Van Morrison went a long way towards defining his wild Irish heart with his first two classic albums: the brooding, introspective Astral Weeks (1968), and the expansive, swinging Moondance. If the first was the work of a poet, its sequel was...more.
Let's cut to the chase. This is THE best Van Morrison album ever, IMHO. Several songs have received airplay and are reasonably well known (And It Stoned Me, Moondance). There are a bunch on here that are just as good...more.
I happened to hear the song Into the Mystic and ordered the CD just for that one song. What a pleasant surprise to have this gem of a CD. Every song is so wonderful and moving. I am adrift on the...more.
I agree with one of the previous reviewers. i cant beleive that there isnt a remastererd version of this album. i have had this cd for years but just wanted a new one cause the one i have has gotten really...more.
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Van Morrison reputedly wasn't crazy about the idea of a greatest-hits package, and this set's haphazard programming--which leaps from period to period, style to style, tossing in two key singles by his mid-'60s band Them--speaks...more.