I just discovered Van Morrison...speechless

10 years ago

That's nothing new - Van Morrison has been known to be speechless many times...usually when he is so hammered he can only slur and make rude hand gestures

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Frank Donovan 10 years ago

Hey Marian, better late...

But you sure have a lot of catching up to do.

Van Morrison Moondance Live at Montreux 1980 -...

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Marian Berghes

10 years ago

I don't know much about his life...I just love his music

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MoneyMagnetMagnate 10 years ago

Originally Posted by Marian Berghes

I don't know much about his life...I just love his music

I was just teasing...Van is Irish, and as such...has been known to imbibe a 'little Irish' from time to time...to time...

He's a great musician - many many great songs in the Morrison catalog...here is one of my favorites...

Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison - YouTube
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- TimPhelan 10 years ago
  
  From what I have read though, he usually drinks a lot of coffee before a concert, and not booze. I know, it's hard to believe since he is Irish.
  
  Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate
  
  I was just teasing...Van is Irish, and as such...has been known to imbibe a 'little Irish' from time to time...to time...
  
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  MoneyMagnetMagnate 10 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by TimPhelan
  
  From what I have read though, he usually drinks a lot of coffee before a concert, and not booze. I know, it's hard to believe since he is Irish. :/
  
  He may have tapered off to a mellow :rolleyes: he used to be one of the "old school" like Peter O'Toole and Richard Harris...I knew someone many years ago who had been one of his tour mgrs. - she thought he could put anybody under the table...
  
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  Thomas 10 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by TimPhelan
  
  From what I have read though, he usually drinks a lot of coffee before a concert, and not booze. I know, it's hard to believe since he is Irish.
  
  LOL.
  
  Not quite certain why exactly, but LOL anyway.
  
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KimW

10 years ago

Van The Man has been around for ages.....
One of my favorites:

Van Morrison - Wavelength - original - YouTube

But here he is in his early days:

Them - Gloria (Live) - YouTube

Here Comes The Night by Them - YouTube

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Marian Berghes

10 years ago

Yeah, bit late indeed

I would suggest playing some of his songs with RainyMood.com: Rain makes everything better. in the background on low volume. Works wonders for relaxing and detaching.

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rondo

10 years ago

A few weeks ago I was at a pub sitting at a table with 5 or 6 people aged under 35. Some of the people commented on the great music playing in the background - it was a collection Van Morrison's biggest hits.
However, not one of these people had ever heard of Van Morrison! I couldn't believe it.

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Dennis Gaskill

10 years ago

Originally Posted by Marian Berghes

I can't explain to myself how come I didn't knew about him until a month ago or so. Just...amazing songs.

You look pretty young going by your avatar. If so, there may be a lot of fine singer/songwriters from years past waiting for you to discover.

If you didn't know about Van, do you know about:

Jim Croce
Harry Chapin
Gordon Lightfoot
Dan Fogelberg
Danny O'Keefe
Cat Stevens
Michael Martin Murphey
Al Stewart
John Hiatt

... to name but a few. Here's a sample of Hiatt:

John Hiatt - Have A Little Faith In Me - YouTube

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JudithRussel

10 years ago

Haha I always listen to him in the shower

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Frank Donovan 10 years ago

Originally Posted by JudithRussel

Haha I always listen to him in the shower

Be careful he doesn't see you peeking!
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Daniel Evans

10 years ago

Originally Posted by Marian Berghes

I can't explain to myself how come I didn't knew about him until a month ago or so. Just...amazing songs. Here's one of my favorites:
Van Morrison - Days Like This - YouTube

I don't think he got the coverage he deserved. He's getting on now though!

How would you promote him?

Have your say in this thread:

http://www.warriorforum.com/off-topi...t-old-van.html

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HeySal

10 years ago

Um dude - Marion? How old are you?

EDIT - that might have sounded derrogatory and I didn't mean it to. I'm just wondering how young you have to be to have missed Van Morrison. It's a marvelous night.

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fin

10 years ago

You've surely heard Brown Eyed Girl?

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Marian Berghes

10 years ago

I'm 24.

I listen to a lot of 'old' music and jazz, I just never heard of him. Guess I didn't listen enough yet

Yes, I know his song brown eyed girl, awesome song as well.

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KimW

10 years ago

What you should do is check out some of the music threads here in the Off Topic forum. You can get a lesson in the history of music just through those.

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Ernie Lo

10 years ago

I've heard of the name but never seen him or heard his music or took any notice. I think my brain automatically replaces Van Morssion to Van Halen

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MoneyMagnetMagnate 10 years ago

Originally Posted by Ernie Lo

I've heard of the name but never seen him or heard his music or took any notice. I think my brain automatically replaces Van Morssion to Van Halen

I like all the Vans - Be eclectic...go the other way. and think Van Beethoven too! :p
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Kurt

10 years ago

IMO, Van Morrison's legacy suffered alot because of how he treated his fans in the early days. Morrison would often show up for his concerts over an hour late, then only play for 20-30 minutes. Not the best way to treat your ticket-buying fans, and just the opposite of the way a band like the Grateful Dead would treat their fans.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

10 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

IMO, Van Morrison's legacy suffered alot because of how he treated his fans in the early days. Morrison would often show up for his concerts over an hour late, then only play for 20-30 minutes. Not the best way to treat your ticket-buying fans, and just the opposite of the way a band like the Grateful Dead would treat their fans.

The Grateful Dead has always fascinated me...this is one of the few bands who could genuinely claim "cult" status - yet had very few actual hits, and survives almost in whole by a band of roving stoner gypsies, ridin' that train (high on cocaine) who live for their shows...and they endure...

Yet some of those 'gypsies' are now captains of industry, with little 'GD skulls' on their ties...

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Kurt

10 years ago

Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate

The Grateful Dead has always fascinated me...this is one of the few bands who could genuinely claim "cult" status - yet had very few actual hits, and survives almost in whole by a band of roving stoner gypsies, ridin' that train (high on cocaine) who live for their shows...and they endure...

Yet some of those 'gypsies' are now captains of industry, with little 'GD skulls' on their ties...

The Dead did some things few other bands did...like letting their fans take pictures and record their concerts. The Dead figured that even if their fans recorded the concerts that they'd still buy tickets and albums, and they were correct.

The only other "band" I can think of that had the same cult status, with the same 20,000 fans following from city to city was Zappa. For both The Dead and Zappa you could be at a concert in Denver one night, Kansas City the next night, and the fans in both audiences would be the same people.

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HeySal

10 years ago

Kurt - Further is now the cult band with the Dead's following.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate 10 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

Kurt - Further is now the cult band with the Dead's following.

As a Merry Prankster I concur...they discovered them gathering moss in a field behind Kesey's house...
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