Van Morrison - Hymns to the Silence
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Free Music Review: Excellent!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I've been looking for this for years. I've often looked for used copies here on Amazon or ebay, and I'm glad I never shelled out $40 or more for it in either of those places. IT IS ON ITUNES FOR $9.99. And it's the complete double album too. Enjoy!Free Music Review: john joseph postiglione
Hit: 5 Stars
excellant cd disc 2. disc 1 was stolen by someone in amazons shipping dept i complained but never got any results !!!Free Music Review: It Must Be True!...It Must Be You!...That's What They Say In Those Storytbooks Of Old.
Hit: 5 Stars
Throughout the late sixties and the seventies Van could do no wrong. Albums like St Dominick's Preview, Tupelo Honey and Moondance were about as close to perfection as one could imagine. I began to notice some cracks developing with A Period Of Transition, Wave Length, Beautiful Vision and Inarticulate Speach Of The Heart. The eighties brought about a change in record labels and a change in the music. No Method, No Teacher, No Guru brought forth a more introspective Van. The trend continued with A Sense Of Wonder and the beautiful Poetic Champions Compose, an album that restored my faith in The Belfast Cowboy.
That brings us to Hymns To The Silence. Van kicks it off with Professional Jealousy...."They say the truth is stranger than fiction". Not Feeling It Anymore..."Too many cooks are trying to spoil the broth" and All Saints Day...."Won't you come and see me on All Saints Day".
This collection just brims over with vintage Van, paying homage to his early days on Hynford Street...Take Me Back and a beautiful cover of the Ray Charles classic I Can't Stop Loving You. Van bares his soul on the very moving Why Must I always Explain..."There were hypocrites and paracites and people that dream". Van covers all the bases here, from R&B to Bee-Bop, Skiffle to Irish Folk, Country & Western and Gospel. He makes all these his own. Green Mansions sums it up best...."The story does unfurl...Waiting on that day to come". And how about that Village Idiot..."He's complicated...He must know somthin'....He's just not saying".
Rave on Van....Rave On ole' Belfast Cowboy...Van The Man...Keep on lifting me...Lifting me up. "It must be true..It must be you...That's what they say in those storybooks of old".
Free Music Review: Wish he's re-issue this one, I loved it!
Hit: 5 Stars
I had Hymns to the Silence on cassettes, and played them until they could play no more. One of my favorites was "Why Must I Always Explain?", I could relate to that song so much, as well as "Not Feeling it Anymore". As for the hymns, I was newly not a church goer, but I felt his inspirational songs were delivered with a faith and honesty I'd never seen after years of attending religious services. They brought me peace and comfort when peace and comfort were scarcest.Free Music Review: An epic from Van's neglected period....
Hit: 5 Stars
This is an epic masterpiece from Van, with no wasted songs or words. Van made a lot of great albums in the 1990's, but aside from his fans (who still buy his works), most industry "experts" ignored him. It's their loss. This is one of his most complex, eclectic albums, with some of the best, most moving work he's ever done. I'm Not Feeling It Anymore is an angry song, but not an alienating one. The cover of I Can't Stop Loving You (with The Chieftains) is incredibly moving. Village Idiot is a real charmer. Van's cover of See Me Through Part II (Just a Closer Walk with Thee) is one of his best songs, and a great cover of a great gospel ballad. Van's monologue during the song sends this song into that great spiritual realm that Van has gone to his whole career. Take Me Back is another great epic Van song, along with the title track, one of Van's most beautiful songs. Many songs (like See Me Through Part II) really shine with great interplay between the organist and the pianist (something Van's 90's album did exceptionally well). The Chieftains make appearances here, enhancing the songs beautifully (most notably on a cover of I Can't Stop Loving You). This CD was out of print for a while, but it's being remastered and should be released in September 2008. Thank goodness.