Playlist: The Very Best of Van Morrison (The Bang Years) [Digipak]

Performer: Van Morrison
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Playlist: The Very Best of Van Morrison features 14 tracks defined on the back jacket as "the life-changing songs, the out-of-print tracks, the hits, the fan favorites everyone loves, and the songs that make the artists who they are." Listeners looking for a semi-comprehensive selection of the highly prolific Irish singer/songwriter's music will find this collection of tracks from his 1967 solo debut Blowin' Your Mind! and 1968 follow-up Astral Weeks enjoyable, although both records (Astral Weeks in particular is a classic) are great on their own. ~ James Christopher Monger Playlist: The Very Best of Van Morrison features 14 tracks defined on the back jacket as "the life-changing songs, the out-of-print tracks, the hits, the fan favorites everyone loves, and the songs that make the artists who they are." Listeners looking for a semi-comprehensive selection of the highly prolific Irish singer/songwriter's music will find this collection of tracks from his 1967 solo debut Blowin' Your Mind! and 1968 follow-up Astral Weeks enjoyable, but ultimately pointless. Both records (Astral Weeks in particular is a classic) are great on their own, and there are enough excellent Morrison overviews out there like the Still on Top: The Greatest Hits box set and 1990's Best of Van Morrison to please listeners of every level. ~ James Christopher Monger

Van Morrison first came to notice as the powerful vocalist of the mid-1960s group Them ("Baby Please Don't Go," "Gloria"), and then with the solo hit "Brown-Eyed Girl." Morrison followed this success with two landmark albums, ASTRAL WEEKS and MOONDANCE, which masterfully combined folk, gospel, rock, and jazz. As complex a performer as any that rock & roll has produced, the soulful Irishman has produced numerous outstanding recordings in his long career, mixing his pensive and passionate R&B-inflected rock with a decidedly mystical bent.

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