It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison has such a distinctive voice. This was a great album.

I don’t get Van at all, and this one did nothing for me either…

Long album makes me nervous, I was right to be nervous, just boring, like so dull.

It's like I'm trapped in a prom from the 80s without all the hijinks, hilarity, and underage sex.

oh fuck off

He's an awful person, but this was a great live recording.

man, i guess i'm a huge hater of the irish, sorry Would I listen again: no please, this is the kind of music my parents want to listen to live Deserves to be on this list: live albums need to be executed 2.3

It’s never too late to shut up now. So boring, every score ran off like pee.

No entiendo el empeño de meter albumes en directo de artistas con una gran discografía. Van Morrison es mucho mejor en estudio.

I love Astral Weeks and Moondance, but would rather listen to those versions of the songs. This was fine, but just not a live concert album that should be on this list. Plenty more deserving live albums like 4-way street by CSNY or Europe 72 by the Grateful Dead, etc. etc.

This was a really good live album! I enjoyed it quite a bit!

The concert flows well. A few odd arrangement choices but by the end I felt I had been on a journey that I enjoyed.

I like some Van Morrison and have his album Moondance as a perfect alum (and 5 star rating on this site). I have 18 songs of his "liked" on Spotify. My first thought was "uh oh - a live double album". In my opinion - most (not all) live recordings are generally not as good as studio recordings AND most (not all) double albums usually have a lot of filler. I love live music - but it's almost always better in person than on a recording. But, I have an open mind so let's see how this goes ... It seems like he's trying to do a Sam Cooke or James Brown imitation. I don't feel this adds anything to my enjoyment of the songs I already know. And then he has 6 covers - which are better in their original versions. And It didn't make me want to listen to the songs I don't know. I'm not going to listen to this again and have not "liked" any songs on Spotify (which means they won't show up on my automated playlists). Liked songs on Spotify: 0/12 Rating: 1/5 (should be zero)

Jazzy, high production value, Van Morrison, fantastic!

Flott live plata, fín lög, ábyggilega frábært ef hann er í uppáhaldi hjá ykkur. Mér finnst hann samt bara fínn. Þristum þetta.

I think all the Van Morrison originals on this album are great. Accompanied by orchestra elements. But what really sticks out in my mind is the blues standards of "I Believe to My Soul" and "I Just Want to Make Love to You". I'm a big VanFan, his early 70s Laurel Canyon produced albums tend to be ear candy and orgasmical pieces of music. But I never once listen to his live music unless you count The Last Waltz. This was a really good treat, hot as hell, great sound and production. The blending of audience sounds and of course those blues standards really make this album pop. I reccomend to all those who like this type of music, and if you're looking for a change. Anyway I was gonna give it 5 stars but I remember, in "Listen to the Lion" Van says sodomy like 30 times. I'm not stupid I know he's saying 'side of me'. But he couldn't do a pick up vocal of him not saying it as sodomy? Its so apparent and I can't let this go without consequence. Unbelievable. 4/5

Kinda nice, kinda mid

A fine album by any metric, except that it somehow feels distant. I don't feel it.

Sounds good. I just don't really care for it.

Pleasant and chill album that had lovely playing and singing in it. It also sounded fantastic. Personally this was not something that I would listen day to day basis but I do see myself getting back to this one day.

I generally like Van Morrison’s music, but dislike extended live versions of songs. Jam bands drive me nuts. So this album really tasted my patience.

I don’t really like live albums as they are a bit like a less well produced ‘Best Of’. This isn’t like that, as it is very, almost too, well produced. The music is just a bit bland and non-descript, though - it’s like listening to the soundtrack for The Commitments. Plus George Morrison is a giant cunt and seemingky has an USian accent, despite being born in Belfast.

Glad I wasn’t there

I know nothing about Van Morrison aside from "Brown Eyed Girl", but didn't go into this live album with much optimism. It's honestly not bad. Morrison is an entertaining and capable vocalist, the band is spectacular, and the album itself is fine. I don't think this needed to be a double album, but I'm also not a Van Morrison fan. It's Too Late to Stop Now also has the unfortunate fate of featuring no banter between songs, causing it to not feel all that 'live' at all. As powerful a performer Van Morrison may have been in his day, it speaks to how tastes and legacies change that this albums feels out of place on this list. Good live album? Sure. Essential album? Ehhhhh... Highlights: "Wild Children"

Ouvi apenas o disco 1, gostei bem pouco.

I Believe to My Soul no nice gsi

Chli lang und meistens isch live eif nd so geil wied original songs wenn mer nd selber dette isch

What a showman Van is! He’s like a human horn. And he just knows how to dance around with his voice and interact with the instruments around him. Points deducted as usual for comprehensibility, but this is a lot of fun.

fun!

idk i just dont like van morrison's voice

There’s not much to like here: his awful voice, this isn’t a greatest hits setlist, and this version of Into the Mystic—his only good song—is phoned in. But his band! Oh, his band. So is this the “Frampton Comes Alive” of Ireland? Asking for a friend.

Its all fine. Music is pretty good, I've never been much of a fan of Van Morrison or his voice though

It just feels like he stole from black artists and then became extremely famous

A 90 minute two part live album? No! 😩 I love seeing live music, but I hate listening to a live recording.

So comfortable. I didn’t expect to think much of this album but it’s lovely.

A fitting end to my list. Great soul and feeling.

Not quite a greatest hits album, but a lot of stuff I know and like plus some cool covers. His voice is in fine fettle, the band is great. He’s an asswipe these days, but this is still a solid 4.

Such a great album, what a voice on this guy! It's rare nowadays to have a full horn section and what a difference it makes for conveying energy; the trumpet player is sensational in the upper registry without losing control, and the saxophone reminds me of Maceo Parker. They are electric and Morrison's voice is equal to the task. Wonderful discovery for me.

A lot of pleasant songs

Best Song: Warm Love. Fresh, energetic, with the best vocals in the double album. Worst Song: Cyprus Avenue. The recording should have long ago ended by now. There's not even any energy in this protracted finale, just this desperate feeling that the night shouldn't end, when in reality it's been over for a while. Overall: Way too long. If I were at this concert live I would think it was too long. Feels odd to include this live album, as I don't really see what is particularly transformative about it being recorded live rather than in the studio.

Sax and piano were nice

Thoroughly enjoyable listening!

Great background music. Unsure where or why the Jamaican accent from in Listen to the Lion.

it’s far too long and apparently this is only volume 1! Also feels like a cruel punishment giving us another live album from the 70s within a week I would say the whole thing kinda just washed over me, but the 10 minute long final two tracks were definitely starting to test me Highlight was Saint Dominic’s Preview but i couldn’t tell you why

The thing is this man kinda sucks but he’s also so good. If I met him in real life I’d projectile vomit before he’d finished the first sentence but the music is phenomenal. This has a certain energy which comes both from an exuberant live performance and also just having a sick backing band. The only song that didn’t grab me was, interestingly, Into the Mystic which I usually highly rate. Just feel like it had more energy in the studio.

Never been a massive Van Morrison fan and nothing here changed that. Not terrible at all but just not for me

With the first track of each album, I am beginning to tell whether or not I am going to look at each song and break them down individually. Sometimes, though, the first track just stumps me, for a couple of different reasons. In this case, I really can't tell what the reason is with "Ain't Nothing you can do". I get the sense however that each track is going to sound very similar. There is nothing inherently wrong with this, but if that 'thing' being repeated isn't hugely enjoyable, then it's going to feel like a slog. Even in the opening minute of "Warm Love", I remain stumped as to whether or not I am listening to something I enjoy. It's got all the pieces, but I'm not sure they are tying together in a satisfactory way for me. However, I am always down to give each album in its entirety a fair crack. "I believe to my soul" was fantastic, the way the instruments meet the same hard-hitting cadence of Morrisons voice; really cool. The strings, piano and subtle guitar of "Wild Children" create a gorgeous backing to Morrisons vocals. "I just want to make love to you" also had an incredible swagger in it's instruments and vocals that made it a joy to listen to. My first observation was wrong it seems, as this has become more enjoyable as times goes on. "Gloria" with it's gospel vibe and crowd interaction was really fun and the upbeat nature of "Caravan" despite the rise and fall in it's tempo was a delight. However, I can't help but compare it to the one other live album I've heard so far, which I think has spoiled me: Cash's Folsom Prison album. He has Charisma, but it's of a different type; Morrison isn't quite as... *cool* as Cash. For that, it's gonna be stuck at 4. Sorry Morrison!

3 out of 5 Good live album. Little long but great jams.

Why can’t I understand a single word this man is singing?

Legend!

Okay, losing track of reading “the greatest live album of all time” in every live albums description on here. Double album also unsettles me, but was pleasantly surprised by Moondance on here. Let’s see… …Impressed from the off. Great voice and performances all round and great energy and tightness too. It is good, but there is a little something of it blending into one somehow too. Obviously great to be there and live, but maybe different evaluating as an album 🤷🏻‍♂️ But great musicianship all round. Similar to moondance, got my fill fairly early and as side 1 comes to a close and enjoyed it. Not sure I need side 2, but let’s see. Didn’t get round to side 2. Probably will come back to it and maybe hits the 4* so far

I was already familiar with this album. I am a big fan of live albums in general, and Van Morrison in particular is known to put on a great live show. That is documented very well here. He is a great front man and vocalist, and the band is on point. The song selection is great, and the album itself flows nicely, providing a realistic concert experience. I would listen again for sure.

I think Van Morrison is ... W A Y more interesting and actually better than I already thought, which was that he was a step above and kind of in his own niche genre. Kind of singer/ songwriter kind of folk, kind of soft rock... kind of jazzy, but ALL of it! I might be the type to get ... mildly sick of the same distinct voice but not really for one album and most certainly not taking his LYRICAL songs in isolation, his instrumentals! (of course with his band!) are fantastic, even a bit magical TBH. So there it is! Yeah, this is WAY worth discovering!

I repeat myself when under stress I repeat myself when under stress I repeat myself when under stress I repeat myself when under stress

Would like to know who actually thinks this is one of the greatest live albums of all time? Do people actually believe that, or did some reviewer at some point suggest that and now we take it as fact?

Captures his authenticity as a performer, together with the energy in the room. As others have said, well-produced and the band are just great. Probably too many meanderingly long tracks to convert the non-fans. But plenty of gorgeous songs, including lots I didn't know before, like Listen to the Lion.

++*: Into the Mystic ++: Ain't Nothin' You Can Do, These Dreams of You, I Believe to My Soul, I've Been Working, Help Me, Wild Children, Domino, I Just Want to Make Love to You, Saint Dominic's Preview, Take Your Hand Out of My Pocket, Listen to the Lion, Here Comes the Night, Gloria, Caravan, Cyprus Avenue +: Warm Love, Bring It On Home to Me 9,9/10

Cool live album Standout songs: I Believe to my soul Saint Dominics Preview Cyprus Avenue

Not too bad. Kind of long. But I mean I guess it's a live album. So understandable length. I just wish I didn't know how crappy of a person he is now.

No doubt that he can sing and enjoys doing it. A good concert.

Van Morrison is an icon and his musical contributions must be respected, but the recording quality and the majority of the performances on this album are a travesty.

Nothing wrong with the actual music - in fact, it’s quite impressive as a live album. The problem is the length of the album since it just becomes boring no matter your Van Morrison tolerance.

I’m not the biggest fan of live albums. The songs never sound quite right and it’s impossible to capture the feeling of actually being in the audience. This is no different, although it admittedly does showcase Van the Man’s deep catalogue and his soulful warble

Great live show

Great live album, nothing quite like Van Morrison

Chill

Not a fan of live albums but it’s fine.

Cba

I was warned there was as a lot of Van Morrison. A love album will never be a must listen for me, although this isn’t a bad one at all.

That was fun

Five stars for music. Zero stars for being a douche. Averages to 2.5, rounds up to 3.

É um álbum ao vivo do Van Morrison. É bom 🤷

When I first listened to Moondance as a kid I thought I would be a fan of Van Morrison. I am not.

Thought there wasn't supposed to be live albums on here, but it's Van the Man, so I'll let it pass

Ugh. This was not a fun listen. Happy it is over. A couple okay songs was not worth the filler.

This was pretty fun. I think most of the better songs were covers, but it sounded pretty damn good. Soolid 3. The length is not really justified

4.5

A live album is a greatest hits really. This is fine. But Astral Weeks and Moondance tell you all you need to know about van Morrison. 2.5 rounded down because it’s a greatest hits in disguise.

A bit of a disappointment. The song selection is pretty good, but it doesn't sound like Van was in the mood. I admit I didn't read the album notes to know how many nights this covered. I love Domino and Caravan as songs, but not these versions, nor the 10 minute seventies wig outs. Rarely boring, here Van is a tad on the boring side. Not worthy of consideration.

I was talking once with a friend about the current state of R'n'B, and I listed off some popular contemporary artists who I thought were doing interesting work. "Oh," replied my friend "I don't really think of that as real R'n'B" and then gave some examples of bands (all at least twenty years old) who did records that he considered 'proper' R'n'B. All of the bands he listed were white. He didn't really have much to say after I pointed that out. I am reminded of that conversation when I read reviews of this record as being "soul music in a very real sense", "pure blue-eyed soul passion", and Van as the "young soul lion". This is soul music by white people for white people. I just don't feel the intensity when compared to live recordings from, say, Sam Cooke or Otis Redding or Aretha Franklin or James Brown. Yeah, I get that Van has a good voice and is intensely in the moment, but it doesn't feel real to me. It doesn't help that his band of crack session musos play it so fucking safe. This is ninety minutes of boring, mid-tempo, competently professional backing, but with little spark (the cliched saxophone solos particularly stand out as merely stock). I will admit that they do a good job of riding with Van's on-the-fly arrangement of the songs, using hand gestures to guide, extend and control the songs. But they don't have a lot of soul. This is most apparent in the covers, which all pale (pun intended) in comparison with the originals. A key element of the myth of this album is that Van wouldn't allow any over-dubbing. It had to be perfect and an accurate representation of what happened on stage (which is laudable), so the song 'Moondance' (his biggest hit) didn't make the cut supposedly because of one bum note. I don't believe that for a minute; the album is compiled from multiple nights, so surely there was at least one performance that went OK. Plus, soul music is about the _feel_, not note-perfect performance. The mistakes are part of the sauce that makes soul so tasty. I reckon Van Morrison deliberately didn't include his biggest hit because he thinks the record buying public can go fuck themselves. I confess my long-standing prejudice against Van Morrison as a performer. He was, admittedly, pretty on fire for these gigs, but he also has a well-documented history of being an unpredictable, cranky and undemonstrative performer. I feel that he is a selfish musician with a limited repertoire of tricks, and he is often contemptuous of his audience which is unforgivable in my mind. I did not enjoy this over-long album. I wavered between being bored and pissed off and wondering (yet again) why black artists are so under-represented on this list. 2 stars.

Ok

Great live album - rare since Van HATES audiences ! LOL, But sweet sounds, 2 discs.

van morrison! (live)

My previous album was an Eric Clapton offering, now I have Van Morrison, so it's back-to-back anti-vax twats. I have already listened to Morrison's Moondance from this list and I hated it, so let's see what this has in store for me. Well, it's a lot better, but it would have really been going some to be worse. I'm not sure if it's the songs he's singing or how he's singing them, but these is far more tolerable, even if I don't like it. It sounds very American, like some kind of off-brand Springsteen. I'm never going to listen to this again, though, especially as it is much too long, both the whole album and the individual tracks.

Very good live album. Fantastic instruments/musicians - some tracks a bit long in parts.

Kinda mid

Voisi kuunnella joskus uudestaan. 2,75/5.

Det er i grunn ganske bra, bare ikke helt mitt tempo. Går hardt til tider da, feks. I've Been Working.

Van the man! Et veldig godt livealbum som minner om de bedre livegreiene fra The Band (som han har spilt med) og Bruce Springsteen i sin prime. Blir genuint glad av å høre denne versjonen av «St. Dominic’s Preview». Det er liksom mer gamp enn i studioversjonen. Og den fela (?) i bakgrunnen! Bandet er forøvrig helt supert. De spiller Morrison god hele veien, som like greit lirer av seg en hitparade. Eneste grunnen til at albumet ikke når helt opp er når han roter seg borti boogiewoogie og bluespastisjer. Det er ikke UMULIG at plata hadde gjort seg bedre som singel-LP

En helaften! Jeg blei litt svett når jeg så hvor langt dette albumet er, men det funker!

2.5

Thought this was pretty good, particularly for a live album, it’s extremely well produced. I waffle a bit on Morrison but I enjoyed this for the most part. Good to have on in the background and has a positive energy.

This was a pretty decent middle-of-the-road album. I have a lot of respect for Van Morrison because his music style crosses over into multiple genres. With that being said, I find myself enjoying some of his albums more than others. Overall, this was a good album with good energy, and it was also a good recording for a live album. It’s probably not something I would go back to for personal pleasure, but it will definitely be on the list of albums to have playing in the background for special occasions.

I am prejudiced against Live albums. I like listening to music live, but a live album cannot break into my daily listening unless I know the studio version and like the live one better. In this case, I do not know the studio versions 🤷‍♂️

I listened to this album in a few different sittings throughout my workday, from walking the facility with a skip in my step to swaying my chair back and forth in my chair at my desk. Now this is the kind of energy I wanted from Van Morrison when I was getting ready to listen to Astral Weeks! I hadn't considered whether or not any live albums would make their way onto this list; I would have assumed not, seeing as such albums tend to be excluded from such conversations, but I am pleasantly surprised to see that these projects are still up for consideration on a list such as this one, as I believe there are many different live albums which could warrant a placement (At Folsom Prison, Stop Making Sense, and Alive 2007 as examples). This album does give me the same hesitance I have with most live albums though, as I wonder whether I would be getting more out of the experience if I knew more of Van Morrison's songs going in. Don't get me wrong, this album is still incredible; Van Morrison's skill and charisma as a showman is clear as day, and I'm always a sucker for full-band instrumentation with a horn section. The cover songs here all work incredibly well too, in exactly the ways which The Rolling Stones' self-titled album did not; both albums even feature covers of the same exact song (I Just Want to Make Love to You), and Vam Morrison makes it his own in a way that the Stones just didn't manage to. While I absolutely loved listening to this album, I wish I got to experience it with enough knowledge of his work to allow me to hear the variations in performance which he brought to these live versions of his songs. One day I'll come back to this album when I've finally taken a deeper dive into Van the Man, and I can only imagine how gratifying that experience will be. Highlights: Ain't Nothin' You Can Do, Into the Mystic, I Believe to My Soul, I've Been Working, Help Me, I Just Want to Make Love to You, Bring It on Home to Me, Saint Dominic's Preview, Take Your Hand Out of My Pocket, Here Comes the Night, Caravan, Cyprus Avenue

Sounds like Van Morrison. Doesn't even really sound like a live album - so what was the point? It's fine, but nothing to get too excited about....

Long album... it was pretty good though.

Pretty fun album overall despite not knowing a lot of his catalogue

As much as I dislike live albums being in this list, this one was a bop. Lots of fun tracks and great energy.

sounds like this would have been fun to be at but live albums suck

Not my thing

4.5. A little too much filler.

It’s frustrating when you get an album with your favorite songs by someone, but they don’t deliver the same energy in that live version.

Nah. One star for some good horns & instrumentation. Will remember zero of this before I go to bed tonight.

“It’s too late to stop now” is how I feel every time we get another shitty 60/70’s guy, let alone a live album from a 60/70’s shitty guy. Brown Eye Swirl

There's nothing truly wrong with this, but it's the most Dad of Dad albums ever to play in a garage. 3/5

Some songs got better, some were different but Cypress Avenue and Gloria, I feel, were ruined. I LOVE Cypress Avenue but this was too minimal, too extended, too thought over. I enjoyed hearing live Van Morrison, though. Never listened live. Another fine album but not mind blowingly special. 3/5

My mom listens to this guy sometimes. He's good, just not my style.

Fantastic! Deserved more than 1 listen and more than 5 stars!

Love sitting here listening to this album, I’ve never made a point to listen to Van Morrison, but the whole time I could not stop tapping my toe and feeling the music.

I don't think a double live Van Morrison album would have been at the top of my mind when it comes to inclusion in a collection like this. But I guess 1001 albums is a lot of music. The album is fine. Some cool songs, some songs where he does a Jamaican patwa for no reason. 3/5

First time listening to Van Morrison. Was kinda bored in the beginning, started to enjoy it from "I Believe to My Soul". I believe this some quality macho cowboy striptease music.

DNF, too long, but fine music. getting real tired of listening to 70s classic rock every day

Debí prestarle más atención cuando lo oí, pero música y voz muy agradables . Merece una segunda escucha

Dang! When this one popped up I was less than excited. I know Moondance and I've heard some other Morrison but wasn't a huge fan. And then a live album to boot. Meh. But I was so wrong! So much life and funk and an incredible live performance and recording. Love it! I would probably skip some of the covers on relistens and focus on the originals but doesn’t take away from how I feel about it

Van's music has sadly lost its importance for me. Could barely make it through this one.

I'm not in the best of mood today, so having an hour and a half live album doesn't bode well for how I'll end up ranking this (which is just unfortunate timing). This is really good though. I see why people were racing to say that this might be the best live recording ever. The band is very full but also excellent. I never get the feeling that they're overplaying. The more bluesy songs are really good. Blues guitar is slowly sneaking up my "I love this" list. This is too long for me to really say that I love it. There's just way too much packed into it that it becomes background. And then it just keeps going. I wanted it to end at the hour mark. I have no idea how to rate this. It's really good, but just way too long. Maybe I should have just stopped listening at one point. Favorite Song(s): Domino

I'm not a huge Van Morrison fan. I like the basics though. This was a good concert. The recording was great, it was good energy and seemed to be a cool crowd. It's pretty impressive to get a live album that makes this list in my opinion, so I'll give it an extra star for that.

Pretty solid performance really which is good for a listen Will I listen to again: 4%

Yeah, im not listening to this man for 5 hours.

He sounds as good live if not better... That's rare.

Solid

Nobody makes love to a hot mic like Van.

For a double AND a live album merged into one, I actually quite enjoyed this. It got tedious towards the end, but for an hour of it I was vibing to this. Quite bizzare too, I gave Astral Weeks a 1. This gets a high 3, get rid of half an hour then it gets a 4.

Not bad. Maybe a little too much Van Morrison, but the band sounded good, the recording was good, and the songs were pretty good. A better singer and this would be really good.

Enjoyable enough collection, but someone with only a vague interest in Van Morrison this is too long for me. Listen to the Lion in particular tried my patience with it’s duration pushing nearly 9 minutes. See also caravan. Gloria is by far and away the highlight of this album. It offers a good blues ladden tune which enables Van’s vocals to shine. Unfortunately this is not enough to lift this above a fairly dull and long live album

I may have grown up 30mins away from home of one Sir Ivan George Morrison but that does not mean I subscribe to a Cult of Van the Man - something which is basically sacrilegious for that part of the world. There’s no doubt the man is very talented; it’s just unfortunate he mainly produces dirge and appears to be an insufferable human being. 1hr and 30mins of Van Morrison is frankly too much Van Morrison - especially when none of the (very few songs) I genuinely like are here. “Gloria” from his Them days is about as close as I come, and even that’s too long compared to the original, studio version, meaning that it loses some of its punchiness. I will admit to feeling something a bit warm or fuzzy whilst listening to “Cyprus Avenue” - its imagery really does evoke that most beautiful, leafy street in one of the nice parts of Belfast, with the railway line running behind it and out onto one of the not so nice bits - I just did not need 10mins of it, and take issue with the Wiki page calling it “dynamic”. It wasn’t dynamic. The entire album is pretty much whatever the opposite of that is.

It's soooooooooooo looooooooooooong. I paid virtually no attention to this but it passed the time while working. After what felt like half a lifetime, I checked to see how much was left and was relieved to know there were only two songs left so I could finally listen to a different artist. His voice is nice. I like the brass. Van Morrison is another rank bastard (there's been a few on the list recently). The album was fine but far too long. 2/5

I was expecting to not like this, but it's pretty good. Van Morrison has a great voice, the band is good. I might want to give it a second listen in order to formulate some more thoughts on it.

This was ok!

Again pleasant music. Decent voice. But this genre is totally uninteresting to me.

Ganz nett

I was hoping this would be better than it ended it being. It started out well, to be honest. I haven't heard a lot of Van Morrison's music, I know the hits but not much else. The first few songs on this were fun to listen to, which got me excited for Into The Mystic which was next up in the queue. It is my favorite VM song, after all. But what a disappointment that was. Really ruined his own song with this live version which turned out to be a major let down. And so it went for the rest of the album. Some good, some bad, never really great though. A very average record.

I haven't listened to this album in ages, but it was one I loved to play. A little history-my ex brother in law gave me a Van Morrison CD for Christmas back in the late 80's. I was confused by it, as it wasn't one of his more famous albums (it was Poetic Champions Compose actually). He knew I was a music fan and he just encouraged me to give it a try. And I loved it. After playing it a few times I decided to do a deep dive, getting all of his back catalog (as well as every release till the early 2000's). I found Van's singing and music to be so soulful and so spiritual, and I'm not a religious person at all. This album was so well recorded and produced that I truly felt like I was in the venue, which is what made it so great to listen to. And he wasn't one of those who just regurgitated what was on the record, so you knew he was going to make it a more interesting experience. Even if you didn't love all the places he'd go, it was still exciting and fresh. I truly don't know how one cannot love these versions of Caravan and Cypress Avenue. Not that it will be on the list, but I also loved his live album from 1994 titled A Night in San Francisco.

Great performances throughout and some classic songs. Easy listening and good vibes.

Never been a big Van Morrison fan. No doubt he has a good voice and is a talented songwriter, but most of his songs are pretty much identical. His music just never really hit me the same as some of his contemporaries. This record is decent. Well produced, great energy, and the band is tight. Could have done without the 12 bar blues songs. Definitely got old after 30 minutes. It feels weird a live album like this was included. I don’t think this record is essential listening by any means. Feels like something hardcore fans would love, but someone listening through this list didn’t need. 3/5

I am skeptical of live albums being considered "must listen" but after sitting through this one I totally get why. The depth to these tracks and pure energy behind some of these songs was electric. It's clear Van Morrison was on the top of this game at this point. I'm also super impressed at the production of this in the early 70's. Every time I listen to Van Morrison I enjoy it but rarely think to go back. This album will be a good place to start in the future.

I originally had this album on day 15 before joining a group and gave it a 4; the only reason it didn't get full marks was the length. Revisiting it now and I feel about the same. It's a great album with surprisingly good production for a 1970s live album and solid performances from the entire band. Unfortunately, it's still just a bit bloated and there are a few weaker songs and covers that could have been cut to make this a more manageable and enjoyable length. Side three in particular with the slower songs is honestly a drag to get through.

Not my style

Like many live albums without new material or transformative versions of an artist's best material, this falls into the "for hardcore fans only" bucket. Yes, the band is tight, and yes, Morrison's voice is excellent, feeling more free than on his often reigned-in studio material. But this is filled with covers and lesser-known songs and - more importantly - showcases very little variety. There is soul, blues, and jazz, but all have the same sound palette from Morrison's admittedly very good band. Only on the extended, free-flowing tracks like "Listen to the Lion" and "Caravan" does the band loosen up and make full use of the live setting (though the overlong version of "Cypress Avenue" is too loose and easily worse than the original studio version). Almost everything here is good, but ninety minutes of it aren't going to convince anyone that isn't already a Morrison fan.

Solid live album. A little bit samey but that's Van.

Even a hater like me likes this.

The last of the three Van Morrison albums in this collection, and easily the only one that needed to be included, even if it kind of violates the no-compilation rule. Van Morrison's legacy has been (rightly) clouded by a lot of serious character flaws and outright offensive behavior, but he definitely shines as a performer and orchestra leader on this album, and I'm glad for him and all his many fans that we has able to channel his musical talent and soul so well in the tour that produced this double album (itself apparently a reality for Van Morrison's notoriously mercurial nature). It's nice too that he included a number of cover songs representing his musical influences, although those are probably some of the weaker tracks on the album (especially "I believe to my soul"); it's a bit surprising given the unevenness of some of those tracks that he refused to include either "Moondance" or "Brown eyed girl" on the album due to perceived imperfections in the various recordings (and an insistence on avoiding any studio-based cleaning up of the recordings). I also liked it that he included some of his earliest work with Them; I don't think I ever put it together that it was him singing on the classic "Gloria" (or "Here comes the night" either). An impressively strong live album that feels like a single performance, despite being cobbled together from three different venues across several dates.

When this is good, it's because the musicians are so good. Van the Man oversings and oversells but I guess it's too late to stop now.

There was a time, in the '70s, when no one could touch Van Morrison. His reputation as a dickhead is well deserved (he borrowed a mote of mine’s Telecaster once and Robin almost had to sue to get it back), but he was a genius. Whether it is reinterpreting classics like, opener, Bobby Bland's 'Ain't Nothing You Can Do" or his own classics like "Saint Dominic's Preview" Van and his Caledonian Soul Orchestra are on the top of their game. Quite simply one of the great live albums, really well recorded and played. The sound is clear, the strings and the horns are superb, the guitar playing is really impressive and the drums and bass hold it down, with Van conducting and driving them to greater heights. There are no weak moments here only highlights, but Side Three, “Bring It On Home”, “Saint Dominic’s Preview”, “Take Your Hand Out of My Pocket” and “Listen to the Lion” is perfection, an incredible celtic-soul review.

Skøn stemme og stil, men lidt for meget jazz og messingblæsere til mig.

I’m not usually a live album kind of person but this was enjoyable.

Absolutely no way I'm listening to this all the way through! Yet another example of a piss poor album from the early 1970s clogging up this list. It seems like every time critic Robert Christgau farted during this period, it was written down and treated as gospel. Substandard versions of songs I don't like in the first place? No thanks! Also...hang on, this was only Volume 1?! Dear lord... White Van Man Sings The Blues (Extremely Badly) DNF, unsurprisingly.

Guess if I have to a listen to a live album, this one wasn't horrible.

Not a huge fan of Van Morrison but this album does demonstrate that he’s a good live performer

Cool

Just so long and so boring

his voice is amazing, but this is the most boomery sounding live album ive ever heard…

Good for background while cooking

Superb. Much better than I’d anticipated

it was nice for background music but i couldn’t get into it, shocked me bc they sing brown eyed girl 6/10

I come at this live album as a Van Morrison virgin. The band sounds tight. Does Van always sound like he’s over singing and chewing on every lyric? This album is by no means something I will ever listen to again, but it was a fine intro to Van Morrison. A bit long, but I suppose we get the full concert experience. 3/5.

why would I give a fuck bro

Pretty good

This album screams Van Morrison to me. Pretty good, I enjoyed the listen. I appreciate the live recordings, they showcase what a great artist he is.

Gets a bit... samey after a while. Never really a fan of Live albums also.

Great!

Reminds me of my dad

It’s fine, don’t know why it’s in this list, it ain’t a special live album for me.

4/5 Good live album. Love me some soul, and I appreciated the solos from the band.

I’m not sure what this was - three tracks?

Really great. Odd vocal choices at times but adds to live feel

🥇aint nothing you can do 🥈domino 🥉warm love HM: these dreams of you, bring it on home to me, gloria

Love Van but I can't picture myself listening to this over his studio albums.

I'm kinda meh on this one. Like don't get me wrong, I enjoy Van Morrison, but I really didn't feel like this (yet another 70s live album) was needed in my life. Only thing I gained was the knowledge that I Just Want to Make Love to You was not a Foghat original (though I prefer their up beat take). Otherwise, another pretty forgettable live album for me. low 3 because his voice held up well.

Really cool concert for an artist that I hold in high regard. Wasn't my most focused listen, but was probably a baller concert to be at.

Personally think it's kind of whack to include concert albums on here especially because they include songs that we have already heard. But good god Van Morrison would have been incredible to see live in concert.

I'm only going to listen to the original as the full album is now almost 4 hours long. That was a pleasant listen! Van Morrison does really have a great voice and the music was on point.

It was enjoyable but live albums shouldn’t be on the list

I liked everything, except Van Morrison.

like its good i just dont want to listen to an hour and half of van morrison

Would be great to see live I suppose but his antics and general feel of this one didn't hit for me.

These recordings sound fantastic, and it's just hit after hit.

a live album and a double album of it at that … it’s a no from me

I like his pronunciation of shirt. “Shoit”

I really like Van, but this is the weakest live album assigned to date. Really did not like the Bring It On Home to Me cover, the existence of which I also kind of object to on principle...

A fun listen of all the hits.

wow, what an incredible backing band. Those horns! Those strings! Peak Van.

Cool, but not for me.

I didn't think that this would be a very good album because usually live performances are a bit meh, but I enjoyed having this in the background and really didn't mind it having two discs, which is usually annoying when the album isn't great. Overall, quite an enjoyable listen, it was nice, and the instrumentals made you move a little bit even.

Pretty fun live record. I'm pretty neutral on Van Morrison, but the energy of the performance was pretty infectious. The background on this tour is interesting and you can really hear the improvisational aspects come through. 3.5/5

This didn't have many Van Morrison songs I was that familiar with, but I did like it quite a bit. It seems like a great period for his live act at the time. The crowd was engaged, and there were a lot of showy bits. Really solid live set. 3.5/5

I hate live albums, double albums and this genre. I ain’t got a good feeling about this one. Yeah halfway in and I'm not enjoying myself at all. It's just not my style and it's SO DAMN long. I'm not sure I can make it through the second part honestly. Not bad so to say, but it's just so boring to me. Let's say it deserves its place on here though with all that "one of the best live albums" stuff and whatnot.

My opinion on this album is influenced a lot by me getting Astral Weeks first. I guess he got used to the extra instruments somewhere down the road. I can guess he's much more okay with extra stuff on this album since it wasn't nonconsensually overdubbed into his studio album, but I find his early folksier music more interesting. It's clear he's feeling it, though, and his backing band sounds good. I can't even really say I disliked it, I'm just confused by how this came out of the Astral Weeks guy.

It’s long and that sort of drags it down for me. However, I can’t deny that hearing this amount of Van Morrison without knowing about anything besides Brown Eyed Girl made me interested in his work. He puts on his showman outfit during these performances a la James Brown. The band is on point, the energy is everywhere, the vocals are electric. It’s a solid live recording overall even reaching heights on Caravan, Wild Children, Saint Dominic and Cyprus Avenue. Then again, I don’t know Van The Man’s work very well and it’s long. So despite how most of the songs were good, it gets an “Oh alright, cool” for me (7/10, 3/5 on this scale)

Is brown eyed girl in this one? Anyway, I like his song called Domino

Van is simply the man

It's a feeling vibe of old pop version and not really my vibe 😁

Good,classic, but not for me

2 hours of this is something I don't need in my life. Dnf

I have no idea why I listened to the whole thing - but I did. And I’m not really sure why I enjoyed it - but I kind of did. 3.5/5

This concert seems like a chore

Was rereading some of the more recent reviews of this album, and some folks seem to have been very bored by ole Van here. I'll be honest here, I grew up a Van Morrison fan, and not just your run of the mill "Brown Eyed Girl" enjoyer. Yes, this puppy is loooooong, but it is largely a celebration of this force on stage (or drunk force on stage). I've critiqued some other albums for being repetitive or redundant, and while Van does cover a lot of similar ground here, there's enough of a mix of talent, passion, and pizzazz to make this a smooth hour and a half for me. As always, great supporting band, and Domino always gets me going

I am alive! Sorry for the delay, life stuff/school stuff got in the way, but now that I have a break, I can finally get back to reviewing albums. And what a way to get back to it: In a way that I did not really expect. I didn’t really have any prior knowledge of Van Morrison before this album, so I didn’t really know what to expect. Now I know that it seems like Van Morrison’s music is a combination of soul, blues, jazz, and old school rock and roll. Which is an interesting sound, it’s just not really my speed. I found myself getting kind of bored of the around around the beginning of the first disk. While there were some songs that did catch my attention such as Wild Children and Dominos, they seemed to be the peak of the album and with an entire disk of songs left, I didn’t really find anything else on the album that caught my ear. But although I personally didn’t find it too interesting, it was a very good sounding album. Van’s singing and stage presence were on point and his backing band/orchestra sounded really good. Overall, I’d say it’s just a taste thing, I may not be big on it, but Van Morrison fans or fans of soul or jazz may get a kick out of this one. Either way, I’m gonna keep on moving through the music like I’ve wanted to, because in the words of the man himself, It’s too late to stop now.

70s live rock album. Soul flavours. Very decent, very MOR.

Not for me

I think this is great but I think this would smack a lot harder listening to it on vinyl a little high or a wine drunk. Good album but not my fave. Idk how else to explain that.

dont make me listen to a double live album

god this is good 😭 if even one of these songs are his i'll be really impressed that white boy got a little kick to him 😩 great

too long

Great surprise,, could change to a five after several listens.

I don't love live albums but this wasn't too bad!

Very decent! 3/5

3.5

I love him.

Livealbum

I don’t mind Van Morrison but I’m not particularly a fan, however, I quite enjoyed this at times, particularly the more bluesy sounding tracks. I’m not quite convinced about this being on the list but a live album is at least a good way to get to know an artist, especially because I don’t expect to return to much of his work.

I really enjoyed this album. The band was really good and you could feelnlike you were in the audience at the concert. Also, it didnt feel like it has been over 50 years that this album was recorded, as people dis an excellent job on recording it and also performing it. However, I don't think live albuns and compilations should be on the list... 3/5

Live recording of VM in concert. Good beat, but rather samey

Un spectacle de 1h30 qui feel comme 6h30 avec 700 encores que pu personne veux entendre

Big van man Good lungs Nice

A good live album from an artist at the top of his game. Van the Man is said to be an inconsistent live artist so it’s good to hear him at his best. If I have a criticism it’s that it’s a bit light on atmospherics, not Van and the band, just the production is a bit restrained, with very little crowd noise by my standards, but the key thing is the live performer and for that this is an excellent album.

It's too Late to Stop Now is a live, double-album from Irish singer Van Morrison. Morrison developed stage fright in 1972, and avoided performing for a few years. In 1974, Morrison regained his comfort with performing, and "It's Too Late..." was recorded during a series of shows in London. The album is regarded as one of the greatest live albums of the era. This is Van Morrison at the height of his performing abilities. After the astronomical success of his third album, Moondance, he was performing at large venues whenever he played, By 1974, he had released seven albums, and was a seasoned performer with a talented touring band.

I’m not a huge fan, but this is about as good as Morrison gets. Plus, holy shit, the Caledonia Soul Orchestra belts out some incredibly tight music. I found the guitar, piano and horns to be particularly pleasing, but the spring quartet brings depth to many tunes that I wasn’t expecting. Like all good jazz, you could hear just enough improvisation to make familiar tunes to feel unique, the proverbial catching of lightning in a bottle. With respect to Morrison, you can hear his passion and expression throughout. He sings with the music, responding to the band. No overdubs here, apparently, and it is hard to see how they would work as well as the immediacy you hear from the live recordings. The sound quality, from recording to production, is outstanding for any live album, but especially for one recorded in 1973. Individual instruments were clear and sharp. The soundstage was simply enormous, the epitome of 3D music. I recommend sitting in that sweet spot, cranking it up, closing your eyes and just being present with this one. Shit, I’d listen to this record again just to appreciate its beautiful production. I was initially skeptical about a double album, but I didn’t ever get bogged down or bored during my listens of this record. Apparently, this record is regarded as one of the best live rock recordings of all time, so it is worthy of its place on this list. This was a great discovery. I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. Maybe my opinion of Morrison was colored by later releases? In any event, I will be listening to it again in the future. Color me surprised.

Not a fan of live albums

Van Morrison is great. Live albums are annoying. Minus one for that and I initially subtracted another for the truly unlistenable version of Into the Mystic. But regained for the excellent renditions of These Dreams of You and Domino.

Gran álbum en vivo. Gran voz, grandes músicos, gran vibra

Die 5 gehen an dich, Benjamin! c

Wasn’t looking forward to this live double album from Van Morrison but enjoyed it more than I thought. Brilliantly produced and the band have got it. Lovely horn section.

Not bad at all. 3/5

I liked this more than I would have imagined. I’m not a huge fan of Van Morrison but this was quite a fun listen. It’s pretty long, but it was good to study to. Surprising 4 stars from me.

It has some moments where it really threatens to get excited but most of this feels like the work of someone who wants to be appreciated agms a proper bluesman rather than to entertain

If I could give this negative stars I would

A lifetime supply of Van Morrison in a single serving.

I line one Van Morrison album with my whole heart. Astral Weeks is top 10 all-time for me, maybe top 7. But I’ve never really listened to much else. This was nice.

I love Van Morrison, and this is a great Live album.

I've never listened to this album (70). Must have been nice to be there.

I can hear it’s a great album, but I’m not a fan myself.

Entirely inessential.

Oh no... not another super long album. And a live one on top of that, yikes! Not been too impressed with Van Morrison in the past, but this was surprisingly nice. The two major pain points for me is the length of the album, and the songs sounding too samey. Had a hard time distinguishing them, and in the end I can't really remember any standout song being especially good - something I consider absolutely crucial to warrant any kind of higher rating. I usually don't like live albums because I think the audience noise and overall less tight mix and performance don't usually overshines the energy the artists provide. But I don't have that problem with this album. Van Morrison sounds way better than he's done on any recording I've heard, and the performances are super tight. Borderline 3 and 4 star album for me, but after some thinking it's still a 3 star for me.

Ugh, a double-disc live album is not something that should be on this list, period. We’ve also had quite a few albums running over 1.5 hours this week, so I was a bit weary going into this. It was quite good as live albums go. Van Morrison’s hits are strong, and his covers of soul staples are decent as well. I can’t shake the feeling that this is a “best of” album by Van Morrison, since there are multiple songs from different albums. Also adding songs by other artist makes it kind of a jukebox album. The band is really tight, good solos, nice mixing, that horn section is gold and it really brings something new to the songs. I like Motown and soul, and I gave Moondance a 5, so it isn’t surprising that I enjoyed this. Still, I don’t think this should be on the list but it is a good album. Going to give it a 4 star.

Honestly I don’t really agree with live albums on the list, umm this is eh, it’s long, some of the tracks are really nice others are dated

Decent songs, great musicians. On paper, this seems like a great album. Yet, there is something about Van Morrison that has always bothered me. He seems disconnected, like none of it is genuine. The result is a boring sleeping pill that just won’t end. Zzzz…

A familiar name, but not really an album that spoke to me.

I don't mind it, bit it's waayyy too long. Who has the time or patience for a live double album?

Aint nothin you can do - 8 warm love - 7 into the mystic - 9 these dreams of you - 8 i believe to my soul - 8 ive been working - 8 help me - 7 wild children - 6 domino - 7 i just wnat to make love to you - 7 DISC 2 bring it on home to me - 8 saint dominics preview - 8 take your hand out of my pocket - 6 listen to the lion - 7 here comes the night - 7 gloria - 8 caravan - 7 cyprus avenue - 7

I like some Van Morrison, but this was bad.

Made worse by the fact it was a rambling double album, it wasn't even the best versions of these songs.

Excelente Álbum, 8.5/10. Me gusta el estilo blues que tiene

I mostly like Van Morrison’s hits, so I didn’t know how I’d feel about this album, plus I generally don’t care for live albums. Well this was a very pleasant surprise. One of the best live albums I’ve ever listened to. I know Van Morrison is a crappy person, but this album is outstanding and deserves to be on the list.

Very tight, very passionate, very well executed. Did not like the disturbing segues between songs which made it seem NOT like a live album. These were very poorly executed, and likely that’s the Spotify version with clear cut divisions between tracks. It can’t be that bad on vinyl, right? As you know, I’m a huge fan of Van the Man. But a live album nonetheless, so free pass. (2.49s) Not enough spontaneity despite that it’s a live album. This deducted the critical 0.01 point. Surprisingly with so many good songs, the best track is the cover of Bowie’s Here Comes the Night. That says a lot. Don’t need my hour and a half back, that tells ya it was worth the listen…

Another one for the 1"001 Concerts You Should Have Been At" list. Sure it's some great live music. Morrison gets down and pours soul into his tunes. The back up band is also on point. It may not have all the greatest hits, but it's still a selective album. If you can tailor the release by handpicking top songs over a career, it's not this list worthy in my opinion. I only want studio projects and for that...1.9 stars.

Another reluctant live album with this one coming in over 90 minutes. You get a good smattering of some of Van Morrison's best songs and a couple of class guest hits with some really nice accompaniment on horns and strings. The backing band is humming which really helps to fill out the album and you can tell the synergy was there as they were going through the set list. Can't say I didn't enjoy it but there is still so much lost between an audio recording of a live show and actually being there or even having seen the band live at a different time. I have limited knowledge of Van Morrison and never got the pleasure of seeing him live (don't expect I ever will since he's technically still active) so even while some of the tracks were good these live recordings do little to impact me. I almost always prefer listening to a studio version vs. live recording but Van sounded about as good as you can on this one. It's a decent album but its hard to classify this as something I needed to hear before I die. Outside of some specific legendary live recordings that have a very notable story or have survived the years in pop culture references I find most live recordings to just be an alternate glimpse into a band's work. It's Too Late to Stop Now wasn't bad considering I expected 90 minutes of some mellow drawn out VM deep cuts. You can do a lot worse, especially in some of the other live albums on this list. 2.22 stars

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. Never been a big Van Morrison guy, but his band fucking shreds and he has a lot of charisma as a front man. Guess I've been sleeping on Van.

Man, he really phoned this one in. A lot of talk singing, a lot of off tune belting. The band is tight and doesn’t noodle around a lot. The best parts are when he’s not singing.

Very good, but i couldn’t super get into it

It’s ok but not essential

Very soulful and vibrant performance

3.5 stars I say it every time, but enough of the live albums. Very rarely are these must listen records. This is good. I like Van Morrison and it has some good songs. But it also has mediocre covers that were probably fun to see live at the time. And all of the extended versions with the crescendos… it’s a bit much. Not the worst live album, but I don’t need to ever listen to it again.

Very well produced live album, the set of songs were great and, being my first time listening to him, it was fun and well put throughout

70's blues rock. Easy to listen. Loved it!

This album took me a few days to work my way through, but every time I came back to it, I really enjoyed it! Even though it is live, the quality is outstanding. I recognized Gloria and Caravan.

I am happy he had some fun. The songs are all kinda okay, I can hear why people like the record. Doesn't really do it for me.

Pretty good, he definitely has a signature sound but overall good. I think I'd like it even better after a few listens

van morrison is on top of his game here and it's quite a good recording for the time. is this top 1001 and a must listen... ehhhh no, not for me. but I did enjoy hearing van morrison live with his 11 piece band

It has like 2 fun songs but after that it gets a bit monotonous, I have to concede that there's a couple of moments where the band is really in sync

I don't like it

3.0

A solid listen but a bit long.

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, but that isn't really a compliment because I thought I would hate it, but came away thinking it was ok. First off this album is too long and a lot of the songs end up sounding the same, also some of them are a real slog to get through. The saving grace of this album is the live band. Nowhere near the "one of the best live albums ever" as the description made it seem like. The real best live album is Stop Making Sense and it pisses me off everytime some boomer slop live album makes this list and that album didn't. Mid 3

First listen

Very vibrant and groovy..

Had no idea the "brown eyed girl" guy went this hard. More investigation needed.

Not the best live album I've ever heard, not bad tho

This is good. The orchestra are fabulous and Van sounds like he is having a blast, as do the crowd. A good mix of covers and originals. I’m not a huge fan of live albums and this is a bit long.. I’m saying 4 stars though

I just can't do live albums.

What a great album, really enjoyed.

Бодрый лайв

Good album, would listen again, only love version available

Tremendous, elevates the studio versions in lots of places

A classic I never knew about! Excellent recording of live Van Morrison from the early 70s. I’m definitely going to add this one to my vinyl collection!

I was the surprised by the way this album walked between jazz and soul.

Bluesy, a Little Rock, a little Americana. It was good for the era it came from.

Enjoyably album and I’m sure it was a hell of a show. Some of the songs dragged a little much for us listeners at home.

Not a Van Fan myself, I’ll admit that music lands much better in this live performance.

Absolute dirge

I wasn't a fan of the other Van Morrison album I listened to, but this one was pretty cool.

Nice enough as far as Blues and Soul albums go, but altogether much too long, and not enough variation to warrant that running-time. 3/5

Its not really my type, it was a normal album

Nah

Ehh. I very much have to be in the mood for Van Morrison, today was not one of those days.

You make this live album over 90 minutes long and don’t even play “Brown Eyed Girl” or “Moondance”? That’s just sick, man.

Bland has white bread.

Ugh. White guy blues. I stopped half way though. Apparently it wasn’t too late.

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This live album felt flat in a lot of ways, Morrison was low energy, the band was soloing with scales, and the songs didn’t give it up in major ways, like in Caravan where he barely even scats!

As live albums go, this is pretty good but the music itself can be quite middle of the road. The performance does enhance what could be a little middling otherwise, but not sure I'd want to listen to that again very soon.

Was never a fan back in the day but like the man himself I have matured like a fine red wine to appreciate his music. I have a lot of his albums but not this one. But then again such is his catalogue it takes a great amount of money and effort to have them all. Think I have enough of his music to say that this is an OK album showcasing all his talents, but not his finest work. His best work Astral Weeks and Moondance are elsewhere on the list. This does not measure up to them at all. His next album Veedon Fleece and in later years Common One knock this for six and are more worthy of being on the list. 3/5 15/11/25

This album gives me even more respect for Van Morrison than I had before. Wish I could have been there!

Long as hell, but stayed interesting throughout. This list has me becoming a big Van Morrison fan.

Simply superb

Good album. Nice easy listen, but nothing memorable for me 3/5

Van the man live in the 70s good Irish soul but a bit samey

All due respect to Van Morrison who has made some amazing albums, but there’s no way that this random list of 18 live songs is something you must listen to before you die.

A great album