the moody blues - days of future passed full album (1967)

[@richardkietzman9281]

This music is 56 years old,and still kicks ass!

[@markee063]

I hitchhiked the country in 79 and 80 and had these lyrics in my pocket. Knew them well and vividly heard the music in my head many many nights under stars.

[@pietervannieker5616]

I'm 72 yrs old and still love the moody blues I had every album they made and still enjoy thier music

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Pieter Vannieker - And why wouldn't you? Their beautiful talents are ageless. The Moody Blues have been the very soul of my music world through the years, and that will never change! I am 74 yrs old and actually appreciate them even more today!

[@rosemarybarnard1855]

Me too. Love their music.

[@WGarbarczyk]

I'm a youngster at 65 and still use their music to calm the life we live.

[@paulettemaximun2505]

Me too... I'm 74 . . .BLESSINGS

[@alansand7116]

Celestial, prophetic, years ahead of time, yet Music for the ages, Dear Diary, Ride My See Saw... Art work alone n album Titles. I feel God was with them even if they Didn't know, or think so. Timothy Leary... Who writes about Computers Before there were hardly even knew what the word was. Much more to say, maybe another time. John Denver as well, wrote 200 songs n sang 300..R.I.P. Alan S.

[@Doxxylover616]

My all time favorite. Grew up with this music, and will love it until the day I die. Moody Blues is one if my favorite groups.

[@susanfoil2867]

I love this album of " The Moody Blues Of The Day Of Futures Passed" it's is number one in my heart ❤🌹🌷🌺🥀🌻⚘🏵❤

[@kenreeve6549]

I sat holding dads hand by his bed, in his last hours , it was a Tuesday afternoon , and this same song came to mind ,with a wonderful new meaning . R.I.P dad xx

[@steveclark7150]

Sorry for your loss

[@charlesfailla9834]

God bless him!

[@andrewhlevy3264]

I heard then. I still hear more today. Peace is found here.

[@ritasuealmond3630]

I am 68 and yes an intense fan still . Their music is deep in my brain, soul and marrow .

[@rachelzemmer368]

Yes, it marks a period in my life that seems like yesterday and forever ago.

[@laurastewart2418]

I heard this as a little kid cuz my older brothers listened to it...back when they were on vinyl records...in the late 60s early 70s....62 and still enjoy it...50 plus yrs later😁

[@2Bobbitz]

Ditto… I’m 63 and grew up through the 60s and 70s with 3 much older brothers listening to the Moody Blues masterpieces, On the threshold of a dream and To our Children’s, Children’s, Children. Still as good today as it was over 50 years ago.

[@philipbeach9205]

The majio in this music still works 69 years of age and its real music that will never be repeated .

[@janeolejniczak9640]

Funny story. In 1997

[@randymorris9760]

Moody blues way ahead of their time I love them then I love him now I just turned 67 and I have them on right now

[@irisriedemann8498]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch 😊

[@MonikaLivingstone]

And seems no one is doing this that we can find. If they are they are hiding under a rock, come out! Moody Blues forever

[@georgefanning8144]

I never get tired of this album in fact as I get older I enjoy it more!

[@haskellbob]

Me too! They had money for a classical album and the producer made the leap and took the risk of including a rock band for the new classical tunes. It's more like the Moody Blues incorporated the Symphony, than the other way around, though.

[@BobLec]

​@@haskellbob😅

[@georgeprice5456]

Playing it now ,followed for 60 great years, I will be 80 next year, God willing will continue to listen to one of the best groups 😊

[@GrandMerc89]

Not so much as an album as a happening. An event in history. Damn this is great music.

[@chuckhutton5087]

Yes. Words cannot adequately describe how magnificent this entire album is.

[@Oskanderstine]

I think of my aunt and cousin whenever I listen to the Moody Blues. My aunt lived through all of the Moody's heydays and my cousin introduced them to me. It was our favorite band of all. Thank you Thelma and Tony.

[@denniselder8190]

The first time I heard KIWS I said wow who is this band, and what a soft dream like sound they have. That was over 50 years ago, and here I am listening to them like so many times before. Although my fav album was "Seventh Sojourn", they never put out a bad one.

[@mikedo6]

Funny... Seventh Sojourn is my fav as well but I don't think it is with a majority of MB fans. This probably got the second most spins on my table with maybe Question in third. Loved all those core 7 records the most!

[@RachaelHall-gt1lg]

My dad's too ! His favorite song ... new horizons.. I am 51 and finally figured out how he could love a song so sad 😢❤ MY MOTHER loved Moody Blues First ❤😊 he abandoned her. My mother kept her heart red !

[@jamescrane8594]

THIS WAS MY FIRST MOODYBLUES ALBUM! I GOT THE CD NOW , STILL MY FAVORITE BAND!!!!! STILL

[@bobbypowell4944]

Had it on 8track, cassette and disc. Never get tired of it.

[@cascade5682]

I can remember an 8-track of this album that would get fished out of the seats at the car wash then get played for a few more weeks.

[@lackinininsight]

Initially in album and now in digital form.

[@davidchildress6432]

​@@lackinininsightI have it on album

[@evalinawarne1337]

8 tracks, cassettes, record C.D. Love this music.

[@jameskovic7146]

What a profoundly amazing first album setting the tone for many cosmic albums and experiences to come.

[@mikeday9548]

Ah, The moody blues with meditation, ain't nothing better.

[@zeldaaustin2662]

This is the best album ever made, by any group.

[@cascade5682]

I just wished that the studio audio quality had been better. Because that can’t be changed the distortion and eq problems are a genuine part of the music. At least they weren’t using autotune.

[@TheEvilDrR]

@@cascade5682 Autotune! The worst thing to happen to music in centuries. Ugh. But yeah, this was made with mid-60's recording tech. Pretty good, all things considered.

[@robertcohn8858]

Can't describe just how relaxed this album makes me fell. Thanks so much for providing this for us to enjoy.

[@deadpoinsettia]

This is one of my all time favorite albums. Good stuff. :)

[@callemoslosbrutose4807]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful album. I was there when the album was released, I love this songs. I send you kisses.

[@irisriedemann8498]

Unendlich gut und wunderbar, das öffnet das Herz und die Seele ...hab sie in Hamburg live erlebt, sooo schön! Ist leider schon so lange her...

[@stephenhagen234]

This is an excellent group. Quite different from the standard fare of the 1960s. And here it is, still as popular as ever. The album cover design reminds me of the verse in Genesis (Holy Bible) where the writer records the beginning of creation "and the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters" (Genesis 1:2 KJV)

[@Faithwitness]

Great music and thank you for sharing ✨🎶

[@debbiecatrambone4266]

How this album isn’t mentioned in the same breath as Pet Sounds and Sgt. Peppers is beyond me. Just as innovated for that time…….❤

[@TheEvilDrR]

More than.

[@charlesalexander2492]

Don’t see why it wouldn’t be. 🤔

[@lauriechavez7695]

The Moody Blues is intelligent ,compilation of different venues in their music. One beautiful song after another. Just Brilliant and intense lovely lyrics.

[@evalinawarne1337]

This was our first Moody BlUES. Love the cover and Music. Thank you for remembering. It wS grand then and still. SE MICHIGAN 🙏 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@davidpancerev9658]

RIP Mike Pinder, Mellotron master of Heaven !

[@FRIGGEendeKIKKERS]

Thank you very much.

[@garyduran1]

Nights in White Satin played all the time on the radio waves here in Sacramento Ca. 1972. I always loved the album after I heard it at my cool sisters house about the same year.

[@adrienneflora7078]

1967 the year I was born. Love this album.

[@newspapertaxis1]

1967..The year I experienced this Masterpiece..........................

[@53supermojo]

Beautiful English Words and Music , feeling nostalgic for those days..

[@debbieblaylock9997]

I have this album I love it I was 9 when this came out but when I got ordered I got it on CD and I played it tell I war it out. A friend of my got it for me it's the 50th anniversary .

[@robertavila3078]

Must listen to from beginning to end but the album is carried on from Tuesday afternoon until the end, capturing the perfect mood to the climax of what might’ve been a busy , or chaotic but always normal day.

[@MichaelAnthonyHuerta-mf8oh]

I enjoy playing this music too kids born in the 80's (kids to me) who never heard it before. Those who listen to "RAP" thinking they are musicians. They forgot a "C" when spelling rap I tell them. Now this is MUSIC! And these are "MUSICIANS!"

[@blackbird5634]

Back when you put an album on and let it play all the way through, flipped it, and played the other side. It was a magical experience.

[@giannispotti1143]

Non avrei mai sperato di trovarlo qui.Quanti ricordi

[@paulhale2880]

I agree the older I get the more I love the Moodys. I’m 69

[@gelubatir9794]

The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed - - -From Wikipedia - - Days of Future Passed is the second studio album by English progressive rock band the Moody Blues, released on 10 November 1967, by Deram Records. It has been cited by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and others as one of the earliest albums of the progressive rock genre and one of rock music's first concept albums The album represents a significant creative turning point for the band. The album is their first with guitarist and singer Justin Hayward in place of Denny Laine and bassist John Lodge in place of Clint Warwick. The album is also their first to feature longtime producer and collaborator Tony Clarke and the first to feature keyboardist Mike Pinder on Mellotron. These changes, combined with a shift away from R&B covers toward original compositions and a thematic concept, helped define the band's sound for the next several albums and earned the group new critical and commercial success. The album was recorded to showcase the stereo recording techniques of Decca Records' new imprint, Deram. The label had requested the group record covers of pop and classical music along with an orchestra. Instead, the album features original compositions expressing the day in a life of an everyday person, interspersed with orchestral interludes arranged and conducted by Peter Knight and performed by the London Festival Orchestra. The album was a moderate success upon release, but steady FM radio airplay and the success of hit single "Nights in White Satin", caused the album to become a top ten US hit by 1972. It has since been listed among the most important albums of 1967 by Rolling Stone. Background The Moody Blues had started out as a rhythm and blues band, and had achieved commercial success in late 1964/early 1965 with the UK No.1 and US Top 10 single "Go Now", but by late 1966, they had run into financial difficulties and personnel changes, and decided to change creative course. Guitarist Denny Laine and bassist Clint Warwick left the group to pursue other interests, allowing John Lodge, former bandmate and friend of Ray Thomas to join the group on bass. The band would find guitarist and singer Justin Hayward through Eric Burdon of the Animals, who had put out an advert for a new bandmember of his own. Thomas remembers, "He'd advertised in the local musical press and found somebody. I was having a drink with him in a club, and he said, 'I've got a load of replies in my office; if you want to go through them, you're more than welcome." The addition of Lodge and Hayward brought two additional songwriters into the group, allowing the band to pursue a new creative direction. New singer and guitarist Justin Hayward explains, "We were originally a rhythm-and-blues band, wearing blue suits and singing about people and problems in the Deep South. It was OK, but it was incongruous, getting us nowhere, and, in the end, we had no money, no nothing. When I came into the band as a songwriter in early 1966, Mike was the only one in the band who was writing, and the songs we were writing together were nothing like anything we were doing in our live act. And then, literally one day, we said we've got to do something entirely different. So we decided to write our own material and do only our own songs."[9] New singer and bassist John Lodge continues, "We hadn't been to America. That was the amazing problem because, before we made Days of Future Passed, we were singing songs that originated in America and, having never been there, it seemed like a really strange thing to do - sing about a country or an environment I had no first-hand knowledge of. That's why we said, 'OK, let's write about English blues. Let's write about us.'" One particular concert experience gave the band new resolve and drove the band to make a clean break with their past style. Justin Hayward remembers, "We were getting dwindling crowds and decreasing money. It all came to a head when we did a show in Stockton during March 1967. We were so bad, a fan accosted us afterwards and told us we were the worst band he'd ever seen, and we'd ruined the night for him and his wife who’d paid £12 for a night out and had seen the dreadful Moody Blues! On the way back in the van, Graeme - who was asleep lying over the equipment at the back - suddenly woke up and said quietly, 'That guy was right. We are rubbish!' It was the moment we ditched the R&B covers, got rid of our Moody Blues suits and decided to stand or fall by our own songs. What did we have to lose? Hayward continues, "We had been playing music that wasn't suited to our characters. We were lower middle class English boys singing about life in the deep south of the USA and it wasn't honest. As soon as we began to express our own feelings and to create our own music our fortunes changed."["Our audience was suddenly different. People started liking us for the right reasons. There was an honesty about our playing that was completely apparent." One prominent element of the group's new musical direction was the use of the Mellotron. Lodge remembers, "When we sort of got together in 1966, we were trying to find the right keyboard for Mike. We tried the piano and it wasn't really what we wanted in the sound. Then we tried a Hammond organ, a box organ, a Rhodes piano. We tried a Farfisa organ and that didn't work and then Mike said, 'You know, I used to work for a company called Mellotron and they invented this machine that sort of simulates strings.' So we went in search of one."The Mellotron is a keyboard instrument where each key plays a tape loop of a recording of another instrument, chorus or orchestra. Developed by the West Midlands company Streetly Electronics in the early 1960s, the instrument served as a precursor to sampling keyboards and synthesizers. Mike Pinder, a previous employee of Streetly, used his connections to purchase one of the instruments for the group. Lodge remembers, "There was a social club at one of the factories in Birmingham, called Dunlop[clarification needed] - 'Fort Dunlop' they manufactured tyres - and, they had one of these Mellotrons that no one could play. So we went to see them. I think Mike and I went and spoke to them and we bought it from them. It had never been played. So, Mike set about finding out how to make it work."Pinder continues, "Les Bradley of Streetly electronics gave me a call and told me that he had found me a suitable instrument at the Dunlop tyre factory social club. I went to see it and I just had to have it. At three hundred pounds, instead of the usual three thousand pounds, the instrument was a steal." Side one No. Title Writer(s) Lead singer Length 1. "The Day Begins" "The Day Begins" "Morning Glory" (unlisted) 2. "Dawn: Dawn Is a Feeling" Pinder Justin Hayward and Pinder 3:48 3. "The Morning: Another Morning" Ray Thomas Thomas 3:55 4. "Lunch Break: Peak Hour" John Lodge Lodge 5:33 Total length: 19:08 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Lead singer Length 1. "The Afternoon" "Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)" "(Evening) Time to Get Away" Hayward and Lodge 2. "Evening" "The Sunset" "Twilight Time" Pinder and Thomas 3. "The Night" "Nights in White Satin" "Late Lament / Resolvement" (unlisted) Hayward, Edge and Knight Total length: 22:27 41:34 Note: "(Evening) Time to Get Away" is unlisted on original pressings, but has since been added to all subsequent track listings. Personnel The Moody Blues Justin Hayward - vocals, guitar John Lodge - bass, vocals Mike Pinder - Mellotron, vocals, spoken word Ray Thomas - flute, vocals Graeme Edge - drums with: Peter Knight - conducting, arrangements The London Festival Orchestra - -

[@MrSerggim]

Masterpiece. Love this too much. That is another dimension.

[@johnburyk4421]

I am 76 and. Have all their CDs. Their music will live on

[@marioescudero7103]

Lo máximo !!!!! Gracias !!!!!

[@shereebarrett6153]

Luv the orchestra & the movement,that reached to the crechendo!

[@norbertcallais5258]

Un des plus grands monuments du concept album alliant pop rock et mélodie dite "classique" , parue peu de temps après un certain album des beatles battus à plate couture par ce chef d'oeuvre mille fois meilleur . C'est mon avis . NORBERT .

[@fredpinchen6420]

number one group of the 60s 70s 80s 90s. all so talented

[@linreyes5656]

The Moody Blues will always be a part of my life.

[@EnvironmentalCoffeehouse]

Amazing

[@michaelnoah5904]

Maybe the greatest album of all time enjoying with a morning cup

[@marioescudero7103]

El origen del rock progresivo. Night of White Satin!!

[@user-rd8id1xk3t]

Top 5 album to trip to.

[@thomassvantesson1867]

Hi i'm allso old 68 yers like Moody blues maybe because i'm a hippie ok. Do you read?

[@WilliamAdams-uu2pn]

I just want to say their double album I heard almost every day for years and with no Marijuana even the Dream LP and the Lost Chord helped my spirits like when I was a kid Ioved the Redskins and Senators from DC meaning glad to hear you love the Moody Blues too!..

[@danielcase1046]

I was introduced to the blues on the get go

[@marcosrua9774]

Obra prima. ....Muito bom

[@danielcase1046]

I'm 66 and still full of spit and fire

[@ppdntn1]

I told all my friends way back that the Moody Blues would outlast the Stones, Beatles, or any other groups of the time.

[@damienpepper2254]

Top quality. Cheers.

[@rickamacho7]

Thank you for sharing! Regards from Mexico

[@beverlyledbetter4906]

I love this album! I just wish it was louder so that you could hear every high, low and in-between.✌️

[@rickytomato2055]

✌❤N' Rock&Roll,,,ReallyDigsMySoul😎

[@rickytomato2055]

🍀Cheers 🍻🍺 I'll Drink2That🍀

[@shereebarrett6153]

Bought that C D in high-school!

[@GeorgeZapo]

Thank you...

[@richardwatne9477]

true mastpiece night in white satain

[@haskellbob]

The best use of a symphony orchestra in the 20th century.

[@TheEvilDrR]

Dunno, Procol Harum's "Conquistador" live with a Canadian orchestra is a contender. Hell, that live track is better than the studio version. And I know where I'm going after this album is done. ;)

[@haskellbob]

@@TheEvilDrR I agree. There's a record of Procul playing with the London Symphony that has "Conquistador" on it. And he pronounces it right.

[@danielcase1046]

The entire world about us is formed within the mind.

[@chuckmann3593]

One has to wonder WTH happened to music of late after listening to this masterpiece.

[@TyroneEpps]

Deram stereo r'1967"days future passed" album moody blues

[@danielcase1046]

THis is God like music

[@martinwnaylor5219]

Magic

[@danielcase1046]

It's all a matter of mind and soul

[@Adriaan4321]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@frankford-i1f]

Perfection for 45 years , are the pros that mix vidios to symphony to dance to lazarium to a permanent memmary that will never fade an ability that cannot be done?? DO IT TODAY! All top 10/55years need video sync/song,, ALL of them,, not just 2 or 3 mtv 1980"s videos! WE deserve an immersive experience..!

[@i.a.j.bostonmorsmit9676]

Super issabel

[@danielcase1046]

trips around the bay

[@PISQUEFrancis]

Each Album was like a talking book ...

[@nellyjane21]

I love MB & all music cept C&W & doof doof

[@andrew.hamsterdad]

Nadusha privyet! 😊 kak dela?spaciba bolshoy for posting this.. ya lyublyu vas. Ty ochen krasivaya i ty prekrasny lubov energias BOLSHOYE

[@antonmoric1469]

Most rock lyrics are pretty vapid. But The Moody Blues, old New Order, Metallica and Screaming Trees all have deep, meaningful lyrics for most of their songs. Along with the evocative music to carry those lyrics. TMB, though, overall leaves me in the best mood.

[@jackkerrjr5529]

Yes it is truewoodwards

[@RachaelHall-gt1lg]

Hello 👋, what brought u to this particular band and album? Truly curious 🤔! 😊

[@rattenbeuler]

Can anybody name a better record?

[@teddydrake5050]

I dont know

[@danielcase1046]

The body and brain are as one

[@brianfugate2822]

Sonic masterpiece

[@jackkerrjr5529]

Ladies SISTERS Friends....*

[@mikeday9548]

The critics overheard themselves to tell themselves their boring and really not an awful lot of fun😮

[@genemyersmyers6710]

Joe rogen should play this when he is doing mushrooms.

[@SkyAngel799]

Passed

[@AmanitaVersicula555]

*HELPS* "me return to the *_WONDEROUS & *FILLED WITH HOPE_* GIRL CHILD I WAS 🥹

[@jameskovic7146]

No doubt to me that all of the inherent mystical influences such as sorcerers, Wicca and of course the fairy folk had a hand in the manifestation of this blessed group. No wonder why they chose Graeme to be the sorting hat in the Harry Potter movie. Far out.

[@jackkerrjr5529]

How who w h o o w l s s thanks

[@i.a.j.bostonmorsmit9676]

Bren je gek

[@shereebarrett6153]

1974

[@TheEvilDrR]

Cold-hearted orb that rules the night Removes the colors from our sight Red is gray and yellow white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion Pinprick holes in a colorless sky Let insipid figures of light pass by The mighty light of ten thousand suns Challenges infinity and is soon gone Nighttime, to some a brief interlude To others the fear of solitude Brave Helios, wake up your steeds Bring the warmth the countryside needs.

[@TheEvilDrR]

Breathe deep the gathering gloom Watch lights fade from every room Bedsitter people look back and lament Another day's useless energy spent Impassioned lovers wrestle as one Lonely man cries for love and has none New mother picks up and settles her son Senior citizens wish they were young. Cold hearted orb that rules the night Removes the colours from our sight Red is grey and yellow white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion?

[@jackkerrjr5529]

2806 I believe this is where they're going to find me Jack l o v e singing technically I did hear the refrigerator turned on I never touched any cord just saying

[@danielcase1046]

what were you saying about th fridge

[@ilovekansas]

Peaking at peak hour……..😊

[@pumkinbreath]

Such a cool album :)