duaneiac Posted February 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) I was listening to the Down The Road album from 2002. Had not listened to it in years. I was absolutely wowed by this track, buried in the middle of this semi-forgotten album. Beautiful imagery & sensations woven around a simple melody which builds and expands until it becomes its own sing-along anthem. Join Mr. Morrison in fondly recalling "The Beauty of The Days Gone By". You'll be glad you did. Edited February 23, 2019 by duaneiac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 On 23.2.2019 at 6:28 PM, duaneiac said: I was listening to the Down The Road album from 2002. Had not listened to it in years. I was absolutely wowed by this track, buried in the middle of this semi-forgotten album. Beautiful imagery & sensations woven around a simple melody which builds and expands until it becomes its own sing-along anthem. Join Mr. Morrison in fondly recalling "The Beauty of The Days Gone By". You'll be glad you did. 👍Good one👍 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom in RI Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Some years ago there was a Van trading group on Yahoo, I am amazed at just how many of his shows are around. He came off of the restricted list at a popular torrent site last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted February 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 14 hours ago, Tom in RI said: Some years ago there was a Van trading group on Yahoo, I am amazed at just how many of his shows are around. Yes, I've been listening to quite a few shows on YouTube. I really wish he (or his management) would get around to issuing some "authorized bootlegs" of some selected concerts. There are so many ways they could go: different sets devoted to different decades from the 1960's to 2010's; different sets devoted to concerts held in certain areas like New York, San Francisco, Dublin, etc.; sets of just shows that featured string sections or shows that included horn sections. There is an immense amount of live material out there and if some of it could be collected, cleaned up and "officially" released, I'd be pleased to buy that package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 27 minutes ago, duaneiac said: Yes, I've been listening to quite a few shows on YouTube. I really wish he (or his management) would get around to issuing some "authorized bootlegs" of some selected concerts. There are so many ways they could go: different sets devoted to different decades from the 1960's to 2010's; different sets devoted to concerts held in certain areas like New York, San Francisco, Dublin, etc.; sets of just shows that featured string sections or shows that included horn sections. There is an immense amount of live material out there and if some of it could be collected, cleaned up and "officially" released, I'd be pleased to buy that package. There are some good concerts at Wolfgang's Vault or whatever it's called now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Anyone seen him live recently (not with DeFrancesco)? He's just announced a couple of nights at a nice London venue. The last time I saw him was ten years or so ago when he played a predominantly 'Astral Weeks' set which was with a full, ten-piece plus band and was pretty marvellous. A couple of years ago I watched a live concert on TV which was pedestrian at best, embarrassing at worst - he was uninvolved, didn't seem to want to sing complete songs etc. Everyone has an off night but... I'm a huge fan of everything up to 'No Method...' and haven't been overly impressed by any album since. I've seen him four or five times and I'm thinking it's about time to see him live again. Any thoughts from anyone who's seen him recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 7 hours ago, mjazzg said: I'm a huge fan of everything up to 'No Method...' and haven't been overly impressed by any album since. I've seen him four or five times and I'm thinking it's about time to see him live again. Any thoughts from anyone who's seen him recently? My thought upon seeing him in concert last November were what prompted me to start this thread. It was the fourth time I'd seen him in concert and I still really enjoyed the show. Check out the first post in this thread for more of what I wrote about it. Have you checked out the albums Days Like This or The Healing Game? I thought both of those were particularly strong releases of the past 25 years, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 I've seen him live about once a decade since 1970 or so. Last time I saw him was a couple of years ago and he was great. (He dos seem to tease the audience at the end-- walks off stage and the band vamps for about 10 minutes looking offstage as if he might return but he doesn't. Though I do think I have seen him play encores a couple of times. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenrr Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Seen Van 3 times in the past 3 years...and tickets to see him in Chicago in April. He never really engages with the audience...no stories...no jokes...no banter. But the band is tight and largely jazz/blues/R&B oriented. He remains, IMO, a total original vocal interpreter of whatever he choses to sing. Goosebumps, tears, and loud cheers are my physical response. The man somehow manages to weave some magic sort of soul that speaks to me at a deep, subconscious level. For me, the experience is worth 10 times the price of a ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Thank you everyone. Good to hear folk have had very positive experiences recently 6 hours ago, duaneiac said: My thought upon seeing him in concert last November were what prompted me to start this thread. It was the fourth time I'd seen him in concert and I still really enjoyed the show. Check out the first post in this thread for more of what I wrote about it. Have you checked out the albums Days Like This or The Healing Game? I thought both of those were particularly strong releases of the past 25 years, Interestingly, those are two that I too felt have been the stronger but not up to the high standards of before. Thank you everyone. Good to hear folk have had very positive experiences recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 BTW When I saw him at the Santa Barbara Bowl he began Moondance just as the full moon appeared over the stage. Coincidence? Or, despite appearances, does he have a sense of showmanship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Here's a really good performance from 1997, around the time of The Healing Game album. Van sounds like he was really into the new material. He had a great band here including Georgie Fame and Pee Wee Ellis. This version of that album's title tune (at around 36:30) is pure gold. I don't know how well it comes across on video, but moments like that, experienced live, are really mesmerizing and soul-stirring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, medjuck said: BTW When I saw him at the Santa Barbara Bowl he began Moondance just as the full moon appeared over the stage. Coincidence? Or, despite appearances, does he have a sense of showmanship? I think he has quite a well-honed sense of showmanship. That version of "The Healing Game" in the video I posted above is every bit as theatrical as Elvis Presley performing "Suspicious Minds" in concert or James Brown doing "It's a Man's World". On the version of "The Burning Ground" that closes that concert, Van almost turns into a kabuki actor with his stylized stage movements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) On 2/23/2019 at 0:28 PM, duaneiac said: I was listening to the Down The Road album from 2002. Had not listened to it in years. I was absolutely wowed by this track, buried in the middle of this semi-forgotten album. Beautiful imagery & sensations woven around a simple melody which builds and expands until it becomes its own sing-along anthem. Join Mr. Morrison in fondly recalling "The Beauty of The Days Gone By". You'll be glad you did. I love this song. I played it at the end of my father's wake this past September. Very emotional. The beauty of the days gone by for sure. Edited February 27, 2019 by Ed Swinnich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted April 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 A good video featuring 3 songs from a perhaps overlooked album. Upon seeing Van Morrison so incomparably rockin' the v-neck sweater in this broadcast, the members of The Cardigans realized they would have to settle for their second choice for their band name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted October 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 New album due out October 25 -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted October 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 I received notice that Van Morrison will be performing for 3 nights at Yoshi's in Oakland next February. Tickets are $250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 16 minutes ago, duaneiac said: I received notice that Van Morrison will be performing for 3 nights at Yoshi's in Oakland next February. Tickets are $250. Steep .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 19 minutes ago, duaneiac said: I received notice that Van Morrison will be performing for 3 nights at Yoshi's in Oakland next February. Tickets are $250. Not per night?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted October 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 55 minutes ago, erwbol said: Not per night?! Yes, per night. I can understand since it is an intimate venue and the shows there should be unforgettable experiences. I forget what the seating capacity at Yoshi's is, but I'm guessing it's under 200 people. If they can only sell 600 tickets over the three nights versus selling maybe 5,000 and up at a one night only show in a larger venue, they would have to raise the prices in order to make it worthwhile for both the performer and the venue. And it is the SF area, so there are plenty folks around here who have that kind of disposable income. I, alas, am not one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 1 hour ago, soulpope said: Steep .... Yes. I think tix were around $200 when he played at SFJAZZ a while back, so not unexpected. I figured it would be more like $300-500! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Geldwolf (money grubber). 45 minutes ago, duaneiac said: And it is the SF area, so there are plenty folks around here who have that kind of disposable income. I, alas, am not one of them. Enough top 5% earners in the SF area, so that's OK. Paupers prefer Kenny G and country music anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Love Van, but not at that price!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 Quite interesting was the tune "Send in the Clowns", when Van Morrison sat in with the Chet Baker Group, I think at Ronnie Scott´s . And since I don´t know much other Music than jazz, this was the first time I became Aware of him. That "Send in the Clowns" with Chat Baker sounded good, of course...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 24 minutes ago, Gheorghe said: Quite interesting was the tune "Send in the Clowns", when Van Morrison sat in with the Chet Baker Group, I think at Ronnie Scott´s . And since I don´t know much other Music than jazz, this was the first time I became Aware of him. That "Send in the Clowns" with Chat Baker sounded good, of course...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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