Moody Blues On The Threshold Of A Dream [LP]

The Moody Blues: Mike Pinder, Justin Hayward, Ray Thomas, John Lodge, Graeme Edge.Additional personnel: Pete Jackson (triangle).Originally released on Deram (1035). Includes liner notes by John Reed.Digitally remastered by Steve Fallone (PolyGram Studios).The Moody Blues: Mike Pinder, Justin Hayward, Ray Thomas, John Lodge, Graeme Edge.Additional personnel: Pete Jackson (triangle).Includes liner notes by David Lymonds and Lionel Bart.Where this album's predecessor IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD dipped deeply into Eastern-flavored psychedelia, THRESHOLD is more of a straightforward rock record. Things open up experimentally enough, with a spoken-word vignette over electronic drones, but this leads straight into one of the Moodies' poppiest, most up-tempo songs, "Lovely to see You," which would remain a concert favorite for decades. Even notoriously theatrical flautist/vocalist Ray Thomas keeps his eccentricities in check on his effective ballad "Dear Diary."Keyboardist Mike Pinder takes a