To Our Children’s Children’s Children – THE MOODY BLUES*****

Higher & Higher/Eyes Of A Child I/Floating/Eyes Of A Child II/I Never Thought I’d Live To Be A Hundred/Beyond/ Out & In/Gypsy/Eternity Road/Candle Of Life/Sun Is Still Shining/I Never Thought I’d Live To Be A Million/ Watching & Waiting

To Our Children’s Children’s Children was another stunning album from the Moody Blues, possibly their most spiritual, inspired in part by the moon landing. The final review makes a pertinent point. (US:14 UK:2)

“Both one of The Moodies' most successful and cohesive concept albums, and one of the best of various musical explorations of space that came out in response to the Moon landing. It features some of the their most complex playing, the album sees various themes emerging again and again over its course, as the band plot a generally optimistic course for mankind's future. A mellotron-heavy masterpiece that attains progressive heights.”

“If ever there was an album to experience as a whole, this is it. In amongst the little linking fragments, which give the whole thing a very trippy/spacey atmosphere, there are some really nice songs. But the real gems still remain Candle Of Life and Watching & Waiting.”

“It really and truly is one of the high points of art/progressive rock, and definitely a 'sleeper' album if there ever was one. I can completely understand how some can miss the greatness of this album, because it took a long time for it to really grow on me. Once it did, though, it has moved me in ways that no other album ever has.”

“Inspired by the Apollo 11 moon landing, To Our Children's Children's Children focuses on time, space, travel and aging. What's wonderful about this record is the way all the separate songwriters bring together their disparate styles and ideas to complete the theme. They complement one another perfectly. They touch on the same themes, but they give them different flavours.”

“Generally, The Moodies get snubbed when critics/magazines make polls of all time greatest albums. I've listened to many of these and mostly they are not a patch on this one. Consequently future generations will probably miss out on this classic.”