For some 50 years, Van The Man has been one of the most enigmatic heroes of the rock pantheon. Now, though, Uncut elicits the secret stories behind 10 of his greatest solo albums. And Morrison ...
We’ve been in the 2000s for a quarter century now. That’s a long time, and over these past 25 years, the world has changed a lot. So, too, has the music that helps give it color. With the speed of the ...
Van Morrison ... perhaps greatest work of the period. Morrison had moved from the US to Bath in Somerset, with Avalon replacing Caledonia as the mythic home invoked in songs such as the gently ...
Van Morrison had proven he could do ... which featured long, free-flowing songs and wandering melodies that pulled Morrison’s vocals around as if he were in an emotive trance.
“So being able to take part in a couple of the songs from this huge legacy of masterpieces ... “the complete unit,” and “one of the greatest American rock bands of all time.” ...
There is no musician alive quite like Van ... in Morrison’s back catalogue: that dishonour may well go to Morrison’s dismal ...
From playing songs of suburban alienation in English church halls to symphonising the mysteries of life across the world’s most prestigious stages, the odyssey of The Cure spans six decades and defies ...
It's criminal – and let's face it, impossible – to authoritatively declare 25 Prince songs as the greatest ever recorded by the late musical genius. But that never stopped Prince fans from ...
BBC Radio Ulster is marking the 70th birthday of Belfast-born music legend Van Morrison with six days of ... where he will be counting down songs from Van’s illustrious career, which spans ...
It’s incredibly special,” said the Luther Burbank Center’s vice president of programs, noting Morrison hasn’t played there since 2005. “We’re honored to bring him back. He’s a legend.” ...
A rich distillation of Morrison’s later work ... WALTER SAMUEL (ENGINEER): Some of Van’s later albums are patchy, but Back On Top he really did enjoy. The songs are good.