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The Move — Message From The Country
Album: Message From The Country
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Released: 1971
Length: 4:36
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Here the roar a coming
Here the roar a coming
Here the roar a coming now

Got news for your mother
Got news for your mother
Got news for your mother tonight

Sister I have touched the evergreen
And I promise that it's life should go unseen
Now it saves the birds upon the fire
And the message from the country rises higher

Hear the birdie calling
Hear the birdie calling
Hear the birdie calling for life

Message from the country
Message from the country
Message from the country rising high

Sister I have touched the evergreen
And I promise that it's life should go unseen
Now it saves the birds upon the fire
And the message from the country rises higher
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I have never heard this before and it has blown my mind somewhat.  Whoa.                   OK, carry on. 
Posted 3 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
This song shows nicely what a 12str. Rickenbacker can do to music....
Posted 3 years ago by GerdoGerdo    [ Reply ]
Ok, no wonder I thought it was ELO.
Posted 4 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
Why does this sound so much like the Beatles?
Posted 4 years ago by naomin    [ Reply ]
Interesting.  Thought that had an ELO sound to it.
Posted 4 years ago by dianed    [ Reply ]
Great stuff!  It obviously only appeals to some of us, but hey, life would be boring if everyone liked the same things.
Posted 5 years ago by adib    [ Reply ]
Great nostalgia!
Posted 5 years ago by Tjerome    [ Reply ]
 djengs wrote:


I thought is was ELO at first.
 
It is, more or less.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
{#Devil_pimp}zesty ! jeff lynn's band before elo roy wood however went on to do many solo albums try out " eddy and the falcons " where else can u hear bassoon and oboe solos
Posted 5 years ago by primm    [ Reply ]
Change my diaper!
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Listening to this song in a noise office space is dreadful 
Posted 5 years ago by tfioreze    [ Reply ]
got a pre-ELO flair to it
Posted 5 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
Now we're mining the deep, lost cuts of the '70's.

Wow.

A treasure. Time travel. The first emergence of Progressive Rock.



Posted 6 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
 Peace_tode wrote:

I hear a lot of Brian Wilson's  Pet Sounds vocal influence.


Only with 1/4 of the vocal quality :^ /
 


Posted 6 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
Very cool song.  So I downloaded the album.  Very odd album.  Like Bowie odd, but not quite as good.  
Posted 7 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
It reminded me of something as well.  Maybe something from Pink Floyd?  And, then Bill segues with Pink Floyd - Fearless!

kingart wrote:
I think I've heard this about three times in my life, this being the third. That vocal melody bears a strong resemblance to another one, in another song/track (maybe even be a movie), but I'd have to earworm it and search the brain bank to triangulate it in a bit of aural archaeology.  

 


Posted 7 years ago by clickfaster    [ Reply ]

I hear a lot of Brian Wilson's  Pet Sounds vocal influence.


Posted 7 years ago by Peace_tode    [ Reply ]
Sounds a little bit Yes-ish to me. especially the bass.
Posted 7 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
I wouldn't mind at all hearing more of The Move.
Posted 7 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
I think I've heard this about three times in my life, this being the third. That vocal melody bears a strong resemblance to another one, in another song/track (maybe even be a movie), but I'd have to earworm it and search the brain bank to triangulate it in a bit of aural archaeology.  
Posted 7 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 ciaran wrote:
The Move were definitely inspired by the Beatles.  It's Jeff Lynne of ELO and remember it's bloody 1971 not 2011.  He was friends with George Harrison.  Makes sense that his sound would feed off the same tree as George H.  Ok, so not too original but nice to hear where the source of later ELO sound comes from.

 
The Move were more of a collaboration than it may appear from a 45+ year remove. Lynne joined the group after it had success in the UK becoming the McCartney to Roy Wood's Lennon (not a perfect comparison, but it's only rock and roll). Check out "Shazam" for some late 60's crunch. Hats off to the continued breadth of what shows up here. Deep cuts, indeed!
Posted 7 years ago by tonypf    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear some of Jeff Lynne's early work. I think he's had an amazing, interesting career, from The Move to The Traveling Wilburys!
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Sounds great; never heard it before; don't understand the low rating or the hate.  OK, on second thought, maybe the bolero stuff at the end is a bit over the top.
Posted 7 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
Jesus. 1971. And I never heard this before… 

The RP well runs deep... 
Posted 7 years ago by robertomiller    [ Reply ]
Definitely reflects the era.  I did not know this one.

Must be my cohort:  I like it.   

P.S.  RP rocks!
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
The Move were definitely inspired by the Beatles.  It's Jeff Lynne of ELO and remember it's bloody 1971 not 2011.  He was friends with George Harrison.  Makes sense that his sound would feed off the same tree as George H.  Ok, so not too original but nice to hear where the source of later ELO sound comes from.


Posted 13 years ago by ciaran    [ Reply ]
Same guy - Jeff Lynne of ELO - prior to forming that band  RickyBobby wrote:

Funny. I thought it was some kind of unreleased/rare Beatles track.  Gets a 1. Sorry.

 


Posted 13 years ago by ciaran    [ Reply ]
Great Ending...
Posted 13 years ago by cphan    [ Reply ]
 djengs wrote:


I thought is was ELO at first.
 
Funny. I thought it was some kind of unreleased/rare Beatles track.  Gets a 1. Sorry.

Posted 13 years ago by RickyBobby    [ Reply ]
Ooooh. This is some rare stuff!
Posted 13 years ago by audiophelia    [ Reply ]
 black321 wrote:
sounds like Beatles meet Sabbath to my ears. Interesting, but not my type of tea.
 

I thought is was ELO at first.
Posted 13 years ago by djengs    [ Reply ]
 Felix_The_Cat wrote:
I'M  hearing beatles and more beatles....
 
Yup.....

Posted 13 years ago by sbegf    [ Reply ]
spanishboots wrote:
Always good to hear anything by Roy Wood. Saw him in Turku Rock Festival way back in 1973. For some reason he unfortunately stopped playing after two songs. His band was called Wizzard, then. Maybe that unfortunately very short set happened to be just because of the fact that he really is a genius. And geniuses are what they are, unpredictable if anything.

It was also nice to see the American cover of the Move album concerned here in Radio Paradise. The cover is very much different from the European one.
Great post thanks! And thanks to you, B&R for the history lesson.

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
sounds like Beatles meet Sabbath to my ears. Interesting, but not my type of tea.
Posted 13 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]
{#Yes} Propayne wrote:
Jeff Lynne + Roy Wood gets a 9 from me.
 


Posted 13 years ago by motorichi    [ Reply ]
I like it. . .
Posted 13 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Cool Bassline
Posted 13 years ago by Stranglersfan    [ Reply ]
I'M  hearing beatles and more beatles....
Posted 13 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
Meh...
Posted 14 years ago by RickyBobby    [ Reply ]
For the time being,very nice guitar work !{#Guitarist}
Posted 14 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
 comically bad  

Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
no sir.... I don't like it...
Posted 14 years ago by sfearll    [ Reply ]
That weird bagpipe noise in the background makes this song, I like weird stuff. What the hell is that instrument anyway?{#Eek}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Love that opening rif...
Posted 14 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
Jeff Lynne + Roy Wood gets a 9 from me.
Posted 14 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
What a surprise to hear this! Was discussing this band with a friend just the other day!
Posted 14 years ago by audiophelia    [ Reply ]
Wow...excellent.

Posted 14 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
 Roverfish wrote:
Respectable, Chris Squire-esque bass from Jeff Lynne around the same time as The Yes Album...interesting. I've never found Lynne to be particularly original (and, for the record, I love ELO), but what he does, he does well...be it Beatles, Edmunds, Petty/Harrison, etc. Certainly early roots of prog rock showing here...for that, it's a 6.
 
Definitely thought it was a newly-discovered Chris Squire solo single or something, until looking at comments. Lynne is an auteur at his craft, prog definitely withstanding, thus >6

Posted 14 years ago by mcYammer    [ Reply ]
it was 1971...we were expanding our minds...in the country
Posted 14 years ago by annoffalese    [ Reply ]
...nice to hear this in the mix...
Posted 14 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Mmmmh, not so much!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 rtkmusic wrote:


The Move and Black Sabbath did tour together - check the wikipedia link
 

...and why not?
Elderly people should have fun too...
Posted 15 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Just walked into the middle of the song - sounds like Yeasayer ==> a modern band that sounds like classic rock, but with a fresh modern feel.
Posted 15 years ago by lysisphere    [ Reply ]
Roy Wood had much-much better songs than this!

64 years ago!
Posted 15 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Much better than ELO, I thought.
Posted 15 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
 Frater_Kork wrote:
Yep, that really sounds like ELO back in the bad old days.

After reading a bit I understand why.

The Move (personnel)
1970 - 1971

* Roy Wood: guitar, vocals
* Jeff Lynne: guitar, piano
* Rick Price: bass
* Bev Bevan: drums, vocals



Posted 15 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]
 bcorcoran wrote:
Definitely more like ELO than the Beatles.
 
There's a very good reason for that...


Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Yep, that really sounds like ELO back in the bad old days.

After reading a bit I understand why.
Posted 15 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
 realsleep wrote:


I guess, if you consider 1971 (when this album came out) to be well before 1968, when Ozzy and Black Sabbath formed.
 

The Move and Black Sabbath did tour together - check the wikipedia link
Posted 15 years ago by rtkmusic    [ Reply ]

The Move - Message From The Country
Vision Thing - Barcode

Nice seque...

Absolutely LOVE this song. When I was in grade school, I used to borrow a Move compilation from the library so I could hear this and a few others...


Posted 15 years ago by rtkmusic    [ Reply ]
Ozzy is that you?
Posted 15 years ago by g4ege    [ Reply ]
Yes meets the Beach Boys
Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
This is awesome. At first I thought it was some lost Black Sabbath song.
Posted 15 years ago by patrick_larson    [ Reply ]
 bcorcoran wrote:


Definitely more like ELO than the Beatles.
 
Agree...Came here to see if it was an ELO song I had not heard before.  {#Angel}

Posted 15 years ago by K-BILLY    [ Reply ]
Is the phrase "heavy" still in use?  The Move were a heavy group.  Nice nostalgic 1-2 punch with Donovan here.
Posted 16 years ago by F1    [ Reply ]
Always good to hear anything by Roy Wood. Saw him in Turku Rock Festival way back in 1973. For some reason he unfortunately stopped playing after two songs. His band was called Wizzard, then. Maybe that unfortunately very short set happened to be just because of the fact that he really is a genius. And geniuses are what they are, unpredictable if anything. It was also nice to see the American cover of the Move album concerned here in Radio Paradise. The cover is very much different from the European one.
Posted 16 years ago by spanishboots    [ Reply ]
Monkeysdad wrote:
This was well before Ozzy!
I guess, if you consider 1971 (when this album came out) to be well before 1968, when Ozzy and Black Sabbath formed.
Posted 16 years ago by realsleep    [ Reply ]
phillips wrote:
I was thinking late Beatles at first...
...so where they... (Hey-yo!)
Posted 16 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
what a great "smoking" set. 1:53 pm - The Move - Message From The Country 1:51 pm - Donovan - Wear Your Love Like Heaven 1:47 pm - Vision Thing - Barcode 1:44 pm - Hooverphonic - We All Float
Posted 16 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
Always good to hear early Jeff Lynne. Would love to hear The Moves' version of "Do Ya" sometime! Thanks!
Posted 16 years ago by lazylemming    [ Reply ]
UltraNurd wrote:
Why is this one getting such a rating smackdown?
Maybe because it is positively mediocre!
Posted 16 years ago by tiggers    [ Reply ]
good questionUltraNurd wrote:
Why is this one getting such a rating smackdown?
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Why is this one getting such a rating smackdown?
Posted 16 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
1wolfy wrote:
...and I thought ELO
Definitely more like ELO than the Beatles.
Posted 16 years ago by bcorcoran    [ Reply ]
still a 1
Posted 16 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
...and I thought ELOphillips wrote:
I was thinking late Beatles at first...
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
I was thinking late Beatles at first...
Posted 16 years ago by phillips    [ Reply ]
Respectable, Chris Squire-esque bass from Jeff Lynne around the same time as The Yes Album...interesting. I've never found Lynne to be particularly original (and, for the record, I love ELO), but what he does, he does well...be it Beatles, Edmunds, Petty/Harrison, etc. Certainly early roots of prog rock showing here...for that, it's a 6.
Posted 17 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Is that Jeff Lynne I hear? ELO
Posted 17 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
Imkirok wrote:
Ozzie, is that you?
This was well before Ozzy!
Posted 17 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]
Ozzie, is that you?
Posted 17 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
Sounds like early Danish prog rock (Burning Red Ivanhoe, Culpeper's Orchard, perhaps even Steppeulvene or Secret Oyster) but less complex.
Posted 17 years ago by kaz    [ Reply ]
jagdriver wrote:
Thought I heard (ELO founder) Jeff Lynne...
You probably did - and Roy Wood - both founder members of ELO. I don't care what others think about this, I like it (well, a '7' anyway).
Posted 17 years ago by adib    [ Reply ]
Very Early Progressive Rock :)
Posted 17 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
satellites by Doves from The Last Broadcast...that's what it reminds me of.
Posted 17 years ago by burgundydurango    [ Reply ]
totally reminds me of a Doves song but I can't remember the name of it...
Posted 17 years ago by burgundydurango    [ Reply ]
Thought I heard (ELO founder) Jeff Lynne...
Posted 17 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I like the music, don't like the vocals.
Posted 17 years ago by MylenerHead    [ Reply ]
My curiosity and the bands link to ELO is enough to rate this a 6 pending another listen. I think I like it...
Posted 17 years ago by slugore    [ Reply ]
Yeah... this really isn't that good... at all... 3. Sounds like they were going for the sound of a very popular band but came up WAY short.
Posted 17 years ago by bcorcoran    [ Reply ]
It's not still April Fools Day is it? /me head esplode
Posted 17 years ago by plaid    [ Reply ]
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Posted 17 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]