Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Van Morrison - Bottom Line, New York, NY 11/01/1978
Source unknown.
Tracks: 12Total Time: 1:02:38
Van Morrison - lead vocals, guitar, piano, sax Bobby Tench - guitar, backing vocalsDavid Hayes - bassPeter Van Hooks - drums Pete Bardens - keyboardsPee Wee Ellis - saxophones Katie Kissoon - backing vocals Ann Peacock - backing vocals
MoondanceWavelengthInto The MysticCheckin' It OutHungry For Your LoveBrown Eyed GirlCrazy LoveKingdom HallTupelo HoneyNataliaWild NightCaravan
Van Morrison was enjoying a commercial renaissance with this tour and the album he was promoting at the time. Always a consummate performer, Morrison delivered a stunning performance in New York's intimate Bottom Line club, the venue that launched the careers of both Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel, among countless others. Opening with a jazzed up version of "Moondance," the show provided a healthy mix of material from his then-new LP, Wavelength, and all the best-loved Morrison classics.
The band was lava-hot and provided the perfect compliment to Morrison's free form vocal stylings. In the line-up was Pete Bardens (who also played keyboards in Morrison's 1960s British Invasion band, Them) and former Jeff Beck Group vocalist/guitarist, Bobby Tench. Because he had such a great band, in the course of one show Morrison successfully mixes up hot jazz, blazing blues, romantic and melodic ballads, and gospel-fevered rock 'n' roll. By the time he shakes it up on the closers - "Wild Night" and "Caravan"- the audience is completely in the palm of his hand.
"Crazy Love," "Tupelo Honey" and "Into The Mystic" faithfully bring the listener back to his classic early ‘70s Warner Brothers Records period, when he was the darling of the pop music press. "Kingdom Hall," "Checkin' It Out," and the aforementioned "Wavelength" were new songs at the time, but were just as well received, since it was clear to the audience that Van Morrison had just released one of his best albums in years. Still, it was Morrison's earliest solo hit, "Brown Eyed Girl," that first brought the crowd to its feet.
For that Bottom Line audience, and now for all of us, this show remains a classic.
Tracks: 12Total Time: 1:02:38
Van Morrison - lead vocals, guitar, piano, sax Bobby Tench - guitar, backing vocalsDavid Hayes - bassPeter Van Hooks - drums Pete Bardens - keyboardsPee Wee Ellis - saxophones Katie Kissoon - backing vocals Ann Peacock - backing vocals
MoondanceWavelengthInto The MysticCheckin' It OutHungry For Your LoveBrown Eyed GirlCrazy LoveKingdom HallTupelo HoneyNataliaWild NightCaravan
Van Morrison was enjoying a commercial renaissance with this tour and the album he was promoting at the time. Always a consummate performer, Morrison delivered a stunning performance in New York's intimate Bottom Line club, the venue that launched the careers of both Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel, among countless others. Opening with a jazzed up version of "Moondance," the show provided a healthy mix of material from his then-new LP, Wavelength, and all the best-loved Morrison classics.
The band was lava-hot and provided the perfect compliment to Morrison's free form vocal stylings. In the line-up was Pete Bardens (who also played keyboards in Morrison's 1960s British Invasion band, Them) and former Jeff Beck Group vocalist/guitarist, Bobby Tench. Because he had such a great band, in the course of one show Morrison successfully mixes up hot jazz, blazing blues, romantic and melodic ballads, and gospel-fevered rock 'n' roll. By the time he shakes it up on the closers - "Wild Night" and "Caravan"- the audience is completely in the palm of his hand.
"Crazy Love," "Tupelo Honey" and "Into The Mystic" faithfully bring the listener back to his classic early ‘70s Warner Brothers Records period, when he was the darling of the pop music press. "Kingdom Hall," "Checkin' It Out," and the aforementioned "Wavelength" were new songs at the time, but were just as well received, since it was clear to the audience that Van Morrison had just released one of his best albums in years. Still, it was Morrison's earliest solo hit, "Brown Eyed Girl," that first brought the crowd to its feet.
For that Bottom Line audience, and now for all of us, this show remains a classic.
Sunday, February 4, 2007
The Beatles - Hear The Beatles Tell All (Vee Jay Pro-202 - 1965)
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