Van Morrison Astral Weeks Vinyl Review

Van morrison is responsible for 4 or 5 of the century s top 20 albums and yet none even scratch the miraculous heights of astral weeks.

Van morrison astral weeks vinyl review.

Van morrison astral weeks label. You have to wonder whether the 31 studio albums that van morrison has produced since 1968 haven t been a vain attempt to reunite with whatever insane force had worked its way through his lungs and his fingers. Instead let s talk about no guru no method no teacher. If you love astral weeks on lp or previous cd then this remastering is something to listen to.

Van morrison s astral weeks was released back in the late 60s. Seven arts records 081227950378 warner bros. The album blends jazz blues and classical music and offers an experience of lightness to being. No guru no method no teacher came.

He didn t use the phrase for a song title until a year later but astral weeks was the album on which van morrison fully descended into the mystic morrison s first full fledged solo. The album is a song cycle of universal themes about youth. Seven arts records r1 1768. I especially love listening to this album during the fall season which for me is a season of understanding and self actualization.

Astral weeks a yearning for spirituality and transcendence beside you a desire for escape and belonging sweet thing exultation over youthful love cypress avenue an impressionistic remembrance of a first crush with the added barrier of class difference van s imagining his girlfriend with six white horses and a carriage the way that young lovers do again an intense description of feelings you will only have. Astral weeks might very well be van morrison s most essential lp but it s a problematic entry point. It stands the test of time. Lyrically that good old chestnut streams of consciousness always rears its head when astral weeks is discussed and it has to be said that a lot of the lyrics have no obvious meaning or point of connection.

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