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Van Morrison — Wild Night
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BazH
(www)
Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 05:54
 
 johnjconn wrote:
At the risk of being called out ,,,

I can't get into Van the Man
He's got that same thing that Coldplay, later Genisis and later Elton John has, which is just a commercial , "Gimme a hit" sound.
Not much depth for me.

 
Sounds like you have not heard much of Van's stuff, some of his may sound a bit commercial like Brown Eyed Girl but some of his material is pretty inaccessible. His first Album Astral Weeks is hardly commercial. I agree about Coldplay etc. But Van is different a bit like Neil Young in many ways.

daedalus
(Over your hill)
Posted: Jan 12, 2013 - 21:26
 
I wore this track almost bare on my Tupelo Honey cassette of the time.
Love the line "and the inside juke-box roars out just like thunder!"


DrKirsche
Posted: Nov 26, 2012 - 11:39
 
only 10!!!

DD rabbi_phil
(beach)
Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 09:42
 

ya'll are both correct. the beatles did begin breaking up in late 68 and early 69. lots of infighting and walkouts on sessions...the very reason clapton had to come in and shore up harrisons absence on "weeps'.it really just disintegrated from there.it was mcartney who made it 'official by him' in70. awesome musicians with egos to match          i know all this because secretly i am the 'eighth beatle'...( who am i to let the truth stand in the way of a good story!)



Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Oct 10, 2012 - 18:26
 
 joelbb wrote:

Like, Dude, the Beatles broke up in '68, after the release of "Let It Be".
 
  The "White Album" was released in 1968, "Abbey Road" was released in 1969, "Let It Be" was released in 1970 - then The Beatles disbanded. It was a while ago, though.

joelbb
Posted: Sep 24, 2012 - 14:45
 
Sorry you folks below don't like this TOTALLY ROCKIN' R&B MASTERPIECE, but I guess there's no accounting for your bad taste.  I was 23 when this DYNAMIC ODE TO BEING YOUNG AND HIP AND IN THE MIDST OF YOUR MILIEU was released.  It's been one of my all-time favs ever since, not just of Van Morrison tunes, but of all music from the DAYS OF THE GREATS (there were GIANTS in those days).  I gave it a nine, you brain dead children.

joelbb
Posted: Sep 24, 2012 - 14:39
 
 dctrpunda wrote:
'71, year after Beatles broke up
 
Like, Dude, the Beatles broke up in '68, after the release of "Let It Be".

Sasha2001
(Nowhere near a public restroom...)
Posted: Sep 24, 2012 - 14:34
 
Substitute Van's voice for Bruce's and this easily could have been a song off of "Greetings..."

RKeaton
(South of Paradise)
Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 10:50
 
I'm a Vanophile, and this was one of the first handful of albums of his that I soaked up. But it's way, way at the bottom of my Van playlist. Just don't dig the dated sound and feel of it all. He's done so much better, before and since.

5jotas
(Cadiz, Spain)
Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 06:09
 
 FrankMc wrote:
"All the girls walk by dressed up for each other."

Whenever I suggest that is a great lyric my wife tells me it's crap, but it's a great lyric. It's true you know. Men don't give a damn about high heels and all that fashionista stuff that hobbles women.
 
Yeeeeeeah, we want them nude... hu?

Agree, song has great lyrics. But why did you want to consult that with your wife, your sister or your workmate (woman)?

idiot_wind
Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 06:07
 
It's an 11 It is the greatest rock no roll song ever.

Van's voice. The lyrics on wild nights, girls, music, boogie woogie.

The guitar work. The horn section.

You can dance to it.

You can sing along.

You can get romantic.

The perfect r n r song ever.



djengs
Posted: Jun 06, 2012 - 13:57
 
 johnjconn wrote:
At the risk of being called out ,,,

I can't get into Van the Man
He's got that same thing that Coldplay, later Genisis and later Elton John has, which is just a commercial , "Gimme a hit" sound.
Not much depth for me.

 
Quite alright, just stay where you are. Myself, can't say I love everything Van but he has a hell of a lot of songs I do.

FrankMc
Posted: May 21, 2012 - 10:45
 
"All the girls walk by dressed up for each other."

Whenever I suggest that is a great lyric my wife tells me it's crap, but it's a great lyric. It's true you know. Men don't give a damn about high heels and all that fashionista stuff that hobbles women.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: May 21, 2012 - 10:41
 
 scrubbrush wrote:
One of the greatest forces in modern music.
 
Maybe in your universe.

TJS
(Bradley, Il)
Posted: May 21, 2012 - 10:40
 
I really like what John Mellencamp did with this song.

siandbeth
(Santa Cruz California)
Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 12:23
 
Wedding reception song request #7. 

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 15:27
 
At the risk of being called out ,,,

I can't get into Van the Man
He's got that same thing that Coldplay, later Genisis and later Elton John has, which is just a commercial , "Gimme a hit" sound.
Not much depth for me.


gjones
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 04:50
 
 onerb wrote:
Yes!
 

Played it high school with my band...  always lively & good memories

onerb
Posted: Feb 02, 2011 - 14:27
 
Yes!

Huey
(Netherlands)
Posted: Dec 01, 2010 - 15:50
 
Gotta love it :)

Phlegmaticman
(270 miles south of Paradise, CA)
Posted: Oct 15, 2010 - 12:02
 
You just need to have a wild night.

 potatomutant wrote:
Van Morrison is great. I'm just tired of this song. :)
 



potatomutant
(Beantownlandia)
Posted: Sep 29, 2010 - 07:54
 
Van Morrison is great. I'm just tired of this song. :)

ronniegirl
(Middle of New Jersey)
Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 17:16
 
I've watched the last waltz a number of times with The Band.  I can never think of Van again as a anything but the drunk Van the Man.  Sorry.


peacockangel
(Phoenix)
Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 08:07
 
just like thunder

dctrpunda
(the thin line of here)
Posted: Jul 11, 2010 - 19:09
 
'71, year after Beatles broke up

listen_n_sf
Posted: Jul 11, 2010 - 19:09
 
Great moments in bass line history.

scrubbrush
Posted: May 24, 2010 - 15:15
 
One of the greatest forces in modern music.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: May 09, 2010 - 04:45
 
At the time, a very out-of-context-but-beautiful use of pedal steel. Excellent phrasing on the part of a guy who says "I'm really just a jazz singer".

nalle
(Malmo, Sweden)
Posted: May 09, 2010 - 04:43
 
A godlike song from a godlike man.

jckearney
Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 21:54
 
ha! they just played the same set again tonight! awesome. when it works, it works. 

VAN IS THE MAN. would love to hear more songs from his Astral Weeks album though. SO GOOD!


 evergreener wrote:

Count Basie - Jumpin' at the Woodside  then Wild Night.... keep up this pace and I may get more work done!


 
 



gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA)
Posted: Mar 06, 2010 - 20:42
 
Fantastic album! Fantastic tour that year too. Love him.

buzmaggie
(AZ, US)
Posted: Feb 18, 2010 - 16:54
 
 OmegaConcern wrote:

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where can i buy one of these!

OmegaConcern
(Sunrise, FL)
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 - 09:03
 

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haresfur
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 - 09:02
 
I think "the girls walk by dressed up for each other" is the most brilliant line in a song ever.  Totally puts me in the moment. {#Notworthy}

Lrobby99
(Wisconsin, USA)
Posted: Jan 18, 2010 - 07:24
 
A definite Turn It Up Tune.

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 14:35
 

and the people passin' by
just stare in wild wonder
and the inside juke-box
roars out just like thunder



GlassMan!
(Britton -actual size on map)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 14:35
 
I am SO glad RP doesn't strive so hard to be different that they overlook some pretty good 'FM' oldies now and then.

LastChance
Posted: Sep 14, 2009 - 11:13
 
Great song, great album.

jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Jun 11, 2009 - 12:26
 
One of the best VM albums.

Deadwing
(Cincinnati OH)
Posted: May 10, 2009 - 19:03
 
Such an uninhibited and joyful little ditty    {#Cheers}

aliweg
(so far from home)
Posted: Apr 25, 2009 - 08:45
 

The best song of Van. Aaaaaaaaaaaa:)))))



toterola
(Somewhere between Shipping and Receiving)
Posted: Dec 03, 2008 - 21:28
 
Ol' Van can be a little erratic, sometimes. So could Mozart and Jerry Lee Lewis.

But when Van is "on his game" he is among the pantheon of popular vocalists, in both talent and style.

He is amazing! {#Clap}


evergreener
Posted: Nov 18, 2008 - 08:04
 

Count Basie - Jumpin' at the Woodside  then Wild Night.... keep up this pace and I may get more work done!


 


macadavy
(Cascadia's attic, eh?)
Posted: Sep 16, 2008 - 05:06
 
I would love to hear 'Starting a New Life' from this album.


wafaa
Posted: Jul 30, 2008 - 14:14
 
This song just got way cooler, great mix.

MtnSinger
(CA Sierra Foothills)
Posted: Jul 30, 2008 - 14:12
 
Van is THE MAN. Even having performed this twice a week for years, I still like it.

He has a WONDERFUL performance in The Last Waltz...for an introvert, he really cuts loose and has fun. Adorable! See it if you haven't - it's worth a fast-forward.

Panama_Floyd
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Jul 14, 2008 - 23:32
 
Pyro wrote:


maybe she's referring to the airplay on terrestrial radio that this song got (gets)


Well, maybe radio was better back then. IIRC, isn't the decline of terrestrial radio the reason we're all RP fans in the first place?
Pyro
Posted: Jun 13, 2008 - 11:05
 
Bleyfusz wrote:
And what in hell makes THIS song commercial???


maybe she's referring to the airplay on terrestrial radio that this song got (gets)

Pyro
Posted: Jun 13, 2008 - 11:04
 
copymonkey wrote:
A first for me two 10s in a row, Count Bsie into THIS...and it's a beautiful FRIDAY!!


You got THAT right!!

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