Track Listing

1. Higher And Higher
2. Eyes Of A Child I
3. Floating
4. Eyes Of A Child II
5. I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Hundred
6. Beyond
7. Out And In
8. Gypsy
9. Eternity Road
10. Candle Of Life
11. Sun Is Still Shining
12. I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Million
13. Watching And Waiting
14. Gypsy - The Moody Blues
15. Candle Of Life - The Moody Blues
16. Sun Is Still Shining - The Moody Blues
17. Have You Heard - The Moody Blues
18. Legend Of A Mind - The Moody Blues

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4012 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .22 pounds
• Running time: 64 minutes

CD Description
The Moodies were a prolific lot in the late '60s. This, thepost-Denny Laine lineup's fourth album, was the second to be released in 1969. It was the group's most mature, fully realized effort to date, arguably surpassing even the milestone DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED in its elegance and vision. The Moodies were always capable of both songcraft and experimentalism, but this was the first time they combined them both successfully. Mike Pinder's dramatically arcing mellotron is the perfectly complement to the group's lush vocal harmonies, which are colored by rich acoustic guitar textures.
Things open on a mind-bendingly psychedelic note with the electrical storm of "Higher and Higher", but soon the waters calm. Justin Hayward's brief acoustic ballad "I Never Thought I'd Live to be a Hundred" is among the band's loveliest tunes, andit leads into "Beyond", an ambitious instrumental that is the Moodies at their most progressive. Throughout the album, the mixture of winningly melodic balladry, poignant folk-rock and ambitious prog-rock leanings combine for what is one of the Moody Blues' most satisfying albums.

Customer Reviews

To our childrens childrens children-Moody Blues
The Moody Blues and Pink Floyd are true masters of psycadelic Rock, in their different ways. Genius.

TOCCC - A Classic
The Moody Blues are my favourite musical artists, so my review is biased. This is one of the Moodies "Classic 7" and although IMO not the best of them, has always been a favourite. Thought provoking lyrics and lovely melodies, beautifully arranged and performed. The voices of Justin Hayward and Ray Thomas are just great. Get the SACD version with extra tracks!

Not their most famous album
This band probably started the crossover mix of pop with a classical style and whilst most will be familiar with "Nights in White Satin" I think this is by far their best work with such tracks as the haunting 'I never thought I'd live to be a million', 'Eyes of a child', 'Candle of Life' and 'Watching and Waiting' this is an album to be listened to in a darkened room with your favourite tipple. Enjoy!