Moondance

I really, really hate Van Morrison. And I cannot abide the title track here. Come Running and These Dreams of You weren't too bad, though.

Boring hippy music from a antivax prot

Hippy dippy dad rock with one or two hits but overall it's just not that cool.

Let's keep in mind that art is subjective. Van Morrison grinds my gears. Collosal douchebag, makes music you hear at Starbucks. The only good thing about this album is that we're not subjected to Brown Eyed Girl for the millionth time.

This is the most boring music to me I'm sorry

Not really for me

Soul and RnB meets soft rock, stolen and rebranded for blander palates. It's workman-like, which is to say it sounds polished but unremarkable. Oof.

Not particularly my cup of tea. Pretty easy listening though, would be ok to have on in the background.

longest 38 minutes of my life

Forgettableeee

2.5 probably? Sometimes his voice is eh. In general it's a good time and not too long. Maybe 3 on a good day?

Bof!

I need to think about the vocals here. The compositions are good, his cadence works but his voice just kind of falls flat for me. It's like he has tiny lungs or something. Some great songs.

Wait a second... none of these songs are "Brown Eyed Girl".

The doors albums were better

Zzzzzzz Nota: 2.4

Alright

Meh, not a huge fan

I was mildly underwhelmed by this album. It had really pretty production and the sound throughout the album is so refined. I just found it to be alittle too slow for me, as whole I was kinda bored, but Moondance is an all time great song! I just think the album is just ok.

Every dang song was the same

Cool, maybe not really my kind of stuff

I could probably listen to Van Morrison just scatting and find it nourishing. His voice is a sufficient stand-in for a narrative thread to tie everything together. My parents have the Best of Van Morrison and unsurprisingly it's an excellent greatest hits compilation. Sweet Thing, Queen of the Slipstream, and Cleaning Windows are my all-time favorite songs of his, and it turns out they are all on different albums, none of them Moondance. But really—and I know it's not in the spirit of this listening project—go listen to the Best of... There may not be time to listen to all of his albums individually...

yeah fine, it didn’t grip me particularly. Fully expected the last song to go into brown eyed girl lol

gillar titelspåret, allt annat var ganska tråkigt

Några låtar var helt ok, men håller inte måttet med resten av albumen

#125/1001. An album to chill out in the middle of grunge, metal, industrial and mod/garage rock. Didn't really know to much about Van Morrison beforehand, not a big name in Finland I guess. Will I knew the name and was expecting something like what was delivered. A few fun and surprising songs (the title song for example), somehow I felt his time had been and gone, he had done his share of influencing other artists, and the demand for this music or album is not really needed anymore. I didn't really like the mix either, many songs had instruments just above hearing threshold level, perhaps contributing to the sound, but somehow annoying to try to pick up if is there a piano or hammond there or not.might be worth a revisit, but somehow I feel more like this will be on the list. I prefer my singer-songwriters with a bit less honky tonk, thanks.

This is something Austin Powers would listen to if he were a cowboy.

Meh .

Fine. That’s about all I have to say. There’s one song that was really groovy but the drummer does some weird backbeat thing, truly baffling and completely ruined the song.

It’s probably unnecessary to dislike this as much as I do, cause it’s meant to be easy listening. But this feels like the band that plays at a minor league baseball game in your hometown from bumfuck, nowhere. Everyone there is settled with a family, and they are together swaying gently, but deep down thinking, “do these guys know how to play in any key other than G major?”

I find the band to be more interesting to listen to than Van himself. The singles I'm aware of vary from "overplayed and kind of tired" to "unsung and deservant of more play." The other tracks are just kind of middling, and again, the band is more compelling to listen to.

Nice 70s piano vibes.

There is definitely some gems behind it but it was just not hitting right for me. To be fair after Aha, Oasis, the white stripes and Tracy Chapman it falls a bit flat. But i will say moon dance is an amazing jazz swing song

Album 4/1001 Can't say my interest in VM has ever extended beyond Brown Eyed Girl but there were a few songs on here I did enjoy. Found it a bit shouty and repetitive after a while, and have a strong dislike of the title track, but really enjoyed Crazy Love - perhaps because it's the least shouty? And I know all British artists were trying to sound American during this era so I don't know if it's because he leans into it too much or something, but for me his sound comes across as inauthentic and derivative. Favourite song: Crazy Love🤪💖 Honourable mention: Brand New Day 🌄 Into the Mystic ➡️🌌 2 ½ / 5

Another meh album from this shitbag. 3/10

This album always reminds me of Fat Freddy's pizzeria back in the early 90s. Someone who worked there played this album on repeat. So, in my head, that's what this is: inoffensive background music. I know I'm in the minority, but I could never appreciate Van Morrison, no matter how much I tried. I can understand that these are decent songs, the musicianship is good, and his voice is what it is, but it all feels very "beige" to me. On the plus side, relistening to this now in my old age, I did very much enjoy "And it stoned me" and the higher energy parts (like the end of the song "Moondance"). But the rest of the album remains as inoffensive background music in a pizzeria to my ears.

Everything sounds like brown eyed girl.

Sounded like beige wallpaper. Not bad, not painful, just aggressively fine.

Not sure that I'm a VM fan really, other than the familiar stuff it's all a bit...rubbish?

There are some really great songs on this record. Also a lot of mildly-decent-at-best. And what with Van Morrison being kind of a twat, I'm not feeling super generous. Two stars. The saxophone was nice until it wasn't. Fave songs: - And It Stoned Me - Moondance - Crazy Love - Into the Mystic

easy listening

It’s okay, wouldn’t listen to it out of free will.

Couldn't really get into it. Monndance is good but not that good and not enough to hold it

I sure did listen to Moondance by Van Morrison for thirty-eight minutes and fifty-four seconds. It was okay

I can tell there's some heartfelt material here, but outside of some nice instrumental passages the record feels very bland overall. Unluckily for Van Morrison, it also happened to show up on this list right after Court and Spark -- where by pure RNG, Joni Mitchell mogs this man with more variety, sharper instrumentals, harder cover art, and infinitely more charisma as a folk/rock singer-songwriter with jazz inflections. I have no clue why Moondance is the one with the higher rating, because this really ain't it. Standout: Crazy Love

I always try to give every artist on these lists a fair shake but I think van Morrison must have some insider info on whoever compiles these because he is so boring.

Typ 2-3 låtar var ok, inget för mig överlag med denna genren så svårt att finna uppskattning. Säkert bra på sin tid eller något men låter inte mer än generiskt. Not a fan helt enkelt men kan fatta varför den är med liksom.

What's up with the album cover? It's just his face over and over. I guess it's fitting because it's like it's telling you: this album is just a bunch of Van Morrison. You know, the "Brown Eyed Girl" guy. If you like Van Morrison, you'll like this album, if you don't like Van Morrison, you won't like this album. I don't like Van Morrison. It's not the worst album I guess, it's pretty calm and soothing and I can imagine people liking it, but his song writing is just so painfully boring and unadventurous. No interesting sounds or ideas or hooks. The songs all immediately blurred together then left my consciousness the second I stopped listening. Couldn't finish the album at risk of falling asleep.

not for me

I only knew Relax going, fun and weird album. I'll abide the don't be bland in Disneyland directive, but don't think I'll revisit.

So lala

This doesn't do it for me but it's not offensive either. 5/10

VM such a boring git.

2.5. Just meh, not bad. Background music that you don't mind if you completely miss. the title track was probably the best of the bunch imo

Not my usual choice. It's well done musically I just can't get into his voice.

not for me

Nice

Van Morrison does not do it for me. Even his good ones, like this one. It’s bad.

I didn't really like it. It wasn't bad, but I'm just bored of old records. Can't tou hire a younger person to add some albums on this list?

Van made a couple good songs - and he keeps making them over, and over, and over.

Irgendwie no überraschend stimmig für es weiters "sitzemer am lagerfüür und bestönd uf eusi freedom will mir alles tax payers sind"- und "MIGRANTS!"-Album. trotzdem wirdi de Van Morrison nüm so schnell antreffe im Lebe. Würd fast sege, dass s Van Life nöd so für mich isch. 2 mal Blinker setzte und ab de bahn bide negste Möglichkeit

Not for me this.

2.5

Anti vax twat

I liked "And It Stoned Me."

fiquei igual o van morrison na capa do disco, ouvindo esse disco.

First song alright but not for me

It was not too bad to listen to.

Ikke min kopp te.

the end of caravan is so awfully whiney. album would be fine but it sounds a bit too americany.

Moondance is the wrong Van album for this type of Albums you need to hear-list. Polished, limp, and smug. A couple okay grooves buried under dinner-party jazz and some truly shitty tracks. One of his most boring “classics.”

Boring

This is an easy listening album… nothing special to remember

give me like 3 of these songs and let me move on, love brown eyed girl but i don’t want to listen to that vibe for 45 min straight

All the hallmarks of great music yet I just don't care for the music of Van Morrison. Maybe it's the voice, cos some of these songs are great. The musicians are excellent. And yet...........

sem graça demais pqp

achei meia boca ao extremo. escutável mas nem um pouco memorável

Not for me … but Moondance lifts it to 2 stars.

i will catch you in the moonlight

I can't say that any of the songs stuck out to me. Simply not my style I think, but catchy. A fairly relaxing listening experience, not distracting while on the road. Good for general knowledge I suppose.

Not really my kind of music

Nice, aber nicht so mein Ding.

I do not like that man Van Morrison. I do not like his nasal voice. I do not like his vaccine choice. I do not like his whiny blues. I do not like his social views. I do not wish to hear no more. His music is a total bore.

Starts decent, but at the end I wanted it to end. I'm not a fun of this type of singer songwriter music, so... That's it. The production is kind of good, though.

He wants to be Jim Croce so bad

Nostalgia factor going, with Moondance being a song I know was my lolo’s jam,, but alas, not mine.

Ce n'est pas super fun Même si y'a du saxophone Ce n'est pas un essentiel Ni meme un optionel Car à part la chanson titre Aucune ne passe mon filtre.

Some of this I liked, but I really didn’t like the parts I didn’t.

meh didn't care for the first two songs, then moondance came on.... to me Van Morrison's voice is not a good match for the song, which is a shame because i really like the song otherwise. so now i'm listening to covers instead of continuing the album, finishing the album will take some discipline it seems. eventually finished the album..... meh

This is #day200 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie, and... here we are with the second Van Morrison album on this list—and also an album with one of the most ridiculous album covers out there. I wouldn’t mind hearing this one if it came on the radio while driving or in the background while working around the house in the countryside. It gives off that distinct 70’s mood—folky bluesy soul with a hint of jazz sprinkled in. But it's far far away from my wheelhouse. I’d rate it a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day201.

- auch wieder sehr entspannt und insgesamt ein okay-ish Album 2,25/5

Starts very pleasently with some calm blues and jazz. Usually repetition as found here bores me, yet it works to be relaxing at this moment, at least for most of the tracks. While the album focus and progression is quite good, there was no standout track for me. Ironically, B side gave me better vibes then A side. So guess, a pleasent listen, but I don't think, I would listen again.

Not awful but not really my thing

Artiste inconnu. Accompagnement jazzy/bluesy, avec malheureusement des chorus très courts et beaucoup trop de chant. Les mélodies sont peu intéressantes, et surtout assez répétitives. L'ensemble n'est pas désagréable, mais ne me donne pas envie d'y revenir. =>2/5

Okay. Moondance the title song is a wonderful, but the rest didn’t excite me.

Bored and didn't finish, a couple moments stand out but I didn't remember them. Sorry mr van

please see my previous review of a Van Morrison album. thank you.

Pretty sure I already listened to this album during my 2024 one album a day challenge. Not interesting.

Never really got the hype around Van Morrison. His jazzy take on the singer-songwriter genre was always the main draw, but it's not really that jazzy? Am I missing something? Either way, it's not bad, it just doesn't live up to the hype. Key tracks: Moondance Caravan

my mom always used to listen to a van morrison greatest hits CD in the car when i was a kid so i was overexposed to him and now his voice just pisses me off so much. as much as i dislike him, i can tolerate his music for the length of exactly one song…but an album is simply too much to bear.

I've never been a fan of Van Morrison. His music is too mellow and just becomes background music. I found it incredibly difficult to keep my attention on the music while listening to this one. There was nothing that grabbed my attention. And Moondance is one of those over-played radio songs that I'm tired of hearing.

Nett, reicht aber nicht für 3.

Not my cup of tea.

To think this guy was already a hacky soft rock, and this was his sellout album. Sheesh, gag me

вот это тот самый этап в развитии рока, который мне не нравится: такая спокойная ровная с уклоном в блюз музычка, и все эти завывания... и еще я дослушала только до середины альбома, потому что очень уж однообразно

Svårbedömd. Moondance är en jäkligt bra låt men det övriga? Inte dåligt men inte särskilt bra heller.

Ok.

General impression: I respect it, don’t much enjoy it Detailed review: Is it bad that I didn’t realize he was Irish until I read about the album? I dunno. It’s good for what it is. He has an objectively interesting voice, and a clear understanding of the requirements of making good soulful music. I can imagine when I’m listening to it that it touches several people deeply, but it doesn’t really vibrate with my internals. Deeper thoughts (context): still curious about Astral Weeks though! Score: 2 Number of albums left to review: 936 Number of albums from the list I’d consider “must-listens”: 38 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 27 (including this one)

1st song- i rate like of 2/10 its not very good 2nd song- i rate like 1/10 its not that good 3rd aong-

Do you like jazz rock/alternative Pop? If so, this album is for you. In my opinion, though, I don't like this album. I like the beat and background music, but not the song lyrics. I recommend that you don't listen to this album. The only song that I like is the song called "And It Stoned Me;" Because I like how it sounds like Country music.

Every. Song. Sounds. The Same. I felt like there was one track that was on repeat.

I can’t for the life of me figure out how this guy had such a successful career beyond his days in Them. His voice is terrible! This is like boomer Dave Matthews. It’s just music old people have sex in tents to.

alright, not for me got bored

Highlights: moondance (did not know it was Morrison's). This was ok, smooth dad rock, 2*

1. ztoned - 1.5 2. moondance - 3 3. crazy love - 1.5 4. caravan - 1 5. myztic - 1.5 6. running - 1 7. dreamz - 1 8. day - 2 9. everyone - 1 10. glad - 1.5

I still can't decide if this album is country or jazz or blues :D It's nice and mellow, soft and emotive. It's again another one for me where I like the soundtrack more than the vocals. I can't stop picturing what this album would be like with a different singer? It's a lower rating for me because of that. Someone with a deeper voice that isn't so focused on doing long shouted sillables would've probably hit better with the mellow melody and the jazzy bits of the song.

Some beautiful songs sang by a complete loon.

liked songs: Moondance (if I have to pick one) I was sort of just waiting for it to be over. I'm not a huge fan of Van Morrison's voice or his style of music. 2

There are some top tier songs like Into the Mystic and Moondance, but overall, the album is pretty meh for me.

I liked Caravan and Come Running. Most of the songs felt a little too long, maybe a little samey. But overall I enjoyed it more than I expected. 2 1/2 stars.

The music's ok, somehow each track is different but also somehow similar. Morrison's singing bothers me. It's somehow similar on each track. Didn't care for the lyrics as they were nothing outstanding. Don't get the hype.

Lots of people seem to be rating this based on now-80yo Morrison's political views, which I find a bit strange. The album itself is .. fine? The recording/production isn't great, but otherwise it's listenable.

Play that one song

Boring, i wanted to skip every song, and I did. Moondance the song is nice, but there is waaay too much flute in my left ear. Nnn

Vastly preferable to the live album on here, mainly for the reduced length,but also a lot less of a big headed aura. Unfortunately, the damage is done, I don't like Van Morrison.

Can only listen to so much van the man.... It's the combination of his fake American accent, and the jazziness of it all. I want to like it more.

It’s fine, but not really what I feel like listening to at all

The answer to the question, "what happens if you try to recapture the sing-along wonder of Brown Eyed Girl on every song of an album?" It isn't bad, but it is repetitive, and merges into one. Moondance of course the standout. I think Mr. Van suffers from having such a distinctive voice, which, combined with the instrumentation and construction, lead to all songs sounding near identical. La la la la, or sha la la la la la la? Time will be the judge.

No major thoughts, eh

I made it to the end of this album. Couldn't tell you anything about it other than "insipid waitrose music". Not 1* on an objective basis, but a personal one definitely.

Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

Oh, Van. Another I went into with a heavy bias. Van Morrison has always been an artist I didn't like listening to. Was I just being an ass? The album opens. OK. When he's singing in the lower part of his range, he's really pretty good. Not sure what the hell being stoned like jelly roll means, but I'm not aggravated. Maybe today is the day I discover the wonder of VM. "Moondance." Yeah, I've heard it about 700 too many times, but at least it's not "Brown Eyed Girl," which legit sends me into a downward spiral. There's a begrudging charm to the tune. And then... it happens. The whiny upper register. The suspicion that he doesn't actually mean anything he's singing. Like he recognizes these words would sound sensible if he sang them in this way, with just the right pause here and here, that he might get listeners to believe he's got a real suite of emotions under his arrogant exterior. And on it goes. And it gets harder to endure. And the arrangements start revealing themselves as trite and forced. Those background singers must have really hated working on this project. And then the record starts again and I'm mad at myself for tolerating the lyric about the fucking jelly roll. Fucking Van Morrison.

Boring slog

2.5 rounded down bland as all hell. idk maybe i’m just in a hater mood highlights: moondance (aug 24 2024)

Alright not really my speed. Will need another listen!

Ed Sheeran 100% stole “Crazy Love”. Van has a good voice, but, with the possibly exception of the title track, even the big songs are bland AF. Disappointingly boring album.

eu consigo ver os pontos bons desse álbum realmente consigo, ele é bem gostosinho, mas tipo definitivamente não é meu estilo de música, talvez ouviria ele jogando um red dead 2

Meio paia. Não é o meu estilo. Me lembra de The Office naquele episódio que a Jan ouve a música do assistente dela narrando o sexo que tiveram juntos.

Van Morrison's voice doesn't appeal to me. Outside of that, a bit of cultural appropriation. Overrated. Extra point for everybody here hitting the notes at the right time. Not my jam.

Sometimes 1001 albums gets me to listen to an artist I've never really liked, and if the album doesn't win me around, I can at least spend the time trying to work our why. I've never really cared for Van Morrison and this album has only confirmed my feeling. At first I theorised it was because it was too middle-of-the-road: a sort of Travis of it's time (though if you know me, you'll know that's a very savage appraisal. So, maybe a Stereophonics of it's time.) But I quite like it musically, and indeed, I active enjoyed Moondance, the song. It was a fun jazzy swinging time. I just wished it was someone else singing it. And that's when I figured out why I don't like Van Morrison. I don't like his voice. Which is kind of important for a singer. It feels like he is bellowing at me. He is a sort of aggressive or macho crooner. Whilst it's meant to be soothing, it actually puts me on edge! I feel like I've personally done something to upset him. It sort of sits with Springsteen, Janis Joplin, and Joe Cocker in that way (though the latter I like). Hmm. Is it a white people thing? Are they confusing soul with shouting? Maybe. And now I've identified the reason, I'm finding his voice even more grating! Only two songs to go. I very much look forward to this album being over. One song to go. Do you think we could use AI to remove Van Morrison from this Van Morrison album? Then we could just hear the nice backing singers. It's over. I'm putting on Harvest by Neil Young as a palette cleanser.

Okay, but nothing here was memorable for me.

Has not aged well.

Add it to the pile of unnoteworthy sixties/70s soft rock projects

Not a fan, but not terrible.

Not particularly for me. I think playing moondance at functions 1000 times has kinda ruined this guy for me lol

Vaguely cowboy lounge music

Bit forgettable

2,5

booooring and also something about his accent made me feel weird. whats going on there.

Like, it's mid??

Eh. I don't like VM. And this album did nothing to change that opinion.

Track 1 gaat o.a. over vissen en ik zit te vissen terwijl ik dit luister. Als ik sentimenteel was betekende dit een bonuspunt maar ik stuur niet op emotie natuurlijk. Ik ben niet gruwelijk onder de indruk van dit album. Misschien omdat ik rond 8 uur aan de waterkant arriveerde en al 3 uur geen enkel teken van leven heb gezien op m'n hengeltoppen. Wilhelminakanaal, altijd lastig met de methodfeeder. Het album heeft wel een wat melancholisch, feelgood-achtig sfeertje en dat is wel aangenaam. Ik vind z'n stem alleen verre van fijn, vooral die geknepen hogere tonen. Als ik heel eerlijk ben kan ik niet hoger geven dan 2 sterren. Dit is het niet voor mij, helaas.

Like solid 2.5, two opening tunes of high regard, but, not sure if he's a white guy stealing the blues.

It's better than Astral Weeks but I still don't like Van's voice and songwriting. The fact that he is a xunt in real life doesn't help

Not something I would choose for myself, ok for background music

Pretty good, but also feels like I'm in a grocery store with my mom halfway dancing to the music they're playing

Absolutely boring.

This is the kind of album that's very hard to rate. It's not bad, I just don't like it.

Un álbum de folk psicodélico bastante mediocre. No me llamó para nada la atención la composición o las interpretaciones realizadas por Van Morrison. Si es reconocido por alguna otra obra, este álbum definitivamente no me llamó lo suficiente la atención como para explorar la discografía de este artista. Poco recomendable, no entiendo por qué está en esta lista.

It was fine, and not much more. While I enjoy some folky 1970s albums, this one apparently doesn't do it for me.

All of it sounds like brown eyed girl. This guy just pumped out the same song over and over

I'm a bit taken aback by the production, it is said he did it by himself, and it shows (not in a good way), sometimes the sound is muddy, sometimes, instruments are too far away or too saturated (once again, not in a good way). It sometimes leans to kind of jamming sessions (and again, not in a good way). Note that I love DIY, I love saturation and improvisation, but it somehow succeeds in spoiling these. I also feel like it lacks coherence, going in different directions in a uncoordinated fashion. The country bits are a bit boring too. It's kind of frustrating because it seems to me that this album has potential, but wasted... and while listening to it I read about Van Morrison and I am even less inclined to give it a good rating.

The facial expressions I made while listening to Moondance were eerily similar to that of Van’s on the album’s cover.

Van comes out the gate swingin with two absolute bangers and follows it up with an album of 70s soft rock that a lot of babies were made to for some reason

Isn't this the fella from the wedding karaoke

ehhhhhh

C'était correct.

Old classic bit I find the music is not my favorite in fact a bit irritating.

Just okay

Not what I expected from Van Morrison, but still not really for me

Mostly dull - Everyone stood out as OK

Kan man anlægge en plagiat-sag mod sig selv? Hvis så tænker jeg Van Morrison har en god sag mod Glad Tidings. Der er passager som ligger meget tæt på hans monster hit Brown Eyed Girl. Resten af pladen er en pærevælling af alt muligt. Der er en sang der lyder som var det Old Blue Eyes. Andet er folket blues. Alt i alt kedede jeg mig bravt.

Miserable

ok.

Nothing interesting about this

Sounds like music for older people, sounds old

Easy listening, but too easy. Not my flow.

Some songs ok. The rest a bit dated

i’ve never really liked his music, to be honest. uninspired and kind of boring. and i can’t stand his voice. in short, not for me.

Not my vibe

unglaublich melancholisch, knödelig und doch kraftvoll

No es mi estilo

I thought most of the songs sounded the same

Kinda bland easy listening

Too folky for me

I own this album and never really liked it. I feel like Van had one of the greatest rock/pop songs of all time with Moondance but really didn't like his other stuff.

Es Jazz o country, bastante antiguo así que no es tanto de mi gusto pero sé que es buena música para la persona que le gusta ese genero

About once in a generation, Ireland breaks from it's tradition of producing stellar bands, and gives us a Van Morrison, or a U2, or a Westlife, I assume as revenge for the occupation. I kindly ask that they use bombings instead, this is excessive and cruel. Not as bad as Astral Weeks at least, but hard to love this cheese grater voice and mediocre rock and soul.

Meh

For some, Van is a musical genius. Maybe he is. For me, though, I don't particularly like his style of music or voice. I found myself bored with this album. Whilst it should be a 1 star, I'm giving him a 2 for the musicianship.

Moondance is a great track. A lovely loosy, jazzy jam. The rest is fine. There is one that sounds like a cover, of a cover, of a foreign language cove,r of a cover of 'Brown Eyed Girl'.

Will Moondance have a chance with the way I feel about Van Morrison? Eh, it's okay! Not as bad as I expected from previous exposure.

Tja, was soll ich sagen? Am besten an diesem Album hat mir gefallen, dass es zumindest angenehm kurz war. Ansonsten kann ich mich an keine Melodien erinnern, wenn ich einen Tag später daran zurück denke, außer, dass die Musik überwiegend recht langweilig vor sich hin gedudelt hat. Das Album soll ja ein Meisterwerk sein, aber man kann wohl sagen, dass es bei mir nur Gleichgültigkeit ausgelöst hat.

The most middle of the road thing almost ever but yeah pleasant

Neh

Not bad, but kind of boring

I didn't hear much variation in the songs, it all sounded the same. Not my thing.

Eh

Goddamn. Van Morrison is just so shit I can’t even. Absolutely awful, soft rock, pop crooning. Who the fuck buys this?

I wanted to like this album more than I did. It really didn't click with me though.

More jazzy than I had thought, still zooned out.

Only like like 2 songs

Moondance (the song) does not make an average album great. I will admit, I'm rather sick and tired of the Van Morrison flavour of music.

Nope

Liked moondance… that’s about it

Didn't speak to me, need to listen again though

Not my cup of tea

Muffiger Alte-Leute-Rock, dessen langgezogene Vocals die langweilige Musik wiederspiegeln. Das gibt ziemlich miese 2 Sterne. Everyone!

I've heard the title track, "Moondance", before but never realised that it was by Van Morrison, but I've never really been a fan of this style of jazz rock.

Just not my type of music.

So annoying

it was okay

Ganske kjipt. Burde kanskje gitt 1?

I suppose it's possible to hear how it influenced what came after it, appreciate it for that, and still not enjoy it.

Het zou goed moeten zijn, maar waarom krijg ik altijd ontzettende middle of the road kriebels van deze beste man? Hij verdient zoveel meer dan deze 2 zielige sterretjes.

I respect the album a lot but I probably won't listen to it again, but a few songs definitely

ta bien

it's fine

Even if I didn’t already think Van Morrison was an absolute twat, I doubt I’d enjoy this album very much. Apart from the title track none of the songs have much juice.

ijbol

I don't know what I was so afraid of. Yes, it was boring, but not more boring than usual. And I liked the title song

it was all right

What a snorefest! I got excited when i saw moondance but it turns out it is the only song I liked.

meh

Yawn. Not for me Clive. Hoping that's the only van Morrison album on here but I reckon I'll be disappointed

Now I know who sings that one song I don’t like

Some pleasant songs but I just don’t like the way he sings. Like can he try to sing a little… better?

I remember hearing Moondance covered by the college jazz band, which was my entree into the world of Van Morrison's music. That, and Jeff Buckley's cover of The Way Young Lovers Do. I think that's where my interest ends. The voice is unique and does not fall happily on these ears.

I don't really like his voice. There's something weird about it to me. This album was boring. I don't get Van Morrison. Oh well. Not excited to listen to more of him for this list. My favourite song was Moondance.

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yes Favourite song: Track 7 - These Dreams of You

Not good at all

Did not vibe with this Mr Morrison sorry

Basically someone who wants to please Dylan a lot.

Felt like Van Morrison would be a band I would enjoy more if I committed the time. Well, I committed and outside of a couple songs, went from bored and to annoyance. Really liked the 1st song and thought this was going to be very good. Moondance is a song I find annoying. Then I really enjoyed the lyrics in Crazy Love and I went back to thinking, OK, this will be fine. Then the rest of the album did nothing for me. I don't have a specific criticism, just did nothing for me and thought it all sounded the same. Maybe the voice? I don't know. Just wasn't a fan. I'll give this a 2 because I did like a couple songs, but other than those, I'll pass.... 2

Diet Bob Seger. Does all of the 70's rock stuff I expect. The more swing like songs were cool but overall meh. Maybe once upon a time it was groundbreaking but it exists solely on legacy to me. Other than that it had little to offer. 2

2.5 Idk man this didn’t really give me a lot to bite into - pretty generic classic vinyl. And It Stoned Me was a decent opener, but I was pretty disappointed by the title track, finding it a pretty boring piece of jazz that could probably rival some elevator music. The next few tracks were slightly better, with Into the Mystic probably being my personal favorite here, and while I appreciated the unique sound to each, I still didn’t find myself overly impressed with anything. Unfortunately, it’s downhill from there - as it turns out, this is actually an incredibly frontloaded album, and there is just nothing interesting going on in the back half. I guess I can acknowledge and commend the versatility, but nothing about any of the songs provided a notably standout moment for me. While I don’t think Van Morrison is a bad songwriter, his stuff doesn’t resonate with me - one of the more mid albums I’ve heard so far.

Currently #818 on my artist charts. I know this is supposed to be a classic but it'll be different listening after his lockdown tantrum. Pretty plain.

Tämähän on ihan kiva. Mutta paino sanalla ihan, koska mulla meni kyllä kuunnellessa puolet ohi, koska ei jaksanut kuitenkaan napata mielenkiintoa. Se vie pisteitä

I can't believe this guy made the jazz standard moondance! everything else is pretty forgettable and bullshit.

If Van Morrison's voice didn't seem so...wheedling...would I take against him so viscerally? Probably not. (On the other hand, TB Sheets (not here) is a masterpiece, and proof in itself that I can get over myself and my irrational dislikes when the moment calls for it.) (That said, music is nothing if it isn't about irrational likes and dislikes. Summat to do with issues of internal narratives, I suspect.)

not good not bad

I asked someone to give me albums to listen to some time ago and every single one they recommended was fantastic, except for this one. I actually put this one off for a few months for some arbitrary reason, and instead of being transcended into another dimension and seeing Jah, I found it tasteless and boring. Even 'Into the Mystic' didn't raise the hairs under my chinny-chin-chin. I don't know music like Quinn does, so maybe the matter of the fact is that I'm just an uncultured swine.

Overrated.

It is what it is, a singing man ;) no fan here.

its just eh. Thats it.

Hyvää musiikkia.

Meh.

Not for me

Album #: 15 first impressions: The only Van Morrison songs I know going into this is Brown Eyed Girl & Into the Mystic. I've been avoiding going back to this album because it seems like this book is chock full of music that sounds like this/from this era. And wait, lol, of course I knew Moondance (barf), too. Wait. And Crazy Love (fine). after listening through: This album is much less cool than I thought it would be. I thought it would be more Laurel Canyon-Summer of 69-jammy for some reason. But its...much cornier? The vibe is like, 70's Gavin Degraw. And wow, his voice is grating when he shouts, but tolerable when soft. I liked Into the Mystic, and the funky bass and sax on Come Running. Most of the rest ranged from moderately to hugely embarrassing to listen to. Its like a less fun CCR/ (poorly) yassified Dylan. post-reading reviews/wiki: Ope, forgot he did that whole covid denial / lockdown protest thing. Also wasn't expecting that many people to love this album? Hm. recommended for: middle-aged aunts drunk on $5 sangrias during a girls night hang out; MAGA hat wearing dads who love to explain that they aren't racist bc classic rock was very inspired by Black music and they love classic rock.

I cannot stand Van Morrison. Okay, he's done a couple of good songs, but with such a large output, anyone could knock off two or three half-decent songs. On this album - an album I own, for some inexplicable reason - the one good song is "Moondance". The man himself is also a bit of an arse.

Ganske kjipt. Burde kanskje gitt 1?

Good album makes me feel like this guys not a one but wonder but his voice gets kinda grating after a while

Beetje boring

Ei sykähdytä, aika unohdettavaa.

Maybe this was original for the time? Sounds boring now.

Not for me this, it’s just meh. His voice is not for me, also why does he sing in an American accent, the northern Irish accent is a great accent. The music has a nice warm party vibe but it doesn’t go anywhere. It’s not unlistenable, it’s pleasant enough but just background music.

I just really get bored of his voice while listened over and over through an album. Like ear fatigue in a way. The music is okayish but its not my cup of tea honestly. I know this guy was huge but I understand now why I only knew the hits.

The title track is solid. I had heard it before but I never knew what it was called. Everything else was a bore that I struggle to recall.

Really hit and miss.

Smooth cheese. Nice bass but I couldn't wait for it to finish.

Not really my thing.

I don't think I am going to like this. I didn't dislike it as much as I was expecting. Two. Ish.

03/18/2022 I was really enjoying this! ...But then after 'Into the Mystic' finished, it all got very bland and boring?

Still salty over the last Van Morrison album I hated so much. This one was better...but still hippy drivel.

não é minha vibe

Tää on must vähän taas näitä välimallin juttuja. Oon aikaisemminkin koittanut kuunnella tätä levyy saamatta selkoo että onks tää lintu vai kala. Moondance-kappale itsessään on kyl jo tietynlainen jazz-klassikko, mutta muu levy on jonkinlaista folk/rock/country/soul -sillisalaattia. Jotenkin uppoo aikalailla tapettiin koko homma. Yksittäisenä kappaleena Moondance on upee, mutta sitä tässä ei kyllä nyt arvioida. 2/5

While I was listening to this album I was cooking cauliflower cheese, my dog jumped up next to me and knocked the whisk out of my hand and got cheese sauce all over the kitchen which I had to clean up. Not my thing.

Nýbúinn að hlusta, alveg kósí en ekkert gritt

Just meh, really off and on through each song. Honestly was expecting a slightly stronger overall sound.

Langweilig. Nicht schlimm und für damals gut produziert, aber langweilig. Gut als Hintergrundmusik in Cafés vermute ich mal?

Surprisingly croonerific. Not all albums from this era are that good.

2 tracks I've heard before - Everyone and Moondance which I dig. Overall, not a fan...

lol @ wikipedia saying this is considered by every man and his dog to be the best album of all time. it's not. 2/5.

I have not listened to this for many years. Pretty dull. Always thought Van was overrated. Astral Weeks is a much better album.

building your entire career off music invented by black people and being a giant racist, what a familiar combo unfortunately the songwriting is still really good tbh, moondance is iconic even if the original is probably the worst version of it his voice is probably the weakest link here, similarly to bob dylan i actually prefer covers of van morrison songs back half of the album was pretty forgettable

I enjoyed the title track, but that was mainly from having heard it growing up. The rest all melded together and nothing stands out. The music is somewhat overshadowed by the racism and anti-science COVID stance of Van Morrison in recent years.

Country & Western, not for me

He can't sing, bored music

Not too hot on this one. A lot of the songs end up sounding the same, with no particular standout track. 3/10

Nudy

Meh

He sounds like such a douche

boomer music

???? underwhelming. for every good song I liked there was at least 2 more boring ones

Pretty boring. Basic chill 70s love songs. Good songs to smoke weed to I guess, but isn't that every 70s song? Worst album cover ever? Dude has pipes though.

Meh. Same song. Boring. Fine for the background.

Smooth and chill but uninteresting

Užasno užasno dosadno. Svaka pjesma isto zvuči i realno samo sam čekala da završi album. Nema "soul" koji misli da ima. Nije mi se svidio njegov glas koji je u svakoj pjesmi isti. Na identičan način pjeva svaku pjesmu.

Slow first listen not a big fan. Simple blues bass lines and some jazz vibes. Very early 70s sound

I guess

Lindo

Meh

I don't like Van Morrison

bad

1st song:i am not really enjoying the lirycs doesn't really make sense and its not the type of music that i listen to usually and not in a positive way

I don't listen to Morrison

Trop ancien pour moi j’ai pas ecouté dsl

Jesus fucking Christ. This album is so annoying. I’m in a worse mood than usual, but my god this album is tedious. He’s just copying black artists who already did this, and way better. Every song has the same chord progression, every song is basically the same. Never has an artist done less with some pretty great sounding supporting cast members.

I’m not listening to this shit. Into the Mystic is a decent song. Otherwise Van Morrison is an anti-vax bullshit artist.

Have never appreciated this artist.