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Days Of Future Passed
The Moody Blues
Threshold, 1967
REVIEW BY: Benjamin Ray
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 01/18/2005

When this came out in 1967, nobody knew what to make of it. Ofcourse, they had Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper's to deal with that same year, so nothing wassurprising. But pairing a festival orchestra with a formerR&B/pop band? It was a risky gamble.
But boy, did it pay off.
Launching the second phase of the Moody Blues' career, thisdistanced them from their Britpop/rock roots and started the moveto full-blown psychedelic rock. However, this has few of theindulgences and flourishes that would bog down (or enhance,depending on your point of view) later releases. Even with anorchestra, this is still simpler and more accessible than most ofthe Moodys' early releases.
Why, you ask? The Moody Blues live up to half of their bandtitle. Their songs are emotional, able to evoke sighs of romance,pangs of loneliness or the joy of starting a new day. An orchestra,then, complements them very well, able to express with strings whatthe Moodies try to express with guitars.
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