The Moody Blues — Legend Of A Mind
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Timothy Leary's dead.
No, no no no, he's outside, looking in.
Timothy Leary's dead.
No, no no no, he's outside, looking in.
He'll fly his astral plane,
Takes you trips around the bay,
Brings you back the same day.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary's dead.
No, no no no, he's outside, looking in.
Timothy Leary's dead.
No, no no no, he's outside, looking in.
He'll fly his astral plane,
Takes you trips around the bay,
Brings you back the same day.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
Along the coast you'll hear them boast
About a light they say that shines so clear.
So raise your glass, we'll drink a toast
To the little man who sells you thrills along the pier.
He'll take you up, he'll bring you down,
He'll plant your feet back firmly on the ground.
He flies so high, he swoops so low,
He knows exactly which way he's gonna go.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
He'll take you up, he'll bring you down,
He'll plant your feet back on the ground.
He flies so high, he swoops so low.
Timothy Leary.
He'll fly his astral plane,
He'll take you trips around the bay,
He'll bring you back the same day.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
No, no no no, he's outside, looking in.
Timothy Leary's dead.
No, no no no, he's outside, looking in.
He'll fly his astral plane,
Takes you trips around the bay,
Brings you back the same day.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary's dead.
No, no no no, he's outside, looking in.
Timothy Leary's dead.
No, no no no, he's outside, looking in.
He'll fly his astral plane,
Takes you trips around the bay,
Brings you back the same day.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
Along the coast you'll hear them boast
About a light they say that shines so clear.
So raise your glass, we'll drink a toast
To the little man who sells you thrills along the pier.
He'll take you up, he'll bring you down,
He'll plant your feet back firmly on the ground.
He flies so high, he swoops so low,
He knows exactly which way he's gonna go.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
He'll take you up, he'll bring you down,
He'll plant your feet back on the ground.
He flies so high, he swoops so low.
Timothy Leary.
He'll fly his astral plane,
He'll take you trips around the bay,
He'll bring you back the same day.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary.
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The pinnacle of acid rock.
Thank God I had The Moody Blues growing up... When Mom and Dad were fighting and the little brother was pushing me over the edge, I could retreat to my room and crank up my stereo, and The Moodies knew just where to take me -- far, far away! I also loved how once I got away for good, whenever I wanted to explore altered states, they were the PERFECT soundtrack -- and they still are! Thanks, RP!
Bass player's having a blast with this one.
As we all are, I trust . . .
As we all are, I trust . . .
On_The_Beach wrote:
!!!
!!!
kenmo wrote:
I Agree. Very well stated.
You're too analytical and thus miss the point. And you probably weren't in the right headspace to get it. They didn't have to try... they were. Anyone who ever heard them while tripping will attest to that. Pure magic, in that state.
I loved their early use of the Mellotron. I have all their vinyl releases in storage... I long ago digitized them.
I loved their early use of the Mellotron. I have all their vinyl releases in storage... I long ago digitized them.
I Agree. Very well stated.
bam23 wrote:
Maybe you're right about this. But, as much as I engaged in the adventuring referenced in this piece, the Moody Blues always struck me as trying too hard to be psychedelic, without somehow making the case that they were there (obviously, in my and only my opinion). Other bands in some sense brought the experience into a broader context in a way the this band never did for me. I like the sound of this band, but in some ways they never broke through the barrier. s
You're too analytical and thus miss the point. And you probably weren't in the right headspace to get it. They didn't have to try... they were. Anyone who ever heard them while tripping will attest to that. Pure magic, in that state.
I loved their early use of the Mellotron. I have all their vinyl releases in storage... I long ago digitized them.
Maybe you're right about this. But, as much as I engaged in the adventuring referenced in this piece, the Moody Blues always struck me as trying too hard to be psychedelic, without somehow making the case that they were there (obviously, in my and only my opinion). Other bands in some sense brought the experience into a broader context in a way the this band never did for me. I like the sound of this band, but in some ways they never broke through the barrier. s
I loved their early use of the Mellotron. I have all their vinyl releases in storage... I long ago digitized them.
tinypriest wrote:
It sounds like a classic "plate reverb". ... a great sound!
Dig that 60s reverb.
It sounds like a classic "plate reverb". ... a great sound!
Of course, I love Moody Blues, but often forgotten was Justin Hayward's first collaboration outside of the Moody Blues with John Lodge called Blue Jays. Been a long time since I've heard that over the airwaves.
Song: 6.
Album cover: 9.
Album cover: 9.
Excellent!!! ICONIC!!! When this was released, WNEW FM 102.7 (NYC) used to play this a lot! Thank You RP!
RIP Grahame Edge. Nov 2021
Oxen1morale wrote:
Ahhh, but the paradox of how his freedom came to be encumbered by the C.I.A is something to be pondered
He was a friend to mankind, he pushed gunsmith farther, expanded us. Thank you Timothy Learey
Ahhh, but the paradox of how his freedom came to be encumbered by the C.I.A is something to be pondered
Such a great tune
Been quite a while since since I've tripped!
Psilocybin mushroom picking days far behind I !
This song reopens the third eye and brings me back to some sublime revelations!
Moody Blues are almost a genre within themselves!
Been quite a while since since I've tripped!
Psilocybin mushroom picking days far behind I !
This song reopens the third eye and brings me back to some sublime revelations!
Moody Blues are almost a genre within themselves!
Dig that 60s reverb.
This song re-wired my brain when I was 14 years old. Thank you. The new wiring is still working great!
Not gunsmith. Humanity
He was a friend to mankind, he pushed us farther, expanded us. Thank you Timothy Learey
On_The_Beach wrote:
Turned off, Tuned Out, Dropped Dead -- Dennis Miller
Turned off, Tuned Out, Dropped Dead -- Dennis Miller
28 years before he died.
What a guy what a song
Met him once both of us off in another world
buddy wrote:
Well said, it's difficult to explain to younger folks what the late 60's early 70's were like. You really had to be there, I wouldn't trade it for any other time. Long live sex, drugs and rock and roll!
Classic, timeless, ground-breaking artistry that resonates today almost as much as it did the first time I heard it my Freshman year in high school in 1968. In the summer of 1972 I heard this entire album (and all their others up to that point) during one of my first acid trips and had what I can only say was a spiritual awakening of consciousness that altered the trajectory of my life. "Psychedelic" became more than just an adjective for music & culture, but rather a label for something I could not effectively articulate then and now. Definitely a "you had to be there" experience that has very clearly stayed with me some four decades since I flew so high and swooped so low and discovered exactly where I could go.
But I digress.
For hardcore Moody Blues fans, they were rock & roll hall of famers decades before the actual Hall got around to begrudgingly giving them the nod. It never mattered to us except for a matter of pride for our heroes. Timothy Leary's dead, but the Moodies fly on forever.
But I digress.
For hardcore Moody Blues fans, they were rock & roll hall of famers decades before the actual Hall got around to begrudgingly giving them the nod. It never mattered to us except for a matter of pride for our heroes. Timothy Leary's dead, but the Moodies fly on forever.
Well said, it's difficult to explain to younger folks what the late 60's early 70's were like. You really had to be there, I wouldn't trade it for any other time. Long live sex, drugs and rock and roll!
NickDanger wrote:
Headphones, beanbag chair, floating away listening to this song. Yep. So long ago...
Now, listening on computer speakers at work. *sigh*
Listing to this with headphones gives me headache. AGuitar hard right, flute hard left.
Headphones, beanbag chair, floating away listening to this song. Yep. So long ago...
Now, listening on computer speakers at work. *sigh*
Listing to this with headphones gives me headache. AGuitar hard right, flute hard left.
Reminds me of when I was a little girl. Love the Moody Blues!
Ah - the Pseudy Blues. Never a favourite band of mine. Each to his own, eh?
AhhtheMusic wrote:
I always liked Psychedelic Music.
I was willing to try "Schrooms"once.
Then I realized I just like life by itself.
I really don't need to make my mental state any more unstable.
First time I heard this I was around 12. This song made me want to do acid before I ever had....who says music doesn't lead people to drugs?!
I always liked Psychedelic Music.
I was willing to try "Schrooms"once.
Then I realized I just like life by itself.
I really don't need to make my mental state any more unstable.
ziggytrix wrote:
Disagree, but love your comment!
This would have been a fantastic instrumental.
Disagree, but love your comment!
Bill's been pulling from this album a lot this week. What gives? Not that I'm complaining.
buddy wrote:
Hopefully my jealousy towards you having "been there, then" is outweighed by my kudos to your well crafted post. Thanks for sharing and "far out man!" and Long Live RP!!
Classic, timeless, ground-breaking artistry that resonates today almost as much as it did the first time I heard it my Freshman year in high school in 1968. In the summer of 1972 I heard this entire album (and all their others up to that point) during one of my first acid trips and had what I can only say was a spiritual awakening of consciousness that altered the trajectory of my life. "Psychedelic" became more than just an adjective for music & culture, but rather a label for something I could not effectively articulate then and now. Definitely a "you had to be there" experience that has very clearly stayed with me some four decades since I flew so high and swooped so low and discovered exactly where I could go.
But I digress.
For hardcore Moody Blues fans, they were rock & roll hall of famers decades before the actual Hall got around to begrudgingly giving them the nod. It never mattered to us except for a matter of pride for our heroes. Timothy Leary's dead, but the Moodies fly on forever.
But I digress.
For hardcore Moody Blues fans, they were rock & roll hall of famers decades before the actual Hall got around to begrudgingly giving them the nod. It never mattered to us except for a matter of pride for our heroes. Timothy Leary's dead, but the Moodies fly on forever.
Hopefully my jealousy towards you having "been there, then" is outweighed by my kudos to your well crafted post. Thanks for sharing and "far out man!" and Long Live RP!!
So I just learned of Mark Hollis's passing. Sad day.
Then Bill follows Talk Talk's "I Believe in You" with this track.
I'm wrecked here at work, crying at my desk, hoping no one walks in on me.
Then Bill follows Talk Talk's "I Believe in You" with this track.
I'm wrecked here at work, crying at my desk, hoping no one walks in on me.
This would have been a fantastic instrumental.
with the current psychedelic renaissance and research, i love how timothy leary and the moody blues are enjoying having the last laugh.
50 years on and it's still trippin'
memories....
I wonder if this song was played at Timothy Leary's funeral.
TerryS wrote:
Janice Nicholls on Juke Box Jury, right? An' Oi'll Boiy it... :)
Dense texturally, chord and key changes, acid oriented, raga flavored, post engineered post mortem.
Oi'll give it foive, (which equals10.)
Plus 6 points to anyone who remembers the second sentence reference.
Oi'll give it foive, (which equals10.)
Plus 6 points to anyone who remembers the second sentence reference.
Janice Nicholls on Juke Box Jury, right? An' Oi'll Boiy it... :)
Psychonaut extraordinaire TL!
Oh, and happy legalization, Canada!
is there a finer way to start a foggy Saturday than with a hit of the Moody Blues?
astonaz972 wrote:
Saw them in Chicago right after Every Good Boy Deserves Favor came our and they blew the roof off of the old place. (Forgot what it was called. So long ago, so lost in the fog.)
saw them at the isle of Wight festival in the 70s mind-blowing rock and roll forever .Still smashed :)
Saw them in Chicago right after Every Good Boy Deserves Favor came our and they blew the roof off of the old place. (Forgot what it was called. So long ago, so lost in the fog.)
GypsyD wrote:
RIP Ray Thomas, just missed the band's induction, after 54 years playing, and 29 years qualified for the bogus 'award'. His tribute to Doctor Tim will live forever!
Tribute to Ray Thomas- Early video of Legend
Legend- Live at Red RocksTribute to Ray Thomas- Early video of Legend
RIP Ray Thomas, just missed the band's induction, after 54 years playing, and 29 years qualified for the bogus 'award'. His tribute to Doctor Tim will live forever!
Tribute to Ray Thomas- Early video of Legend
Tribute to Ray Thomas- Early video of Legend
saw them at the isle of Wight festival in the 70s mind-blowing rock and roll forever .Still smashed :)
Drugs were not involved in the production of this song.
One of the most brilliant rock songs ever written. Certainly in the top few prog rock songs.
ahess247 wrote:
Totally agree. This was quite a comedown from the previous song, Talk Talk’s I Believe in You.
If I never hear another Moody Blues song it will be too soon.
Totally agree. This was quite a comedown from the previous song, Talk Talk’s I Believe in You.
Rockit9 wrote:
Amazing talent.
WTF were these guys on?
Amazing talent.
SUCH a good song.
WTF were these guys on?
boxofrain wrote:
Headphones, beanbag chair, floating away listening to this song. Yep. So long ago...
Now, listening on computer speakers at work. *sigh*
Thanks for this one. The younger RP listeners cannot imagine how great this song was in those times so many years ago now.
Headphones, beanbag chair, floating away listening to this song. Yep. So long ago...
Now, listening on computer speakers at work. *sigh*
Hannio wrote:
Because founder Jann Wenner doesn't like the Moody Blues. It's his private clubhouse and he gets to choose who's in and who's out.
Now they are.
Because founder Jann Wenner doesn't like the Moody Blues. It's his private clubhouse and he gets to choose who's in and who's out.
Now they are.
maxjboxer wrote:
Because founder Jann Wenner doesn't like the Moody Blues. It's his private clubhouse and he gets to choose who's in and who's out.
The Moody Blues are not in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame! WTF??
Because founder Jann Wenner doesn't like the Moody Blues. It's his private clubhouse and he gets to choose who's in and who's out.
maxjboxer wrote:
Because founder Jann Wenner doesn't like the Moody Blues. It's a private clubhouse and he gets to choose who's in and who's out.
The Moody Blues are not in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame! WTF??
Because founder Jann Wenner doesn't like the Moody Blues. It's a private clubhouse and he gets to choose who's in and who's out.
If I never hear another Moody Blues song it will be too soon.
It's amazing that they knew in advance that someday Timothy Leary would be dead. It's like these guys had magic powers or something - or so one would believe based on some of the commentary here.
The Moody Blues are not in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame! WTF??
boxofrain wrote:
Not was great. Is great. I think the young pups can get that by themselves. However, you may want to explain who Timothy Leary is...
Thanks for this one. The younger RP listeners cannot imagine how great this song was in those times so many years ago now.
Not was great. Is great. I think the young pups can get that by themselves. However, you may want to explain who Timothy Leary is...
scraig wrote:
That's pretty much what I see 30 minutes before getting a migraine.
That's pretty much what I see 30 minutes before getting a migraine.
Thanks for this one. The younger RP listeners cannot imagine how great this song was in those times so many years ago now.
The tune in, the turn on and the drop out came via the smart phone
What is the equivalent of "I inhaled"?
"I dropped"?
"I dropped"?
scraig wrote:
Yeah, pretty much.
Yeah, pretty much.
It must be 10 years since I heard this last. Nice....
Saw t Moodies twice . Once at Kleinhans Music Hall , Buffalo, NY, with infinite leg room. Kleinhans is world class acoustics.
rating: 9
rating: 9
I was 15 when this album came out and yes I had some kool aid LOL
kcar wrote:
LOL. I had the same itch while I was reading "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test"...until I got to the part where someone goes into a psychotic break during a trip and doesn't come out of it.
Dense texturally, chord and key changes, acid oriented, raga flavored, post engineered post mortem.
Oi'll give it foive, (which equals10.)
Plus 6 points to anyone who remembers the second sentence reference.
Oi'll give it foive, (which equals10.)
Plus 6 points to anyone who remembers the second sentence reference.
Skydog wrote:
I did that with a lot of albums. Now I wish I had bought many of those albums. Big holes in my collection because of that.
This is not one of those albums though. Have both the vinyl and the CD.
I never bought a Moody Blues album, they played this one on the radio so much I didn't need to
I did that with a lot of albums. Now I wish I had bought many of those albums. Big holes in my collection because of that.
This is not one of those albums though. Have both the vinyl and the CD.
MM_Oz wrote:
No kidding. And dare we forget the recently passed Dan Hicks-I see a theme here, Bill...Cool. Glen Frey soon?
Good score Bill... segue from David Bowie and Lazarus... stroke of genius ' onya
No kidding. And dare we forget the recently passed Dan Hicks-I see a theme here, Bill...Cool. Glen Frey soon?
Good score Bill... segue from David Bowie and Lazarus... stroke of genius ' onya
I never bought a Moody Blues album, they played this one on the radio so much I didn't need to
This following Lazarus, f@$!ing brilliant!
AhhtheMusic wrote:
LOL. I had the same itch while I was reading "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test"...until I got to the part where someone goes into a psychotic break during a trip and doesn't come out of it.
First time I heard this I was around 12. This song made me want to do acid before I ever had....who says music doesn't lead people to drugs?!
LOL. I had the same itch while I was reading "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test"...until I got to the part where someone goes into a psychotic break during a trip and doesn't come out of it.
FrankRizzo wrote:
WHAT? its 2018 already? wow man! i musta tripped out there for a while
(3 years or so i guess)
LOL
So in the 15 years since the first post to this song back in 2003, there have been only 21 additional posts besides mine. Not surprisingly of course one of them belong to @Lazarus. Pretty amazing. I guess the trippy songs (and fans) are dying out with the boomers.
+3 ppl posted as I was typing this, go figure+
+3 ppl posted as I was typing this, go figure+
WHAT? its 2018 already? wow man! i musta tripped out there for a while
(3 years or so i guess)
LOL
Silly me! I thought "ooh a Beatles track I actually like"
good to wake up to : )
FrankRizzo wrote:
Maybe you're right about this. But, as much as I engaged in the adventuring referenced in this piece, the Moody Blues always struck me as trying too hard to be psychedelic, without somehow making the case that they were there (obviously, in my and only my opinion). Other bands in some sense brought the experience into a broader context in a way the this band never did for me. I like the sound of this band, but in some ways they never broke through the barrier.
So in the 15 years since the first post to this song back in 2003, there have been only 21 additional posts besides mine. Not surprisingly of course one of them belong to @Lazarus. Pretty amazing. I guess the trippy songs (and fans) are dying out with the boomers.
+3 ppl posted as I was typing this, go figure+
+3 ppl posted as I was typing this, go figure+
Maybe you're right about this. But, as much as I engaged in the adventuring referenced in this piece, the Moody Blues always struck me as trying too hard to be psychedelic, without somehow making the case that they were there (obviously, in my and only my opinion). Other bands in some sense brought the experience into a broader context in a way the this band never did for me. I like the sound of this band, but in some ways they never broke through the barrier.
So in the 15 years since the first post to this song back in 2003, there have been only 21 additional posts besides mine. Not surprisingly of course one of them belong to @Lazarus. Pretty amazing. I guess the trippy songs (and fans) are dying out with the boomers.
+3 ppl posted as I was typing this, go figure+
+3 ppl posted as I was typing this, go figure+
I love the Moody Blues!
First time I heard this I was around 12. This song made me want to do acid before I ever had....who says music doesn't lead people to drugs?!
wow, this is a lovely relic
everything the Moody Blues did was beautiful
everything the Moody Blues did was beautiful
WonderLizard wrote:
I'm pretty sure it was John Lodge that did the higher (pun intended) voice range in their songs.
About the only quarrel I had with the band at this time was Ray Thomas's falsetto on some of the choruses, like this one. Like nails on a blackboard. Otherwise, what a great band.
I'm pretty sure it was John Lodge that did the higher (pun intended) voice range in their songs.
I haven't done acid in 12 years but this was a staple...
Far-out Bill !
Saw Leary speak/perform twice. First at LSU about 1977. Can't remember what he said, but I remember the room packed to overflowing and everyone intent on hearing him.
A few years later, took my wife to see him on his unfortunate stand-up tour, stopping in San Francisco. I don't remember enjoying it, and my wife hated it. What I'd thought be an interesting thoughtful presentation was a comedy hack.
A few years later, took my wife to see him on his unfortunate stand-up tour, stopping in San Francisco. I don't remember enjoying it, and my wife hated it. What I'd thought be an interesting thoughtful presentation was a comedy hack.
Great to hear this on a Moody Blues kind of Birthday, as the snow piles up outside, smells start to come from the stove, nice buzz on...
Work just does not matter at this point.
Everybody in my alien space craft loves this song...
Oh boy, Timothy Leary's back!! It's been quite a trip, Bill 
the original progressive rockers.. 
About the only quarrel I had with the band at this time was Ray Thomas's falsetto on some of the choruses, like this one. Like nails on a blackboard. Otherwise, what a great band.
Poacher wrote:
Great post! Thanks for that!
British Army LSD Test
Great post! Thanks for that!
That is absolutely magnificent. Is it Ok to call that program rock? Glorious prog rock....
Classic - can't believe it's so rarely played on RP?!
Hawker wrote:
I always loved the scene in the book where he was being admitted to the California prison system, and the official giving him the psych test coughed and noted that he had written a couple of the psych tests he was being administered!
Great song,especially the flute and mellotron sounds.
If you really want to understand what T Leary was about,read his book "Flashback". His early work with prisoners and LSD was very intresting. Too bad the media focused on the lifestyle.
If you really want to understand what T Leary was about,read his book "Flashback". His early work with prisoners and LSD was very intresting. Too bad the media focused on the lifestyle.
I always loved the scene in the book where he was being admitted to the California prison system, and the official giving him the psych test coughed and noted that he had written a couple of the psych tests he was being administered!
The variety of RP can't be beat. But on those weeks where I'm listening every day, most all day, I do sometimes wish for some song(s) that come out of the blue.
When I heard this, I thought to myself that I didn't remember this being played on RP before. Looks like it's not a frequent visitor to the playlist. I rate it an 8, and will keep my rating there or higher as long as it only gets played once a month or so.
When I heard this, I thought to myself that I didn't remember this being played on RP before. Looks like it's not a frequent visitor to the playlist. I rate it an 8, and will keep my rating there or higher as long as it only gets played once a month or so.
Brilliant set DJ! (many bows)
Massive Attack
Arcade Fire
Moody B's
they flow along beautifully, Super sounds, thankyou
Massive Attack
Arcade Fire
Moody B's
they flow along beautifully, Super sounds, thankyou
Great song,especially the flute and mellotron sounds.
If you really want to understand what T Leary was about,read his book \"Flashback\". His early work with prisoners and LSD was very intresting. Too bad the media focused on the lifestyle.
Well said, it's difficult to explain to younger folks what the late 60's early 70's were like. You really had to be there, I wouldn't trade it for any other time. Long live sex, drugs and rock and roll!
Sadly we are paying the price of all that sex, drugs, etc now with what is known as wokeism ie progressive left-wing nonsense. Anyway, let's stick to the music. Never heard this before, not bad.