Following 1969's misguidedThe Soft Parade, the Doors dialed down the artifice on the next year'sMorrison Hotelby revisiting the blues-rock that underlined their first two albums. For 1971'sL.A. Womanthey went even deeper in the blues. There's a cover of John Lee Hooker's "Crawling King ...
Van Morrison, Astral Weeks Warner Bros. Van Morrison, 'Astral Weeks' Van Morrison was coming off his breakthrough band (Them) and a pop hit as a solo artist ("Brown Eyed Girl") when he was rushed into the studio to record an album. Unhappy with the direction of his career, he abando...
Morrison had the highest hard-contact rate of his career this season and worked to put the ball in the air a lot more frequently, both to hit for power and to defeat the shift against him. He has played some left field but should be playing only first base at this point, which limits...
Van Morrison, Astral Weeks Warner Bros. Van Morrison, 'Astral Weeks' Van Morrison was coming off his breakthrough band (Them) and a pop hit as a solo artist ("Brown Eyed Girl") when he was rushed into the studio to record an album. Unhappy with the direction of his career, he abando...
and Grant Morrison’s run onDoom Patrolfor lifelong favorites. It’s best to discover it on your own, but I’ll describe it as a blend of Narnia and a good ghost story. A group of children return to an old family estate and stumble across its ancient and magical secrets… but the ...
Some singers get the knock of being too Country for rock and too rock for Country. That was never the case with John Anderson. At his best, Anderson was too rockandtoo Country, as likely to sing songs by Van Morrison or Willie Dixon as he was ones by Lefty Frizz...
8. Reminds Me of You – Van Morrison.Normally when I make mixes I sprinkle the sads throughout and what I’m realizing is that having a playlist JUST FULL OF SADS is probably how people end up offing themselves. Please don’t do that. Crying is good. Wallowing with ice cream is encou...
Basically means safe, nonthreatening rock (mostly) that appeals mostly to people over 35-ish. When I first heard the term, it meant the “classic rock” that my generation’s boomer parents were always listening to: Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, the Beatles, the Stones, Van Morrison, you know ...
Wyman's second solo album couldn't have been more incorrectly named. He overstuffsStone Alonewith guest stars, including Joe Walsh, Van Morrison, Dr. John, Al Kooper, Jim Keltner and Rolling Stones buddies Ronnie Wood and Nicky Hopkins, trying on just as many disjointed musical styles along ...
Australia's annual CMC Rocks QLD country music festival was set for March 18-22 in Willowbank, Queensland. However, Australian Minister Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on March 13 that the country's government is advising against gatherings of more than 500 people, requiring the postponement...