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Articles tagged "van morrison" Column: Mixtape ConfessionsWaltzing with Wilcoby Ben Rubenstein[7.Apr.09] :. As any experienced concert-goer knows, a lively audience can mean the difference between a lackluster event and a memorable night. Sometimes, it’s more important than the band's actual performance. PopMatters Pick Music ReviewVan Morrison: Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowlby Rajith Savanadasa[23.Feb.09] :. Perhaps this burdened generation will find some of the hope they are desperately seeking in this reconstruction of a classic record.  News‘Astral Weeks’ is not rock; it’s not jazz - just timelessby Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][12.Feb.09] :. On one evening last year, Van Morrison finally got around to revisiting the album that many consider his masterpiece, “Astral Weeks.” This week, a recording of that performance -...  Separate But Very Equal: The (Other) Important Albums of 1968 FeatureDay Two: From Jimi Hendrix to the Rolling Stonesby PopMatters Staff[26.Nov.08] :. The last quintet of choices show how the blues reclaimed its basis for a dozen hard rock hymns, argued for the importance of following one's singer/songwriter muse, and proved that not every significant sound coming out of the UK was Beatle-based. Separate But Very Equal: The (Other) Important Albums of 1968  NewsVan Morrison ventures into the mystic once moreby Ben Wener [The Orange County Register (MCT)][10.Nov.08] :. So much has been said about Van Morrison’s 1968 mystical masterpiece “Astral Weeks,” so many accolades heaped upon it by every bastion of rock journalism, it almost seems redundant...  NewsAgeless Van Morrison still rocks me down to my soulby John Mark Eberhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][2.Sep.08] :. The ageless Van Morrison still rocks me down to my soul. He turned 63 on Sunday, and 40 years ago he laid down some transcendent tracks. I try to maintain an even keel these days. I’ve given... Van Morrison: Keep It Simpleby Dave Heaton[3.Apr.08] :. Van Morrison takes us on the simple route to salvation. Big names Van Morrison, R.E.M. mix in with indie bands’ showcases at SXSWby Timothy Finn [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Mar.08] :. AUSTIN, Texas - This town’s annual music festival long ago stopped being a place where unsigned bands can get discovered. That loss of mission has been made official this year by the festival... Van Morrison: Still On Topby Evan Sawdey[11.Jan.08] :. It's not a perfect retrospective, but when the highs are as thrilling as "Jackie Wilson" and "Crazy Love", it's pretty hard to deny Morrison's legacy as a singles artist. Van Morrison: The Best of Van Morrisonby Andrew Gilstrap[27.Jun.07] :. Van Morrison's had a pretty off decade -- or has he? Van Morrison: Pay the Devilby Ryan Gillespie[8.May.06] :. The great Van the Man, reduced to (mostly) covers and genre constrictions. Van Morrison: Astral Weeksby Christopher Orman[24.Jun.04] :. I was 17 starting fall semester at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, a quaint golden-hilled town in central California. For my first few weeks in the dorms, I had a bovine alarm clock, i.e., mooing cows that... Van Morrison: What’s Wrong With This Picture?by Rob Horning[15.Oct.03] :. Van Morrison is a deeply strange performer—just check out the footage of him in The Last Waltz, where, in his unitard and cape, he looks as though he were just beamed down from Mars for... Van Morrison: Down the Roadby John Kreicbergs[12.Jun.02] :. Beginning with the opening groans of Van Morrison’s desperately optimistic harmonica, a minor crisis is at play here. “And I got to be so far away / Oh don’t you see”,... The Last Waltz (2002)by Lesley Smith[18.Apr.02] :. The Last Waltz still spirits a tingle up the spine. |
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