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<blockquote data-quote="tuke" data-source="post: 22885889" data-attributes="member: 127380"><p><strong><span style="color: blue">I freed myself from the oppressive grip that psychedelic music had on me when I became born again 29 years ago, but </span></strong><strong><span style="color: blue">I have been intreagued with the consistently wholesome message of the Moody Blues, lately. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Eventhough they are associated with the psychedelic genre, upon closer scrutiny I don't detect a promotion of drug use in their lyrics. Indeed, the song <em>Legend of A Mind</em> proclaimed Timothy Leary was dead years before he actually died and was released when Leary was at the height of his infuence among the baby boomers.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Their song <em>Question </em>says "I'm looking for someone to change my life. I'm looking for a miracle in my life. And if you could see what it's done to me, lose the life I knew and safely lead me thru." </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Many of their songs have Christian allusions, but nothing overt except the recent Christmas album <em><u>December</u></em> <span style="font-size: 9px">(2003)</span>. Most of their songs could just as easily be attributed to eastern Buddhism or Hinduism.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Jesus said whoever is not against Me is for Me. I can find nothing anti-Christian in their lyrics.</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff">What do you think? Anyone know if Justin Hayward, Graeme Edge, Ray Thomas, Mike Pinder, Patrick Moraz or John Lodge are Christians? <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/old/scratch.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratch:" title="scratch :scratch:" data-shortname=":scratch:" /> </span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tuke, post: 22885889, member: 127380"] [B][COLOR=blue]I freed myself from the oppressive grip that psychedelic music had on me when I became born again 29 years ago, but [/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR=blue]I have been intreagued with the consistently wholesome message of the Moody Blues, lately. [/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Eventhough they are associated with the psychedelic genre, upon closer scrutiny I don't detect a promotion of drug use in their lyrics. Indeed, the song [I]Legend of A Mind[/I] proclaimed Timothy Leary was dead years before he actually died and was released when Leary was at the height of his infuence among the baby boomers.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Their song [I]Question [/I]says "I'm looking for someone to change my life. I'm looking for a miracle in my life. And if you could see what it's done to me, lose the life I knew and safely lead me thru." [/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Many of their songs have Christian allusions, but nothing overt except the recent Christmas album [I][U]December[/U][/I] [SIZE=1](2003)[/SIZE]. Most of their songs could just as easily be attributed to eastern Buddhism or Hinduism.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Jesus said whoever is not against Me is for Me. I can find nothing anti-Christian in their lyrics.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#0000ff]What do you think? Anyone know if Justin Hayward, Graeme Edge, Ray Thomas, Mike Pinder, Patrick Moraz or John Lodge are Christians? :scratch: [/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]
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