Album of the day (#412): Moondance by Van Morrison

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  • Posted: 12/30/2011 20:00
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Today's album of the day

Moondance by Van Morrison (View album)

Year: 1970.
Overall rank: 133.
Average rating: 84/100 (from 173 votes).



Tracks:
1. And It Stoned Me
2. Moondance
3. Crazy Love
4. Caravan
5. Into The Mystic
6. Come Running
7. These Dreams Of You
8. Brand New Day
9. Everyone
10. Glad Tidings

About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety.
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  • Posted: 12/30/2011 20:06
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I saw this on CD for $2 a few months back. Thought about picking it up, but then I remembered the atrocity that was Astral Weeks, and decided not to.

I hear this is a lot more accessible, though.
ShaneSpear Thread Killah Moderator Profile United States
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  • Posted: 12/30/2011 21:16
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I don't agree with you about Astral Weeks being an atrocity, but yes Moondance is infinitely more accessible.
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  • Posted: 12/30/2011 21:33
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Beautiful. And Astral Weeks is no atrocity, it's beautiful too (and slightly better than Moondance if possible).
RFNAPLES Level 8 Profile
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  • Posted: 12/30/2011 22:58
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Best track: Moondance
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Norman Bates wrote:
Beautiful. And Astral Weeks is no atrocity, it's beautiful too (and slightly better than Moondance if possible).


Agree, Astral Weeks at #35 and Moondance at #93 on my chart.
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  • Posted: 12/31/2011 00:22
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Applerill wrote:
I saw this on CD for $2 a few months back. Thought about picking it up, but then I remembered the atrocity that was Astral Weeks, and decided not to.

I hear this is a lot more accessible, though.


Reconsider. Moondance is very different to Astral Weeks which, although by no means an atrocity, is not as good in my mind as it's reputation will have you believe. Moondance is the jewel in Van the Man's crown and one of the most beautiful albums ever made. It is also one of the few steps away from the plain simple straight-forward uptempo rock & roll that makes up the majority of the higher positions of my chart.

The album is worth getting at $22 so go back and pick up eleven copies of it.
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I've only really heard Moondance off of Moondance...

But Astral Weeks was pretty fucking fantastic, so... maybe?
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naples, please stop going to the album page to see what song is highest rated before you proclaim it as "best track", or just say "highest rated track", or stop paying your internet bill.
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  • Posted: 12/31/2011 05:48
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kidamnesiac wrote:
naples, please stop going to the album page to see what song is highest rated before you proclaim it as "best track", or just say "highest rated track", or stop paying your internet bill.


Well...Moondance IS the best track on this album.
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