I started delving into progressive rock more after Pink Floyd had such an impact on my childhood; my uncle pushed and pushed for me to listen to the Moody Blues. One day, I took my girlfriend to an antique store as a new date idea and we walked through the store, there was a section of vinyl I discovered. After deciding to go through it, I found three Moody Blues albums one of them being their sophomore release, “In Search of the Lost Chord”. I bought all three and went home; didn’t touch them for three days until my buddy brought home a bag full of Golden Teachers. I had never done shrooms before and so I mistakenly took a second massive handful after thinking the first handful wasn’t working. I put this album on my record player and drifted off into what I believe to be my personal heaven. I had a major out of body experience when “House of Four Doors” came on. When “Legend of a Mind” played I was completely out of my house and in the sky. As Ray Thomas begins his amazing Flute solo, I was greeted by this Blue Spirit that took me by the hand and guided me to this massive lake. The next morning, curious who Timothy Leary was, I began to research the psychologist only to find that he had the exact same face as the spirit that visited me on my journey. I’m still convinced to this day that I was introduced to the Mad Hatter that was Timothy Leary
Wow, quite a story, You’re lucky to have had such an amazing experience. Back in those days, I was pretty stoned when listening to the Moody, Blues and a lot of other bands too, but I’ve never had an experience like yours.
65 in August and Thankfully we are old enough to have had The Moody Blues. Still one of the best ever!! Met them on the Octave tour. Fantastic concert and they couldn't have been nicer. This is certainly one of, if not my most, favorite songs
Im 69, an old fart too. Hoist ome too being aged. I would love to say a 60s thing ,,,"I Love Everybody". But with todays .....,. I Love everybody that loves us......Mamn
Sounds just as good now as it did way back in the Years I was a young man. And now I'm an old man 2022 and still listening to Moody Blues until I'm 6 Feet Under. One of my favorites..
My dad was in nam(Vietnam) in the Royal Australian Navy(still partly owned by English navy then in 1967 I think till 1976/7 after I was born..) is humble as those who went on the land as only American seals navy seals went on the land back then and ended up going to vietnam as my brother married into a family from thee haven’t been myself but heve t been back to The Philippines which where he met my mum.. :)
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Thank you for sharing your war experience with us!
I was a 19 year old Dust Off / Medevac helicopter crew chief in Vietnam in 1972 -1973, I was introduced to the Moody Blues in Vietnam, most of all the album "A question of Balance" it was quite a journey to listen to these songs, at the same time we were fighting this very bloody unpopular war. I loved to listen to the Moody Blues and I still do. I am now 71 years old and I recently posted a TH-cam video showing my Super 8mm films that I capture when I was in Vietnam and in the background The Moody Blues music I listened. the name of the TH-cam: "A Question of Balance" Vietnam in 1972-1973 Dust Off /Medevac
God sends angels to help see us through a hard world we’re love and the truth has been hidden we were so lucky to have these words of wisdom that they gave to us from God though them .truly great men
That one song from karate kid wasnt horrible. But wasn't their best. Lol. It's great in humourous montages in southpark, and comedy movies though. "You're the best, around..."
My son when he was 6 sat in an armchair listening to Set the controls for the heart of the sun on headphones, and with a large bit of cardboard on his lap, he drew the controls in question. He's now a senior engineer in an electronics firm (of course!)
@@robertcudlipp3426- Justin wrote 20 of the 27 post 1967 singles for the Moodys. His voice is exquisite and his songs are mesmerizing. An incredible talented man he is!
Yes children.... there was a time...before auto-tune when musicians were required to actually know how to sing and play their instruments......RIP Mr. Thomas.... was lucky enough to see him with the Moody Blues a couple of times in concert in Dallas....
1973, senior year in high school, studying physics. Vividly recall headphones on, volume loud, and listening to MB and Floyd, while working physics problems for hours on end. Very fast forward to 2016 ... senior year in life, 40+ years as an engineer, working engineering problems, headphones on, volume loud, and listening to MB and Floyd. It's a helluva nice rut.
Eight years ahead of you. The Moodies may have just been getting started after I graduated high school (in 1965). Fast forward after my 38 year career in health care, retired for eleven years now, and I am on the threshold of seeing them 50 years after this song and In Search of the Lost Chord came out. Tulsa OK, BOK center, January 23, 2018. Can't wait.
was right there with you but 1972 senior headphones blasting, now senior and reliving youth.. such fun. even remember 99% of all words to songs. not bad..
73 senior year in highschool, Long Island. in early 70s spent a few weeks on cape cod. each year. the album of the vacation was On the Threshold of a dream. am amazed that I still know the lyrics and song order. [did we pack a portable record player? we must have]. to this day I cannot drive through dennisport without hearing the moodies in my head.
I also found the Moody's from my cousin while in college, 1966 and listen to this day. I too have played many of their songs in past and present bands, and it brings the youth out in many when they hear the songs.
I was listening to the Moody Blues when I was young. Just as they were to "Vision of Paridise," my parents came home. I was going to shut it off because my parents didn't like my music. My mom told me to leave it on. She actually liked it. I guess she realized my musical taste was growing up as I was maturing.
A production like this today would have everyone wondering, "where the hell did this come from"? in the late 60's they were fairly common. Incredible time for music.
Omg I played this vinyl over & over growing up. It helped foster an interest in truth & spawned an interest in psychedelics at the time. Unapologetic boomer here. Peace ☮️
@flashflame4952 - Still have my Pioneer Stereo Headphones I bought in 1971. Many Moody Blues songs found their way through those headphones! (They still work fine).
Ray inspired me to take up the flute which I became fluent in after only a few months of practice . I have this album and it is among my favorites . Thanks for the share and remember , " Thinking is the best way to travel ! " :O)
Had every vinyl album of theirs from the very beginning.. they blew me away in the 60’s and still blow me away 60 years later .. one helluva band .. truly brilliant 😮
Agreed. Didn't have the vinyl, but did load up on cd's starting in 1986. My youth was better thanks to Prog and The Moody Blues. Intelligent music/lyrics rule.
I have rediscovered the Moody Blues. I loved their music from growing up as a teenager in the 1970s. But then their songs really lost radio air time in the 1980s. Now, listening to all these beautiful works makes me appreciate them even more now. And so many hit songs. I had lost track of this beautiful sound. Glad to be back..
I had all the LPs, all the 8 track tapes and now it's all on disks. My brother turned me on to The Moody Blues right around 1970 and I've been playing the Blues ever since.
I had the GREAT fortune of seeing this GREAT group twice live 🎶🎶🎵🎵🙏🙏👍👍Ray Thomas.. December 29-1941---January 4-2018..🎶🎵🪈 Sleep in heavenly sleep. Until the next time 🙏🙏🙏
I grew up with the Moody Blues and they walked with me all the way thru my life even now that I am 63. No matter where I lived and they came to town I was at the concert. And if they didn't come to play in my town I went to the closet I could get to. Their music got me thru life and there was always a song to help me get thru my troubling teenage years. And Ray Thomas I will always hear your flute playing at every concert I will go to. You are missed terribly now and you were missed after 2002 when you left the band for medical reasons. I went to their 50th anniversary concert and got PIT tickets and was two rows away from Justin on the stage. I am so glad I got to see it. Next comes the Inductee ceremonies for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Moody Blues should of been inducted LONG ago. What a musical genius to combine R & R with orchestra thus Nights in White Satin. So I am looking forward to watching the whole week of events starting April 16th. If interested check to make sure on your local TV channels. I thinks it's televised on HBO.
I was a teenager when this came out and as far as my world was, they were not underrated at all. Me and my friends and a lot of other people in Queens. New York knew they were absolutely incredible.
I was so surprised to see a music video of such good quality made way back in the 60's. It's really artful and intriguing to see such a time capsule. This was one of my fave Moody Blues songs and Ray Thomas deserves kudos. Sad he is gone.
I was 11 when this great song came out. I've loved this band for 55 years now. I'm 66 and I still go back and listen to this incredible band. They are so spiritual, so inspirational.
I can attest to Dr. Learys honest humanity, I met him a few times before we were introduced. Holy crap! This is the guy? Wow, far out man. We discussed responsibility when taking drugs, he thought opioids suck and I should avoid them. So I did. Probably saved my life. Yeah I'm that old.
He was totally venerated and treated as a celebrity. His research prompted the Concord Prison Experiment, which should’ve gotten him and his fellows a one-way ticket to the pen. He was not a great man or guru, but he was absolutely treated as such, and given free reign over subjects who could not refuse his experimentations. These men were given zero after care or physical help to even know what was happening to them, after being fed psycho-effective levels of schrooms. That sounds pretty f*cking horrific to me!
@@DarrellCook-vl6lmhis experiments on adults who had no ability to consent, were completely unethical. He used prisoners as Guinea pigs and he knew they’d get no care or follow-up. He was not a guru or great man. He viewed himself as an elite and he had no qualms experimenting on imprisoned men, whom he apparently viewed as nothing more than lab rats. No.
R.I.P. Ray. You were missed after 2002 when you left the band. There's is no one else better than you as a flute player, song writer or an entertainer. You will forever be missed. But now you are playing your flute to the Angels in Heaven. Bless your soul.
Thank you Moody's for all your great music. Your lyrics took me to places no other band could. Was blessed to see you in concert so many times that I lost count. RIP Ray and Graeme ❤
That flute. This song carried me away to other realms long before I ever tuned in turned on and dropped out. RIP and thank you for sharing your talent.
So thankful to have been able to see them in concert. An amazing band with so much substance to their music. We are all fortunate to have these vintage videos to watch and listen to. Thanks for posting.
One of.the great songs of all time, written and sung by the late great Ray Thomas! Rest in peace Ray as I know your Eternity Road leads to everlasting peace with God!
I keep watching this over and over! I love their music, vocals, and imagery in this video! And what a handsome bunch, especially Justin Hayward and Mike Pinder!
My dad raised me listening to the moody blues. I am so grateful I had parents that brought me up listening to truly amazing music. I didn’t know it then. My dad just sent me this and it immediately made me feel the need to play it for my daughter.
Thank you so much for sharing this video. I had never seen it. Might be my favorite song. Met the band in 78 and, while all were nice, Ray was the best. Thank you Patrick Moraz for taking me backstage in Atlanta.
I was a very young man who was in Camp Hauge, Okinawa, when I first heard of The Moody Blues over the Islands AFN radio on our a Swan 350 in the back of our Comm shack in our tech repair shop 1974. I went on a 3 month deployment to the Subic Bay, Philippines with RLT-4, then on to Mindoro for our operations. While back in Olongapo city, I heard their “Nights in White Satins” song and bought me a sicedelic Pirate Ship Poster and some strobe lights at the end of my deployment and back to Camp Hauge. Man those were the days of a very young Marine 50 years ago. And I’m still listening to them today as a 70 years old retired Marine. Semper Fi Moody Blues. RIP.
I first saw these guys at the Fillmore West in the Fall of 1968. Their live vocal performance was simply stunning, & their level of professionalism was in dramatic contrast to the more ragged San Francisco bands of the era. The Moodys were the very first band to bring the then very new Mellotron orchestral sounds on stage. It was one of the more thrilling concerts I ever witnessed. Justin Hayward was phenomenal on guitar & vocals.
Wish I could have been there - I was a bit too young. I played their music over and over at Michigan State in the late 70s and drove my roommate crazy. This was one of my favorites - and Tuesday Afternoon. These guys played stuff that I recognized when I first heard them. Timothy, or the astral plane, for sure.
rght British education...probably much more superior at the time...not taught to hate themselves ike today I'm sure...sad Euope overrun today with pc...this stuff could never be made today
So true. Education now means first and foremost, the deconstruction of Western society. Except for STEM coursework, everything in education is slanted by PC anti-western and anti-white dogma. Even at that, all administration, admission and employment of those institutions, indeed their ethoses are dictated by anti-western and anti-white dogma which is deleterious to the prescribed mission of education.
Ray Thomas, what a great guy and incredible musician. So sad to see his passing. I have seen the Moody Blues on seven different occasions and Ray was just awesome.. RIP, you are sadly missed.
First heard this when I was 18 in the summer of 1968. Magical. Still one of my most favorite pieces of music. Love the Moodies still. They did diverge after Pinder left the band. Pinder was greatly missed. Ray Thomas was so talented... RIP.
!968, the best year, great music, social upheavel, cultural consciousness, everything changing! The Moody Blues were an iconic voice of that time. This is a great video and the sound quality is great. Thank you for this memory!
Im 70 and grew up listening. I think as you awaken you can recognize others who are also awake. In tune with the spiritual side. Knew the Moody Blues were awake and spreading the info through their music. I remember every beat to every song. Wish i had seen them live. They are missed.
I grew up with this music, and it has left a profound mark on me. Still, its complete originality and complexity sets it apart from anything else...perfection
What a beautiful person and such a wonderful flute player. I know he has been gone a long time and he was so much a part of my life that kept me alive like all of the Moody Blues. Their words and music should be immortalized and just listening to his flute playing, he is a legend. Thank you, Ray , for such inspiring music you gave to us.
Look on Sir Raymond Thomas,s face is timeless and priceless..it is a force to be reckoned with...ps at funeral of Timothy Leary song was played in continuous loop throughout wake and proceedings..beautiful gift of raymond it lives on..peace too all.thank you..
I first heard this song on a brand new FM station in NYC, WABC. The station had no DJs and played non-stop music. I would wait all day for the inevitable repeat. It was like nothing I had ever experienced it was so unique and engrossing music. One of the great but often underrated groups.
Never changed my choice as my favorite musical group since the 60s. I am 72 now and still marvel at their authentic sound and lyrical mastery. Most underrated group of all time. Way too long before finally recognized by the Rock and Roll HOF.
I started delving into progressive rock more after Pink Floyd had such an impact on my childhood; my uncle pushed and pushed for me to listen to the Moody Blues. One day, I took my girlfriend to an antique store as a new date idea and we walked through the store, there was a section of vinyl I discovered. After deciding to go through it, I found three Moody Blues albums one of them being their sophomore release, “In Search of the Lost Chord”. I bought all three and went home; didn’t touch them for three days until my buddy brought home a bag full of Golden Teachers. I had never done shrooms before and so I mistakenly took a second massive handful after thinking the first handful wasn’t working. I put this album on my record player and drifted off into what I believe to be my personal heaven. I had a major out of body experience when “House of Four Doors” came on. When “Legend of a Mind” played I was completely out of my house and in the sky. As Ray Thomas begins his amazing Flute solo, I was greeted by this Blue Spirit that took me by the hand and guided me to this massive lake. The next morning, curious who Timothy Leary was, I began to research the psychologist only to find that he had the exact same face as the spirit that visited me on my journey. I’m still convinced to this day that I was introduced to the Mad Hatter that was Timothy Leary
Wow, quite a story, You’re lucky to have had such an amazing experience. Back in those days, I was pretty stoned when listening to the Moody, Blues and a lot of other bands too, but I’ve never had an experience like yours.
And I am an older lady (64)😅 and still The Moody Blues send shivers down my spine. With all my love to all of you!❤
Not so old.
Soon 60 , 06 04 1964 play bass though now disabled from Multiple Sclerosis doesn't stop me haha you dare to stop disease
65 in August and Thankfully we are old enough to have had The Moody Blues. Still one of the best ever!! Met them on the Octave tour. Fantastic concert and they couldn't have been nicer. This is certainly one of, if not my most, favorite songs
61 and still listen to them.
Got to see them twice in concert. They sound exactly the same.
Im 69, an old fart too. Hoist ome too being aged. I would love to say a 60s thing ,,,"I Love Everybody". But with todays .....,. I Love everybody that loves us......Mamn
Sounds just as good now as it did way back in the Years I was a young man. And now I'm an old man 2022 and still listening to Moody Blues until I'm 6 Feet Under. One of my favorites..
Ditto Robbie. Well said.
Some are going to read the Bible before they end up 6 feet under.
THAT was still their best sound!
Indeed.....You read my mind.......
I'm 73 and still fight the MBs music enchanting. Living a long life, I can appreciate the deeper meanings more than a randy 22 year old stud.
THE MOODY BLUES SAVED MY LIFE WHEN I WAS IN NAM. tHEY TOOK ME TO PLACES WHERE I COULD GET AWAY FROM THAT WAR, IF ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME.
Thanks for serving and yes, this is music to lift us away from the horrors we see, anytime. Hope you are well, sir
aman brother
we used to trip out to the Moody Blues. medic 1972
@@olehippy13 Non combat vet...still this music freaked me out
My dad was in nam(Vietnam) in the Royal Australian Navy(still partly owned by English navy then in 1967 I think till 1976/7 after I was born..) is humble as those who went on the land as only American seals navy seals went on the land back then and ended up going to vietnam as my brother married into a family from thee haven’t been myself but heve t been back to The Philippines which where he met my mum.. :)
Thank you for sharing your war experience with us!
I am 74 and still get goose bumps listening to their music
❤❤❤❤❤
My age is 78 😊
Only 66, goosebumps.
Ditto❤
70
Grew up in San Francisco during the 60s this song has such deep meaning and memories
These wonderful musicians and a set of headphones 🎧 allowed my mind to travel at a very young age 🍄🍄🍄
I was a 19 year old Dust Off / Medevac helicopter crew chief in Vietnam in 1972 -1973, I was introduced to the Moody Blues in Vietnam, most of all the album "A question of Balance" it was quite a journey to listen to these songs, at the same time we were fighting this very bloody unpopular war. I loved to listen to the Moody Blues and I still do. I am now 71 years old and I recently posted a TH-cam video showing my Super 8mm films that I capture when I was in Vietnam and in the background The Moody Blues music I listened. the name of the TH-cam: "A Question of Balance" Vietnam in 1972-1973 Dust Off /Medevac
Just watched your video. My father was stationed on the hospital ship The USS Sanctuary, from 1969 to 1970.
Good man . I was in the sun & surfing, east coast fla. We loved you guys, & wanted to help, but were too young........
Amazing group. Four lead singers, four song writers, great harmonies...
Awesome instramentation as well. Adding an orchestral sound to "rock" was brilliant!
This band still amazes me 50 odd years later. Stunning.
🎉❤
Yes
God sends angels to help see us through a hard world we’re love and the truth has been hidden we were so lucky to have these words of wisdom that they gave to us from God though them .truly great men
remember a line once one of them said 'we don't do genital music'
Me too me too it's fantastic
More than ever we need the message in the Moodys music. We need a peace movement more than ever.
Seven Sojourn was one of my favorite albums...loved the Moody Blues..💖
ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS IN HISTORY.
+Robert DiSilverio They were finished, and should have quit, with Pinder's departure.
+RedArrow73 I AGREE.
how can I dissagre..."every good boy deserve a favour" awesome album. my fav
Timothy Leary was funded by the CIA .
Boy howdy, you are totally correct. Saw them live with the OKC Philharmonic Orchestra in 1994. Fabulous. Seen them several times since.
This sacred band never wrote a bad song. Great canon n legacy.
That one song from karate kid wasnt horrible. But wasn't their best. Lol. It's great in humourous montages in southpark, and comedy movies though. "You're the best, around..."
Growing up with hippy parents in the 1970's gives a person the very best musical education remembered decades later ❤️
I'm 73 I love this song x
My son when he was 6 sat in an armchair listening to Set the controls for the heart of the sun on headphones, and with a large bit of cardboard on his lap, he drew the controls in question. He's now a senior engineer in an electronics firm (of course!)
I LOVE THE MOODY BLUES, always have over 50 years. Rest in peace Ray and Graeme..I will always listen to their music
And Mike!
Missed seeing Ray by 2 weeks. He died right before they were coming to Tulsa to perform 😭😭😭
I am grateful to live in a world where the Pinder and Thomas version of the Moody Blues once existed.
Best line up.
Nothing wrong with Justin Hayward to my mind.
@@robertcudlipp3426 I do not believe I said there was.
was never really a bluejays fan !
@@robertcudlipp3426- Justin wrote 20 of the 27 post 1967 singles for the Moodys. His voice is exquisite and his songs are mesmerizing. An incredible talented man he is!
Yes children.... there was a time...before auto-tune when musicians were required to actually know how to sing and play their instruments......RIP Mr. Thomas.... was lucky enough to see him with the Moody Blues a couple of times in concert in Dallas....
1973, senior year in high school, studying physics. Vividly recall headphones on, volume loud, and listening to MB and Floyd, while working physics problems for hours on end. Very fast forward to 2016 ... senior year in life, 40+ years as an engineer, working engineering problems, headphones on, volume loud, and listening to MB and Floyd. It's a helluva nice rut.
Eight years ahead of you. The Moodies may have just been getting started after I graduated high school (in 1965). Fast forward after my 38 year career in health care, retired for eleven years now, and I am on the threshold of seeing them 50 years after this song and In Search of the Lost Chord came out. Tulsa OK, BOK center, January 23, 2018. Can't wait.
was right there with you but 1972 senior headphones blasting, now senior and reliving youth.. such fun. even remember 99% of all words to songs. not bad..
73 senior year in highschool, Long Island. in early 70s spent a few weeks on cape cod. each year. the album of the vacation was On the Threshold of a dream. am amazed that I still know the lyrics and song order. [did we pack a portable record player? we must have]. to this day I cannot drive through dennisport without hearing the moodies in my head.
I also found the Moody's from my cousin while in college, 1966 and listen to this day. I too have played many of their songs in past and present bands, and it brings the youth out in many when they hear the songs.
it just doesn't leave us does it.....right on.
I was listening to the Moody Blues when I was young. Just as they were to "Vision of Paridise," my parents came home. I was going to shut it off because my parents didn't like my music. My mom told me to leave it on. She actually liked it. I guess she realized my musical taste was growing up as I was maturing.
3:36 3:37 3:37 3:37 3:38 😅 3:52 3:52 3:52 3:59 4:03 4:04 4:04 4:04 4:06 4:06 4:06 4:06 4:09 4:10
Lol, well it's hard to resist truths put into harmonious lyrics 😊❤
@@robertniczyporowicz3235huh ?
Right on !
Such beautiful harmony. Ray Thomas’s amazing flute playing and great voice. Love this song.
A production like this today would have everyone wondering, "where the hell did this come from"? in the late 60's they were fairly common. Incredible time for music.
Omg I played this vinyl over & over growing up. It helped foster an interest in truth & spawned an interest in psychedelics at the time. Unapologetic boomer here. Peace ☮️
Oh how I loved to listen to them in those big over the ear headphones, 25 foot wire from my turntable...Panning back and forth ....Fantastic band
@flashflame4952 - Still have my Pioneer Stereo Headphones I bought in 1971. Many Moody Blues songs found their way through those headphones! (They still work fine).
a great songwriter, a beautiful voice. thank you ray thomas for all of the historic tunes that you left for all of us to enjoy for eternity. 🚴♀
Ray inspired me to take up the flute which I became fluent in after only a few months of practice . I have this album and it is among my favorites . Thanks for the share and remember , " Thinking is the best way to travel ! " :O)
Music: The only time travelling device that actually works. Rest well, Ray.
That well said -
TIMOTHY LEARY and The MOODY BLUES
will never die. Thanks Ray.
In that special place among the unseen.
@@arthurg8 WE KNOW WHAT VERY FEW KNOW MY DARLING......🙏😇💖
@@sharonallison9922 Yes and we must use it well Dear
Very few songs that give me a contact high Kashmir is another.
Had every vinyl album of theirs from the very beginning.. they blew me away in the 60’s and still blow me away 60 years later .. one helluva band .. truly brilliant 😮
Me too... We even named one of our sons Justin...
They had a double album of greatest hits. Not 1 song was released in the 70’s. Amazing. I saw them 5 times in Atlantic City. Place held about 4-5 K.
Same here matey..
ME TOO......NOW EVERYTHING IS ON UTUBE.....I NO LONGER BUY MUSIC.....I DOWNLOAD FOR FREE❤❤
Agreed. Didn't have the vinyl, but did load up on cd's starting in 1986. My youth was better thanks to Prog and The Moody Blues. Intelligent music/lyrics rule.
One of the greatest bands ever, still are for me. Awesome song, Ray was masterful. 🎵
Thanks moody blues for all the great music over the years,
And thanks to Timothy Leary !
The lead vocals, haunting keyboards and harmony are all masterful.
RIP--Ray! The Moody Blues & CCR were the most prolific and BEST rock groups of the 1970s and my 2 favorites!
Absolutely one the," best bands of the 60's!"❤
I have rediscovered the Moody Blues. I loved their music from growing up as a teenager in the 1970s. But then their songs really lost radio air time in the 1980s. Now, listening to all these beautiful works makes me appreciate them even more now. And so many hit songs. I had lost track of this beautiful sound. Glad to be back..
The epitome of coolness and creativity. I'm 61 and this song NEVER gets old. Thank you for posting.
They have so many great songs, but this one is always at or near the top for me...! It's just so spacey and beautiful...!
I’m 62 and still listen & dig the Moody Blues, they were phenomenal in concert back in the days of ole✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️😢
One of the ALL-TIME GREAT GROUPS ... The MOODYS
Impressed by the number of different instruments these guys played. Talent galore. Love em still at 77 yrs old
The only band I ever saw more than twice in concert. I saw them on 22 different occasions,
lol 10 more than me
18 more times than I have.
Damn
So many layers to each of their songs. And those harmonies!
I had all the LPs, all the 8 track tapes and now it's all on disks. My brother turned me on to The Moody Blues right around 1970 and I've been playing the Blues ever since.
I had the GREAT fortune of seeing this GREAT group twice live 🎶🎶🎵🎵🙏🙏👍👍Ray Thomas.. December 29-1941---January 4-2018..🎶🎵🪈 Sleep in heavenly sleep. Until the next time 🙏🙏🙏
@davidchamberlain5425 - Not to one up you, but I have been blessed to have seen them live 12 or 13 times in my 75 years! Always top drawer!
I grew up with the Moody Blues and they walked with me all the way thru my life even now that I am 63. No matter where I lived and they came to town I was at the concert. And if they didn't come to play in my town I went to the closet I could get to. Their music got me thru life and there was always a song to help me get thru my troubling teenage years. And Ray Thomas I will always hear your flute playing at every concert I will go to. You are missed terribly now and you were missed after 2002 when you left the band for medical reasons. I went to their 50th anniversary concert and got PIT tickets and was two rows away from Justin on the stage. I am so glad I got to see it. Next comes the Inductee ceremonies for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Moody Blues should of been inducted LONG ago. What a musical genius to combine R & R with orchestra thus Nights in White Satin. So I am looking forward to watching the whole week of events starting April 16th. If interested check to make sure on your local TV channels. I thinks it's televised on HBO.
This is an incredible song and video...It has kept me going through this sad time. The Moody Blues are completely underrated. Each member so talented.
Understand thoroughly and agreed. I need to get into my storehouse of Moody Blues cds for aid in this nonstop sadness. Thank you for the reminder. 🤙
Absolutely!!!!!!
They're far from underrated.
I was a teenager when this came out and as far as my world was, they were not underrated at all. Me and my friends and a lot of other people in Queens. New York knew they were absolutely incredible.
Who is underrating them exactly? Me thinks you are misinformed! Hahahahaha Lighthearted response to your comment.
I was so surprised to see a music video of such good quality made way back in the 60's. It's really artful and intriguing to see such a time capsule. This was one of my fave Moody Blues songs and Ray Thomas deserves kudos. Sad he is gone.
R. I. P. Ray..thank you for the music ❤
Glad I got to see him perform live in concert!!!!!!! The veteran cosmic rocker!!!!!!!
Ray is not gone; he is outside looking in.
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THEIR SOUND WAS THEIR OWN. NOBODY ELSE COULD TOUCH THEM. A GREAT SONG TO SAIL AWAY IN YOUR MIND❤
Beautiful and ethereal. Thank you Mr. Thomas for your many talents. You will be sorely missed and fondly remembered.
Trippin’ visually with them love this fantastic song, their clothes are fabulous
I was 11 when this great song came out. I've loved this band for 55 years now. I'm 66 and I still go back and listen to this incredible band. They are so spiritual, so inspirational.
After all these years this song STILL 'takes me there' !
This is the best tribute anyone could get. Timothy Leary deserved it the most. Coz I feel he was mistreated and misunderstood when he was alive.
Exactly
I can attest to Dr. Learys honest humanity, I met him a few times before we were introduced. Holy crap! This is the guy? Wow, far out man. We discussed responsibility when taking drugs, he thought opioids suck and I should avoid them. So I did. Probably saved my life.
Yeah I'm that old.
He was totally venerated and treated as a celebrity. His research prompted the Concord Prison Experiment, which should’ve gotten him and his fellows a one-way ticket to the pen. He was not a great man or guru, but he was absolutely treated as such, and given free reign over subjects who could not refuse his experimentations. These men were given zero after care or physical help to even know what was happening to them, after being fed psycho-effective levels of schrooms. That sounds pretty f*cking horrific to me!
@@DarrellCook-vl6lmhis experiments on adults who had no ability to consent, were completely unethical. He used prisoners as Guinea pigs and he knew they’d get no care or follow-up. He was not a guru or great man. He viewed himself as an elite and he had no qualms experimenting on imprisoned men, whom he apparently viewed as nothing more than lab rats. No.
Mistreated? Misunderstood? Yet given free reign at Harvard to experiment on populations who were viewed as disposable humans. Gotcha. Yeah. Poor, Tim.
I know hes made a lot of us hippies happy over the years with his beautiful sounds. R.I.P. OLD SOUL. LOVE YOU ALWAYS.
R.I.P. Ray. You were missed after 2002 when you left the band. There's is no one else better than you as a flute player, song writer or an entertainer. You will forever be missed. But now you are playing your flute to the Angels in Heaven. Bless your soul.
Thank you Moody's for all your great music. Your lyrics took me to places no other band could. Was blessed to see you in concert so many times that I lost count.
RIP Ray and Graeme ❤
One of the most unique, influential and coolest bands in rock history. Saw them in 1994. Love the Moodies.
That flute. This song carried me away to other realms long before I ever tuned in turned on and dropped out. RIP and thank you for sharing your talent.
Legend of Ray Thomas; thanks for all the beautiful music.
He was an amazing musician!!! What a terrible loss. Rip Ray.
The moody blues have just melted heart for years, I listen to them every day, Its what keeps me living
So thankful to have been able to see them in concert. An amazing band with so much substance to their music. We are all fortunate to have these vintage videos to watch and listen to. Thanks for posting.
One of.the great songs of all time, written and sung by the late great Ray Thomas! Rest in peace Ray as I know your Eternity Road leads to everlasting peace with God!
Personal experiences obvious,then put to music,voice like no other ( rock), popular group did; this is a stunning piece by the boys.
Burn slowly the candle of life.
He took his astral plane
Thank you England for some of the bands you gave us it's a debt we can never repay
my top bands of all time so damn good.
I keep watching this over and over! I love their music, vocals, and imagery in this video! And what a handsome bunch, especially Justin Hayward and Mike Pinder!
Another great " Sound of the 60's" what a decade to be growing up and listening to music. A never to be repeated decade
My dad raised me listening to the moody blues. I am so grateful I had parents that brought me up listening to truly amazing music. I didn’t know it then. My dad just sent me this and it immediately made me feel the need to play it for my daughter.
I'm almost 60 and have loved and seen this band for years...they are a great studio band the sound is awesome and the message is even better.
***** Great in concert sound is as good as in studio. Light show was awesome for its time.
I was there years ago...tuned in...best trip ever...
Thanks for the amazing music and memories, Ray!
Thank you so much for sharing this video. I had never seen it. Might be my favorite song. Met the band in 78 and, while all were nice, Ray was the best. Thank you Patrick Moraz for taking me backstage in Atlanta.
I remember getting introduced to Moody Blues in middle school and still love it 15 years late
I was a very young man who was in Camp Hauge, Okinawa, when I first heard of The Moody Blues over the Islands AFN radio on our a Swan 350 in the back of our Comm shack in our tech repair shop 1974. I went on a 3 month deployment to the Subic Bay, Philippines with RLT-4, then on to Mindoro for our operations. While back in Olongapo city, I heard their “Nights in White Satins” song and bought me a sicedelic Pirate Ship Poster and some strobe lights at the end of my deployment and back to Camp Hauge. Man those were the days of a very young Marine 50 years ago. And I’m still listening to them today as a 70 years old retired Marine. Semper Fi Moody Blues. RIP.
I first saw these guys at the Fillmore West in the Fall of 1968. Their live vocal performance was simply stunning, & their level of professionalism was in dramatic contrast to the more ragged San Francisco bands of the era. The Moodys were the very first band to bring the then very new Mellotron orchestral sounds on stage. It was one of the more thrilling concerts I ever witnessed. Justin Hayward was phenomenal on guitar & vocals.
Nice :)
Tuned in 🎸
Wish I could have been there - I was a bit too young. I played their music over and over at Michigan State in the late 70s and drove my roommate crazy. This was one of my favorites - and Tuesday Afternoon. These guys played stuff that I recognized when I first heard them. Timothy, or the astral plane, for sure.
rght British education...probably much more superior at the time...not taught to hate themselves ike today I'm sure...sad Euope overrun today with pc...this stuff could never be made today
So true. Education now means first and foremost, the deconstruction of Western society. Except for STEM coursework, everything in education is slanted by PC anti-western and anti-white dogma. Even at that, all administration, admission and employment of those institutions, indeed their ethoses are dictated by anti-western and anti-white dogma which is deleterious to the prescribed mission of education.
I had the privilege to see them in concert 5 times. They have always been my favorite group and still listen to them for hours.
Ray Thomas, what a great guy and incredible musician. So sad to see his passing. I have seen the Moody Blues on seven different occasions and Ray was just awesome.. RIP, you are sadly missed.
First heard this when I was 18 in the summer of 1968. Magical. Still one of my most favorite pieces of music. Love the Moodies still. They did diverge after Pinder left the band. Pinder was greatly missed. Ray Thomas was so talented... RIP.
Kiwi Raider: A fabulous range of music. A fifty five year fan. Poems for words. Thank you Moody Blues for your genius!
!968, the best year, great music, social upheavel, cultural consciousness, everything changing! The Moody Blues were an iconic voice of that time. This is a great video and the sound quality is great. Thank you for this memory!
That flute moving from one speaker to the other is hauntingly beautiful. It gave/gives me comfort and happiness. Thanks Ray. RIP
Thank you. This is always the Moody Blues to me. I grew up listening to this.
One of my favorites, and such an underrated song. RIP Ray and Graeme. Awesome goth video!
Im 70 and grew up listening. I think as you awaken you can recognize others who are also awake. In tune with the spiritual side. Knew the Moody Blues were awake and spreading the info through their music.
I remember every beat to every song. Wish i had seen them live. They are missed.
We would skip school and go to someone's house. The Moody Blues would always be the fist album that we would put on.
I grew up with this music, and it has left a profound mark on me. Still, its complete originality and complexity sets it apart from anything else...perfection
RIP Ray. Your words ,flute, voice, and MB music take our souls so high. For 45 years, it's been a pleasure.
Just Beautiful 💙
I saw them in 70
Truly unique band. So lucky to be young in the 60s and 70s.
What a beautiful person and such a wonderful flute player. I know he has been gone a long time and he was so much a part of my life that kept me alive like all of the Moody Blues. Their words and music should be immortalized and just listening to his flute playing, he is a legend. Thank you, Ray , for such inspiring music you gave to us.
Ray Thomas is now outside looking in. Great contributions of poetry, music and a super flutist. I recommend his two solo albums. A genuine troubadour.
robert bennie so glad we have this music. Ill check out his solo albums.. Was not aware if them-thanks
Thanks for noting his solo albums
i dunno ,maybe he is inside looking out......
He is one of the Three great flautists in Rock, with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull and Burton Cummings of the Guess Who!
From mighty oaks is a brilliant album
The Moody blues The rolling Stones The Beatles nobody will ever replace them in my opinion
Look on Sir Raymond Thomas,s face is timeless and priceless..it is a force to be reckoned with...ps at funeral of Timothy Leary song was played in continuous loop throughout wake and proceedings..beautiful gift of raymond it lives on..peace too all.thank you..
I first heard this song on a brand new FM station in NYC, WABC. The station had no DJs and played non-stop music. I would wait all day for the inevitable repeat. It was like nothing I had ever experienced it was so unique and engrossing music. One of the great but often underrated groups.
So much enduring love over time for this group's members and the music/memories it created for us all.
Brilliant song and images that capture the essence of a time we will never see again. Utterly breathtaking.
Five very cool young men who provided a lifetime of music. RIP Ray and Graeme.
know one will ever replace Ray. yes we move on when others pass but there kindness, and loving presence is always with us.
My favorite Moody Blues song!
Thanks!!!
Never changed my choice as my favorite musical group since the 60s. I am 72 now and still marvel at their authentic sound and lyrical mastery. Most underrated group of all time. Way too long before finally recognized by the Rock and Roll HOF.