Moondance (studio album) by Van Morrison
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Moondance is ranked 2nd best out of 56 albums by Van Morrison on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Van Morrison is Astral Weeks which is ranked number 67 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 19,237.
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Moondance track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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80/100  | 9 hours ago | ItNrok | | 81/100 |
95/100 | 05/24/2023 09:24 | TracyJacks | | 82/100 |
75/100 | 05/07/2023 11:30 |  RasmV | | 73/100 |
85/100 | 05/06/2023 21:10 | EP | | 85/100 |
85/100 | 04/16/2023 19:12 |  RevolverCB72 | | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 83.8/100, a mean average of 82.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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Van Morrison is a musical genius. The way he utilises such a vast array of instrumentation is so impressive and he makes the sound uniquely his own. There is no one who sounds like Van Morrison in relation to his singing and also his music. His sound is so rich and grand which makes for an extremely satisfying listen. This works best on side 1 where he just goes on a run of 5 outstanding tracks in a row. It is a near perfect side 1 which does lead to an obvious dip in quality on side 2. He maintains his quality musicianship on this side however and we are treated to some rewarding deep cuts such as These Dreams Of You and Everyone. This side may hold the record back in terms of being amongst the very greatest due to it not being consistent but it is still very good. Overall, if side 1's quality was maintained this would be in the argument for greatest album of all time but its second side is still thoroughly enjoyable which makes this well worth a listen.
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In my opinion the best Van Morisson's album by far, mire diversed and entertaining than Astral Weeks
Best Track: Moondance
Fav Tracks: Into The Mystic, Glad Tidings, These Dreams Of You
Least Fav: Everyone, Come Running
Me encanta este álbum. Muy disfrutable. Para mi mejor que Astral Weeks.
Definitely one of the best albums of 1970. All killer, no filler.
Controversial opinion? This is better than Astral Weeks. Every song on Side 1 is a masterpiece, and Side 2 has some real hidden gems, such as Come Running and These Dreams of You. For my money, this is Van Morrison at his best.
unmistakable sound. unmistakable genius. unmistakable vocals. superb.
More accessible than Astral Weeks and arguably more enjoyable.
Side 1 is the masterpiece that everyone says the album is. And then, even if I'm the only one willing to admit it, there's a very, very steep drop-off to side 2, which is nowhere near the same level. Still, side 1 is one of the greatest album sides of the classic rock era.
llibnanoon 06/22/2020 18:21
Average Track Rating = 85.51
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