Van Morrison - Poetic Champions Compose
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Free Music Review: Sublime
Hit: 5 Stars
This cd has been in my sound system for ten years, on and off. It simply refuses to grow old. I get withdrawal symptoms when I haven't heard it for a length of time. Beautiful, haunting, romantic, melodic...I do not command the vocabulary to describe the power of this cd.
I have nearly 900 cds in my collection. This is in the top three. This is a Desert Island Disc, for those of you who know what that is.
Beyond description. Beyond compare.
Free Music Review: Poetic Champions Compose
Hit: 4 Stars
If you like Van Morrison, you will love this CD. Vintage lyrics that sweep you into the song. Also shows off his instrumental skills where Van plays several instruments. A great buy for anyone who likes the soulful Van Morrison.Free Music Review: an acquired but succulent taste
Hit: 4 Stars
As one of the previous reviewers had mentioned, Van Morrison's music is thoroughly urbane. It defninitely is not lightweight and begs to be listened to in the evening hours. With this album, particularly the last track, "Allow Me", Morrisson displays chops that are nearly two cuts above anyone else in the department of elegance & sophistication to say nothing of poignancy & warmth.
His music does nothing less than define a mood and, if used as a backdrop to any half decent romantic comedy film, would elevate the particular scene it which it was used to being nearly indelible.
An interesting thing to note is that when this album debuted in 1987, another Irish band(U2) at the time, was the biggest musical act in the world(they made the cover of TIME) yet Van's album probably hardly registered a blip on the musical scene despite how artistically rich it is. U2 did, however, thoughtfully give a nod to their musical forefather in "Sweetest Thing" from their album of that same year.
Free Music Review: JAZZY, ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC
Hit: 4 Stars
The instrumental Spanish Steps is the languid jazzy introduction to this album of understated songs. The album takes it name from a line in Queen Of The Slipstream, a gentle ballad with a haunting melody. I Forgot That Love Existed is another jazzy number with gorgeous instrumental flourishes, whilst Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child has more of a soul or R&B feel in its yearning vocals and has something of the same effect as Blind Faith's Can't Find My Way Home. Celtic Excavation is an ethereal and evocative instrumental with tinkling piano and a lovely lilting flow and Someone Like You is a slow and moving love song. My favourites include the bouncy Alan Watts Blues with its twanging guitar and the rhythmic uptempo Give Me My Rapture, a catchy inspirational song with great organ flourishes. The piece Did Ye Get Healed? has swirling female backing vocals and the album concludes with another jazzy instrumental titled Allow Me. The album is quite cohesive in creating a mood of contented contemplation with Morrison's characteristic spiritual undertone. It is probably not considered to be amongst his greatest work, but still a classic in my opinion.Free Music Review: The Most Heard Van
Hit: 5 Stars
I was a wedding photographer for many years & always tried to keep in touch with the DJ's. If the wedding was with an evangelical couple, this CD was normally played during the reception. This is one of Van's more happier & lighter CD's with love songs galore. Comes right after the more profound "No Guru, No Method, No Teacher" which gives a more quasi-Buddhist/Christian direct mystic appeal. Van Morrison always had the singing voice though very emotional & spiritual, can at times be rather rough & therefore many don't care for his songs. But this CD would be a good starting place to get use to his singing voice & enjoy the many styles & subject matters. Van is in top form with this CD, playing his beloved sax at times with a light jazz feel. Other songs are either R&B or straight ballad music. Try the "Listen to Samples" section, each of the songs are very good, the most famous song from the CD "Someone Like You" is not programmed for you to listen to. I gave this CD a "5" because the whole CD is good all the way through. I like other Van Morison CD's better, but their number would be off the chart.