Van Morrison Is More Than ‘Astral Weeks’....

[whatwouldcooleydo?]

Very well-written and interesting article. Count me as one of those who like Moondance better than Astral Weeks.

Saint Dominic's Preview may not have the prestige, hype, and well-known songs of the other two, but I think it's every bit as good

The title track is one I'm taking to the desert island.

The song showcases exquisite pedal steel from studio man extraordinaire and future Doobie Brother John McFee. Currently listening to the song on endless repeat and it’s taken me to Avalon, Caledonia, and the mystic all at once!!!

[Iowan]

Saint Dominic's Preview may not have the prestige, hype, and well-known songs of the other two, but I think it's every bit as good

The title track is one I'm taking to the desert island.

The song showcases exquisite pedal steel from studio man extraordinaire and future Doobie Brother John McFee. Currently listening to the song on endless repeat and it’s taken me to Avalon, Caledonia, and the mystic all at once!!!

It's fucking sublime. Perfection.

[chuckrh]

has anyone seen van play recently? he's 1 of my few bucket list musicians. going to see him last weekend of the month at caesar's in vegas. looking forward to it.

[John A Arkansawyer]

In The Garden is an absolutely amazing song.

How in the fuck did Bruce Springsteen rip Van Morrison off?

There is a lot of Van influence on the first two albums. “Rip off” is harsh but nonetheless the influence is there, especially in the music and overall sound of the band. I am not smart enough to have figured this out for myself: read reviews of the
first two albums and articles from that period and Van is mentioned quite often

Which I myself wouldn't call a rip-off.

There are songs written in a lot of different songwriters' styles in the Tracks collection, especially (if I remember right) disk 2.

Just yesterday, hearing a song start in the middle of an instrumental break without context gave me a much better answer: Jungleland. It's not a rip-off, but you can hear Van all through it. At least, I can.

[chuckrh]

Van still has it. Excellent show Saturday in Vegas!

[whatwouldcooleydo?]

[PonyGirl]

It's very uncharacteristic of me to feel this way about a rock record in which flute figures so prominently, but I have all the time in the world for Astral Weeks. All the time in the world. To me, it's just one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful records of all time.

[whatwouldcooleydo?]