The Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream
|
List Price: Our Price: $10.99 You Save: $0.99 (8%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Buy Used: from $3.95 (click here) Category: Music CD See more new music releases 
|
|---|
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Free Music Notes for On the Threshold of a Dream
Free Music Review: Arguably the best album of the 60's
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm sorry to hear people talk bad about this awesome album as I was reading the previous reviews. This and maybe ABBEY ROAD and LED ZEPPELIN II are at least the best albums that finished off the 60's. This stuff is just incredible to me, and I buy into the album a lot easier than some of your previous reviewers. This does rival the DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, but beats it just slightly as my favorite Moody's album. This never even had to grow on me like some albums did. ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM is for when you're feeling kind of mellow and there's nothing to do like Sunday (kind of like the song "Lazy Day" talks about) and you want to kick back and relax for a while. Every song is amazing, even though I heard people say that John Lodge didn't do a very good job on this album, I think he wrote a couple of great songs and you guys are crazy if you think that about him. All of the songs are a 10 on a scale of 1-10. My favorites are "Never Comes The Day", "So Deep Within You", "Lazy Day", "Lovely To See You", "Are You Sitting Comfortably", and "Send Me No Wine". I think every member had a hand in writing at least one song or more. Usually when I hear Moody's fans talking about what their favorite albums are this doesn't make the top four or five list. It's so underrated it's not even funny. I guess it all comes down to personal taste, but believe me this is an awesome and brilliant effort by this supergroup. I'm surprised this didn't win a Grammy but I don't think this had enough big hits, but it sure deserved the Grammy for best album. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT PASSING UP THIS WORK OF ART!!!Free Music Review: 1st Time
Hit: 5 Stars
My first experience with herb was while listening to "On The Threshold of A Dream"...a better partner... I could not have asked for.Free Music Review: Are you sitting comfortably, let Merlin cast his spell
Hit: 5 Stars
The fourth offering from the Moody Blues just expands the listener to new heights and experiences. If you haven't given attention or listened to this album yet, you're in for a true delight. Citing the listener's presumable state of mind, On The Threshold of a Dream casts a dazzling succession of songs, instrumental arrays and spoken orations. It's hard to think of a more compelling case for the Moodies' unique approach to songwriting; indulging each of the five members to engage their own muse within the confines of a group effort, coalescing into this album. Graeme Edge's poetry has scarcely radiated such brightness, Mike Pinder's "Have You Heard" adds a brilliant ride on the Moody Blues train, and Justin Hayward scores with "Lovely To See You," "Never Comes The Day" and "Are You Sitting Comfortably." The records/CDs that followed no doubt attempt the same happy union, but seldom delivered on the promise of their portentous openings. Edge's "In The Beginning" promises much, advocating freedom from the machines, or more specifically freedom from the mechanized world around us. "Lovely To See You" accepts us into the fold, and from there the concept gives way to a series of vignettes: "Dear Diary," "Send Me No Wine" and a pair of psychedelic rock tracks to add some muscle. What ties Threshold together is its swift pacing, using seamless successions to connect the band's individual contributions into a cohesive whole. This technique prevents a musical morass from forming, a problem that plagued subsequent albums. The CD also gets off to a quick start with the single "Never Comes The Day," the sort of pretty acoustic daydreaming that helped define the Moodies, a field revisited on "Are You Sitting Comfortably." However, it's arguable that the closing combination of "Have You Heard" and the instrumental "The Voyage" that bring Threshold to the brink of brilliance. Mike Pinder has always been the most likely of the five to write outside the band's established idiom, and here he stumbles upon a musical epiphany of heroic proportions, sandwiched around the albums' best orchestrations. So if you're on the outside looking in, clueless to the Moodies' attraction, cross through The Threshold and let Merlin cast his spell.
Free Music Review: A brilliant album.
Hit: 5 Stars
I can't say much more than what the others have said except that The Moody Blues "On the Threshold of a Dream" is my all time favorite rock album, bar none. It is simply brilliant, a stunning work of art, that stands up perfectly to this day. I recommend listening to this late at night when you're all alone. It's an album that must be experienced quietly, peacefully, with headphones if possible, so that none of the multi-layered nuances will be missed. The Moody Blues created a style all their own, and this album represents the band at the pinnacle of their creativity, although Days of Future Passed certainly comes close. "On the Threshold of a Dream" is a journey that will take you where you've never been, and bring you back all the better for it.Their original albums are being reissued as super audio cd's, with bonus tracks. While you must have the proper equipment to experience the SACD aspect, they will also play on standard players. Free Music Review: Moody Blues
Hit: 5 Stars
Exactly like the original LP & the music quality very good. Would like a complete collection and will definitely be ordering again.