In Moondance, Morrison bursts forth in warm Technicolor. The Van Morrison that the public would come to know and recognize over the decades—Van the Man, the Belfast Cowboy, etc—essentially makes his first appearance on Moondance.
~Erik Hage
This is Van Morrison’s 6th Symphony; like Beethoven’s equivalent, it’s fixated on the power of nature, but rather than merely sitting in awe, it finds spirituality and redemption in the most basic of things. The pinnacle of Van The Man’s career, and maybe, of non-American soul in general.
~Nick Butler
I hereby challenge all readers to put out their personal list of the 20 Greatest albums of all time. Top 15 /10 is also appreciated.
Use the comments section in this post or check out our Facebook page.
The poll will be open till Tuesday’ish.
The rules:
ONLY 5 Bob Dylan albums allowed
It’s an album list, but 2 exceptions are allowed (Greatest Hits/Very Best/..) This is meant to cover artists that didn’t really put out many “albums”, typically older music 40/50s.
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Again: Don’t take theses lists so seriously ! It’s meant to be FUN.
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It was a great poll to host, and we got lists in from 52 musicologists.
notes:
It’s nice to see (though hardly a surprise) 3 Dylan albums on top (as on my list)
lists with fewer than 5 did not count
Live albums did not count, including my own “Live @ San Quentin”, as stated above.. this will be a separate poll
In Moondance, Morrison bursts forth in warm Technicolor. The Van Morrison that the public would come to know and recognize over the decades—Van the Man, the Belfast Cowboy, etc—essentially makes his first appearance on Moondance.
~Erik Hage
This is Van Morrison’s 6th Symphony; like Beethoven’s equivalent, it’s fixated on the power of nature, but rather than merely sitting in awe, it finds spirituality and redemption in the most basic of things. The pinnacle of Van The Man’s career, and maybe, of non-American soul in general.
~Nick Butler
18-July-2013 – Hebridean Celtic Festival – Stornoway, Scotland
In order to prepare well for an upcoming Van Morrison concert @ Notodden Blues Festival in early August, I’ve collected setlists & put together some statistics from this summer’s concerts. Videos are also embedded in this post.
Summer Tour 2013
Castleward Bread Festival – May 26
Dunluce Castle 7th June, 2013
Dunluce Castle 8th June, 2013 —
Cornbury Festival, Oxford – July 7
Larmer Tree Festival, Salisbury – July 17
Heb Celt Festival, Stornoway – July 18
Slieve Donard Resort & Spa, Belfast – 21 July
Slieve Donard Resort & Spa, Belfast – 22 July
Notodden Blues Festival, Notodden (Norway) – 2 August
Setlists – July:
Slieve Donard Resort & Spa, Belfast – 22 July
Coney Island
Celtic Excavation
Into the Mystic
In the Garden
What Am I Living For
Playhouse
Sometimes We Cry
Going Down to Monte Carlo
Retreat and View
Haunts of Ancient Peace
Common One
Enlightenment
Thanks For The Information
Baby Please Don’t Go/Rock Island Line/Boogie Chillin
Help Me
Gloria
Slieve Donard Resort & Spa, Belfast – 21 July
Coney Island
Higher Than The World
Stranded
Pay The Devil
What Am I Living For
Open The Door (To Your Heart)
Have I Told You Lately
Stormy Monday/Lonely Avenue
Sometimes We Cry
Playhouse
Going Down to Monte Carlo
Retreat and View
Fame
Too Many Myths
Take Your Hand Outta My Pocket
Whenever God Shines His Light
Help Me
Gloria
Heb Celt Festival, Stornoway – July 18
sorry… can’t find VM’s setlist for this concert…. yet…
Larmer Tree Festival, Salisbury – July 17
Avalon Of The Heart
Got To Go Back
The Mystery
Days Like This
Baby Please Don’t Go
Here Comes The Night
Moondance
What Am I Living For
Playhouse
Tupelo Honey
Open The Door (To Your Heart)
Sometimes We Cry
Brown Eyed Girl
In The Garden
Haunts Of Ancient Peace
Whenever God Shines His Light
Help Me
Gloria
Cornbury Festival, Oxford – July 7
Only A Dream
Precious Time
Baby Please Don’t Go
Days Like This
Moondance
Jackie Wilson Said
Real Real Gone
Here Comes the Night
Have I Told You Lately
Help Me
My Pagan Heart
I Can’t Stop Loving You
Crazy Love
Whenever God Shines His Light
Brown Eyed Girl
Gloria
Statistics – after 7* concerts:
*8 concerts played, but I miss one setlist..
The clips from this tour shows he’s in excellent form…
Gloria (7/7) Dunluce 2013:
live at the Hollywood Bowl, 2008
Brown Eyed Girl (3/3) Dunluce 2013:Live with the Caledonian Soul Orchestra in 1973:
