https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Threshold_of_a_Dream (1969)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Threshold_of_a_Dream#Writing
https://genius.com/The-moody-blues-in-the-beginning-lyrics
Three decades before the first Matrix movie, this album starts off with human intellect questioning and rejecting the AI-robotic, VR-AR control system.
https://genius.com/The-moody-blues-lovely-to-see-you-lyrics
"The imagery on the cover features "a metallic, robot-type entity clutching different, various life forms and squeezing tight representing freedom of thought and expression and creativity"... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Threshold_of_a_Dream#Album_cover
https://www.youtube.com/@MoodyBluesToday/videos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moody_Blues#Discography , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvBPK_gSZ3M