Recommend some Van Morrison for a new fan
09-05-04, 08:48 AM
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Recommend some Van Morrison for a new fan
I'm starting to really like old Van Morrison stuff. I want to get a cd or two, but I don't really want to pick up a "Greatest Hits" album. What are some of his best records? Thanks for the help!
09-05-04, 09:53 AM
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I would just change the order of deadlax list and say:
1 Moondance
2 Tupelo Honey
3 Astral Weeks
Astral could move up the list depending on how you want your Van. A little esoteric or more "normal". Moon and Tupelo showcase his shorter song chops while Astral is more meandering. That is NOT a negative statement!
1 Moondance
2 Tupelo Honey
3 Astral Weeks
Astral could move up the list depending on how you want your Van. A little esoteric or more "normal". Moon and Tupelo showcase his shorter song chops while Astral is more meandering. That is NOT a negative statement!
09-05-04, 11:21 AM
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Originally posted by deadlax
Astral Weeks, then
Moondance
Astral Weeks, then
Moondance
I guess I'll have to get Tupelo Honey, now.
09-05-04, 11:33 AM
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You picked a perfect time to ask -- Sunday mornings belong to Van Morrison at casa The Shakes...
Yes, Astral Week, Moondance and Tupelo Honey are absolute musts. You should also get:
Too Late To Stop Now - fantastic live set from the early 70's
A Night in San Francisco - great, great live set from the mid-90's
The Philosophers Stone - a 2 disc set of alternate takes and outtakes spanning the 70's-90's, but it stands up as well as an actual album.
The recent studio albums are all very solid -- none as transcendant as the late 60's/early 70's must-haves (AW, MD, TH), but solid...
And I wouldn't dismiss the two Greatest Hits albums out of hand -- they're both really well-compiled and provide great listening, and a good introduction to the canon.
Yes, Astral Week, Moondance and Tupelo Honey are absolute musts. You should also get:
Too Late To Stop Now - fantastic live set from the early 70's
A Night in San Francisco - great, great live set from the mid-90's
The Philosophers Stone - a 2 disc set of alternate takes and outtakes spanning the 70's-90's, but it stands up as well as an actual album.
The recent studio albums are all very solid -- none as transcendant as the late 60's/early 70's must-haves (AW, MD, TH), but solid...
And I wouldn't dismiss the two Greatest Hits albums out of hand -- they're both really well-compiled and provide great listening, and a good introduction to the canon.
09-05-04, 09:09 PM
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Go with Moondance first, then Astral Weeks, and then continue on chronologically.
09-05-04, 09:52 PM
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Originally posted by deadlax
Astral Weeks, then
Moondance, then
Tupelo Honey, then
His Band and Street Choir, then if you want,
TB Sheets
Astral Weeks, then
Moondance, then
Tupelo Honey, then
His Band and Street Choir, then if you want,
TB Sheets
09-07-04, 01:47 PM
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Really old Van: Pick up "The Story of Them" by Them featuring Van Morrison -- his early-early london blues stuff. Awesome.
his latest effort, What's Wrong With This Picture, is worthwhile, too.
Play the Van morrison drinking game: every time he says "Jelly roll," take a drink.
his latest effort, What's Wrong With This Picture, is worthwhile, too.
Play the Van morrison drinking game: every time he says "Jelly roll," take a drink.
