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I have been a fan of Van the Man since the single, "Here Comes the Night" was released in London 1965 and have followed his career with interest. I especially enjoyed the [PBS?] documentary on his sojourn to the Mississippi Delta to meet, talk and sing with some older blues guys. Having seen him perform live more times than I can count, both in Europe and the USA, I think this DVD is an excellent presentation of two eras of his career: 1974 and 1980. Watching it brought back memories and happy reminiscences. I hope that more DVDs of his live performances will be released in the future for all of his fans to enjoy.
huge respect for Van. This is a good video for the fans. not as good as his albums but still very good. I liked the 80 stuff the best.
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I saw Morrison perform many years ago and neiither of these performances rise to that standard. However, the 1980 DVD is better than the 1974 one.
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This video pairing offers the viewer an opportunity to truely understand how an obscure group from the northern British Isles called "Them", could possibly wind up on the American pop scene of the late 1960's with renditions of simple blues tunes. "Van the MAN" was and still is a powerful force to be reconned with. His passion and talents lie within the realm of a Jazz/Blues poet, that can perfectly execute any note on any instrument in the band he is leading, and this archival footage does to prove that out. Nice stuff!!
Each of the two discs offers some great Van Morrison. The 1980 disc has songs which are more recognizable. The price of tickets to see Van live now a days is robbery. This is a great alternative. A negative is that Van does not move around/get into the music/songs too much. The band does... Yet not him. There is also not interaction with the crowd. A plus is that as the years progressed, Van has mumbled more so. This is not prevalent on these discs.
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