Van Morrison

Van is so consistent that it's taken for granted that he'll always be around with another idiosyncratic collection of Irish-misted blues, jazz and folk-rock. "Celtic New Year" is a romantic beauty, while Morrison explains his eccentric ways in "Just Like Garbo" and (once again) spotlights the chip on his shoulder on "They Sold Me Out."

When Van Morrison visits a recording studio, you can bet your worn-out vinyl copy of Hard
Nose the Highway he will not leave until he has recorded some seriously astral Irish blues
poetry ("Celtic New Year"), tributes to his pop-culture heroes ("Just Like Greta") and a lot of
mellow, easy-rolling folk-jazz numbers about the evils of the modern world and the
struggle of the poet. On Magic Time, Morrison vows to "Keep Mediocrity at Bay,"... More >