Hee-Haw to Have Said No to This...
It says a lot about a group when the most charismatic being in your video is a donkey...
View ArticleI know he can be difficult but...
...when I go to VanMorrison.com - "The only official and authorized website for van morrison information, films and music on the internet" - I can't get beyond the home (only?) page. Is it me or is...
View ArticleVan the Man help needed
So, on the fab recent Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl, the version of Slim Slow Slider segues into "I Start Breaking Down" - which, to my ears, was just a product of the jam and not a separate,...
View ArticleQuick, before the Van police arrive!
From the 1973 Caledonia Soul Orchestra tour. Van in his pomp. This is why I love him (in a manly way, of course).
View ArticleGlad Tidings from Van Morrison
When I ran into Van Morrison, on a street in Sheffield in 1989, he almost had steam coming out his ears. I knew not to approach. Glen Hansard recalls meeting him in 1995. Glen was 20; it's Van's 50th...
View ArticleAstral Weeks
I picked up this month’s mag on the strength of articles on Paul Simon and Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks. Enjoyed one, was disappointed by the other. Below are some comments. And I warn you, be prepared...
View ArticleWhen You Know They've Peaked REM
It’s often said that recording Artists make their best music in the early part of their careers, say the first two albums. While that may be true for many (The Strokes – Is this It, Van Morrison -...
View ArticleA little bit softer now, a little bit louder now
In the middle of a loud, hectic song, I love it when a band 'take it down, take it right down' (as Iggy once said) - the guitar's reduced to a tiny strum, the percussion to a tickle on the cymbal....
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To Link or...
The Man is 'someone I may know' at Linkedin. Should I invite him to join my network?
View ArticleAnal cleft
Could someone tell me which podcast contains the aforementioned Van Morrison gob-iron tale? If I recall correctly it was one of Barry McIlheney's. I'd like to get my hands on it... in a manner of...
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