Van Morrison - Magic Time
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Free Music Review: Magic Time
Hit: 5 Stars
This CD will really grow on you. So listen to it several times
before you make your final judgement. It is one of Van Morrison's best. This CD appears to be almost Autobiographical at times. Especially STRANDED...JUST LIKE GRETA...THEY SOLD ME
OUT. His Jazz background, his Irish background, his Blues
background...are all present on this CD.
Free Music Review: Magic Timeless
Hit: 5 Stars
5 stars. Excellent. Funny how this artist's style is so different from one record to another. This is another reason why I love his music.Free Music Review: Some great moments
Hit: 4 Stars
Three and a half stars really. Magic Time opens with the mellow Stranded that sets the tone for the album. The next one, Celtic New Year is a meandering ballad with jazzy touches. The tempo changes for the rhythmic and lilting Keep Mediocrity At Bay, a powerful message song.
Evening Train is a mild uptempo rock number with a jerky beat and engaging saxophone flourishes, whilst both This Love Of Mine and Gypsy In My Soul are lounge jazzy excursions, as is his rendition of the standard Lonely And Blue. Just Like Greta is a soulful ballad that expresses the yearning for solitude and The Lion This Time is a sad slow song with a melancholy undertone.
The title track, a relaxed ballad, is a celebration of happy memories, simple but moving. There is a mood of resignation in the face of betrayal in the bluesy piece They Sold Me Out. The album concludes with Carry On Regardless, a tuneful and rhythmic attack on the music business and the media.
Measured against Van Morrison's own brilliance, I suppose this album deserves three stars. But compared to a lot of other music, it merits four. Overall, I would say it lacks real passion. But then again, the lyrics and the melodies are good. The songs just don't grab you like his best work does. Still, Magic Time is essential for fans.
Free Music Review: Better choices out there
Hit: 3 Stars
I'm a huge Van "The Man" Morrison fan. I've enjoyed his more recent releases...from late 1990s until present day. This one was a little too heavy on the jazz sound than I like from Van. Don't get me wrong...he sounds great. I just prefer a more diverse mix of ballads that takes him across the wide spectrum of different musical sounds and tempos. After about 6-12 plays, you get the feeling that he was just going through the motions on this one. Do I think there are better choices out there...yes. Buy it? Only if it's under $12.Free Music Review: Great Blues CD
Hit: 5 Stars
Great blues sound and great lyrics. I find myself listening to this CD when I want to just kick back and relax.