The Moodies came out with this album right after Neil Armstrong's first walk on the moon (1969). They were awed and intrigued by this great accomplishment, and the album very deliberately questions whether or not this achievement will lead to a better world, now that "we have learned to play with fire." The song "Out and In" is in part another homage to the lunar landing, BUT it is also a warning: Traveling OUT into space will not lead to a better world unless we also travel INWARD to find "total view." Alternative meaning: This is a song about LSD and tripping. I believe the lyrics are by Mike Pinder, who also wrote the Moodies' famous salute to Timothy Leary ("Timothy Leary's dead...no, no, no, no he's outside, looking in...").
You are correct that Mike Pinder wrote "Out and In" but wrong about "Legend of a Mind" --the song about Timothy Leary. That song was written by Ray Thomas.
You are correct that Mike Pinder wrote "Out and In" but wrong about "Legend of a Mind" --the song about Timothy Leary. That song was written by Ray Thomas.
The Moodies came out with this album right after Neil Armstrong's first walk on the moon (1969). They were awed and intrigued by this great accomplishment, and the album very deliberately questions whether or not this achievement will lead to a better world, now that "we have learned to play with fire." The song "Out and In" is in part another homage to the lunar landing, BUT it is also a warning: Traveling OUT into space will not lead to a better world unless we also travel INWARD to find "total view." Alternative meaning: This is a song about LSD and tripping. I believe the lyrics are by Mike Pinder, who also wrote the Moodies' famous salute to Timothy Leary ("Timothy Leary's dead...no, no, no, no he's outside, looking in...").
You are correct that Mike Pinder wrote "Out and In" but wrong about "Legend of a Mind" --the song about Timothy Leary. That song was written by Ray Thomas.
You are correct that Mike Pinder wrote "Out and In" but wrong about "Legend of a Mind" --the song about Timothy Leary. That song was written by Ray Thomas.