- Average
- 6.1
- Ratings
- 194
- Your rating
- Log in to rate
- Reviews
- 87
- Lists
- 0
Tracklist
Disc 1
- 1Ain't Nothin' You Can Do3:45
- 2Warm Love3:05
- 3Into the Mystic4:31
- 4These Dreams of You3:37
- 5I Believe to My Soul4:12
- 6I've Been Working3:55
- 7Help Me3:25
- 8Wild Children5:04
- 9Domino4:47
- 10I Just Want to Make Love to You5:14
Disc 2
- 1Bring It on Home to Me4:43
- 2Saint Dominic's Preview6:18
- 3Take Your Hand Out of My Pocket4:05
- 4Listen to the Lion8:43
- 5Here Comes the Night3:13
- 6Gloria4:16
- 7Caravan9:20
- 8Cyprus Avenue10:21
Reviews
Rated 4/10
This style of bluesy classic rock is just not relatable to me as a millennial I think. Musically it's fine but doesn't grip me and the lyrics don't connect with me at all. I wouldn't mind it being on at a bar or something but I would never seek it out.
Rated 6/10
Never been a huge VM fan. There’s some good stuff here, as well as some clunkers. The recording quality is top notch for a live show.
Rated 8/10
There's something comforting about listening to Van Morrison. Yes, most of his songs sound the same, but there is at least it is reliable.
Rated 6/10
I'm a big fan of Van Morrison all through the 70s, but... it's a live album. He's a dynamic performer to be sure, oozing with soul, and it was seeing his performance in The Last Waltz that really drew me to him in the first place, but I think that live albums simply shouldn't be a part of this list. I was actually more interested in hearing the covers here because I'd never heard him perform them before.
Rated 8/10
Van Morrison...who knew he was this good? Not I...I had pretty much despised Brown Eyed Girl and refused to give other songs listens in the past, but the dude is just great. 4/5
Rated 10/10
Before today I was only familiar with Van Morrison's popular songs (Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance), so I looked forward to getting to listen to more of his catalog. I don't know why I never delved any further into his stuff, because I really like the songs I know.
This is the definition of a perfect live record. The band (Caledonia Soul Orchestra) is super tight, and you would swear that they had been playing with Van for years. The chemistry between them all was amazing.
This album has no overdubs at all on it. Moondance was supposed to be on this record, but there was 1 bad guitar note on the recording, so Van threw it out. He wanted perfection for his live album, and that is what he got!
Van dips his toes in folk, blues, soul, and jazz on this record, and is masterful at each!
Overall, an epic live album. This is how a live album should be! Everything is perfect. The only critique I could make is that it kind of overstays its welcome with the last two songs (which account for almost 20 mins of run time between them). Both songs consist mostly of increasing volume and tempo, then lulls again while the band canoodles around. It just made the end of the album fall flat for me. I will, however, absolutely listen again!!
Favourite songs: Domino, Gloria, Help Me, Ain't Nothin' You Can Do, I've Been Working, These Dreams of You, I Believe to My Soul, Saint Dominic's Preview, Bring It On Home To Me, Here Comes The Night
Least favourite songs: Cyprus Avenue, Caravan
5/5
Rated 2/10
This album sucks!!!!! Van morrrisin more like van BORRISON,,!!!!! bitch