Van Morrison
Biography
Van Morrison is an outstanding musician and songwriter with the legacy of over 20 studio albums. He was born in Northern Ireland in 1945 and inherited nice jazz and blues education from his parents, also musicians. After touring with R&B band The Monarchs as a saxophonist, Morrison founded the band Them. They recorded the rock 'n' roll classic hit Gloria to be later covered by numerous performers. Dissatisfied with the music world sinking deeply in commerce, Morrison dissolved Them and came back to Northern Ireland. In a short while, however, his muse brought him to the studio again to record music with songwriter Bert Berns on his Bang label. This cooperation soon resulted in the song Brown-Eyed Girl, which became a Top 10 hit and prompted Bang to release a collection of Morrison's songs as the album Blowin' Your Mind! in 1967. Shortly after, Morrison left Bang for Warner Bros. Though the resulting Astral Weeks was a commercial flop, it was immediately hailed by critics as a masterpiece. It presented an unclassifiable genre with elements of jazz and folk to open a new page in the history of music.
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Reviews
Still On Top: The Greatest Hits2007
Still On Top: The Greatest Hits has become one of the most complete compilations of Van Morrison's works. The album consists of 37 tracks embracing the musician's creative work with Them and the following works up to the 2005's Magic Time
Pay The Devil2006
On Pay The Devil Van Morrison continues exploring classic country with compelling reinterpretations of his favorite standards from the 1950s to the 1970s. There are also three Morrison originals thrown in
Magic Time2005
Magic Time is one of those rare, intermittent Van Morrison records that consciously offers a bird's eye view of everywhere he's been musically and weaves it all together into a heady brew. This album is restless and freewheeling
