thrillho Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Mercurial Irish soul man and poet-balladeer Van Morrison originally rose out of the Belfast scene with Them, a group he formed in the early '60s that delivered the seminal rock hit “Gloria.” In his subsequent solo career, Morrison went on to become one of the most celebrated music artists on the planet, and his 1968 Warner Bros. debut ASTRAL WEEKS is widely lauded as one of greatest albums in contemporary music. Morrison - playing acoustic guitar - is backed by a stellar outfit of jazz musicians on classic songs including “Sweet Thing,” “Cyprus Avenue,” “The Way Young Lovers Do” and the title track. “Morrison - a notoriously private man for whom singing and songwriting have long been a form of emotional armor as well as release - never sounded as warm and ecstatic, more sensual and vulnerable...Astral Weeks is Morrison going deep inside himself, to the far corners of his life and art, without a net or fear. He was never this open, and naked, again.” - Rolling Stone, citing ASTRAL WEEKS as #19 of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Time Magazine included ASTRAL WEEKS on their list of “The All-TIME 100 Albums,” noting, “Morrison sings of lost love, death, and nostalgia for childhood in the Celtic soul that would become his signature...its mystic poetry, spacious grooves, and romantic incantations still resonate in ways no other music can.” 180 gram virgin vinyl. this album blows my fucking mind. 25 bucks aint that bad considering shitty copies of this can go for 15 and up. http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=1768 get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardrockzombies Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I love this album. Already own a copy I picked up at a flea market I believe. But other people should definitely pick it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentgods Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 never heard it, whats it like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
translatingthename Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 this album is so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillho Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 i was looking for some more in depth reviews to post since people might not be too familiar with the record, and via the Astral Weeks Wiki page i found the following info: "On November 07 and 08, 2008 Van Morrison will perform two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California playing the entire Astral Weeks album. The band will feature the original musicians, bassist Richard Davis and guitarist Jay Berliner who played on the classic album released forty years previously. An LP on vinyl and CD entitled Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl will be released from these two performances with the vinyl release by Christmas 2008. January 2009 was announced as the CD release date" i'll be getting the reissue and this new recording. it's that damn good. here are a few detailed reviews of the album: http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/111839/review/5944605?utm_source=Rhapsody&utm_medium=CDreview http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/morrisonvan-astralmft.shtml http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=433 http://personal.cis.strath.ac.uk/~murray/astral.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardrockzombies Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Got somewhere 10 minutes early yesterday so I sat in my car and listened to "Madame George" probably my favorite song off the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillho Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 Got somewhere 10 minutes early yesterday so I sat in my car and listened to "Madame George" probably my favorite song off the album. Cyprus Avenue is my fav track, it was one of those songs that just opened up a new door of music to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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