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This question is really sincere. I never thought something that strong could happen. Let me tell you my story, which I really wanna share
One day (last october), I decided to go take a walk in nature while listening to the moodies. Walking next to a river, I saw a magnificient view of the other side of the shore, so I decided to stop, sit down and enjoy. I was listening to In search of the lost chord. The scenery was splendid. There was absolutely no wind, so the water reflected very clearly the shore.
This picture is a good example: http://www.mrwallpaper.com/wal.....n-lake.jpg
This was the first time I ever understood the meaning of Lost Chord album. The whole story that (in my interpretation) features you as a character, with the moral at the end and all.
After listening for a while, I came in a really strange but strong mood. I was so happy. I never felt so much joy in my life. The scenery was so beautiful, the colors looked brighter, the shapes \"blended\", at some points I even felt like I was hallucinating, even though that made no sense. It felt like I attained a meditating state. But the most important part was how I felt happier than I ever did, and happier than I imagined one could be.
The lyrics of the album played a strong role too. I listened to On the Treshold of a dream too, and all they said sounded so right. I was overwhelmed by the joy, calmness, happiness that the Moodies spoke about. I realized how loving was important and how it changed my whole view of the world.
I also felt a strong connection with nature. It was like the trees sang to me. I litteraly felt love for all I was seeing. And I think all that I felt was what the Moody Blues wanted the people to feel when they listen their music. A lot of their songs seem directly adressed to the listener.
During those two hours, I felt so happy I decided I wanted to feel that way all my life. And since that day things were never the same.
Nicely put!
Moody Blues were more a background to my life up until 1991 or so when they sorta took me by the scruff of the neck and shook me good.
I'm in much better shape now, but the music is an important part of my life. We cling to the things that define us, and the Moody Blues are a super important part of my High School years... and beyond. In fact they're pretty much all that makes sense from my teen years.
I enjoyed reading the first post as well, but honestly the Moody Blues has not changed my life...daily experience in existing certainly has though...but, there IS often enough a good bit to relate to while listening to the music that the moody blues produces-and that enjoyment of the music can fit into the ever shifting altered states throughout the day...
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Hmmm....
Well, I guess I have always interpreted the Moodies' music a little bit differently. Yes, I think there is that element that tells us to use our minds and our hearts to solve the issues of humankind. These tasks are the "simple" ones because we can see, hear and feel our way to their natural conclusions. And then once we have accomplished our tasks of logic and morality we become free to explore the world beyond. That world is the realm of higher thought, the place of absolute oneness. I think that this ultimate goal is put forth in an almost subconscious way sometimes, to appeal to the subconscious to seek the absolute oneness.
Anyway, that's kind of how I would interpret much of the music of the Moody Blues. Am I making any sense?
The Moodies are like all good artists. They hold the mirror up to the world around us, and show us a different perspective. They try to get us to step outside ourselves for a while.
Gwen, what you say is what we all hoped for in the 60s. The Moodies and all the other bands were at the center of this. They offered a glimpse of Utopia. It's up to us to realize that.
Many religions offer the same perspective. Their music just isn't as good. Let's not forget, the Moodies are a commercial band, and that's all they ever asked to be. They are all pleased if you feel better through their music, I'm sure.
leslee I AM a shrink, and you seem ok to me. A bit pixelated, but frankly we need more of that in this world. If anything I'd tell you to take it easy on the carrot juice, but I know it would do no good.
There you go. A new spike in my MMPI. If I'm pixelated, I guess that means I don't integrate very well. I'm all for quantization of matter, but not time.
Incidentally, carrot juice costs three times here what it does in California - and the places that sell the good stuff aren't open when I'm off work. In fact, I don't think I've had any since you saw me chug-a-lug the good stuff. Yum! You makin' me hungry.
I challenge the statement about the commercialism, and you knew I would. Stone Temple Pilots - totally. Neil Sedaka, yes, by his own admission. Pink and Gaga and Madonna - of course. Music is something that runs through the blood of certain folks, figuratively speaking. You may feel called or driven, or perhaps only happy to immerse yourself in it. Maybe you don't feel right when it isn't a part of your life. I'd be more inclined to believe Justin was writing out of a need to express something inside (love?) than for want of money. I'm just one pixel away from saying I know this for certain.
Well I think Justin gets a charge out of performing (they all do obviously) and I think Justin anyway continues out of a certain level of love for his audience. I suspect much money John makes commercially goes to his charity organizations, which is marvelous.
I just would hesitate in giving them messianic, "changed my life" philosophical or religious level attributes.
I love their music, they are fun on stage and make me giggle, they expand my world of creativity. Otherwise, I turn to many other "gurus" for my philosophy in life. Yes they changed my life by making me feel my own creative efforts might not be in vain, back there at age 13. They made my life more beautiful, still do. Others out there see the same things I do.
"No one else can see things like I do" -- William Blake
I heard a new one by Marron 5 on the way in to work. I tried to figure out their schtick. They are very good like studio, commercial artists, but they have enough beauty and creativity to leave me believing they have at least a touch of musicianship in them.
I think Justin is gifted. Remember his mum talking about how he sang as a baby.
In fact, I was just thinking how a particular musician I really like (not a Moody Blue) looks and acts dumb. Put him behind the piano or let him sing, and he's superb. He's just not very swift with letters and he makes this face like he's been smoking too much when he isn't performing. I like him anyway.
Come to think of it, I can't recall a time when Justin said something stupid - even though all who speak surely must. I love remembering his reactions to pretzel logic during Storytellers. I think his geniushood (His Geniushood?) is swift.
I'm feeling better this morning..... "genius" is a "twitch" word among psychologists who have alleged IQs at the 2nd standard deviation above the mean.............
IQ is a concept that didn't exist before WWII. "Intelligence Quotient" was developed as a means to sort out men and put them where they would do the most good for the war effort. For example, my Dad and a good friend went into the Navy on a "buddy" system, were supposed to get stationed together. Both were bright and electronic geeks. Knowing my Dad, he showed up for his "IQ test" pretty sloshed.... his friend Clarke was straight about it. Clarke's IQ was in the stratosphere, and he was hauled away to work on what would eventually become RADAR (just being developed in 1941). Dad did ok, and was granted a slot in the submarine program....
That is all history. Today we look at the term "genius" as something a helicopter parent has slapped on their darling because they love their children.
"Genius" is a term we rarely use... we do look at "giftedness" when a young person scores high marks in one of the 7 or 8 "intelligences" that is Language arts, math, life sciences, physical abilities (sports, dance), music, visual arts, social skills, and "intrapersonal" which means you're a super philosopher (Mike Pinder scores high here). You look for trends. Used to be the intelligence tests would look for kids scoring high in languages, math, and abstract thought (and who excel in music, sports and dance on the side), and that's still a pretty good indicator. You get a kid super high in all these factors, and you have to think of putting them in a different program for their own well being.
Parents see this as some sort of "reward" but it's not. Mostly we just don't want 1) the boys getting into trouble because they DO get bored with slower kids around them 2) the girls find others like them they can relate to. (I always encourage girls with math talent.... )
Kids like this tend to be a little more snarky than normal, and will really drive subs nuts. I watch my back when I sub there, usually they're nice if you treat them well. Takes a very special teacher to run these classrooms 'cause the parents are "involved" a lot. One of the marks of "genius" is an insatiable drive to be an over achiever. This may or may not be a good thing, depending on the social setting.
I think mistakes are made when you slap the label of "genius" on anyone. It sets the bar pretty high, and none of us are superman. I think Justin and several of the Moodies fall into this category.... Justin I know medal-ed in High School track, and he comes out with stuff sometimes in interviews, that really shows what a deep thinker he can be. Gray is an avid reader, and can speak well on many subjects, same with Mike. John and Ray seem more the blue collar types, but they aren't stupid either, Ray was always the quick witted verbal comedian of the early days. John is very good with money (his wife is super smart too IMHO, so is Tara Pinder). We were talking about other rockers last night, Keith Richards apparently has out a very well written autobiography (and he wrote it, not a ghost writer) and Mick Jagger also is quite bright from what I've read, he simply veered sideways into theatre as a youngster, and found it paid off, stayed there.
I think a lot of super intelligent people DO find music as a way to keep from going nuts in an irrational world. It's someplace you aren't judged for your IQ, you're judged for your talent. And that comes (or doesn't come) to people of all intelligence levels.
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