Hard Nose The Highway - Van Morrison Reviews
Newest Review: ... of somebody involved in the music world....describing his good times, his bad times, his trips between the USA and Ireland, ... more
... expressing how stressful constantly being on the move is - hence the expression, Hard Nose The Highway. The best part about this song is the tune. Slightly amusing, yet simultaneously haunting, with just a very slight touch of Van's special brand of wistfulness. For me, this is one of the better tracks on the album, although perhaps the percussion is a little overdone. I absolutely love the way it ends.... "further on up the road, it may not be today, it may be tomorrow, so if you live for the day, gotta keep ...more
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Customer Hard Nose The Highway - Van Morrison Reviews (1)
by - written on 10/12/12 (Very useful, 55 readings)
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Released in 1973 and reaching no.22 in the UK charts in August of the same year, Hard Nose The Highway is considered to be Van Morrison's best album of all-time by a handful of hardened Van fans, those people viewing it as something closed to hallowed. Even though I too am a hardened Van fan and although I like the album, it definitely for me isn't anywhere near his best. The opening track, Snow In Anselmo, starts with choral voices and a gentle bass, guitar and drumming taking up the instrumentals. Van's voice, as he trills out the lead vocals, is on top form. There are some interesting guitar slides and harmonics throughout this song, but the tune is ... Read the complete review
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