
002: The Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream (1969)
Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast
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The Moody Blues - Part Two Coming On
This song has a really dreamy free flowing feel If the album is supposed to be about being on the threshold of a dream, they really kind of get that woozy dreamy sleepy feel like really well here. There's a just a little bit of tension in the chords that resolves at the word belong Which is a beautiful parallel between the music and the lyrics. The whole suite is very it's very spacious and dreamy and floaty It's just a beautiful arrangement and I think ultimately it's maybe a little flimsy But I I adore it and I won't hear a word set against it. Oh, you're gonna hear some words Yeah, there's some words.
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