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[CRAZY-HORSE]

VAN MORRISON "astral weeks" cd,1968.

got rained out at work today, so i'll have three or four albums to post ive listened to over the last 24hrs or so, so lets start the posting...

i dont know where to start with this one...i try so hard to like Van's early material but i just dont get it, i mean i love "moondance" and a lot of what came after it, but this is pure crap IMO, i just cannot get my head around what he is trying to say...is he trying to convey something? or, am i trying to read too much into it? i dunno, maybe its the length of these tracks i dont like,they just seem to go on and on and on without purpose, but people obviously 'get it' because its ranked #19 on Rolling Stone's top500 albums


I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: astral weeks
best track: madame george

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 **

full album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tigZaEoIaQM audio

3s=0
2s=4
1s=4

rating: 1.5 or 5/10