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Astral Weeks | 
| Artist: Van Morrison
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
Buy New: $8.97
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Rating:  246 reviews
Sales Rank: 1092
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 1768
UPC: 075992717625
EAN: 0075992717625
ASIN: B000002KAT
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Astral Weeks | | • | Beside You | | • | Sweet Thing | | • | Cyprus Avenue | | • | The Way Young Lovers Do | | • | Madame George | | • | Ballerina | | • | Slim Slow Slider |
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Amazon.com essential recording
Never mind that Van Morrison is one of the most indelible songwriters of the 20th century--take each album on its own terms. On 1968's seminal Astral Weeks, a twentysomething Van Morrison can be found belting his gospelly, bluesy vocals in just as fine a form as he would be 20 years hence. In the sociopolitical context of the times, the album cried out about such ubiquitous '60s themes as cultural oppression and social upheaval. But it is Morrison's vocal dexterity and passion that maintains such timeless appeal. Take tracks like "Madame George" or "Cyprus Avenue" and you'll find such beautiful mourning, it'll be clear why modern songwriter Sinead O'Connor once publicly exclaimed: "Van Morrison should be friggin' canonized." --Nick Heil
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| Customer Reviews: Read 241 more reviews...
 Perfect December 31, 2008
Rottenluck (Roanoke, VA United States)
After listening to this album for the gazillionth time the other night, it occurred to me that if I had to pick just one album to take to the grave this would be it. While I love much of VM's music, for me Astral Works is only approached by the almost-as-wonderful Veedon Fleece.
I'm not going to write a lengthy review, many others have already done so much better than I could but I figured I should give perhaps the best album ever recorded a 5 star rating. So here it is.
Landmark October 19, 2008
C. Hanson
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sit down, shut up, load one in the bowl and listen to this album and it will change the way you listen to music forever
Delicious Exasperation September 21, 2008
Siddhartha (Putthaparthi, India)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What is expressed in these songs, in the energy contained in them is something that I connected with very deeply. I think that is a lot of what art is: how well something is expressed, some feeling, emotion, struggle.... To me it soothed my soul, brought meaning to my pain - told me that through it - works such as these can be accomplished. This piece of music is a pinnacle example of the outpouring of a person's soul. When people talk of this album, I have heard of them speak of it in terms of soul. And I fully agree. I feel that the palpable rawness expressed is something rare, a peek into a souls struggle. And the fight is played out in these songs. What a battle, get a front row seat.
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