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| 1. Higher Than The World |
| 2. Connswater |
| 3. River Of Time |
| 4. Celtic Swing |
| 5. Rave On, John Donne |
| 6. Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart No. 1 |
| 7. Irish Heartbeat |
| 8. The Street Only Knew Your Name |
| 9. Cry For Home |
| 10. Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart No. 2 |
| 11. September Night |
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Articulate Speech of the Heart,
This review is from: Inarticulate Speech.. (Audio CD)
There are four or five "mountaintops" in the ouvre of Van Morrison, and I think this is one of them. (Mark Knofler of Dire Straits says this is his favorite album, period) The Van albums post 1975 tend to alternate between harder R&B ("Wavelength") and jazz meditations. I think this one is the supreme example of the latter. The highest compliment I can pay this album is that for years it was "A" side of my "make out tape." ("Avalon" by Brian Ferry was the "B" side) If you're going to buy one Van Morrison album, buy "Astral Weeks." But by all means buy a dozen or more, and make this one #2.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Enduring Favorite,
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This review is from: Inarticulate Speech.. (Audio CD)
I too have been listening to Inarticulate Speech of the Heart for over 15 years. I have both LP and CD versions and enjoy both. While I have a number of Van Morrison works, ISOTH continues to be my all-time favorite and I never tire of it. If I were stranded on an island and could only have 10 CD's to listen to for the rest of my life, ISOTH would be on my list and probably near or at the top. If you don't own this work, get it - you will not be disappointed. You will hear somethine new everytime you listen to it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
DEEPLY SPIRITUAL MUSIC,
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This review is from: Inarticulate Speech.. (Audio CD)
Van Morrison's softer side is revealed here and his R&B excursions are nowhere to be found. The lovely ballad Higher Than The World opens this album of mellow music and high spirituality and is followed by the beautiful instrumental Connswater. River Of Time sort of drifts along but Celtic Swing is stunning, another splendid instrumental with a foot tapping rhythm and evocative wind instruments. Rave On, John Donne is a tour de force in which Morrison mentions a long list of visionary artists of the last two centuries, a very powerful song in which I suppose he lists those writers with whom he feels a certain spiritual affinity. He even mentions the Rosy Cross, Theosophy and the Golden Dawn! Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart No. 1 is a flowing instrumental with outstanding piano and just a hint of ethereal backing vocals, whilst Irish Heartbeat is a tender, achingly beautiful ballad, almost like a lullaby. The Street Only Knew Your Name is a mid tempo rocker where Van does some of his characteristic vocalising. Cry For Home is another tuneful ballad with a lilting rhythm, whilst Inarticulate Speech No. 2 has Van's vocals that are missing in the first version and some great lyrics too. The album concludes with another semi-instrumental with ethereal backing vocals and wordless vocalising, the slow and winding September Night. This deeply spiritual album forms a cohesive whole. It may not be amongst Morrison's best, but true fans will love it for its melodic simplicity and stately elegance.
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