Days Like This: Van Morrison: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Perfect Fit

2. Russian Roulette

3. Raincheck

4. You Don't Know Me

5. No Religion

6. Underlying Depression

7. Songwriter

8. Days Like This

9. I'll Never Be Free

10. Melancholia

11. Ancient Highway

12. In The Afternoon

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In an era when most old rock stars are left to recycle their greatest hits for megatours and MTV Unplugged, it's refreshing to know that Van Morrison still pours on all the originality and wit he had when he made Moondance. On Days Like This, Morrison continues his lifelong exploration of the human psyche, offering up highly entertaining and danceable (yes, danceable!) tunes about everything from love to manic depression. As always, Morrison's vocals rumble along through intelligent lyrics, ploughing up a range of emotions almost too numerous to catalogue. Needless to say, the sweet, soulful harmonies of Morrison's adroit backup singers and Pee Wee Ellis's fabulous horn arrangements serve as fabulous counterpoints to Van the Man's energetic and pointed performances. When all is said and done Morrison sums it up best in "Songwriter", a self-effacing ditty about the job he has done, and still does, so very well. --L A Smith

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Classic, Mature Van Morrison, Aug 16 2000

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This review is from: Days Like This (Audio CD)

This is a very good album. Like many of the other reviewers, I agree that it is not his very best, but there are some songs on here that are so deep, artistic and mature. Ancient Highways is an excellent example, as well as Melancholia. I sure have mixed feelings about the gal who sings with him on 2 of the songs. When I first listened to her, it sounded like she was way out of his league. Perhaps she is. But there is just such a deep artistic vein in Van Morrison, that I have to have an underlying respect for his selection of this singer. Maybe it is that she IS such a contrast to him that makes the point. Anyway, would certainly recommend the album.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Van Still Continues to Amaze, Nov 6 2003

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Brandon DeGroote (Bettendorf, IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Days Like This (Audio CD)

Just like most Van Morrison albums, you can put "Days like this" on and just play it straight through and enjoy. I consider Van to be one of the best songwriter's of our time and he proves it again with this album and there isn't really one true commmercial hit on this album, which is unique. The title track along with others are enjoyable but other tracks like "underlying depression" and "Ancient Highway" are truly touching and emotional. I would recommend it to any old or new Van Morrison fan. I rate it in my top three favorite Van albums of all time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars ...and my momma told me..., Aug 23 2003

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I consider Days Like This one of Van's all-time best albums and a good lead-in to The Healing Game. Among the standouts are Days Like This, Ancient Highway and In the Afternoon. Feel safe buying this album if you are new to Van's music; it is a good sample of some of the best aspects of his other works.

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3.0 out of 5 stars van knows there are days like this
van is old but he rules his fiancee is half his age and hes a songwriter so in other words hes getting his fancy tickled go van do the nasty buddy boy

Published on Feb 3 2003 by ray b.

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment
This is the only Van album that I don't bother ever putting on to play. Sometimes the music is just plain cheesy. The lyrics have lost their usual wisdom. Read more

Published on Aug 17 2002 by Rob Nowogorski