A Sense Of Wonder - Van Morrison

Enlightenment - Van Morrison

Choir FRANK RICOTTI: Vibraphone HENRY LOWTHER: Trumpet STEVE WATERMAN: Flugelhorn STEVE GREGORY, DAVE BISHOP: Saxes MALCOLM GRIFFITHS: Trombone ALL SONGS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY Van Morrison ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Van Morrison s "Enlightenment" album was released in 1990, reaching no.5 in the UK album charts in October of that year. This is the penultimate album from Van s spiritual period (which lasted almost ten years), before he seemed to tumble from his higher plane, on a journey back down to a much earthier and basic mode of songwriting - basic and earthier, but no less appealing. Here and there on this album, you can hear ...

Saint Dominic's Preview - Van Morrison

After years of Van by the yard, one forgets that he once rang the changes with each album he released. 1972 s Saint Dominic s Preview can be seen as one of his strangest. His sixth album, consisting of just the seven tracks, opens with the excellent and boisterous Jackie Wilson Said, essentially a Tupelo Honey re-write, but no harm in that. Astral Weeks fans will especially enjoy the eleven minute ramble of Listen to the Lion and the sharp lyrics of the title track, ("Just to be hip and get wet with the jet set. But they re flying too high to see my point of view" being a standout). The album closes with the lengthy, minimalist rumination of Almost Independence ...

Saint Dominic's Preview - Van Morrison

Never bought a Van Morrison album? Buy Moondance. Want a deeply intense album for "those moods"? Buy Astral Weeks. Want an album that is oh-so-listenable to, with songs you can sing along to and more than a touch of intelligence? You've come to the right place! Some of the most beautiful music ever made by Van is on this album, the particular highlights being the majestic title track and "Listen to the Lion", a song that goes right to the heart of the musician's soul. Van's voice has never been so perfect since he recorded this album in 1972 and these tracks, particularly when put alongside the live versions of so many of ...