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albummaster
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Location: Spain
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- #1
- Posted: 04/13/2013 20:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#879): Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
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Today's album of the day
Astral Weeks by Van Morrison (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1968.
Country: 
Overall rank: 51
Average rating: 85/100 (from 526 votes).
Tracks:
1. Astral Weeks
2. Beside You
3. Sweet Thing
4. Cyprus Avenue
5. The Way Young Lovers Do
6. Madame George
7. Ballerina
8. Slim Slow Slider
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, or artist, 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. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.
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- #2
- Posted: 04/13/2013 20:02
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Listened to this just the other day and it REALLY clicked.
Usually older music feels like a chore, but this is absolutely exceptional. Only Joanna Newsom has been able to capture a similar scent of magic, from what I've heard.
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MrFrogger
Where am I
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Age: 29
Location: Oakland 
- #3
- Posted: 04/13/2013 20:04
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Magical, absolutely enchanting
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Mercury
Turn your back on the pay-you-back last call
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Location: St. Louis
- #4
- Posted: 04/13/2013 20:41
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Yeah, what the last 2 peeps said I agree with- this album is magic. It's an enchanting record for most of it. Really truly one of those albums that is so unique it's hard to give a succinct description of it. Beautiful mix of jazz, soul and folk.
I will say his vocals and songwriting are stellar almost all the way. The vocals feel a bit overly melodramatic and a tad too repetitive sometimes.
Otherwise really good solid album.
I was listening to this the day my first niece was born.
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-Ryan
ONLY 4% of people can understand this chart! Come try!
My Fave Metal - you won't believe #5!!!
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ButterThumbz
I always used to wonder if she wore false ears
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Location: O'er the hills and far away 
- #5
- Posted: 04/13/2013 20:47
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Sublime!
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RFNAPLES
Level 8
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Location: Durham, NC, USA
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- #7
- Posted: 04/13/2013 20:57
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A recent addition to my chart. Gorgeous from start to finish.
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- #8
- Posted: 04/13/2013 21:20
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An amazing album. It's so rare that you ever hear anyone criticise this album, there seems to be a general consensus amongst most avid music listeners I've come across that this is great, which doesn't happen often (Marvin Gaye's What's Going On is another album of that ilk). I'd urge anyway who likes this to check out Veedon Fleece if you haven't done so already. It's my favourite Van album, and not too dissimilar to this one in terms of vibe. I can totally understand why many prefer this, but Veedon Fleece also deserves some love.
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Cymro2011
The Beatles were objectively average
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Age: 29
Location: In a deep, dark bubblegum graveyard
- #9
- Posted: 04/13/2013 21:23
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Yet another apparently amazing album I haven't checked out yet. So many albums so little time...
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Applerill
Autistic Princess <3
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Location: Chicago
- #10
- Posted: 04/13/2013 21:25
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Can you see it in the Pitchfork feed?
I can see it all over my news feed,
Come and find me,
Poke out my eyes,
BEA Porn again
BEA Porn again
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