Tag: Van Morrison

Title: Van Morrison – In Concert
Release Date: 2018
Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Soul, Blue-Eyed Soul, Soul Blues, Jazz Blues, Modern Blues
Artist: Van Morrison – Vocals, Saxophone; Paul Moran – Piano, Keyboards, Trumpet; Dave Keary – Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar; Paul Moore – Electric Bass, Double Bass; Mez Clough – Drums; Dana Masters – Backing Vocals, Percussion; Robbie Ruggiero – Drums

Production/Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
Duration: 01:15:59 + 00:59:05
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 27993 kbps / 1920*1080i / 29.970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4742 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: English LPCM 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Size: 31.92 GB

Blu-ray ‘Van Morrison – In Concert’ captures Morrison’s intimate 2016 show at the BBC Radio Theatre, as part of the critically acclaimed BBC Radio 2 In Concert series.
In an up-close and personal show, described as “sublime” by Radio Times, Morrison’s rich oaky voice brings musical healing. With the setlist spanning his iconic catalogue, including classic hit ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ as well as ‘Wild Night’, ‘Cleaning Windows’ and new track ‘Keep Me Singing’, this live performance celebrates the Celtic soul troubadour’s 53 years as a musical innovator at the very top of his game.
Bonus features include the Up On Cyprus Avenue concert: a milestone show recorded on Van Morrison’s 70th Birthday in his native Belfast.
To date, Morrison has released 38 studio albums, six live albums, six compilation albums, four video albums and 71 singles. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he also has a knighthood, a Brit, an OBE, an Ivor Novello award, honorary doctorates from Queen’s University Belfast and the University Of Ulster, entry into The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame and the French Ordres Des Artes Et Des Lettres.

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Van Morrison – Common One (1980/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 1:10:35 minutes | 1,39 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: PonoMusic | Artwork: Front cover | © Rhino/Warner Bros.

Common One is the twelfth studio album by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1980. The album was recorded over a nine-day period at Super Bear Studios, near Nice, on the French Riviera. Its title comes from the 3/4 section of the song “Summertime in England”, where Morrison sings the lyrics “Oh, my common one with the coat so old and the light in her head”. Morrison has cited Common One as his favorite of his own albums.

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Van Morrison – A Night In San Francisco (1994/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:31:19 minutes | 3,16 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download  | Source: 7Digital | © Legacy Recordings

A Night in San Francisco is a live album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1994. Guest artists were Candy Dulfer, John Lee Hooker, Junior Wells and Jimmy Witherspoon as well as Morrison’s daughter, Shana Morrison. James Hunter and Brian Kennedy helped out with the vocals and Georgie Fame was also present.

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Van Morrison – Moondance (1970/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 39:09 minutes | 1,47 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | © Warner Bros. Records

Chart History/Awards
– Ranked #65 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
– Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
– Peaked at #29 on Billboard’s Pop Albums chart in 1970
– Peaked at #32 in the UK

In the fall of 1969, Van Morrison entered the studio to record Moondance, the album that would soon become his commercial breakthrough and one of the most beloved recordings of all time. This re-release is a high-resolution stereo remaster by the original album engineer Elliot Scheiner.

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Van Morrison – Roll With The Punches (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 1:03:24 minutes | 1,24 GB | Genre: Blues
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Front Cover | © Exile

Van Morrison’s 37th studio album – sees him simultaneously hand-picking a selection of rhythm and blues classics (by the likes of Bo Diddley, Mose Allison, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Lightnin’ Hopkins among others) and recording a set of new self-written songs. It’s an album that features raw, intimate interpretations of some of the cornerstones of rock’n’roll alongside five new numbers by one of our most consistently brilliant recording artists.

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Van Morrison – Keep Me Singing (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz  | Time – 56:40 minutes | 658 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: Qobuz | Front Cover | © Caroline Records

“Keep Me Singing” is the 36th studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74 based on 10 reviews, which indicates “generally favorable reviews”.

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Van Morrison – Three Chords And The Truth (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:30 minutes | 1,38 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Exile

Does the cliché of the artist improving with time, just like good wine, apply to Van Morrison? For several years now, the old bard from Belfast has been unstoppable, publishing up to two albums a year. With Three Chords and the Truth (his sixth in four years!), he proves it is possible to have both quantity and quality. Composed of 14 previously unpublished songs (not covers, as was often the case on his previous records from the 2010’s), this 2019 vintage encapsulates all of Van The Man’s art. His unique style of jazz and blues tinged with gospel soul is supported by a refined, warm instrumentation. With his slick double bass, groovy vintage organ, raspy brass and inimitable voice, Van Morrison carries on carving his own path and the result often touches the sublime. His old guitarist Jay Berliner (found on Astral Weeks, his 1968 masterpiece) even brings a delicate touch to the record. And Bill Medley from The Righteous Brothers sings with him on Fame Will Eat the Soul. Ultimately, Van Morrison is never a parody of himself, and the pleasure that making music brings him at 74 years old is more than obvious. – Max Dembo

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Van Morrison – The Prophet Speaks (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:49 minutes | 1,46 GB | Genre: Blues, Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | © Exile Productions Ltd.

The prophet has returned! Van Morrison, he who brought us the timeless Gloria and Brown Eyed Girl, steps back in time for his new album The Prophet Speaks. The Irish bard delves into the world of jazz, blues and rhythm’n’blues with his renditions of classics from John Lee Hooker, Sam Cooke, Willie Dixon and Soloman Burke, to name but a few. Such are the talents of Van The Man that he even includes six of his own compositions (Got to Go Where The Love Is, 5am Greenwich Mean Time, Love Is Hard Work,Spirit Will Provide, Ain’t Gonna Moan No More and The Prophet Speaks) within the genre of jazz’n’blues’n’soul.

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Van Morrison – Astral Weeks (1968/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 47:09 minutes | 1,79 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | © Rhino/Warner Bros.

Chart History/Awards
– One of Rolling Stone‘s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”
– One of MOJO‘s “100 Best Albums.”
– One of NME‘s “Greatest Albums of All Time.”
– Inducted into the Gramy Hall of Fame in 1999.

1968’s Astral Weeks remains not only Morrison’s masterpiece, but one of the greatest records ever made. A haunting, deeply personal collection of impressionistic folk styled epics recorded by an all star jazz backing unit, its poetic complexity earned critical raves. It is included on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” MOJO’s “100 Best Albums” and NME’s “Greatest Albums of All Time.” Standouts include “Sweet Thing,” “Cyprus Avenue” and “The Way Young Lovers Do.”

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