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Nov 8, 2019 · A guide to the Irish soul singer's greatest LPs, from Astral Weeks to Veedon Fleece, with key tracks and insights. Explore his versatile voice, ecstatic sound, and poetic vision across more than 50 years of music.
- Hank Shteamer
- Hymns to The Silence
- Avalon Sunset
- Too Long in Exile
- Beautiful Vision
- Tupelo Honey
- Wavelength
- Saint Dominic’s Preview
- Astral Weeks
- Into The Music
- Moondance
We open up our top 10 Van Morrison Albums list with Van Morrison’s grand two CD set entitled Hymns To The Silence. The album was originally released in two single cd cases as opposed to the traditional double CD cLam cases that 2 cd sets were released in during the CD’s golden era of the 1990s. Hymns To The Silence would stand as Van Morrison’sfirs...
Continuing with our top 10 Van Morrison Albums list we take a listen to the sensational album Avalon Sunset. This is one of his best 1980’s releases. It capped of a decade in which Van Morrison turned to spiritual themes in similar fashion to what Bob Dylan went through in his late 70s born again period. Yet, Van Morrison keeps the spirituality a l...
In the number eight spot on our Top 10 Van Morrison Albums list we present the album Too Long In Exile. Van Morrison takes a break from his spiritual period and heads deep into the blues and jazz. Fans of his early 1970s work were ecstatic ats this change. To cap off the blues immersions, Van Morrisonrecorded the album with blues legend John Lee Ho...
Van Morrison’s wonderful album Beautiful Vision was released 1982. The album sort of got lost among the new wave era and the popularity of MTV in 1982. Nonetheless, it’s a brilliant album that featured some big time rock stars which was unusual for a Van Morrison album. The great Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits played guitar on the album’s standout c...
There are a lot of Van Morrison fans who would just chooses Van Morrison’s first ten albums of his career as his top 10. It’s hard to argue against that as Van Morrison released an unbelievable series of brilliant albums early in his career. One of those would be the magnificent album Tupelo Honey. Long a favorite among many Van Morrison fans the a...
Everyone has their favorite Van Morrison period. Ours was his late 1970s period. One of the albums from that period stands as the phenomenal album entitled Wavelength. The album was released in 1978. Fueled by the very successful hit single “Wavelength” the album would become Van Morrison’s biggest selling album so far. The record also included the...
At the number four spot on our top 10 Van Morrison Albums list we present the album entitled Saint Dominic’s Preview. Van Morrison put on his soul pants for this one. While the album’s cover may have been a little misleading as to what type of music may appear on the record, as soon as the needle was dropped on the albums opening track “Jackie Wils...
I am sure there will be some fans that will be pretty upset that we did not put Astral Weeksat number one, let alone placing it at number three. It is regarded by many as Van Morrison’s masterpiece. Van Morrison once described the writing for the album as being engaged in a “stream of consciousness,” that just took over. It’s an album that is as or...
This one is probably the surprise of the lists. It shouldn’t be because it’s simply one of the best albums he has ever released. Hands down it’s his most melodic and romantic record he ever composed. Maybe that’s why some people don’t like it. It’s also another album that got lost during the popularity of new wave music at the end of the 1970s as t...
We wrap up our top 10 Van Morrison Albums list with the album Moondance. This was Van Morrison’s third solo album and the record that brought him stardome. The song Moondance would become a new standard crossing the genres of pop rock and jazz. It would serve as an inspiration for so many musicians like Bruce Springsteen whose song “Kitty’s Back,” ...
- Brian Kachejian
- Veedon Fleece (1974) Van The Man's greatest record brings together all of his vast strengths into a single document resplendent with humor, pain, longing and passionate celebration of humanity and nature.
- Astral Weeks (1968) One of the most profound, innovative and moving records in the history of the rock tradition, Astral Weeks established Van Morrison as a young songwriter of nearly frightening depth and vision.
- Saint Dominic's Preview (1972) 1972's St. Dominic's Preview found Van on the best commercial run of his career, turning out hit singles and radio staples at a rapid rate on his previous three albums.
- No Guru, No Method, No Teacher (1986) This criminally overlooked 1986 release can be easily read as the final chapter of a trilogy made up with Astral Weeks and Veedon Fleece.
Apr 2, 2024 · Explore the top 35 studio albums by Van Morrison, ranked by fans and critics. Discover the diverse sounds and influences of his music, from rock and roll to jazz and folk, and buy each album online.
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- Astral Weeks (1968) “This is a great experimental album. It has a mature feel that feels unfiltered. There are love songs on here but it feels as if there is no restriction in relation to the pop format so as to drum up a more emotional thing,hence the longer rambling song style.”
- Moondance (1970) “I love this album. It is, in my opinion, probably one of the best albums ever made. I don’t know how I have lived this long with out it.
- Veedon Fleece (1974) “One of my favorite Van Morrison albums. It’s not for everyone. It’s not for everyday listening. But when the mood is right, it is pure magic.
- Saint Dominic’s Preview (1972) “From start to finish, Each song just makes you wanna get out of your seat. It’s such an incredibly upbeat album and among one of the best that I’ve listened to from Morrison.”
The top rated tracks by Van Morrison are Astral Weeks, Into The Mystic, Moondance, Sweet Thing and And It Stoned Me. This artist appears in 4,431 charts and has received 19 comments and 187 ratings from BestEverAlbums.com site members.
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Apr 23, 2008 · A baker's dozen of Morrison's best albums from 1969 to 1986, spanning rock, jazz, country, R&B and Celtic influences. See the track list, highlights and reviews of each album.
