To Our Children's Children's Children

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review by: petersteward date: 2008-11-19 rating:
The Future
Strangely enough this album only got to number two despite having a much stronger line-up of songs - a number of which would become Moody Blues' classics. There is a much greater thematic feel to this album than the previous two. It was the first issue on the band's new label Threshold Records and had a fuller sound which apparently made it difficult to re-produce the sound in live concerts. br / br /The title is intriguing enough in itself. Were the band searching long into the future, prompted by the thoughts of space travel and the moon landing? Well of course they were. The album starts at a terrific pace with Higher and Higher and then the fine songwriting just continues with Eyes of a Child running straight into Floating and the whole thing is given a rather surreal feel by "I Never Thought I'd Live to be a Hundred." br / br /Gypsy, Eternity Road and Candle of Life are all extremely good songs and the album is rounded off with the wistful and truly beautiful Watching and Waiting which brings us down to earth very gently. The whole albums banks and soars.

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review by: date: 2004-02-12 rating:
Don't feel guilty
I make no apologies. I'm a Moodies fanatic and have been ever since that magical moment when I first heard Days of Future Passed on my old mono Bush record player. That shows my age, but I dare you to find any group that has consistently written such good music for nigh on 40 years! And Justin Hayward is such an underrated songwriter. OK so there are some duffers on all their albums and Ray Thomas writes kinda whimsically, but he has also produced some of their great ones too. Don't focus on individual tracks too much - listen to the albums as a whole, particularly the early ones and don't feel guilty - they just can't be bettered. I've replaced all my first 5 vinyl records and updated my collection with the later albums. And I disagree with farrout.... This is one of their best - turn down the lights, pour yourself a beer and float away on some of the greatest Moodies music ever. As other reviews have said this one leaves you feeling good and wanting more. Buy it now!

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review by: stipesdoppleganger date: 2004-01-21 rating:
Mellotrontastic
The Moody Blues have always been a guilty pleasure. Back in the halcyon days of the seventies when punk was in full spittle driven flow I would publicly laud The Sex Pistols, Clash etc, but behind closed doors I would raid my dads L.P, s and The Moody Blues were the band I kept coming back to. Apart from the quality of the song writing the most consistently appealing thing about them were they were the only band I knew of who used the mellotron. What a fantastic sound, eerie, atmospheric and if I may be permitted spiritual. The great thing about “To our Childrens Childrens Children” is it is absolutely awash with it.br Apart from” Floating” (“Floating, free as a bird/ Fifty foot leaps/ it’s so absurd”. I ask you.) Which is the contractual slightly embarrassing track that every Moody Blues album contains this is a collection of superb songs. On the two songs Mike Pinder contributes to the mellotron comes to the fore.” Out and in “has a slightly queasy mellotron melody, while “Sun is still Shining” is sublime with if I’m not mistaken a sitar twanging in the background. “Candle of Life” is the mellotron at it,s finest, gorgeous waves of sound ebb and flow.It,s soothing and invigorating at the same time.A neat trick.br Justin Hayward sing some wonderful ballads. The simple acoustic bookends “I never thought I, d live to be a hundred/million” and “Watching and Waiting” where that mellotron provides suitably plaintive backing. “Gypsy” is probably the most well known track and is the most up-tempo track on the album, with a furiously strummed guitar propelling the song along. “Eyes of a child Pts 1/ 2” feature more haunting mellotron as does “Eternity Road” which proves not all songs written by Ray Thomas have to make you curl your toes in embarrassment.br Along with “Every good boy deserves favour” this is my favourite Moody Blues album. It’s funny how things turn out. A punk icon appears on the sad but compelling “Im a celeb” and disgraces the memory of the movement he once spearheaded, ( Or is he being subversive?) Somehow I can’t imagine Justin Hayward demeaning himself in the same way. Listening to the Moody Blues may have been a guilty pleasure once but now I don’t feel guilty. I just enjoy a band at the peak of their power. A pleasure and an enduring one at that.

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review by: date: 2003-12-10 rating:
A mis-step.
This one I never understood - it often gets rated as their best album, but I've never really liked it all that much.brIn true Moodies style, the album has an excellent opening track that sets the mood for the record. 'Higher and Higher' is the earliest recording of 'noise' on a record I've heard - a minute of rumbling and distortion, with a choir echoing over the top, which eventually mutates into a fast paced spoken rock song, giving a very promising start to the record. After that, I find it's all downhill. Unlike their previous records, it's not so varied - most of the songs are downtempo, acoustic or introspective numbers, which becomes a little tiring by the end of the record. The two versions of 'Eyes of a Child' bear nothing in common, a few lyics aside, which I found a little disappointing. Even the experimental moments - in their unfortunate scarceness - aren't as impressive as they could be. 'Beyond's mixture of recurring melody and seemingly random mellotron sounds seems uninspired, and the use of exotic percussion in the first 'Eyes of a Child' is somewhat out of place.brLuckily, the band's songwriting on the rest of the songs isn't too bad - most of them are somewhat memorable and enjoyable, but not at all varied, which I feel is the greatest loss on the album. For someone who has the first three albums, this one is certainly worth picking up, but don't be surprised if you're not so blown away by it.pStandouts? 'Higher and Higher', 'Eyes of a Child II', 'Candle of Life'.pInterestingly, TOCCC is a concept album about space travel, progress and innovation, yet I find it to be the least spacey sounding of all the early records - the concept lies almost entirely in the lyrics here.


review by: Marty From SF date: 2003-11-05 rating:
Magical Whimsey
Virtually nearing their peak of popularity in the late sixties, this album speaks of a group confident in it’s talent and relaxed enough to bring out their best. This long titled album lacks any unnecessary urgency and seems more poetic and romantic with listen after listen.pThe introduction to a Moody Blues album has continued to be a great motif. ”Higher And Higher” is no exception with its thrilling crescendo segueing into the exciting “Gypsy”. Both versions of “Eyes Of A Child” bring out the tenderest qualities in a verse and work well (along with the “I Never Thought I’d Live…”) as being a cohesive part of this concept album. “Floating”, “Beyond” and “Out And In” are all of whimsically, near fairy tale quality. Among the truly most romantic Moody Blues songs are “Candle Of Life”, a mood enhancing, spirited song and “Watching And Waiting” is one of their best ballads. These are magical soul searchers.pAs one of the strongest concept albums of that decade and also containing some of the best lyrics and melodies of that time, one cannot lose with this set. The digitally re-enhancement adds a significant amount of quality.

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