tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481778847952160305.post7160032224019463298..comments2023-12-27T17:08:13.208-05:00Comments on Grateful Blue: Van Morrison ReincarnateAssmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291844788626138094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481778847952160305.post-57485206719926889012008-03-15T14:26:00.000-04:002008-03-15T14:26:00.000-04:00For me it would be... No Guro No method No Teacher...For me it would be... No Guro No method No Teacher. But i thinbk it really has t do with where are in out lives when a album hits hard and deep. Like my favorite dead album is Dead Set but hands down the best version of Eyes of the World is on Without a Net. frigging love that marsalis (sp) twist.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663536470660369442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481778847952160305.post-4797282923304776812008-02-15T13:47:00.000-05:002008-02-15T13:47:00.000-05:00Top 5 Van albums:1 – Astral Weeks – how great is t...Top 5 Van albums:<BR/><BR/>1 – Astral Weeks – how great is this album? It’s timeless - its style is really hard to categorize and impossible to imitate <BR/><BR/>2 – It’s Too Late to Stop Now – one of the best 10 live albums ever. <BR/><BR/>3 - His Band and the Street Choir – Van at his R&B best<BR/><BR/>4 – Moondance – I listen to it less b/c I’ve heard half the songs 1000 times but when I do listen, I am never disappointed<BR/><BR/>5 – St. Dominic’s Preview – another Van R&B classic<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>I love his late 80s and 90s stuff – even the smooth jazz cheesy stuff. He can do no wrong in my eyes (except when I see him live and he plays 55 minute concerts @$100 a pop. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>A hidden Van gem but I don’t see it on this list either is A Philosopher’s Stone – a 2 CD collection of unreleased songs from the 70s and 80s that is actually remarkable. Check out the reviews on Amazon from some Van diehards. http://www.amazon.com/Philosophers-Stone-Van-Morrison/dp/B000006P11/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1202925792&sr=1-1Taxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258303108102219306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481778847952160305.post-27404555830214406782008-02-14T11:28:00.000-05:002008-02-14T11:28:00.000-05:00One of the things that makes Van the Man so import...One of the things that makes Van the Man so important musically is that you can always find someone who was inspired/changed/awakened/brought to tear by almost any one of his CDs. He is the living oxymoron of "constant change." His personality is a bit more caustic so I've heard. In one article I read he said he gets infuriated when people stop him in airports and ask "Do you still have the dogs?" Apparently the dogs on the cover of Veedon Fleece were not his and were just part of the photo shoot but his adoring fans always wanted to believe they were his canines as they just seemed to fit together. Reviewing your list of Van's work it is amazing how much music he has produced, and how much of it is truly great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481778847952160305.post-79415913566326451842008-02-14T09:39:00.000-05:002008-02-14T09:39:00.000-05:00That Wavelength album cover is pretty funny. It ha...That Wavelength album cover is pretty funny. It has a disco feel to it. Reminds me of the Grateful Dead's "Go To Heaven" album cover. Van is The Man!Assmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291844788626138094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481778847952160305.post-92015030425230536582008-02-14T09:09:00.000-05:002008-02-14T09:09:00.000-05:00Candyman here. LOVE the topic - from many differe...Candyman here. LOVE the topic - from many different angles. <BR/><BR/>First - Astral Weeks, basically hands down. As good as some other albums are (and yes, they are albums...), Astral Weeks is on top. <BR/>*Reasons - I was a senior in high school and reading Rolling Stone 15th anniversary Top 100 albums (on the crapper in the house I now live in...)and Astral Weeks came in at #7 (recently dropped to #19 on their top 500 list) I had never hear it before, and it was very impressionable that it was top 10 without me hearing it. Next day I went to the used record store - another topic of the thread...later - and was blown away. Completely; <BR/>*In addition, for my wife and I, that was "our" album when we were living at 812 McKinley. We burned a 4 foot candle in a wine bottle any evening we were enthralled and in love, which was pretty much all the time. Man, what times; <BR/>*Third, it is simply incredible music. <BR/><BR/>In the Rolling Stone article on the album, it stated that Van came into the session without knowing any of the musicians, handed out the music, holed himself in his sound booth, and told them to play how they wanted and felt. It is such a cohesive fabric of music - how could it be relatively random? Amazing. I spent my high school years at The Record Exchange picking thru vinyl. Nothing better. $4 or so for this or that. Plus the photos, the sleeves, the liner notes. Heaven. A by-gone joy, much like the Charleston or whatever. <BR/>I still play vinyl. I go on vinyl madness twice a year or so. My brother bought me Kiss Alive 2, but only also buying Star Wars by the London Symphony Orchestra. My son was thrilled beyond belief at hearing that. Great stuff. <BR/>In 1985 when I was a freshman on Bursley Lewis 6 (sixth floor) with Adman and Danny T., I was one of two people with a CD player. Was a total novelty and 'wow' thing. Used to get CD's in the mail from my brother. Crazy. Different time for sure. Keith Stults had an outrageous collection that early. St. Dominics, Street Choir, Tupelo are great. - CANDYMANAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com