Historic Moods by Horst Grabosch is a compilation of songs that take up historical events and comment on them in the style of the period. This compilation is virtually the meta-level of Grabosch's eclectic approach. We learn where then the influences within his lifetime come from along with a view into the future. The voice-over commentaries speak to some socio-political details of the era not necessarily associated with this musical style in the memories of contemporaries. They are small pieces of evidence for Grabosch's theory that the reception of the hits are essentially dominated by a transfiguration he calls "popanz". What is meant by this is something that is transfigured into an imposance that intimidates and does not correspond to the true meaning.