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Van Morrison: What

Read "What" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


As I have grown, Van Morrison has steadily become one of my favorite singers. Maybe that's because it’s so tough to explain what he does or what kind of singer he is. You find him lumped in retail bins between Meat Loaf and Morrissey under “pop/rock”... which is an easier sell, I guess, than “the real ...

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Van Morrison: What

Read "What" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


For those readers who may think that Van Morrison has no business recording for Blue Note Records, I have just two words... Norah Jones. What’s Wrong with Picture? is Morrison’s debut on the jazz label and I suppose it is jazzy enough. He provides his characteristic Celtic blue-eyed soul over a broad ...

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Van Morrison: What's Wrong With This Picture?

Read "Van Morrison: What's Wrong With This Picture?" reviewed by Alexander M. Stern


Van Morrison has always been difficult to categorize. He straddles a line between Hank Williams, Sr. and William Blake; between W. B. Yeats and Muddy Waters. He’s Ireland’s rock and roll saint; a genuine rhythm and blues Rimbaud. He’s Jack Kerouac on the road to Belfast. Looking back on Morrison’s long and storied ...

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Down the Road

Label: Universal Music Group
Released: 2002
Track listing: Down The Road, Meet Me In The Indian Summer; Steal My Heart Away; Hey Mr. DJ; Talk Is Cheap; Choppin' Wood; What Make An Irish Heart Beat; All Work And No Play; Whatever Happened To PJ Proby; The Beauty Of Days Gone By; Georgia On My Mind; Only A Dream; Man Has To Stumble; Evening Shadows; Fast Train. (Total Time: 67.14).

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Van Morrison: Down the Road

Read "Down the Road" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


A Ray Charles from Belfast...   I used to wonder if there were any other artists like Ray Charles. Mr. Charles has made significant contributions to all of the flavors of popular music: the Blues, Jazz, Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Gospel, Country, and Rock & Roll. He made these contributions in a voice so distinct and ...

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Super Hits

Label: Areito
Released: 1999

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Back On Top

Label: Areito
Released: 1999

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Live At The Loreley '99

Label: Areito
Released: 1999

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Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 1998
Track listing: "One of these days" "You can count on me (to do my part)" "If you live" "Was" "Look Here" "City Home" "No Trouble Livin'" "Benediction" "Back on the Corner" "Tell me Something" "I don't want much" "News Nightclub" "Perfect Moment"

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Meets His Buddies

Label: Areito
Released: 1998


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