Records bought Morrison's contract and allowed him three sessions to record Astral Weeks (1968). His solo career started under the pop-hit oriented guidance of Bert Berns with the release of the hit single " Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967. Known as "Van the Man" to his fans, Morrison rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the Northern Irish R&B band Them, with whom he wrote and recorded " Gloria", which became a garage band staple. Morrison began performing as a teenager in the late 1950s, playing a variety of instruments including guitar, harmonica, keyboards and saxophone for various Irish showbands, covering the popular hits of that time. The results are a real treat, upholding the same openness and sense of exploration that defines the original - even with the addition of more musicians and a string ensemble.Ĭlick the link above to hear the full review of Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl.Sir George Ivan Morrison OBE (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer, musician and songwriter whose recording career spans seven decades. In November, Morrison revisited the album for the first time in a concert at the Hollywood Bowl. But since then, it has become touted as one of the most influential pieces of late-'60s rock. They worked to create an extraordinarily original piece over the course of just a few days, striking a delicate middle ground between rock and jazz.Īstral Weeks never cracked the Billboard Top Albums chart when it was first released. Verging on starvation and desperate to escape a contract with his first label, Morrison wound up in a New York studio with a small group of jazz musicians. Though he'd scored a hit the year before with "Brown Eyed Girl," he'd made little money off it. When Van Morrison recorded Astral Weeks in 1968, he had reached a low point in his life. The Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison recorded a live version of Astral Weeks in November.
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