![]() On November 7 and 8, 2008, four decades after the release of the classic Astral Weeks, Van Morrison revisited the album live in its entirety at the Hollywood Bowl, and delivered a jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring performance. I went on YouTube to see if I could find some good versions of the songs, what I found was Morrisons’s fantastic live re-enactment of his masterpiece. I know I’m ramblin’, but bear with me, I’m just an exited convert. I have played it to death these last weeks and it goes beyond pop/rock music, it is in a genre of it’s own. I’ve always loved Astral Weeks, it has been third on my list of his albums (the live album, It’s too late to stop now, had the second spot).Īs of today it is officially on top, I get it now, I can truly see the greatness. ![]() My favorite Van Morrison album has been Moondance for years, but now it is Astral Weeks. ![]() I have changed my mind, I do that from time to time (all the time actually…). “The way I was singing the songs was jazz” – Van Morrison ![]()
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