Moondance

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

I'm sick of the 70s

Didn’t catch it

Listening to this reinforced my loathing of Van Morrison, just an album full of dreary mor nothingness. A blank canvas of an album, completely dull

too country. didn’t listen rly

Never liked Van Morrison. Never will. It's easier for me to dismiss this album now that I've confirmed that he's a dick.

I had this fathead less than 10 days ago. GO AWAY.

I really don’t like Van Morrison. His vocal delivery is awful, with the weird wailing thing he does before delivering a note (just because it works for Dylan, doesn’t mean you need to do it as well…). The songs are so beige… I can imagine the stage setup for the live performance with a least four, preferably bearded, percussionists with a range of shakers and hand drums, adding absolutely nothing to the songs because they are soooo beige. A gilded turd.

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.

Allergic to Van Morrison.

La verdad es que me aburrió, como le pongo -1 ⭐️?

Repetitive. Boring. Sounds nice, but its always the same thing. Lack of creativity. 1/5

Not my favorite genre, but I'm always down to try new music. Couldn't finish the whole album 'cause it just wasn't my type of music.

…having lost any pretense of objectivity by now….which feels great btw….more than one college girlfriend ruined this album for me…jelly rolls and fishing poles…I’m happy so many of y’all love this

مو ذوقي

Boring.

Already had one of these and he hasn’t got any better.

Could have died without listening to this again. Very whiny and repetitive. Wah wah, wah wah, wah wah wah

not really my speed but it’s okay!!

This and his early body of work has undeniably had a big influence on many subsequent artists. For example, the worst honky tonk filler tracks on early 70s Rolling Stones albums, and the almighty decades long blight on pub band music that Brown Eyed Girl had (and makes me want to run a mile the moment I hear it). He has single handled created the most tedious kind of brassed up blues rock that saps your soul. Objectively it’s probably 2*, but subjectively given the longevity of its public exposure and therefore personal torture it’s a rock bottom mark from me.

This is so boring. Just an absolute slog to get through. 1/5 stars.

Mediocre tbh, not my style at all

Bit boring, did not like his voice, good ideas but could have been better

Not a mood

Yes, yes, a classic album. Have listened. I have problems with this (these may not be your problems): I can't go into a bar with live music without hearing this title track and others (e.g., "Into the Mystic") by the local cover bands--every fucking single one. Even if the bands were stellar I'd hate it. Even if Morrison was there himself doing it or any other track from this record, even if there was no cover charge, I'd hate it. Even if he wasn't a Trumpie I'd hate it. He's right up there (again, for me) with Steely Dan, Billy Joel, and Elton John. So over it.

I liked Caravan and agree with VM - the song he would like played at his funeral..

Brzmi meblościanką

Better than brown eyed squirrel

Great album! But VM is a jerk. Was a total A-hole to a dear friend of mine.

Isn't it funny how Van Morrison always runs out of words when writing songs and needs to fill big parts of the song with sha la la and na na na all the time?

The only van morrison song i knew coming into this album was brown eyed girl, and the only song i liked on this album was moondance (the title song). I really didn't like this album, mostly because of the meandering feel, it was all very samey.

First 3 seconds made me cringe. I really don't like the country twang sound. It mellowed was more able to listen to it. Disclaimer. I mostly have only heard these songs when covered by other people. And with a first listen, I can tell why they are covered. They are beautiful songs. But his voice makes his songs tough to fully enjoy. It is very dated to the time it was created, and the updates to the songs are better for people like me with no nostalgia for the 70s. How many songs are on this. They are all blending together and my brain is bored.

Album cover had me laughing a bit, another one where I subconsciously know the music, but not the artist . Didn't hit me like the other albums, I'm going to be harsh with the rating because I had enough by the half way point

1 star, but moondance is ok .

0/10

The piano does not belong in a rock song.

Fuck Van Morrison

put him down

this is nothing music. can't be bothered to care, not even positive i spent the last 40 minutes actually listening to music. technically a 2 but spiritually a 1

Same old story here. The country folk parts are some of the worst sounds ever recorded and are further proof that this unimaginitive and annoying genre should be banned. The title track and few of the others are stray from country folk and are actually OK in places, but even when exploring other genres this album is still grating and uninteresting.

Did not like this at all. Boring, whiny.

the oinly redeming thing was the saxaphone

I don't know - I just really didn't like any of this. 1.5 / 10

No.

Never liked him much after Brown Eyed Girl. Then he became Mr. Conspiracy.

I don't get the love Van Morrison gets. His voice is grating beyond belief. The faux jazz interludes are irritating and then he adds a harpsichord. Ugh! Plus he's a cranky, crusty individual whom I never want to cross paths with. Forget it.

Boooooo

Absolutely fucking not. Not just because he's a reprehensible prick, but also saxophone aside this is a very boring record.

Gobshite

no thanks man

This is another album where my view of it is coloured by the current political leanings of the artist. Van Morrison seems to have turned into a tin foil hat anti-vaxer with his latest album having a song “They Own the Media”. No prizes for working out what he’s alluding to here. I listened to this album anyway and didn’t really enjoy it. File in the bin with Morrissey, Clapton et al.

First listen Saved 1/10: Moondance

The man is a pig and a cancer on society. Having said that he is part of the fabric on Ireland and the album is smooth and mellow. I'm a fan of separating the art from the artist but fuck van Morrison.

I hate this prick

Det här var inte alls min musiktaste. Besvikelse

I knew the song "Moondance", but never liked it. I didn't like this album at all, primarily, because I don't like Van Morrison's voice. Hence, I have to give it a pour rating.

Ooo bad start. BUT it did lead me to his band Them who was so much better than his annoying solo crap. Ha.

Into the Mystic was the only song I somewhat liked.

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Enough Van Morrison already. I'm gonna instead review an album from an artist that deserves this spot much more, and has a similar sounding name - Ennio Morricone. For my chosen album I'll go with Once Upon a Time in the West (C'Era Una Volta Il West) from 1968. Morricone's compositions shift between wistful and mellow to playful to intense and sometimes downright evil, conjuring up a wide array of emotions and atmospheres, that are equally as evocative without the cinematic images they were meant to accompany. There is another common thread here. Both Morrison and Morricone are Europeans producing work inspired heavily by America, but only one of them manages push past inspiration into actual innovation. As for Moondance, I award it one lasso for Van to go and play cowboy pretend. 𓍯

I ALREADY RATED THIS YOU IDIOTS

My enjoyment of that was like a roller coaster, but one of those ramshackle rickety wooden ones that doesn’t get very far off the ground. Will probably end up rated 1 star in lieu of 1.5 being a rating.

I've never been into Van Morrison. I like a few tracks but I know he's an arsehole and he sounds like an arsehole so I always feel he's slightly at arm's length to me. This was quite easy listening but nothing else for me. I liked the piano on Moondance though. More of the looseness would have been welcome.

Eh ok

Asshole

I just don't understand the acclaim this dude gets. Dull as fuck.

Hate

Not a Van Morrison fan.

Can't be arsed listening as I know it'll be a boring album

Overrated.

He's an asshole live. I won't support him at all.

It's all a bit nice and straightforward and formulaic

Pff. Boring.

Not a fan.

dun like it boring old man music im not a suburban american pentagenarian dad

Why does he have the simplest basslines mixed in so prominently. Eg come running Ok I do like brand new day

Noooot a huge fan of Van Morrison, just doing nothing for me.

Quite melodic.

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