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Artist | Van Morrison
Title | Roll With The Punches
Genre | Rock Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 63:16
Label | Exile Productions Store | 2017
Catalog | 5703574 Rip | 2017
Bitrate | 234 kbps Size | 111.28 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. Roll With The Punches 3:58
02. Transformation 3:31
03. I Can Tell 3:51
04. Stormy Monday / Lonely Avenue 5:30
05. Goin' To Chicago 5:22
06. Fame 5:07
07. Too Much Trouble 3:04
08. Bring It On Home To Me 5:39
09. Ordinary People 4:41
10. How Far From God 3:47
11. Teardrops From My Eyes 3:53
12. Automobile Blues 3:39
13. Benediction 3:12
14. Mean Old World 4:59
15. Ride On Josephine 3:03
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Equal parts blue-eyed soul shouter and wild-eyed poet-sorcerer, Van
Morrison is among popular music's true innovators, a restless seeker whose
incantatory vocals and alchemical fusion of R&B, jazz, blues, and Celtic
folk produced perhaps the most spiritually transcendent body of work in the
rock & roll canon. Subject only to the whims of his own muse, his
recordings cover extraordinary stylistic ground yet retain a consistency
and purity virtually unmatched among his contemporaries, connected by the
mythic power of his singular musical vision and his incendiary vocal
delivery: spiraling repetitions of wails and whispers that bypass the
confines of language to articulate emotional truths far beyond the scope of
literal meaning.
Van Morrison's 2016 album "Keep Me Singing" included the hard blues track
"Goin' Down To Bangor", a tune that directly foreshadowed "Roll With The
Punches", a set of five originals and ten covers drenched in Chicago-style
blues. He also heavily engages in collaboration here with appearances by
Jeff Beck, Chris Farlowe, Jason Rebello, Paul Jones, and Georgie Fame. At
72, Morrison can still belt the blues with passion and swagger. The opening
title track is an original that pays homage to Willie Dixon's "Hoochie
Coochie Man" riff. He elaborates on the wrongs in life and love, but
exhorts listeners to get up and move on without self-pity.
He follows with the single "Transformation", a trademark Celtic R&B tune
and the set's outlier; his vocal interaction with Beck's tasty slide guitar
is irresistible. "I Can Tell", with Beck and Farlowe, is the first of two
Bo Diddley tunes, and offers a fantastic lead-in to the medley of T-Bone
Walker's "Stormy Monday" and Doc Pomus' "Lonely Avenue". Morrison has cut
the former several times dating back to "Them", while a version of the
latter appeared on 1993's "Too Long In Exile". Beck shines, unfurling his
guitar wrangling with fire as Farlowe (who had a hit with 'Stormy Monday'
in the early 60's) and Morrison exchange verses effortlessly, making these
the singer's definitive versions.
Fame vocally opens the original "Goin' To Chicago" with a jazzman's swing,
accompanied only by double bass. Harmonica, electric guitar, and drums
follow his organ on the second verse and Morrison enters on the third in a
fingerpopping slow burn. Morrison first recorded "Bring It On Home To Me",
for the live "It's Too Late To Stop Now". While that version was far more
animated, this one offers the soulman's nuanced best as a vocal stylist and
he sings the hell out of it. Beck's solo on the tune is his own watermark
on the set. Morrison's "Ordinary People" is a stomping, textbook case in
how to write classic-style blues in the 21st century.
A stride piano is the engine for the growling read of Sister Rosetta
Tharpe's gospel blues "How Far From God", and Morrison's passionate
delivery makes every word believable. "Teardrops From My Eyes" was Ruth
Brown's first number one hit; led by Fame, the band lays down swinging R&B,
creating a solid backdrop for Morrison to wail. Little Walter's "Mean Old
World" was once an oft-covered standard, and Morrison reminds us why by
reviving its fiery spirit. A rowdy, raucous take on Bo Diddley's "Ride On
Josephine" closes out this party on a proper note, with Morrison letting
the backing chorus and the tune's trademark boogie riff guide him.
On "Roll With The Punches", Morrison revisits his roots without nostalgia
or overt reverence. For him, these songs are as vital and important to him
as his own songs. The spontaneity on this set is more akin to a live record
than a studio effort, making it a most welcome entry in his catalog.
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