Hello All:
Tonight I cracked open a bottle of
Apothic Dark wine and settled down to listen to Spotify. For some
reason I felt like listening to "slide zone" from the Moody
Blues which eventually turned into listening to a few more songs on
their Threshold of a Dream album.
Tribute to the Moody Blues
The Moody Blues were a truly innovative
band, always pushing the boundaries of what was possible in music.
They were never afraid to experiment. Their use of technology was
particularly groundbreaking, and they were one of the first bands to
use synthesizers in their music.
In the 60s they had a vision of
combining rock music with orchestra which proved to be succeeded. But
they did more than just combine orchestra with rock. They used
special effects such as what I call the orchestral Doppler red shift
in their song, “have you heard” off Threshold of a Dream.
Their opening soliloquy on Threshold of a Dream served as a warning about the dangers of technology,
and how it can be used to control us. It's a message still relevant
today as we continue to grapple with the effects of technology on our
lives.
Let's not forget the way The Moody
Blues adapted to the electro-pop sound of the 80s which, despite the
way their music changed, they remained true to their original style
and format of music.
The Moody Blues finally called it quits
in 2018 which is remarkable considering that their recordings go all
the way back to 1960. The leader singer died a year later. They were
a truly unique band, and they will be missed. Their music will
continue to inspire and uplift people for generations to come.
A Dream About the Moody Blues
12-31-2018
: Dream remembered from
overnight: It was learned that one of the members of The Moody Blues
was some kind of a cult leader back in the sixties that focused on
spiritual enlightenment that may have utilized LSD. I suggested to
someone that it would be a good idea to jump into a time machine and
visit wherever this cult was located. We could sing some of the
Moodly Blues songs that theoretically could have been written some
years later. This would be done to see if the band member documented
visions in the form of poetry before turning them into songs. The
songwriter would surely be surprised to hear that songs had been
turned into his poetry of secret visions.
And so we traveled back into time and
found the place where this early Moody Blues cult was located. I
remember that the property was out in the wilderness somewhere and
was surrounded by prairies and forests. Everything looked the way the
coloring would look in an old photo, faded with a spepia color effect
The meaning of the dream? According to
Bard, “That's a very interesting dream. It's possible that it was
inspired by your interest in the Moody Blues and your knowledge of
their history. The band was founded in the 1960s, a time when many
people were exploring different spiritual and religious beliefs. It's
possible that one of the members of the band was involved in a cult
that focused on spiritual enlightenment.
It's also possible that the dream was
inspired by your interest in technology. Time travel is a common
theme in science fiction, and it's possible that you were thinking
about how it would be to travel back in time and meet someone from
the past.
Whatever the inspiration, the dream is
a reminder of the power of music and its ability to connect us to
different times and places. It's also a reminder of the power of
imagination and our ability to explore different worlds and
possibilities."
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