Van Morrison back catalogue now streaming

[doommeow]

A lot, if not most of Van's work I have little to no use for, but there's a 4 LPs that are IMO essential listening.

Astral Weeks, obvs. Moondance, sure, good LP for lazy drives and sunday afternoons with your lady. But everyone knows that.

The other two haven't been available on streaming services and have been OOP on CD for awhile now - Veedon Fleece and St Dominic's Preview. St Dominic's Preview is more pop-oriented, think Moondance rather than Astral, but still has a couple of great sprawling long form songs and is worth it for the title track alone. Veedon Fleece is the underrated masterpiece in Van's catalog, if only for the centerpiece - "You don't pull no punches, but you don't push the river" - it's only a generation and a distortion pedal away from being a precursor to Talk Talk, Radiohead, and even certain period of Swans...

[Chankgeez]

Does that include Them?

[doommeow]

I know little of Them, but I don't think that was a part of the new Sony(?) deal

[Chankgeez]

Damn, Them is his best stuff. I'll check it out anyway, thanks, doommeow.

[Mudfuzz]

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[lordgalvar]

The photographer I used to work for opened for him in the 1960s at the Fillmore or something in SF. Jefferson Airplane, Donovan, and some others too (can't remember them all/they were like a house opener or something). I've never been able to find any documentation of his band though...but who knows how much mention a local band in the 1960s got? I know he told me that the singer went on to be one of the most successful Christian recording artists of the 1980s (you know, after being born again or whatever).

I do find it odd that so much good music goes out of print from the 1950-1970s but punks can keep it together and get even the most obscure stuff in print (somehow...like girl band that played 3 shows in Detroit in 1978...sure you get a record pressed of that one demo tape but Van Morrison stuff goes out of print?).

I wish I could stand streaming though. I feel like I am missing something (maybe not, but everyone I talk to seems to enjoy it but I used Pandora once and got pissed after 3 songs/Nexts). I ain't picky either.

[WayToHip]

As a child, my Dad listened to a lot of Van Morrison and so I love pretty much everything Van touches. Thanks for reminding me of my early childhood.

[casecandy]

Hey I love Van Morrison

Van Morrison > Jim Morrison > Morrissey

[Mudfuzz]

Hey I love Van Morrison

John Lee Hooker > Van Morrison > Jim Morrison > that dude casecandy needs to stop turning every thread aboot

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