Mr Van Morrison

[tfarney]

I have to say I'm completely in the dark as far as Van Morrison goes, never heard anything by them/him?

What's the musical style?

You'll find Van Morrison in your local CD store under the category labeled "Celtic/Blues/R&B/Jazz/New Age/Folk/Country/Soul Singers."

Which of course makes a recommendation for an introduction rather difficult. To get any kind of a feel for who Van Morrison is, you'll need Astral Weeks, Moondance, It's Too Late To Stop Now, Into The Music, Avalon Sunset, No Guru, No Method, No Teacher, Back On Top, and Pay The Devil. That will give you an overview, but hardly the entire picture. What kind of music do you like/listen to? It would probably be easier to start there. Or you could simply skip your next component upgrade and buy his catalog instead.

Regarding the re-masters, I haven't heard them, but much of Van's catalog was well-mastered to cd in the 80s and 90s. I'm not sure I'd want to mess with them much. There are a few that are flat or thin sounding - not digital or harsh, just dull, and I hope whoever is doing the re-masters does a good job with them.

Tim

[Mike]

I have to say I'm completely in the dark as far as Van Morrison goes, never heard anything by them/him?

Hmm... I bet you have actually, even if you're not aware of it!


Brown eyed girl maybe?

http://www.last.fm/music/Van+Morrison/_/Brown+Eyed+Girl

[Filterlab]

Yeah, heard that one. You're probably right Mike, but the same could be said about a lot of big artists I guess, advertising is probably most likely where too.

How's the soldering btw?

[Mike]

Soldering is going great!

Your cables were done last weekend, but being a lazy tw@t I've still not gotten my arse down to the post office!

[Filterlab]

Whenever mate, I'm in no hurry (although I have built a new stand for my DAC as it'll sit closer to the computer).

[Donald Hanson]

Saint Dominic's Preview is another must-have, IMO.

IMO too. It may be my favorite of a collection of eleven or twelve. I've been feeling the need to do some Van shopping for some time now.

[Colinx]

The second batch of re-masters arrived last week, I'm pleased to say that the level od mastering is up with the first set. Having compared the re-mastered CD';s with Vinyl, its tempting to say that IF CD's had been this well sorted from the outset, then CD would possibly have given Vinyl a harder time in my house than it has.

[Alex D]

Well... I've got a friend who's a recording engineer and a big vinyl fan, but when confronted with the question "vinyl or cd?", he always says "I'll go with a good mastering job!". Which I guess, is absolutely true. I'll have to check those Van reissues apparently... damn! Why do they keep scavenging in my wallet!!?

[Beechwoods]

I've a friend who's a big big Van fan. He tells some great stories about how temperamental he can get, especially when folks start calling out for songs at his shows. He's been known to storm off if there's one too many person shouting for one of the classics while he's trying to get through one of his newer pieces!

I saw him a few years back at Malvern Forums and it was a great gig, but there was palpable tension when someone shouted out for 'Moondance' in the middle of his 'blues and jazz' sequence at the start of the set. Luckily he stuck it out and we got 'Moondance' to boot. The 'Moondance' album is superb, IMO, very chilled out, very good place to start. 'And It Stoned Me' and 'Caravan' are complete classics. Listen alongside 'Solid Air' by John Martyn for a spliff-tastic night in

[snapper]

The 'Moondance' album is superb, IMO, very chilled out, very good place to start. 'And It Stoned Me' and 'Caravan' are complete classics. Listen alongside 'Solid Air' by John Martyn for a spliff-tastic night in

You could always buy his old studio,to be really authentic.

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