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re: Van Morrison- Where does he rank?

Posted on 3/3/13 at 10:47 am to
Posted by CP3LSU25
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2009
52570 posts
Posted on 3/3/13 at 10:47 am to
Van Morrison is a god
Posted by Citizen Kane
Member since Feb 2013
1123 posts
Posted on 3/3/13 at 11:01 am to
above joe cocker

but below bob segar
Posted by bobbyray21
Member since Sep 2009
9490 posts
Posted on 3/3/13 at 1:37 pm to
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For me, he has oneof the most unique/awesome voices of all time.

Plus, Moondance, Into the Mystuc, Caravan, etc.


He's probably top 10 for me all time


Ranking generally? Songwriting? Voice?

I personally think he's amazing. I actually think his voice is a touch overrated, but I think his songwriting is top notch.
Posted by bobbyray21
Member since Sep 2009
9490 posts
Posted on 3/3/13 at 1:39 pm to
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Astral Weeks. Pure genius


Yup
Posted by Tiger in Texas
Houston, Texas
Member since Sep 2004
22229 posts
Posted on 3/3/13 at 2:35 pm to
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Van Morrison is a god


I wouldn't go that far, but he was great with 'Them' and I like a lot of his solo material, but I think he sometimes says things I don't agree with, like him downplaying the importance of the Beatles.
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27818 posts
Posted on 3/3/13 at 8:49 pm to
Heard a few YouTube videos of him live. His voice was average to poor from the ones I listened too. And as was mentioned he seemed to be a dick. Bitching at a fan probably hollering a request.

Posted by Obi-Wan Tiger
Fulshear TX
Member since Jan 2004
8544 posts
Posted on 3/3/13 at 9:56 pm to
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And as was mentioned he seemed to be a dick


He's a major dick. I'm still a huge fan, but saw him back in 07 at the Theater at MSG in NYC. Bitched out the band on a couple of occasions (which I've read is not an uncommon occurrance. I thought the show was great, but you have to take it for what it is. You're not getting a 4 hr Springsteen show with tons of fan interaction and you're not getting a greatest hits show either. He played several hits but he left out a lot too. No Astral Weeks at all. I have read he suffers from stage fright and combats it with the asshat personality. To quote one article I read, "he'd rather be thought of as an a-hole than a coward."
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
70652 posts
Posted on 3/3/13 at 10:10 pm to
in my top 10, just out of my top 5
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