Compare Prices
Postage & Packaging: £1.​21
Postage & Packaging: Free!
Postage & Packaging: £0.​00
SHOPPING > Music > Rock & Pop > Astral Weeks - Van Morrison > Reviews

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison

from (3 offers) · Product Information

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison

Quote-start

I saw you coming from the Cape, ...

Quote-end

5 Jul 20th, 2001 

27 Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful

Advantages:
What a voice !  That's MOrrison's voice and the music just follow the voice

Disadvantages:
To short .

Recommendable Yes:

Detailed rating:

Originality

Lyrics

Quality and consistency of tracks

How does it compare to the artist's other releases

Value for Money

europe68

europe68

About me:

*_**__**___*I'M A FROGGY♥, LEAVING IN NICE ♥SINCE I WAS BORN. OF COURSE I LIKE ♥UK...

Member since:18.04.2001

Reviews:8

Members who trust:45

Born in Belfast (Northern Ireland), Van Morrison was steeped in the sounds of American folk & blues from his youth. By age 11 he had mastered guitar, sax, and harmonica and began perfoprming with skiffle bands in local dance halls.

In the swinging '60's he joined the Monarchs and toured U.S air bases in West Germany. Beginning to improve himself versus different public and american buddies.

Then he returned to Belfast, he formed Them, one of the best British rock bands of all time.
The group scored huge hits like "Don't Start Crying Now", "Baby Please Don't Go" and "Here Comes The Night" and the wonderful international hit "Gloria" so many times covered by main artists as The Doors, Patti Smith, U2 but according to me never as well as Van himself...

After Them disbanded, Van Morrison rebegan a solo carreer.
And one of the best album he recorded is "ASTRAL WEEK" less than 2 days after arrival in NYC.

Only 8 songs but you can feel all the soul of his colored voice. His work between Blues/Jazz/Folk is superb, thereis a continuity all along the album but songs like "Astral Weeks", "Cyprus Avenue" or the poignant and so lovely story-in-a-song "Madame George" 9:25 totally pure where voice and music are so close...

Year by year this album has become a timeless classic so let the music play for this magnific album...

If you are interesting in Van Morrison's album I can advice : "Avalon Sunset" and "Enlightenment"... 

How helpful would this review be to a person making a buying decision? Rating guidelines

exceptional

very helpful

helpful

somewhat helpful

not helpful

off topic

Products you might be interested in »

Hard Day's Night, A (Original Soundtrack) - Beatles (The)

Hard Day's Night, A (Original Soundtrack) - Beatles (The)

Rock & Pop - StudioRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: Apple - Distributor: EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics - Released: 11/1988 - 77774643726

User reviews (8)

Buy now for only £ 4.79

101 Running Songs - Various Artists

101 Running Songs - Various Artists

Rock & Pop - StudioRecording - 5 CD(s) - Label: EMI TV - Distributor: EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics - Released: 14/09/2009 - 5099968536428

Rate it now

Buy now for only £ 10.98

River Is Wide, The [Remastered] - Forum (The)

River Is Wide, The [Remastered] - Forum (The)

Rock & Pop - StudioRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: Rev-Ola - Distributor: Plastic Head - Released: 20/01/2003 - 5013929431423

Rate it now

Buy now for only £ 5.71

Live Concert At The Forum - Barbra Streisand

Live Concert At The Forum - Barbra Streisand

Classic Pop Vocals - LiveRecording - 1, 2 CD(s) - Label: Columbia - Distributor: Sony Music/Arvato Services - Released: 07/1997, 27/09/2004, 10/1994, 18/09/2000 - 5099748794321, 5099748048820, 5099747759925, 4250079731497, 5099720234494, 5099749743526

User reviews (1)

Buy now for only £ 2.44

Abbey Road - Beatles (The)

Abbey Road - Beatles (The)

Rock & Pop - StudioRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: Apple - Distributor: EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics - Released: 11/1988 - 77774644624

User reviews (23)

Buy now for only £ 5.95

Top Ten Hits Of The 60's - The Best Sixties Groups Ever - Various Artists

Top Ten Hits Of The 60's - The Best Sixties Groups Ever - Various Artists

Rock & Pop - 1 CD(s) - Label: Pegasus - Distributor: Trilogy Logistics - Released: 29/08/2003 - 5034504202023

User reviews (1)

Buy now for only £ 0.98

Comments about this review »

heideroosjes 21.07.2001 13:52

good op :) your french...and you like operation phoenix? wow :) actually so do i...only half french but still!! nice op here about van morrison...not really much into this sort of music though.

Compare prices for Astral Weeks - Van Morrison »

1 to 3 out of 3 offers for Astral Weeks - Van Morrison   sorted by: Price 
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison

Never mind that Van Morrison is one of the most indelible songwriters of the 20th ... more

century--take each album on its own terms. On
1968's seminalAstral Weeks, a twentysomething Van
Morrison can be found belting his gospelly, bluesy
vocals in just as fine ...

amazon marketplace music

Postage & Packaging£1.21
AvailabilityUsually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
 Visit Shop  >
amazon marketplace m...
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison

Never mind that Van Morrison is one of the most indelible songwriters of the 20th ... more

century--take each album on its own terms. On
1968's seminal Astral Weeks, a twentysomething Van
Morrison can be found belting his gospelly, bluesy
vocals in just as fine...

amazon.co.uk

Postage & PackagingFree!
AvailabilityUsually dispatched within 24 hours...
 Visit Shop  >
amazon.co.uk


More reviews »

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison - review by sandrabarber

Advantages: Every song a pearl, musically, lyrically and in performance and production
Disadvantages: Not for techno-lovers

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison - review by sandrabarber sandrabarber 04.02.2001 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Astral Weeks - Van Morrison

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison - review by mikeydred

Advantages: Perfection
Disadvantages: None

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison - review by mikeydred mikeydred 21.01.2001 (23.03.2001) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Astral Weeks - Van Morrison

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison - review by raincheck_uk

Advantages: The best van album ever
Disadvantages: None.

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison - review by raincheck_uk raincheck_uk 22.09.2004 (22.09.2004) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Astral Weeks - Van Morrison

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison - review by Pulpdiction_1999

Advantages: You'll love this album forever
Disadvantages: You'll keep thinking you've lost it as it will be in the CD player and not in it's case.

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison - review by Pulpdiction_1999 Pulpdiction_1999 06.02.2001 (16.02.2001) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Astral Weeks - Van Morrison

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison - review by som2

Advantages: Van Morrisons best (probably abum)
Disadvantages: None

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison - review by som2 som2 05.01.2001 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Astral Weeks - Van Morrison



Are you the manufacturer / provider of Astral Weeks - Van Morrison? Click here