues to be put into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018!
buddy wrote:
Thanks-hope I'm not too late!
Please go to rockhall.com and vote for the Moody Blues to be put into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018!
Thanks-hope I'm not too late!
Please go to rockhall.com and vote for the Moody Blues to be put into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018!
Look up patchouli. I've used patch since school in the 60s; even used to travel from Ottawa to Toronto if the Hare Krishnas weren't around to sell me some ~ before it was finally sold here. It really does have lots of uses: i use 1 drop under each arm after showering or bathing instead of buying deodorant & have done so since 1967 ~ and playing the Moody Blues.
Occultist book said that when you wear patchouli, don't trust a person that dislikes the mixed scent of patchouli & your own: that person cannot be trusted.
...Oh, and bell bottoms are back; i've seen lots of girls/women wearing them.
You can
Put a drop of patch on an incandescent light bulb for incense.
Put drops of patch in your bath.
Put drops of patch in your laundry {washing machine} .
One native elder i know mixes patchouli with musk oil and/or white sage oil to have new scents to wear...
bitbanger wrote:
Occultist book said that when you wear patchouli, don't trust a person that dislikes the mixed scent of patchouli & your own: that person cannot be trusted.
...Oh, and bell bottoms are back; i've seen lots of girls/women wearing them.
You can
Put a drop of patch on an incandescent light bulb for incense.
Put drops of patch in your bath.
Put drops of patch in your laundry {washing machine} .
One native elder i know mixes patchouli with musk oil and/or white sage oil to have new scents to wear...
bitbanger wrote:
The Moody Blues were so cool when I was a tike. They are getting to be a bit of an embarrassing reminder of some of the silliness of that time. Kind of like bell bottom jeans and patchouli oil.
Good tripping music for years & years {and by the way, by tripping i mean fooling around in bed with someone or meditating or just relaxing to music or under the influence during psychedelic sessions ...or
...just trippin' man}.
Good example of early use of sitar in rock.
And, well at least it's not Jeff's Electric Light Orchestra. Lol
...just trippin' man}.
Good example of early use of sitar in rock.
And, well at least it's not Jeff's Electric Light Orchestra. Lol
Posted by kingart: Aug 10, 2017 9:28
ODAD wrote:
Only say Om if you believe in iGod.
—————————————————————————————— What?
——————————————————————————————
It's been said that it's not as much fun if you have to explain, but...
you know, Omigod !
nagsheadlocal wrote:
Somehow this isn't quite as much fun without a couple bong hits to precede it.
Somehow this isn't quite as much fun without a couple bong hits to precede it.
ODAD wrote:
What?
Only say Om if you believe in iGod.
What?
Only say Om if you believe in iGod.
love this song : )
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On John Oliver's Show, Dalai Lama Says He Convinced Mongolians ...
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On John Oliver's Show, Dalai Lama Says He Convinced Mongolians ...
DigitalJer wrote:
Maybe it sounds ahead of its time to some folks, but this sounds exactly like quasi-Eastern, 1968 psychedelia to me.
Sooo far ahead of it's time
Maybe it sounds ahead of its time to some folks, but this sounds exactly like quasi-Eastern, 1968 psychedelia to me.
Awright, I'll hit on that.............but just this one time, OK?
I expect to be blasted in regard to my perspective on this blast from the past, but I can scarcely think of any band whose total output has such a collection of really good songs, well-constructed and essentially iconic, and loads of nearly unlistenable (to me, obviously) English middle of whatever road they were following music. I recently listened to Days of Future Past. There are 3 pieces from that album that still hold up mightily after a half century. And then there is the rest of the album: easily ignored or forgotten. Was this different writers? Good vs. bad days? Does anyone listen to the songs that don't get radio play?
This was always such a treat to turn newcomers on to...smoke up some killer ganj, chew some shrooms — always one of the Four Main Food Groups here in Boulder! — put on a stack of Moodies, Doors, Floyd, Donovan, Yes, and King Crimson LPs, and ~ Ohhm ~
Are the next generation Moody Blues out there anywhere?
Sooo far ahead of it's time
lily34 wrote:
My first Moody Blues Album
the cover freaks me out.
My first Moody Blues Album
Ageless and brilliant . A panacea for a world in crisis .
the cover freaks me out.
VV wrote:
It had to happen...
...the soundtrack to unprotected sex.
It had to happen...
bitbanger wrote:
If the Moodies were a cause for embarrassment at any point, that time has passed. The song and album belong in the 60s and no one is claiming that In Search of the Lost Chord is a cutting-edge work. If it works for as a new song or as an old chestnut, it doesn't matter when it was released.
Really, you don't have to be stuck in the 60s to like this.
The Moody Blues were so cool when I was a tike. They are getting to be a bit of an embarrassing reminder of some of the silliness of that time. Kind of like bell bottom jeans and patchouli oil.
If the Moodies were a cause for embarrassment at any point, that time has passed. The song and album belong in the 60s and no one is claiming that In Search of the Lost Chord is a cutting-edge work. If it works for as a new song or as an old chestnut, it doesn't matter when it was released.
Really, you don't have to be stuck in the 60s to like this.
Boy_Wonder wrote:
Haven't changed my opinion in the years since this was posted..
Do you often reply to your own posts?
Haven't changed my opinion in the years since this was posted..
Do you often reply to your own posts?
...the soundtrack to unprotected sex.
Boy_Wonder wrote:
Haven't changed my opinion in the years since this was posted..
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!!
Must be a UK thing!!
Haven't changed my opinion in the years since this was posted..
oh for God's sake George, look what you started
Johnny-smooth wrote:
Prefer windowpane
I preferred Woodstock, as in the Bird lol oh man what fun!
Prefer windowpane
I preferred Woodstock, as in the Bird lol oh man what fun!
WonderLizard wrote:
No, really. I want some of whatever it is you're doing, man.
John is an "old soul"......I enjoy his posts.
No, really. I want some of whatever it is you're doing, man.
John is an "old soul"......I enjoy his posts.
Ahhhh - ahhhaaaaaaaa oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmm : )
xnavy wrote:
Orange sunshine anyone
Prefer windowpane
Orange sunshine anyone
Prefer windowpane
Believe it or not, this song is on my iPod and it came up on a shuffle a few days ago. To hear such an obscure song twice in a week might be telling me something. I don't know what.
Loved these guys back in the day and still enjoy the hello outta them. They should definitely be in the hall of fame.
This song was a bit cheesy when it was new. But even at their worst the early Moodys were easy on the ears. And at their best, magnificent.
I have a friend who would be in geek heaven right now.
Dated
The Moody Blues were so cool when I was a tike. They are getting to be a bit of an embarrassing reminder of some of the silliness of that time. Kind of like bell bottom jeans and patchouli oil.
dragon1952 wrote:
Orange sunshine anyone
I think you had to have dropped acid back in the day to really appreciate some of the Moody Blues tunes. This should be a 10 :^ )
Orange sunshine anyone
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.
♫ Listen to what the flower people sayyyy ♪
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.
♫ Listen to what the flower people sayyyy ♪
dragon1952 wrote:
One had to be in an altered state, however one got there, to appreciate the full trip that the music was-within a song, within an album. Moodies music still keeps me grounded as a state of mind-Weird sh*t all around—Moodies puts it all in perspective.
I think you had to have dropped acid back in the day to really appreciate some of the Moody Blues tunes. This should be a 10 :^ )
One had to be in an altered state, however one got there, to appreciate the full trip that the music was-within a song, within an album. Moodies music still keeps me grounded as a state of mind-Weird sh*t all around—Moodies puts it all in perspective.
Just what I needed to hear.... right now
That song was worth a $20 donationWe could've had an entire yoga class by the time this song was over. 
I think you had to have dropped acid back in the day to really appreciate some of the Moody Blues tunes. This should be a 10 :^ )
The Moody Blues created four consecutive albums that no band except the Beatles could match in ongoing creativeness and quality. This is one of them.
+1 for more Moody's please...
Aud wrote:
Me too! Justin just released another album
even though this is NOT Justin singing lead for this song, he is playing the zitar
I STILL have a crush on Justin. Who doesn't? Ah he is beautiful.....
Me too! Justin just released another album
even though this is NOT Justin singing lead for this song, he is playing the zitar
I STILL have a crush on Justin. Who doesn't? Ah he is beautiful.....
Help me out, fellow baby boomers ... was there anyone else making music like the Moody Blues back then? Such a unique sound, but I can't recall any peers.
Not completely similar, but Mark-Almond Band (Jon mark and Johnny Almond), roughly contemporary, did mindful, eclectic folk/jazz/rock in a Northern California mellow kind of way. They've been played on RP, though i'd contend not often enough.