Van Morrison
 

My new selection for greatest ever; had the chance to dine with the man. His new album is inspiring. Anyone with any positive thoughts on Van the Man is invited and encouraged to share.

Be happy to share any of his music with fans or potential fans.

I own the entire catalog top to bottom.

YOU'RE NOT DEAD?!

Hello Crow

YOU'RE ALIVE!?!?

I'm fine; just needed a break from the music banter world; I'm not a 15,000 post kinda guy. How have you been? Well I hope...?

I've been okay, yourself?

i agree that van is the man,...
check out his stuff that he did with the band on the last waltz,.....
and into the mystic has got to me one of the greatest love songs ever

As I've mentioned before "Into the Mystic" was the song I first danced to with my wife after we were married.

And Crowquill I've been very well thank you. Strangely I've hit an age where Zeppelin is no longer the greatest ever. Van Morrison has taken the title.

Good to see you've come to your senses (:

Good to see you haven't changed

i've often said it would be played at my wedding as well,...should i ever have one

and van transends age,...i'm 24 and love the man

I lurve Van. Heaps

Van's new album comes out April 1, 2008. It's called Keep It Simple.

Tracklisting:
- How Can A Poor Boy
- School Of Hard Knocks
- That's Entrainment
- Don't Go To Nightclubs Anymore
- Lover Come Back
- Keep It Simple
- End Of The Land
- Song Of Home
- No Thing
- Soul
- Behind The Ritual

Van's upcoming concerts:

11-Mar-08 Austin, USA @ Austin Music Hall
12-Mar-08 Austin, USA @ La Zona Rosa
13-Mar-08 Nashville, USA @ Ryman Auditorium
14-Mar-08 Boston, USA @ Wang Theatre
15-Mar-08 New York, USA @ United Palace Theatre
21-Mar-08 Oxford ,England @ New Theatre
22-Mar-08 Bristol ,England @ Colston Hall
27-Mar-08 Manchester ,England @ Bridgewater Hall
28-Mar-08 Manchester ,England @ Bridgewater Hall
10-Apr-08 Milan, Italy @ Teatro degli Arcimboldi
11-Apr-08 Milan, Italy @ Teatro degli Arcimboldi
25-Apr-08 Malmo, Sweden @ Baltiska Hallen
26-Apr-08 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Lisebergshallen
30-Apr-08 Cheltenham, England @ The Centaur
09-May-08 Berlin, Germany @ Tempodrom
10-May-08 Berlin, Germany @ Tempodrom
21-Jun-08 Castellón De La Plana, Spain @ Auditorio de Castellón
22-Jun-08 Castellón De La Plana, Spain @ Auditorio de Castellón

i'm seriously thinkin about makeing the austin show,......prolly at la zona rosa,.....

If you do plan to attend any of Van's upcoming concerts, just remember you will hear a lot of new songs from forthcoming cd.

Here is songs from his concert in Cologne, Ger. 01-Mar-08:

Setlist:
1. This Love Of Mine
2. Magic Time
3. Playhouse
4. (Shot Of) Rhythm ‘n’ Blues
5. Stop Drinking
6. I Can’t Stop Loving You
7. Moondance
8. How Can A Poor Boy
9. School Of Hard Knocks
10. That’s Entrainment
11. Keep It Simple
12. Don’t Go To Nightclubs Anymore
13. Lover Come Back
14. Soul
15. End Of the Land
16. Song Of Home
17. No Thing
18. Bright Side Of The Road
19. Precious Time
20. Behind The Ritual
21. Help Me

as long as he plays moondance i'm cool

I would love to hear St. Dominic's Preview or some stuff from Astral Weeks especially Sweet Thing

I have moondance on vinyl, but thats about it :( although I don't own much music anyways ;) I still always am lured to throw van on the tables, even in the middle of spinning through some hip hop. he just always can pop into anywhere, excited for that new cd!

van morrison is a truely amazing talent. astral weeks, moondance, and saint dominics preview are my favorite records. and the live record it's too late to stop now is right up there for best live record of all time. theres only a handful of artists who are/were as versatile as van.

astral weeks is one of the most beautiful albums i've ever heard. i also love his band "Them." i'm not to big on his later stuff though.

His peak was certainly early; but really he was prolific and consistent (with a very few exceptions) for 15 years.Including the entire 1970's; From Astral Weeks to Common One is flawless save a slight post-Veedon Fleece Funk.

Even his stuff since the mid eighties while not at the same level as at worst tolerable and has an occasional gem like "Avalon Sunset" or "Days Like This"

What's unique about Morrison is his ability to make an entire album feel like one song.

Find me a Van album with one bad song or a few so-so's...you can't! You either dig the concept or not and if you do it's end to end.

You rarely experience a Morrison LP as a collection of songs so much an "experience"

There is no greater example then Astral Weeks; but St. Dominic's Preview, Veedon Fleece and Common One are comparable efforts with the same indistinguishable quality that makes it so captivating.

This is not to say there are not tracks that stand out, of course there are. But what's unique is that for each person it's a different set; For me; SDP, Into the Mystic, Sweet Thing, Bulbs and Wild Nights are tracks that transcend context.

Very excited for the next and 40th (I believe) album from Van the Man.

For a singer/songwriter from a prior decade to be above mediocre in the 80s is a pretty interesting feat when you think about it. Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Marianne Faithful all went to hell in the 80s. Luckily we had Mr. Waits to get us through so I think Van deserves props for not completely sucking it up.

^^^ good call with tom waits in the 80's. him, elvis costello (for the most part), michael jackson, prince, and pixies saved that decade

Musicbanter's Top 100 Albums of the 80s

Oh yeah :pimp:

The stuff Van put out in the 80s is amongst the best stuff he ever did... just off the too of me head:

-Poetic Champions Compose (1987)
-No Guru, No Method, No Teacher (1986)
-Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart (1983)
-Beautiful vision (1982)
-Irish Heartbeat (1988)

All classics in my Van scorecard!

vanmorrisonnews is the best poster ever.

That's great Wayfarer; I recommend you try Veedon Fleece ASAP.

Van was interviewed on BBC radio today. Check out the Van Morrison News blog below.:beer:

12-Mar-08 Austin SXSW Concert

Setlist:
1. This Love Of Mine
2. Instrumental
3. Playhouse
4. Magic Time
5. Moondance
6. I Can't Stop Loving You
7. How Can A Poor Boy?
8. That's Entrainment
9. Keep It Simple
10. School Of Hard Knocks
11. No Thing
12. Song Of Home
13. Soul
14. Don't Go To Nightclubs Anymore/Shake Your Moneymaker
15. End Of The Land
16. Bright Side Of The Road
17. Saint James Infirmary
18. Behind The Ritual

Last Night's Setlist From Massey Hall in Toronto 07-Jul-08

Setlist:
Wild Night
Tupelo Honey> Why Must I Always Explain
Keep It Simple
That's Entrainment
In the Afternoon>Raincheck
Wavelength
Moondance
Help Me
Lover Come Back
Sometimes We Cry
St. James Infirmary
Cleaning Windows
Comfortably Numb
Ballerina
St. Dominic's Preview
And the Healing Has Begun
Gloria

The best Van Morrison song would definitely be It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (written by Bob Dylan).