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Track Listings
| 1. Bright Side Of The Road |
| 2. Full Force Gale |
| 3. Stepping Out Queen |
| 4. Troubadours |
| 5. Rolling Hills |
| 6. You Make Me Feel So Free |
| 7. Angelou |
| 8. And The Healing Has Begun |
| 9. It's All In The Game |
| 10. You Know What they're Writting About |
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This 1979 release marked both a restoration of Van Morrison's full arsenal of powers as writer, performer, and bandleader after five years of uneven albums and a turning point toward the more interior works that would dominate his next decade. Gone is the lack of direction behind A Period of Transition as well as the commercial pragmatism of the sleeker but shallower Wavelength, replaced by an appealing synthesis of Celtic, gospel, and blues accents that mirror Morrison's own array of earthly joys and spiritual yearnings. On highlights like "Full Force Gale" and "Bright Side of the Road," the sense of revival is palpable, echoed by the lively paean of "You Make Me Feel So Free" and the welcome optimism that brightens "And the Healing Has Begun." Added luster is supplied by a superb studio cast augmenting Morrison's own band, featuring Mark Isham and Pee Wee Ellis in the horn section, with Robin Williamson's evocative Irish whistles and Ry Cooder's guitars. --Sam Sutherland
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
van's best album post 1975,
By A Customer
This review is from: Into the Music (Audio CD)
Van was 'lifted up again' and wants to meet his sweetie down by the powerlines. When he screams "I want you to meet me...aaaahayy....I said meet me" it hits me like a battering ram. The effect is so emotional that I can only sit and ponder the experience. This album differs from the albums in the early 1970's and is really the blueprint for the albums that followed for the next ten or so years. It is simply the best of that bunch and one of Van's greatest efforts. It proves that the cliche that great music is borne out of sorrow is not always true. This album is an expression of joy and the kind of sexual longing that transcends into a form of spiritualism.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A BLAST OF JOY,
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This review is from: Into the Music (Audio CD)
This joyous album kicks off with the snappy Bright Side Of The Road and continues in the same powerful vein with the stirring Full Force Gale, a full throttled celebration of spiritual ecstacy. The beautiful violin is the hero on both Stepping Out Queen and the bucolic Troubadours, whilst Rolling Hills is a hypnotic Celtic ballad with a sing-along chorus. You Make Me Feel So Free is a soulful love song with delightful sax infusions and Angelou, a passionate love song embellished with lovely snatches of violin and piano, demonstrates Van's vocal prowess. With its soaring melody, whoops, hollers and shimmering violin, And The Healing Has Begun is my personal favourite on this exquisite album. But the subdued It's All In The Game and the lengthy You Know What They're Writing About are brilliant too. On this album the music is infused with happiness and an uplifting spiritual quality. Into The Music is right up there with Van's acclaimed masterpieces like Tupelo Honey, Moondance and Hymns To The Silence.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awe-inspiring!,
By ace moonbeam (Alexandria LA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Into the Music (Audio CD)
A genius is someone who masters his form, then transcends it. Morrison has been on the other side of the wall since the day he made this album. Simply put, Morrison has demonstrated what can be done with popular music in the right hands. Lyrically powerful, joyfully musical, quiet and intense -- it's all here. I am continually amazed by this piece of work.
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