What Are You Listening To?

[Jerome]

from my library (vinyl)



The Moodies third album and firmly on the path that they are best known for. Along with the album covers which were
some of the best being done at the time. They always opened up into a double wide, suitable for framing. This is a
concept album about the search for spirituality or some such crap. I never could grasp that stuff. Not spirituality,
concept albums. They were always just songs for me. Very good ones here, loving six of the eleven tracks and nothing
I don't like. Full of the beautiful harmonies, trading off for lead. Everybody got involved with the Moodies. Two
singles came off here, Ride My See-Saw and Voices In The Sky, neither doing that well. The album had a #5 showing in
the UK, but the US was slower to catch on with only a #23 for this one. It would be a few years for the Moodies to
peak here. Stupid americans.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - House Of Four Doors (Part 2)

Best Track - The Best Way To Travel

And you can fly
High as a kite if you want to
Faster than light if you want to
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

It's all a dream
Light passing by on the screen
And there's you and I on the beam
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

We ride the waves
Distance is gone, will we find out?
How life bean, will be find out?
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

And you can fly
High as a kite if you want to
Faster than light if you want to
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

1) Ride My See-Saw ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0DaehYtDnc - from brit tv 1968
2) Dr. Livingstone, I Presume ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiIH6gvXQGc - same show
3) House Of Four Doors **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dp29XacCe8
4) Legend Of A Mind ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhEhal1vGZ8 - paris concert 1970
5) House Of Foor Doors (Part 2) **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp5sXbuBUKs
6) Voices In The Sky ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPEMZteFjWc - only shows Justin
7) The Best Way To Travel ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIo21bvH-f4
8) Visions Of Paradise **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGuzbMT_Y0Q
9) The Actor **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHcZw6q8KuU
10) The Word **
11) Om ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRO9GHyO6RU

3's - 6
2's - 5
1's - 0

Grade - 2.5
allmusic - 2.0

Love that review. 10/10

[CRAZY-HORSE]

havent heard that album but know and love that See-Saw song

[Mrrusty1]

that is a brilliant album i have got most of the moodies albums as a matter of fact as i am typing this i am listening to (to our childrens childrens children) lol

from my library (vinyl)



The Moodies third album and firmly on the path that they are best known for. Along with the album covers which were
some of the best being done at the time. They always opened up into a double wide, suitable for framing. This is a
concept album about the search for spirituality or some such crap. I never could grasp that stuff. Not spirituality,
concept albums. They were always just songs for me. Very good ones here, loving six of the eleven tracks and nothing
I don't like. Full of the beautiful harmonies, trading off for lead. Everybody got involved with the Moodies. Two
singles came off here, Ride My See-Saw and Voices In The Sky, neither doing that well. The album had a #5 showing in
the UK, but the US was slower to catch on with only a #23 for this one. It would be a few years for the Moodies to
peak here. Stupid americans.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - House Of Four Doors (Part 2)

Best Track - The Best Way To Travel

And you can fly
High as a kite if you want to
Faster than light if you want to
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

It's all a dream
Light passing by on the screen
And there's you and I on the beam
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

We ride the waves
Distance is gone, will we find out?
How life bean, will be find out?
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

And you can fly
High as a kite if you want to
Faster than light if you want to
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

1) Ride My See-Saw ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0DaehYtDnc - from brit tv 1968
2) Dr. Livingstone, I Presume ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiIH6gvXQGc - same show
3) House Of Four Doors **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dp29XacCe8
4) Legend Of A Mind ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhEhal1vGZ8 - paris concert 1970
5) House Of Foor Doors (Part 2) **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp5sXbuBUKs
6) Voices In The Sky ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPEMZteFjWc - only shows Justin
7) The Best Way To Travel ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIo21bvH-f4
8) Visions Of Paradise **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGuzbMT_Y0Q
9) The Actor **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHcZw6q8KuU
10) The Word **
11) Om ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRO9GHyO6RU

3's - 6
2's - 5
1's - 0

Grade - 2.5
allmusic - 2.0

[Music Head]

that is a brilliant album i have got most of the moodies albums as a matter of fact as i am typing this i am listening to (to our childrens childrens children) lol

That's another great one

[Mrrusty1]

Every good boy deserves favour another good moodies album


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from my library (vinyl)



The Moodies third album and firmly on the path that they are best known for. Along with the album covers which were
some of the best being done at the time. They always opened up into a double wide, suitable for framing. This is a
concept album about the search for spirituality or some such crap. I never could grasp that stuff. Not spirituality,
concept albums. They were always just songs for me. Very good ones here, loving six of the eleven tracks and nothing
I don't like. Full of the beautiful harmonies, trading off for lead. Everybody got involved with the Moodies. Two
singles came off here, Ride My See-Saw and Voices In The Sky, neither doing that well. The album had a #5 showing in
the UK, but the US was slower to catch on with only a #23 for this one. It would be a few years for the Moodies to
peak here. Stupid americans.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - House Of Four Doors (Part 2)

Best Track - The Best Way To Travel

And you can fly
High as a kite if you want to
Faster than light if you want to
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

It's all a dream
Light passing by on the screen
And there's you and I on the beam
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

We ride the waves
Distance is gone, will we find out?
How life bean, will be find out?
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

And you can fly
High as a kite if you want to
Faster than light if you want to
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

1) Ride My See-Saw ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0DaehYtDnc - from brit tv 1968
2) Dr. Livingstone, I Presume ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiIH6gvXQGc - same show
3) House Of Four Doors **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dp29XacCe8
4) Legend Of A Mind ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhEhal1vGZ8 - paris concert 1970
5) House Of Foor Doors (Part 2) **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp5sXbuBUKs
6) Voices In The Sky ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPEMZteFjWc - only shows Justin
7) The Best Way To Travel ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIo21bvH-f4
8) Visions Of Paradise **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGuzbMT_Y0Q
9) The Actor **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHcZw6q8KuU
10) The Word **
11) Om ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRO9GHyO6RU

3's - 6
2's - 5
1's - 0

Grade - 2.5
allmusic - 2.0

[CRAZY-HORSE]

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "the river" cd,1980.

'brilliant' is the only word that sums up this one IMO...
Bruce at his best IMO,well, along with 'nebraska' and 'wrecking ball' anyway...
some great story telling on this double set, one of only a handful of double albums that i can say is fantastic...
a complete range of emotions here from joy,hope,sadness etc...
a complete range of styles also, from good old fashioned rockers(sherry baby),through great character songs(the river,independence day), ballads,pop(hungry heart) through to great songs with simplistic lyrics(cadillac ranch)...the list just goes on and on...
the only problem i have with the album is that it ends!, just wish it would go on and never end.
this album is also one of only two that i give a perfect score of 3.0 to(the other is Neil Young's "tonight's the night")...total class from go to woe, rock and roll perfection!

from tha album:

the river http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg3DleXrT-o "live audio version"...love the spoken bit at the beginning,fits in so well with the song IMO

independence day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSpj2IwFULM live

cadillac ranch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krWJu5bKTXs live

jackson cage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrrjjUmMHYo live

[Mrrusty1]

Another good moody blues track was their version of dont let me be misunderstood ( originaly by the animals)

[video=youtube_share;pRU--YX7zYM]http://youtu.be/pRU--YX7zYM[/video]

from my library (vinyl)



The Moodies third album and firmly on the path that they are best known for. Along with the album covers which were
some of the best being done at the time. They always opened up into a double wide, suitable for framing. This is a
concept album about the search for spirituality or some such crap. I never could grasp that stuff. Not spirituality,
concept albums. They were always just songs for me. Very good ones here, loving six of the eleven tracks and nothing
I don't like. Full of the beautiful harmonies, trading off for lead. Everybody got involved with the Moodies. Two
singles came off here, Ride My See-Saw and Voices In The Sky, neither doing that well. The album had a #5 showing in
the UK, but the US was slower to catch on with only a #23 for this one. It would be a few years for the Moodies to
peak here. Stupid americans.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - House Of Four Doors (Part 2)

Best Track - The Best Way To Travel

And you can fly
High as a kite if you want to
Faster than light if you want to
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

It's all a dream
Light passing by on the screen
And there's you and I on the beam
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

We ride the waves
Distance is gone, will we find out?
How life bean, will be find out?
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

And you can fly
High as a kite if you want to
Faster than light if you want to
Speeding through the universe
Thinking is the best way to travel

1) Ride My See-Saw ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0DaehYtDnc - from brit tv 1968
2) Dr. Livingstone, I Presume ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiIH6gvXQGc - same show
3) House Of Four Doors **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dp29XacCe8
4) Legend Of A Mind ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhEhal1vGZ8 - paris concert 1970
5) House Of Foor Doors (Part 2) **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp5sXbuBUKs
6) Voices In The Sky ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPEMZteFjWc - only shows Justin
7) The Best Way To Travel ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIo21bvH-f4
8) Visions Of Paradise **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGuzbMT_Y0Q
9) The Actor **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHcZw6q8KuU
10) The Word **
11) Om ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRO9GHyO6RU

3's - 6
2's - 5
1's - 0

Grade - 2.5
allmusic - 2.0

[Mrrusty1]

My shangrilaa has gone away fading like the beatles on hey jude

hated r&r all nite at the time
or any song that repeated the same line that many times
Born in the U.S.A.
even have to stop Hey Jude after so many na-na-na's

[Music Head]

from my library (cd)



Not as good as the first one, yet still worth having. Only platinum compared to Vol. 1, which went 9 times. Covers
material from '75 thru '01. A few I had never heard, one great one, from the movie Teachers. Don't remember seeing
that. That song and five other love tracks make this a nice companion to Vol 1. Never mind the two tracks that
sucked, Shakedown (Beverly Hills Cop II and Bobs only #1 song) and Tomorrow (2001). A duet with Martina McBride
which I had never heard, on Chances Are. I was expecting to hear Johnny Mathis. I've always preferred Seger's ballad
type material and the only exception to that here is Rock 'n' Roll Never Forgets, a great anthem for us elderly
rockers. Favorite here is Fair Lake with a nice vocal back up by some Eagles. The album made #23 on the chart here,
compared to #8 for volume 1, released 10 years earlier.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Shakedown

Best Track - Fire Lake

Who's gonna ride that chrome three wheeler
Who's gonna make that first mistake
Who wants to wear those gypsy leathers
All the way to Fire Lake

Who wants to break the news about Uncle Joe
You remember Uncle Joe
He was the one afraid to cut the cake
Who wants to tell poor Aunt Sarah
Joe's run off to Fire Lake
Joe's run off to Fire Lake

Who wants to brave those bronze beauties
Lying in the sun
With their long soft hair falling
Flying as they run
Oh they smile so shy
And they flirt so well
And they lay you down so fast
Till you look straight up and say
Oh Lord
Am I really here at last

Who wants to play those eights and aces
Who wants a raise
Who needs a stake
Who wants to take that long shot gamble
And head out to Fire Lake
Head out
Who wants to go to Fire Lake
And head out
Who wants to go to Fire Lake
Head out
Out to Fire Lake
Who's gonna do it

1) Understanding ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOlN2KRACdU
2) The Fire Down Below ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJNxlG-0ZDk
3) Her Strut **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qbeIwn5jR8
4) Beautiful Loser **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V36vR8kQbUo
5) Sunspot Baby **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujTTjt5VkZM
6) Katmandu **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeYDAkvL_xE
7) Shame On The Moon ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2n_-kxnDZA - superb by writer Rodney Crowell also
8) Fire Lake ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmf2jiyYKqQ - with Glenn Frey and Don Henley
9) Tryin' To Live My Life Without You **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y530MuXuVrk
10) Shakedown *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9fN-9fU2N4 - too much synth for me
11) Manhattan ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNNTTNVf1x8
12) New Coat Of Paint **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_n-EacO5xY - Tom Waits song
13) Chances Are **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl7LdevJ71c - with Martina McBride from the movie Hope Floats
14) Rock And Roll Never Forgets ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUfu9RK6w44
15) Satisfied **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLJLgprPqw0
16) Tomorrow *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zwL82LSMsA

3's - 6
2's - 8
1's - 2

Grade - 2.3
allmusic - 2.6

[SteveO]

The debut album by Alabama Shakes...Boys & Girls !!!!!....fabulous vocals from Brittany Howard...retro 60s and 70s sound with a modern twist.....fits in well with a hot summer day like today !