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On the Threshold of a Dream
Released in 1969, just eight months after In Search of the Lost Chord, Threshold continues the Moody Blues's journey as cosmic seekers but in a less exotic manner. Here, Justin Hayward packs away the sitar and the band has swept most of the mystical and Eastern influences under the Kilim rug, replacing them with a science-fictional search for meaning and futuristic production methods. As on two earlier albums, Graeme Edge regales listeners with esoteric poetry, this time adding a whimsical, ironic edge to his ponderous verse. The songs have also undergone a similar overhaul, allowing the band's talent for melody to overcome the psychedelic whirls that embellished the earlier albums. John Lodge's assertive bass takes control of the bucolic "Lovely to See You," Roy Thomas's deceptively cheerful "Dear Diary," and the upbeat "Lazy Days," which also contains an unexpected lyrical sting. Indeed, the entire album is underpinned with a wistful melancholy as the grandiose rockers capture the bittersweet fleeting moments of the '60s. --Jaan Uhelszki
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Tracks| 1 | In the Beginning | | 2 | Lovely to See You | | 3 | Dear Diary | | 4 | Send Me No Wine | | 5 | To Share Our Love | | 6 | So Deep Within You | | 7 | Never Comes the Day | | 8 | Lazy Day | | 9 | Are You Sitting Comfortably | | 10 | Dream | | 11 | Have You Heard, Pt. 1 | | 12 | Voyage | | 13 | Have You Heard, Pt. 2 | | 14 | In the Beginning [Full Version][*] | | 15 | So Deep Within You [Extended Version][*] | | 16 | Dear Diary [Alternate Vocal Mix][*] | | 17 | Have You Heard [Original Take][*] | | 18 | Voyage [Original Take][*] | | 19 | Lovely to See You [BBC Radio Session][*] | | 20 | Send Me No Wine [BBC Radio Session][*] | | 21 | So Deep Within You [BBC Radio Session][*] | | 22 | Are You Sitting Comfortably [BBC Radio Session][*] |
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