Van Morrison

[danny la rouge]

Astral Weeks isn't party music.

No; it's dreary, self-important baby boomer shte.

 

[D'wards]

Over the last year Moondance has become one of my favourite albums .

However, I've tried to get into Astral Weeks but I cannot, no matter how hard i try. The odd good track surrounded by tuneless dirge

 

[Kesher]

Don't know much about Van Morrison; but just listened to Moondance. Nice melody spoilt by Morrison's voice: it grates. Sinatra would have done the song justice

 

[krtek a houby]

Astral Weeks means different things to me at different times of my life. Currently, it makes me nostalgic and wistful.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Don't use such sparse headers. I thought Van the Man had died!

 

[butchersapron]

Yeah, 2005 man.

 

[friedaweed]

Don't use such sparse headers. I thought Van the Man had died!

No he's just been doing an impression of a dying man for all these years.

 

[Chilli.s]

A friend of mine had a party that Van came to. It was a fairly fluid and long evening and the man did overindulge. When the majority of the guests had left and only the really tough were still there, it seemed that he had designs on a lady so stayed to show off. Unfortunately it all got too much for him and he had to make a call on the big white telephone. Apparently the noise from the loo was unmistakably him, a sort of wailing groan (then a big splash), such a distinctive voice.

 

[isvicthere?]

In my life I have probably played 'Astral weeks' more than any other album.

 

[Chilli.s]

In my life I have probably played 'Astral weeks' more than any other album.

Think I'm gonna put that on right now.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

actually mostly recorded - from new - in about 2-3 sessions over a couple of days, but with additional strings and stuff added later.

More background info:

The Miracle of Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks”

 

[Sprocket.]

I have always put Astral Weeks in a pile with Nick Drake’s Pink Moon.
I think this is due to an old acquaintance of ours playing either or both non-stop for about twelve years.
Saying yeah, way out and cool a lot!
Proper old middle-class hippy.

 

[A380]

I saw him play live once. Even though Ms 747 is the fan not me I will say he was brilliant. But he said a total of four words:

“Thanks to ( name of support band which I’ve forgotten)” at the start.

And “ Thankyou” at the end. He was good though.

 

[Ponyutd]

did he play this?

 

[Dieselpunk2000]

 

[D'wards]

Me pal Mez is currently his drummer.

Seems a pretty sweet gig- travels the world in comfort, not a particularly punishing schedule, they get the days off to explore the town they are playing in that night.

He also tours with madness doing percussion, and that seems a bit more high jinx, but again all pretty wholesome pleasant stuff

 

[ChrisD]

Van Morrison to release lockdown protest songs - BBC News

The musician attacks the government and "scientists making up crooked facts" in his latest music.

www.bbc.co.uk

Is there a word for when one of your heroes goes off message?

 

[SpookyFrank]

Van Morrison to release lockdown protest songs - BBC News

The musician attacks the government and "scientists making up crooked facts" in his latest music.

www.bbc.co.uk

Is there a word for when one of your heroes goes off message?

'Doing a Morrissey'

 

[isvicthere?]

'Doing a Morrissey'

I used to like his early stuff, but now he's mozzed it right up.

 

[marty21]

He's always been a miserable fucker (although I love his music). Remember seeing him once in a pub in Bath (The Crystal Palace) drinking miserably on his own

 

[isvicthere?]

He's always been a miserable fucker (although I love his music). Remember seeing him once in a pub in Bath (The Crystal Palace) drinking miserably on his own

I used to know someone who roadied for him. Said he's not just a spectacularly miserable bastard with the crew, but even refuses to socialise with the band after the gig.

I still love Astral Weeks, though.

 

[marty21]

I used to know someone who roadied for him. Said he's not just a spectacularly miserable bastard with the crew, but even refuses to socialise with the band after the gig.

I still love Astral Weeks, though.

 

[editor]

Covid is certainly proving to be an excellent celeb twat filter.

 

[isvicthere?]

Covid is certainly proving to be an excellent celeb twat filter.

Almost as good as brexit!

 

[Nanker Phelge]

cantankerous old sod

 

[ska invita]

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The Morrison van has broken down

 

[ska invita]

What a poet;

“As I Walked Out” references some social media disinformation about the severity of COVID-19: “Well, on the government website from the 21st March 2020/ It said COVID-19 was no longer high risk/ Then two days later/ They put us under lockdown.”

 

[Kaka Tim]

hes been shit since he left Them TBH.

 

[Kaka Tim]

What a poet;

“As I Walked Out” references some social media disinformation about the severity of COVID-19: “Well, on the government website from the 21st March 2020/ It said COVID-19 was no longer high risk/ Then two days later/ They put us under lockdown.”

does he sing it over the riff for Gloria?

Stupid fucker - and at his age and - i understand - a serious drinker and smoker - he's a prime candidate for coming a cropper in the bat flu department.

 

[Aladdin]

He's a twat.
Always was.