Introduction Dweller On The Threshold It's All In The Game/You Know What They're Writing ... more
About She Gives Me Religion Haunts Of Ancient Peace Full Force Gale Beautiful Vision Vanlose Stairway Rave On John Donne/Rave On Part 2 Northern Muse (Solid Ground) Cleaning Windows
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As one of the oldest theatres in Belfast, this traditional Victorian venue hosts a variety of performances from classical to comedy, and ballet to musicals.
It has recently been renovated to include an additional studio theatre - named the Baby Grand - and also a new restaurant Lucianos. The bar facilities have also been recently updated.
Other tourist attractions worth catching in the local area are the famous Europa hotel (next door to the OperaHouse) and the Crown bar just across the road - one of the oldest remaining pubs in Belfast, and perhaps Northern Ireland.
Closest car park is located in Glengall street next to the theatre itself. Bus and train links also available there (within five minutes walk of the threate doors). ...
Advantages: Wasn't expensive Disadvantages: Hour tour wasn't long enough
SYDNEY OPERAHOUSE
Sydney Operahouse is located on the eastern headland of Circular Quay just a few minutes from the train station. It is made up of 1,056,000 Swedish tiles on the roof, which are off white and are self-cleaning. Construction began in 1959 after a Danish architect Jorn Utzon won an international design competition for the $7 million building. In 1966 Utzon quit after political interference leaving Australian architects to design the interior costing $102million. He has never seen the building completed. Utzon who is now in his eighties has announced to refurbish the interior and he has high hopes that it will be full of colour rather than a black hole. His son comes to Australia to oversee any developments. It was finally was completed against all odds and after several disagreements in 1973. It now is one ...
DeniseKelly40 24.09.2007 (23.04.2008)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Sydney Opera House
I have for many years been a fan of VanMorrison. For me, his music epitomizes the rawness of the sixties, and although he has made many albums since this one, I still believe this to be one of the best that VanMorrison ever created. This album, although something of an experimental one at the time, was the foundation of a career that would span decades, and as I listen to newer works by VanMorrison, the roots that he created with Astral Weeks still come out in the harmonies and mood of his present work, although of course, like with all good artists, his work has evolved into newness. One of the most impressive images that this album produces in my mind is how new and experimental the sixties were, and how artists were encouraged to be inventive, and not merely copiers of earlier styles.
The sheer professionalism of this album ...
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Product details
Title
Live At The Grand Opera House Belfast [Remastered]
Performer
Van Morrison
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Singer/Songwriter
Release Date
06/04/1998
Recomended Retail Price
8.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1984
Label / Distributor
Polydor / Universal Music
Engineer
Mick Glossop
Producer
Van Morrison
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Live
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
731453754423
Catalogue Number
5375442
SPAR code
AAD
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals, guitar, saxophone, piano); Chris Michie (guitar); Pee Wee Ellis (flute, saxophone, background vocals); Mark Isham (trumpet, synthesizer); John Allair (piano, organ); David Hayes (bass); Peter Van Hooke, Tom Donlinger (drums); Katie Kissoon, Bianca Thornton, Carol Kenyon (background vocals). Recorded live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland on March 11th & 12th, 1983. All tracks have been digitally remastered from the original master tapes. LIVE AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE BELFAST showcases Van Morrison's best material from the late 1970s and early 1980s. During this period, Morrison rarely performed the early 1970s songs ("Moondance," "Domino," etc.) for which he is best known. Instead, his sets favored newer, more spiritual numbers from albums like INTO THE MUSIC and BEAUTIFUL VISION. In fact, six of the eleven songs on LIVE AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE BELFAST first appeared on BEAUTIFUL VISION. These live recordings--vital, inspired, and punchy--represent a marked improvement over the more subdued studio versions of these songs. Best of all are a revved up "Cleaning Windows," a Zen tribute to manual labor; "She Gives Me Religion;" and "Full Force Gale," a foot-stomping homage to unadulterated faith in God. Longtime James Brown sideman Pee Wee Ellis appears on saxophone and flute, and Van takes a stab at a sax solo himself, much to the audience's delight. Those looking for live versions of Van's early hits should check out IT'S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW, a concert album recorded in 1974.
Album Reviews
Q (5/95, p.125) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...all kinds of flying joys to be kissed, all sorts of wonder to be sensed, all manner of musical marvelment."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Into The Mystic
2.
Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart
3.
Dweller On The Threshold
4.
It's All In The Game
5.
You Know What They're Writing About
6.
She Gives Me Religion
7.
Haunts Of Ancient Peace
8.
Full Force Gale
9.
Beautiful Vision
10.
Vanlose Stairway
11.
Rave On John Donne
12.
Rave On John Donne
13.
Northern Muse
14.
Cleaning Windows
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