What happens to the bands we love when they don’t call it quits. Ups, downs, break-downs, break-ups, reunions. And then, the backing-band: three back-up singers, too many guitarists, a percussionist. It can all get to be a little too much.
So when Van Morrison played the first night of two at the Hollywood Bowl, those more [...]

To understand what makes the live collection It’s Too Late to Stop Now so momentous, its context in Van Morrison’s career must be taken into account. Nowadays Van Morrison conjures up visions of a chubby man in a suit who sits on a stool while on stage, whereas the Van Morrison of 1973 was coming [...]

Clocking in at a healthy nine minutes and thirty five seconds, Van Morrison’s “T.B. Sheets,” culled from his first album Blowin’ Your Mind!, remains one of his most spirited exercises in blue-eyed soul. Fevered, you can almost feel the man’s cold sweat just prior to his transformation into a household name.
“The cool room Lord, [...]