45 Songs, 3 Hours 34 Minutes Released: Jun 10, 2016 ℗ 2016 Exile Productions, Ltd. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment; Also Available in iTunes ( Log Out / [He] battles with words, distending them, gutting them, forsaking them altogether, as if they blocked the pure sound and the pure feeling toward which he strains. Outstanding music and by some distance better than 99 per cent of the inane and inflated dross released as … I defy anyone not to be emotionally affected by this music.
The audience at The Troubadour on disc one, riding every note and scream, are captured transported in their rapture gasping in delight time and again. Change ). It's Too Late to Stop Now is a live double album by Van Morrison. I remember being quite pleased to consider myself amongst that small group. For a while this prophetic prediction of the album’s fate seemed destined to be true. Deservedly so too. ( Log Out / They are certainly kept on their toes as Morrison works his way through each of three full sets that, by then, were already heavy with a classic back catalogue of his own songs as well as a number of key standards that had turned him on to music in his formative years. It just doesn't get any better than this! The Caledonia Soul Orchestra, his touring band of the time, an 11-member ensemble who perfectly compliment Morrison’s transcendent vocal performances, never sound less than fantastic throughout, and are always totally ‘in the moment’. Deservedly so too.
Back in 1974, there was a small review published in a short-lived UK music magazine, possibly called Music Star?, that I cut out and stuck on my bedroom wall. It's Too Late to Stop Now is a live album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1974.Frequently named as one of the best live albums ever recorded, it was recorded in concerts at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, California, the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and at The Rainbow in London during what has often been said to be Morrison's greatest phase as a live performer. How good is it? : The Very Best of the Dubliners - The Dubliners on AllMusic - 2006 No overdubs or technical trickery here – just unadulterated genius and power. Every disc in this essential collection is packed with such moments of dynamism, energy and tension. On the newly reissued 1974 live album It's Too Late To Stop Now, Van Morrison discovers his peak as a performer. And It’s Too Late To Stop Now…Volumes II, III, IV & DVD proves to be an absolute revelation from start to finish. LIVE MUSIC REVIEW: RADIO BIRDMAN – THE GOV, JUNE 2016. The experience of listening to these shows in 2016 set me to time travelling. The DVD included in the package is not essential viewing – but it is certainly essential listening. Now, in 2016, Morrison has finally allowed more of the exceptional 1973 tour that was highlighted on that original release to officially see the light of day. New technology has really allowed every instrument to shine in the mix here. Imagine the best sounding concert you have ever attended – I’m confident in saying that this has probably got that trumped…. The Troubadour set includes many of the songs that would appear on the then soon to be released Hard Nose The Highway, and these were, quite probably being played for the first time. And It’s Too Late To Stop Now…Volumes II, III, IV & DVD proves to be an absolute revelation from start to finish. The mood was right, the audience was receptive, and the music left no comparisons to be made. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Press Esc to cancel. Van’s singing is a thing of unique beauty on this set. Now, in 2016, Morrison has finally allowed more of the exceptional 1973 tour that was highlighted on that original release to officially see the light of day. The interplay with the crowd in these performances, such an important part of the original release, gives these ‘new’ versions a different dimension. It's Too Late To Stop Now has all his early music in what was perhaps his greatest concert tour. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account.
And this newly released material provides a relentless stream of ‘pure sound & feeling’. Van Morrison Van Morrison, OBE (born George Ivan Morrison; 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. It was the finest opening night performance by a consummate musician that I ever witnessed. It was two paragraphs long and it was describing Van Morrison’s then just released live album It’s Too Late To Stop Now. Van has never been a visual performer. A beautiful version of ‘Snow In San Anselmo’, a sublime ‘Purple Heather’, an extended workout through Muppet Kermit The Frog’s ‘Bein’ Green’ and an awesome interpretation of the title track, ‘Hard Nose The Highway’ are all here – great new inclusions into the official aural record of this important tour. This is why he is considered to be one of the great artists of the modern era. These live recordings are a reminder of what it sounds like when a performer actually believes in the transformative power of music, and lets his audience in on the secret. ( Log Out / Interjections are worked into Van’s vocal patter and give the recording an edginess conveying the synergy created at each performance between the singer and his fans. But time has its way of addressing old mistakes, and the album has since, over the years, made it onto numerous retrospective lists of the greatest live albums of the rock era. Rock critic, Marco Berio, who was in The Troubadour audience that night, was moved to write: [Van] was exceptional. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The recordings are a marvel. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Too Late to Stop Now! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. In rebuilding my vinyl collection, there really was only one Van Morrison album to get. Again, the sound is magnificent. Ken Emerson, writing in Rolling Stone magazine when the original album was first released, described the Morrison vocal phenomenon thus: What matters are the stops and starts, the twists and turns, the splutters, the scats and the yowls. Album Van Morrison. This is a record of the man at the pinnacle of his ability.
The band builds an environment; Morrison wanders through all …
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