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Holistic Guidance - Keep It Simple
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List Price: $13.98
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Manufacturer: Lost Highway
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602517630789
Label: Lost Highway
Manufacturer: Lost Highway
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Lost Highway
Release Date: 2008-04-01
Studio: Lost Highway
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Editorial Reviews:
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Those familiar with Van Morrison's ever mercurial muse could hardly have been surprised when he turned up on the artistically centered, avant-country label Lost Highway to pay tribute to a era-spanning slate of country icons on the Nashville imprint's `06 collection, Pay the Devil. But while the ensuing years were dominated by several rich anthologies of Morrison's work, he's returned here to masterfully show his love of country was no passing fancy. As the title suggests, Morrison's self-produced approach to the genre is both musically and emotionally elemental, a no frills approach that fits him like a well-worn pair of Tony Llamas. Indeed, even as he's addressing matters of musical style and substance in an unusually introspective way on "That's Entertainment" and "Soul," the veteran's singing here is so natural and deceptively effortless as to disguise how forcefully Morrison has immersed himself in the country mold - or, more to the point, remade it lovingly in his own image, also marking the first time in several years he's penned all the songs on one of his albums. Whether offering a little tutelage about the vagaries of fate on "School of Hard Knocks," taking W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues" as the starting point for the slow-burning, Hammond B3-seeped country blues lament "Don't Go to Nightclubs Anymore," or preaching the backroads Zen gospel of the title track and Banjo-seasoned elegy "Song of Home," Morrison's warm, world-weary voice connects with themes that are as familiar as sunshine - and every bit as fundamentally complicated. --Jerry McCulley
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Summary: Typical, incredible Morrison
Comment: Typical, incredible Morrison. As always, the more I listen the deeper the meaning . . . 'stretching time stretching time . . .'
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Summary: Soul of Talent
Comment: Once again Van Morrison proves why his longevity in the music biz is well deserved. With his distinctive voice and lush musicianship, this new effort ranks right up there with his classics ("Moondance", "Poetic Champions Compose", etc.). Highly recommended.
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Summary: lost highway is apt
Comment: I first saw Van live in 1967. I have been a fan for more than 40 years. In my opinion, this is his most banal and aimless recording ever. The last recording that moved me was "Back on Top". My son (a musician) and I were lamenting Van's missing muse. My advice is for Van to record again when (if) he finds her.
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Summary: Dull as dishwater
Comment: What's with this guy? His recent output is all interchangable, tedious riffs that could have been written by anyone. There's nothing distinctive (other than the ageless voice) and nothing you haven't heard before on this album. Save your dough or, if you simply must buy a Van Morrison album, get a copy of "Veedon Fleece" and revel in what this artist used to produce. Now he's simply tedious.
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Summary: From an Van the Man Fan
Comment: While this is a solid presentation of straight-ahead blues and R&B, it lacks the creative and emotional flair of Van's greatest work, which has been mostly lacking since the mid 90's.
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