This is probably the very first song that drew me to the Moody Blues. Back then it was an immediate favorite but drifted to second, third etc as other songs became more influential to 'my world'. LSD, having done it myself, I don't suggest anyone else to. It was the 60's and in our early to mid teens we took a lot of risks. Even lost a few friends along the way, in one form or another. Do I regret it ????? Youth is awesome. The feeling of invincibility is a fantastic high, but for the most part the trade off is stupidity. Now a senior citizen with two grown kids, I'm grateful they never did the things I have. LOL, how they became so smart has to be from their mother, and the lessons I had to learn the hard way. Sign me off as a radical 60's survivor.
i live in the blue ridge mountains and a ride on the parkway with this song blasting really puts me somewhere else. i smile, i think and i even cry. timeless
i'am 66 now but this song and others makes me feel alive and young again I forget the arthritis i even pulled out my fluit and remember the fingering too.and am still longhaired . poneytail
Moody Blues had that rare gift where people could close their eyes and imagine. My days of "expanded consciousness" are long gone but I can still close my eyes to their music and imagine. Enjoy
I don't drink, smoke and never ever did ANY illegal drugs! Why? Why should I; with the Moody Blues songs sending me into a spin. I was able to have a good time and act the fool without screwing my body and mind up! I was 13 in 1968 and bought the album with my pocket money. What a great buy. 😝😝.
I first heard this song in 1968 when i bought the album "In search of the lost chord" by the Moody Blues.3 of my closes friends and i split a 4 way acid. We started tripping with a boom box blaring the legend of the mind while the hallucinogen was just starting to kicked in and man what a formidable awesome experience.We were on the rooftop.Thank God no one thought of jumping out of the building...Hail to Timothy Leary.What a Genius man he was.May he rest in Astral plain.
You were one of the best Ray. You will be sorely missed. It's a terrible shame you aren't going to be there ,when you and your bandmates will be inducted, into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. It's a honour to finally have you guys in the hall. It should have been years ago, mind you. RIP Ray.
one of the finest examples of the Mellotron ever recorded, Mike Pinder at his finest; this was their heyday; these guys went down alleys and soared to heights that average listeners will never appreciate
@@jackfletcher1000 it probably does sound pompous, but it's true, not the plebs bit, it's just some folk don't get the moody blues yet slate them continuously! This music is beyond some, & of course if people don't like them, so be it.
@Nessun Dorma My Way Yes Nights In White Satin is the best flute solo and it was so sad when he got sick, the little girl that replaced him was his total image. She never missed a note. I have seen her a few times and she is awesome. But I miss Ray. May he rest in peace and keep playing his flute in Heaven for all the angels.
I get lost when I try to list in my mind all of the incredible accomplishments of the rock era, music that moved my heart, my mind, and what I call my soul. But, time and time again, I have to marvel at the achievement that is "In Search of the Lost Chord". It put me on the trail to attempt to find a free mindfulness, the trail that I am still on and with luck will always be so.
Great vid really suits the song. I've never done acid or any other mind expanding drugs all I need is the Moody Blues. This from a 68 year old in the uk. Been a fan since I first saw them in 1965.
This has been one of my very favouritest songs ever since it was released - millions of great vibes and memories from this one!! Thanks beyond words for the upload.
One of the greatest psychedelic songs ever performed. I was in college taken LSD when my roommate played this song which heard for the first time. I blasted off. Let it RIP Ray Thomas. And Timothy Leary.
.....it is truly amazing how some can say that those 8 to 10 hours were the most fun they ever had and how their sides hurt from laughing so much and yet they don't know why.
first heard this song @ Mike Piontkowski's party when I was in High School and while every body was having a stoned time ,I was listening to the music with Mike's older sister, Sharon ...she knew all the words and looked so alluring ... certain songs definitely transcend me back to that semi-innocent time !!!
+sandinyourshoes So much good music with these guys sandinyourshoes. Travesty with the hall of shame as you said. Have you listen to ALL their music.....Simply OUTSTANDING !!!
For me this is one of the Moodies' greatest songs although probably known only to true fans. Sam Wa already did a fine comment on it. Then add to it Coloradream's fantastic graphics - and end up with a masterpiece!
So sad to hear that Ray Thomas died this morning 1/7/2018. I was so looking forward to seeing him and hearing him play the flute at the 2018 Rock&Roll Hall of Fame. Made me cry.
It's not just the moody blues that need to be inducted, it's also Emerson, Lake, Palmer, I think Rush, Electric Light Orchestra, and most of all YES! The RockmRoll hall of fame is an amazing place, but it should be nicer to prog.
A track from one of the best and most revolutionary rock albums ever done - by anyone! My son used to listen to this album for hours - and he was ony 2-3 years old.
Welcome to the place where you can have an acid trip all day and be completely sober at the same time. If you listen to Pink Floyd, you can do the same thing. It's a beautiful thing, it really is. hehehe
the music is mind blow'n With out drugs. Never tripped on (S)hit (Drugs). So I wouldn't know what the He(ll) your talking about. Moody Blues is was the best that was ever out there.
For sure. It's been 23 years since I did drugs and I still love this music. But I have to say, back when I was getting high, the Moody Blues were my favorite band to listen to while baked.
That's the Whole Idea, Trip on the Astro Plains, & Come Back the Same Day. My Trip lasted from the end of May, till August 25,1973, 100 Hits of 4way Window Pane, Woke out of that Trip after I won my Third Special Olympic Medal.
Right ! I think the Moody Blues fans are a big bunch of real live Moody Blues who vibe at the same rate as the musicians and are every bit as much a part of the band as the guys with the guitarsThey are beautiful See Ray Thomas's quote from stage at Isle of Wight 70 to prove my point , Music enthuses the crowds and fans and that fan enthusiasm l feeds back and inspires the band No hate here ! Thank God ! Tom in Utica
Hey LPLandingZone....you are sooo right. The Moody Blues are, and will always be the BEST bands ever, and they are definitely underrated. I have been listening to them since the early 70's. I am now 57 and still listen to them. The music never gets old.
I remeber going to my first MB concert and looking around at all the people, thinking -these people are a little like me,sort of like family. Never did hard drugs, but these guys always took me somewhere else-a good place.
Totally agree with bigjohn527-Also FABULOUS VIDEO!!! At a concert in Dallas around 1970, At the end of his solo Ray stopped everything,leaned up to his mic and said,"Man that's pretty! Coolest dude ever.
First time really "listening" to this song and I'm so glad I clicked this one! Amazing slide show to accompany an amazing song! The flute solo is incredible! Thank you for this amazing post!
I miss you mum. I will always remember this album, which for me is the compilations album called This Is The Moody Blues. We sang this song together when I was tiny. "Timothy Leary's dead...." RIP mum. And.....thanks. Deal finished.
Just found this your video is out of sight Makes me feel like dropping acid which I did alot in my youth 75yo now and still remember the feeling saw the Moody Blues a few times at the Fillmore East great times
Oh, YES they were. I saw an old Justin Hayward interview today where he talks about the first time he and 3 other band members took LSD for their first time togeather (John Lodge was not present). Justin attributed it to influencing their music in a significant way. It would be hard to imagine a group that produced this kind of music consistently were not on some sort of mind-altering (enhancing) stimulants? AND they were great mates with Timothy Leary. Hence Mike Pinder's song "When You're A Free Man" dedicated to and about Leary.
always one of my all time favorites. the video is fantastic! the artwork is absolutely beautiful. i wish i could express what's in my head the way these gifted artists can.
Just wanted to say thank you to my WONDERFUL HUSBAND, Andrew Hurlbut for sharing sooo many musical "favs" with me...and You Tube has been an awesome source of tunes we love so much!
Moody's at their best - a half century ago they did this song as I write. I especially like the 2nd half of the song, great playing of the mellotron by Mike Pinder, and the flute by Ray Thomas. They were one of the original prog rock bands, and, one of the best ever. Actually, I heard nothing about Ray Thomas' passing - this should have been page one news on the mainstream and internet media. Very sad Ray passed so soon.
YOU , ABSOLUTELY , COLOUR MY MOODY BLUES DREAMS .TKS FOR SHARING YOUR NICE JOB . I ALSO THINK THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BESt GROUPS I HAD LISTENED FOR MORE THAN 40 yrs. THEIR MUSIC TAKES ME TO A MYSTIC PLACE INSIDE AND I LOVE IT .HELLO FROM MEXICO
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This is probably the very first song that drew me to the Moody Blues. Back then it was an immediate favorite but drifted to second, third etc as other songs became more influential to 'my world'. LSD, having done it myself, I don't suggest anyone else to. It was the 60's and in our early to mid teens we took a lot of risks. Even lost a few friends along the way, in one form or another. Do I regret it ????? Youth is awesome. The feeling of invincibility is a fantastic high, but for the most part the trade off is stupidity. Now a senior citizen with two grown kids, I'm grateful they never did the things I have. LOL, how they became so smart has to be from their mother, and the lessons I had to learn the hard way. Sign me off as a radical 60's survivor.
Put on the headphones and listen to the Moody Blues. Then you really hear everything. No distractions.
i live in the blue ridge mountains and a ride on the parkway with this song blasting really puts me somewhere else. i smile, i think and i even cry.
timeless
Ray is arguably the most under-appreciated Moody. His voice is missed by many!
Ray Thomas played the flute with such passion.....
Superb flute solo from Ray Thomas RIP you true legend of our time!!!!!!!
i'am 66 now but this song and others makes me feel alive and young again I forget the arthritis i even pulled out my fluit and remember the fingering too.and am still longhaired . poneytail
"how happy we could be if all of mankind would take the time to journey to the center of the mind"
Most people are too afraid of what they might find there... For me dun...
Moody Blues had that rare gift where people could close their eyes and imagine. My days of "expanded consciousness" are long gone but I can still close my eyes to their music and imagine. Enjoy
I don't drink, smoke and never ever did ANY illegal drugs! Why? Why should I; with the Moody Blues songs sending me into a spin. I was able to have a good time and act the fool without screwing my body and mind up! I was 13 in 1968 and bought the album with my pocket money. What a great buy. 😝😝.
God bless Ray Thomas - may he rest in peace.
Dont know of another music track that sounds this good in STEREO .
I first heard this song in 1968 when i bought the album "In search of the lost chord" by the Moody Blues.3 of my closes friends and i split a 4 way acid. We started tripping with a boom box blaring the legend of the mind while the hallucinogen was just starting to kicked in and man what a formidable awesome experience.We were on the rooftop.Thank God no one thought of jumping out of the building...Hail to Timothy Leary.What a Genius man he was.May he rest in Astral plain.
It seems obvious to me that this album is listed as one of the greatest accomplishments of any music era.
You were one of the best Ray. You will be sorely missed. It's a terrible shame you aren't going to be there ,when you and your bandmates will be inducted, into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. It's a honour to finally have you guys in the hall. It should have been years ago, mind you. RIP Ray.
one of the finest examples of the Mellotron ever recorded, Mike Pinder at his finest; this was their heyday; these guys went down alleys and soared to heights that average listeners will never appreciate
What a pompous comment, so you understand and all us plebs don,t is that it.
so true !!!
@@jackfletcher1000 it probably does sound pompous, but it's true, not the plebs bit, it's just some folk don't get the moody blues yet slate them continuously! This music is beyond some, & of course if people don't like them, so be it.
@@dougreed2257 Equal to The Beatles in term of originality and songwriting and i am a huge beatles fan
@@jackfletcher1000 yeah me too, the Americans love the moodies & apart from obvious moody blues fans in UK they are still not truly appreciated!
Ray Thomas - One of the best flute solos you will ever hear !
RIP Ray Thomas
Agree Ray Thomas on the awesome flute solo!
Playboy music poll thought so. I would love to have witnessed a battle of the flutes with Ray and Ian Anderson.
@@ClassicTVMan1981X The best better than Ian Anderson
@Nessun Dorma My Way Yes Nights In White Satin is the best flute solo and it was so sad when he got sick, the little girl that replaced him was his total image. She never missed a note. I have seen her a few times and she is awesome. But I miss Ray. May he rest in peace and keep playing his flute in Heaven for all the angels.
I get lost when I try to list in my mind all of the incredible accomplishments of the rock era, music that moved my heart, my mind, and what I call my soul. But, time and time again, I have to marvel at the achievement that is "In Search of the Lost Chord". It put me on the trail to attempt to find a free mindfulness, the trail that I am still on and with luck will always be so.
Great vid really suits the song. I've never done acid or any other mind expanding drugs all I need is the Moody Blues. This from a 68 year old in the uk. Been a fan since I first saw them in 1965.
Love the ending of this song. I learned about Timothy Leary in my psychedelic music class, then heard this song. Really great
This has been one of my very favouritest songs ever since it was released - millions of great vibes and memories from this one!! Thanks beyond words for the upload.
This is music that uplifts the inner soul to aspire towards ever expanding states of divine awareness. The eternal state of always ``becoming.``
Ray Thomas, your music leaves memories in me that no one can steal. Say hello to David Bowie for me.
We will miss you Ray Thomas! Your songs will live on. *RIP*
Mark Engel where have you been??
One of the greatest psychedelic songs ever performed. I was in college taken LSD when my roommate played this song which heard for the first time. I blasted off. Let it RIP Ray Thomas. And Timothy Leary.
This music is more important now more than ever before! Judy Sherry
.....it is truly amazing how some can say that those 8 to 10 hours were the most fun they ever had and how their sides hurt from laughing so much and yet they don't know why.
It was a very different time place world
Definitely one of the best songs the Moody Blues made.....
Awesome video. Awesome song, by the original Moody, the great Ray Thomas.
first heard this song @ Mike Piontkowski's party when I was in High School and while every body was having a stoned time ,I was listening to the music with Mike's older sister, Sharon ...she knew all the words and looked so alluring ... certain songs definitely transcend me back to that semi-innocent time !!!
Surreal !!! ... and THANK YOU, Sharon, I always think of you when this song comes on the radio !!!
Those Moodies mesmerized many folks during the turbulent late 1960s with these type of songs!
+sandinyourshoes Why are they not in the R&R Hall ?????
+Joe Renedo, these fellows aren't in it? We had better rename this feeble institution as "The Rock N Roll Hall of Shame."
+sandinyourshoes So much good music with these guys sandinyourshoes. Travesty with the hall of shame as you said. Have you listen to ALL their music.....Simply OUTSTANDING !!!
Joe Renedo, oh, such a "Hall of Shame" it is, too. What a joke. So, I have heard much of the band's music. All of it is simply outstanding!
@@joerenedo9419 They are. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/read-moody-blues-thankful-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-speeches-628973/
Sublime song. So many levels. So many emotions. 👏🍀
For me this is one of the Moodies' greatest songs although probably known only to true fans. Sam Wa already did a fine comment on it. Then add to it Coloradream's fantastic graphics - and end up with a masterpiece!
I have fond memories of listening to the Moody Blues during my late teens and early 20's. Great lyrics and sound to put you in time mood.
So sad to hear that Ray Thomas died this morning 1/7/2018. I was so looking forward to seeing him and hearing him play the flute at the 2018 Rock&Roll Hall of Fame. Made me cry.
One of the best of the psychedelic songs by the great Moody Blues with some great ...great imagery. What a sensory pleasure.
The moments spent listening to this are as profound as they were when listening 50 years ago. This music is a part of who I am.
Rest in peace Ray. WE loved your music with the Moody Blues.
Why are the Moody Blues not yet in the RocknRoll hall of fame? Their stuff is amazing.
Because the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame would rather put in Run D.M.C. (a hip hop group nonetheless) way before them. That's how stupid it is.
It's not just the moody blues that need to be inducted, it's also Emerson, Lake, Palmer, I think Rush, Electric Light Orchestra, and most of all YES! The RockmRoll hall of fame is an amazing place, but it should be nicer to prog.
agreed
The Moody Blues and ELO aren't in the Hall of Fame?! Grave injustice!
+Mister Kingdom You might say that ELP is the ultimate band to listen to on vinyl, on an extended long-player! LOL (Get it?)
Great song, wonderful period, dear Timothy Leary....!!!!
RIP in Ray Thomas, a lifelong fan.
I heard this song in NYC in 1989 on NEWFM. Changed my life. Thanks MB.
A track from one of the best and most revolutionary rock albums ever done - by anyone! My son used to listen to this album for hours - and he was ony 2-3 years old.
The moods have written some the spookiest, eeriest music I have ever heard. Its like tripping into the twilight zone.
Welcome to the place where you can have an acid trip all day and be completely sober at the same time. If you listen to Pink Floyd, you can do the same thing. It's a beautiful thing, it really is. hehehe
the music is mind blow'n With out drugs. Never tripped on (S)hit (Drugs). So I wouldn't know what the He(ll) your talking about. Moody Blues is was the best that was ever out there.
scorpion19142001 great with or without drugs, however the drugs did add a new dimension to it.
For sure. It's been 23 years since I did drugs and I still love this music. But I have to say, back when I was getting high, the Moody Blues were my favorite band to listen to while baked.
That's the Whole Idea, Trip on the Astro Plains, & Come Back the Same Day. My Trip lasted from the end of May, till August 25,1973, 100 Hits of 4way Window Pane, Woke out of that Trip after I won my Third Special Olympic Medal.
Excursions for the mind, nobody does it better than The Moody Blues. Chemistry assisted travel!
This takes me me back to the daze when I flew across the stars with Doctor Tim.
Right ! I think the Moody Blues fans are a big bunch of real live Moody Blues who vibe at the same rate as the musicians and are every bit as much a part of the band as the guys with the guitarsThey are beautiful See Ray Thomas's quote from stage at Isle of Wight 70 to prove my point , Music enthuses the crowds and fans and that fan enthusiasm l feeds back and inspires the band No hate here ! Thank God !
Tom in Utica
love this song,and great video.have been listening to this for over 40 years,still as good as ever.
Hey LPLandingZone....you are sooo right. The Moody Blues are, and will always be the BEST bands ever, and they are definitely underrated. I have been listening to them since the early 70's. I am now 57 and still listen to them. The music never gets old.
Ray Thomas is dead playing his flute so high and so low performing for the Angels quite a show.
R.I.P. Ray thanks for the great music.
I've listened to this 100ds of times since I was 15, sitting on the roof, watching the stars. How incredibly ethereal their music is.
Maybe the best artwork i've ever seen here - excellent choice for the song itself. Sincere congratulations.
Jean-Paul/France
Magic marvellous mystical metaphysical masterpiece. I love the Moody Blues forever.
I remeber going to my first MB concert and looking around at all the people, thinking -these people are a little like me,sort of like family. Never did hard drugs, but these guys always took me somewhere else-a good place.
Ageless and beautiful throughout all these years.Simply splendid.
What a phenomenal video! Love the old lady in the window, the pencil drawings of the girl, the couple seated at the table - first class!
It is always a Question of Balance.
The best that the Moody Blues ever put to music
That flute solo is just amazing!
R.I.P RAY THOMAS
awesome lyrics, flute and music.. totally enthralling and trippy
One of my favorite songs ever. It's perfect in every way. Great visuals.
Did my first hit of mescaline to this song, nice trip, never forget it.
I saw them in nov 1973 in the montreal forum i was 17 on window pane great show
Love John Lodge's bass in this song and of course Ray Thomas's flute is just spectacular!
this song is so trippy it really takes me away
love it to play on bass and guitar
thx for uploading
Totally agree with bigjohn527-Also FABULOUS VIDEO!!! At a concert in Dallas around 1970, At the end of his solo Ray stopped everything,leaned up to his mic and said,"Man that's pretty! Coolest dude ever.
First time really "listening" to this song and I'm so glad I clicked this one! Amazing slide show to accompany an amazing song! The flute solo is incredible! Thank you for this amazing post!
I miss you mum. I will always remember this album, which for me is the compilations album called This Is The Moody Blues.
We sang this song together when I was tiny.
"Timothy Leary's dead...."
RIP mum. And.....thanks. Deal finished.
Love this video--so trippy...
Just found this your video is out of sight
Makes me feel like dropping acid which I did alot in my youth 75yo now and still remember the feeling saw the Moody Blues a few times at the Fillmore East great times
This song brings back the mood of astro-traveling
L isten to it's
S ound and
D irection..............
Colaradream, your graphics and coordination with the music is splendid!
Google him, the Acid guru who taught as a professor at Univ, of So Cal. as well as a radio DJ and all around acid head like no other.
Best drug song ever! & the irony of this is that the Moody Blues was not a drug band.
Oh, YES they were. I saw an old Justin Hayward interview today where he talks about the first time he and 3 other band members took LSD for their first time togeather (John Lodge was not present). Justin attributed it to influencing their music in a significant way. It would be hard to imagine a group that produced this kind of music consistently were not on some sort of mind-altering (enhancing) stimulants? AND they were great mates with Timothy Leary. Hence Mike Pinder's song "When You're A Free Man" dedicated to and about Leary.
That song is a real trip.....!!!! Good with yellow sunshine...!!!!!
What a wonderful slide show. The music suits very well it. Love it...
Absolutely beautiful job--from my favorite MB lp and favorite cover.
Great song, accompanying artwork & photos make a superb compliment to the music. Kudos & thank you.
RIP Ray Thomas. Hope the trip has been a good one!
They have the right balance of music, composition, playing the instruments and singing; hitting the notes like one is supposed to.
Awesome Song & Video!!! 5*s I Love the Moody Blues..Thank You
always one of my all time favorites.
the video is fantastic! the artwork is absolutely beautiful. i wish i could express what's in my head the way these gifted artists can.
This reminds me of taking trips in the 70s. Amazing experiences. We were Hippies.
Visuals did justice to an ethereal number !!!
Moodies in Hall of Fame!!!
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/read-moody-blues-thankful-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-speeches-628973/
Nice work on that slide show. Great song.
"Thank-you very much for the Amazing Song & Video!!"
Quite remarkable still, after 45 yrs.
great song about an incredible man.
an absolutely beautiful montage.
imagination is the key.
Just wanted to say thank you to my WONDERFUL HUSBAND, Andrew Hurlbut for sharing sooo many musical "favs" with me...and You Tube has been an awesome source of tunes we love so much!
You've done a fantastic job. I bow to artist endeavour. Thoroughly enjoyed. Cheers.
Larry, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Very nice, great imagery...thanks for the send, Language Dancer. I especially enjoyed all the spirals...:-) (5*s)
Moody's at their best - a half century ago they did this song as I write. I especially like the 2nd half of the song, great playing of the mellotron by Mike Pinder, and the flute by Ray Thomas. They were one of the original prog rock bands, and, one of the best ever. Actually, I heard nothing about Ray Thomas' passing - this should have been page one news on the mainstream and internet media. Very sad Ray passed so soon.
RIP Ray Thomas. Truly a sad day!
YOU , ABSOLUTELY , COLOUR MY MOODY BLUES DREAMS .TKS FOR SHARING YOUR NICE JOB . I ALSO THINK THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BESt GROUPS I HAD LISTENED FOR MORE THAN 40 yrs. THEIR MUSIC TAKES ME TO A MYSTIC PLACE INSIDE AND I LOVE IT .HELLO FROM MEXICO
I listened to these stories over and over again
Rip Ray Thomas
Great imagery.
"It's all around IF we could but perceive."
Many souvenirs - thanks coloradream fir this movie.