Poet, philosopher, priest and patron saint of eternal childhoods and endless summers. Van got his first break in Them, a Northern Invasion band from Belfast that scored several R&B-inspired hits including “Baby Please Don’t Go,” “Here Comes The Night” and “Gloria.” Them had the makings to become as big as The Animals, but internal dissension…
Kronomyth 2.0: THE VAN YOU LOVE TO LOVE. After the success of “Brown-Eyed Girl,” Van ditched that horse and strolled off the beaten path for the poetic, powerful Astral Weeks. It was the first of many unpredictable moves and cultivated the image of Morrison as a jazz spiritualist. From the beginning, it was an unconventional…
Kronomyth 4.0: HIS BAND AND WIFE. Sounding like New Morning-era Dylan in spots, His Band And The Street Choir is cryptic, tuneful, with R&B sensibilities at once keen and informal. Morrison, in further imitation of the Bard, has been evasive while dismissing the album as product and citing an original desire to make an a…
I have no idea what’s he saying and I agree with every word of it.
Fine sentiments, handsome gestures, a lovely thing to lead a lady by.
An almost-druidic meditation on music, life and nature.
Ah, to have the moonlight in a wooded glen, Van Morrison on the radio, a bottle of wine and thee.
This duet featuring Van and Jackie DeShannon is so fragile it almost falls apart. That it doesn’t is a minor miracle of music.
At this stage, Van was drifting further from the main road, but you’d be wise to follow.
A compilation of early recordings including unreleased versions of “Madame George” and “Beside You.”