Beyond (song)
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"Beyond" is a three-minute long instrumental song by the band The Moody Blues
from their 1969 album To Our Children's Children's Children
, a concept album about space travel. "Beyond" was written by the Moody Blues' drummer Graeme Edge
. It was the Moody Blues' second fully instrumental song on one of their albums. The first was the song "The Voyage
" from their previous album On the Threshold of a Dream
. It was also the first released Moody Blues song written by Edge that did not involve spoken vocals.
In the compilation This Is The Moody Blues
, a portion of this piece is played in the background of the poem The Word
from In Search of the Lost Chord
.
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
from their 1969 album To Our Children's Children's Children
To Our Children's Children's Children
To Our Children's Children's Children is the fifth album by The Moody Blues, first issued in late 1969. It was the first album released on the group's newly formed Threshold Records label, which was named after the band's previous album from the same year, On the Threshold of a Dream.It was...
, a concept album about space travel. "Beyond" was written by the Moody Blues' drummer Graeme Edge
Graeme Edge
Graeme Charles Edge is best known as the drummer and a songwriter for the Moody Blues, but has also led his own outfit, the Graeme Edge Band.-Biography:...
. It was the Moody Blues' second fully instrumental song on one of their albums. The first was the song "The Voyage
The Voyage (song)
"The Voyage" is an instrumental song by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues. It is the second song in a three-part suite that concludes their 1969 album On the Threshold of a Dream...
" from their previous album On the Threshold of a Dream
On the Threshold of a Dream
On the Threshold of a Dream is the fourth album by The Moody Blues, released on the Deram label in 1969. It was their last album to be released by the band before they formed their own record label, Threshold, to be distributed by Decca Records....
. It was also the first released Moody Blues song written by Edge that did not involve spoken vocals.
In the compilation This Is The Moody Blues
This Is The Moody Blues
This Is The Moody Blues is a two LP compilation album by The Moody Blues, released in late 1974 while the band was on a self-imposed sabbatical...
, a portion of this piece is played in the background of the poem The Word
Om (The Moody Blues song)
"Om" is a 1968 song by the British progressive rock band The Moody Blues. It was composed by the band's keyboardist Mike Pinder. "Om" has a heavy Indian influence and sound to it....
from In Search of the Lost Chord
In Search of the Lost Chord
-2006 SACD Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks:In Search of the Lost Chord was remastered into SACD in March 2006 and repackaged into a 2 CD Deluxe Edition.Extra tracks on the Deluxe Edition are:#"Departure" – 0:55...
.
Personnel
- Justin HaywardJustin HaywardJustin Hayward is an English musician, best known as singer, songwriter and guitarist in the rock band The Moody Blues.Hayward was born in Dean Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England...
: electric guitar - John Lodge: bass guitar
- Mike PinderMike PinderMichael Thomas "Mike" Pinder is an English rock musician, and is a founding member or the British rock group, the Moody Blues. He left the group following the recording of the band's album, Octave, in 1978...
: mellotron - Ray ThomasRay ThomasRay Thomas is an English musician, best known as the flautist and as a singer and composer in the rock band, The Moody Blues.-Career:...
: flute - Graeme EdgeGraeme EdgeGraeme Charles Edge is best known as the drummer and a songwriter for the Moody Blues, but has also led his own outfit, the Graeme Edge Band.-Biography:...
: drums, percussion