Van Morrison - Hymns to the Silence
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Artist: Van MorrisonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1991-09-24
Music Label: Polydor / Umgd
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Professional Jealousy
- I'm Not Feeling It Anymore
- Ordinary Life
- Some Peace Of Mind
- So Complicated
- I Can't Stop Loving You
- Why Must I Always Explain
- Village Idiot
- See Me Through Pt. II
- Take Me Back
- By His Grace
- All Saints Day
- Hymns To The Silence
- On Hyndford Street
- Be Thou My Vision
- Carrying A Torch
- Green Mansions
- Pagan Streams
- Quality Street
- It Must Be You
- I Need Your Kind Of Loving
Music reviews of Hymns to the Silence
Music Review: 5 STARS, IN SPITE OF 3 OR 4 WEAK TRACKS
Rating: 5 Stars
Oddly enough, I didn't pay Van Morrison too much attention while I was growing up in the late 60's and early 70's. I knew his many hits well, enjoyed them, but never really delved into him. I was mainly into the rambling progressive rock of that era. As I entered my early 30's, I found myself with a copy of "Avalon Sunset" and realized what I'd been missing all those years. This double disc set came out in the Fall of 91. Public radio was playing it often and I just had to hear more. Though it swings too wildly between moods to have a sustained flow to it, it contains what I feel are some of the best songs he'd written since "Moondance". Every style he had ever done up to this point is covered, not rehashed. His reading of "I Can't Stop Loving You" with The Chieftains is priceless. It ranks right up there with Ray Charles splendid version. The first disc is the stronger of the two, but the second one isn't a slouch either. "On Hyndford Street" is an incredible spoken word reverie set to ambient electronic sounds. The mood he evokes there is incredible. The second disc also has "Carrying A Torch" which is one of the most heartfelt ballads he's ever penned.There's another spoken word piece called "Pagan Streams", but it falls a bit short as does his version of the hymn, "Be Thou My Vision". In spite of a few short commings, this disc holds a special place in my heart as it's overall spiritual tone hepled get me through a very difficult few months in my life, after the sudden death of my partner of eight years at the hands of two car theives in Detroit.
If you're not too familiar with Morrison's work, I'd recomend this beacuse it covers so much musical territory. These two discs cover about 97 minutes, and you might find that some of what you didn't care for much on the first few listenings grows upon you. It's all here. from Chicago style blues, Country, Jazz, to Celtic folk mysticism. I would also recomend "Moondance", "Tupelo Honey", "Saint Dominic's Preview", "Enlightenment" and "Avalon Sunset". Morrison's output has been massive over the last 30+ years. It's hard to keep up with him, but very rewarding in the trying.
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