The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Past (1967)
There are times when music goes beyond a catchy tune on the radio. There are albums that transcend the everyday, and incite in the listener to depths of emotion that draw them into new realms of sound experience. This is such an album.
Recorded with the London Festival Orchestra, under the direction of Peter Knight, this is an album that has had people talking for generations. The combination of classical music with rock and roll was unlike anything before it, and surely influenced hundreds of artists since it's release. This marrage of apparently opposite styles is so seemless and comfortable, as to be nothing short of incredible.
Generally considered one of the finest concept albums of the rock era, Days of Future Past is a breathtaking journey through a day in the life, from the dawning (Dawn is a Feeling) to the depth of night time (Nights in White Satin). Studded with soaring musical interludes, airy harmonies, melodic undertones and wistful poetry, Days is a Must Have album.
The Moody Blues are a legendary band, and it is only fitting that this album should be their's. Brilliant, inspired and unique in it's day, no collection of classic rock is complete without this album.
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