ARTIST : Van Morrison
TITLE : Veedon Fleece (Remastered)
LABEL : Exile Productions
GENRE : Rock
BITRATE : LAME v3.97 VBR V2
SOURCE : CD
SIZE : 71 MB
STORE DATE : 2008-xx
Track List
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01. Fair Play [6:15]
02. Linden Arden Stole The Highlights [2:37]
03. Who Was That Masked Man [2:54]
04. Streets Of Arklow [4:22]
05. You Dont Pull No Punches, But You Dont Push The River [8:49]
06. Bulbs [4:18]
07. Cul De Sac [5:50]
08. Comfort You [4:24]
09. Come Here My Love [2:21]
10. Country Fair [5:50]
11. Twilight Zone (Alternative Take) [5:50]
12. Cul De Sac (Alternative Take) [2:55]
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The final album of Van Morrison's remarkably prolific and innovative 1968-1974
period (followed by three years of silence), Veedon Fleece brings the singer
full circle, returning him to the introspection and poignancy of Astral Weeks.
Composed following his sudden divorce from wife Janet Planet and subsequent
retreat from the U.S., the songs are subtle and Spartan, the performances deeply
felt; though less tortured and cathartic than Astral Weeks, it's a record
fraught with emotional upheaval, as evidenced by such superior moments as
"Linden Arden Stole the Highlights," "Who Was That Masked Man," and "You Don't
Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River." That said, this is one of those
-- and there are several -- forgotten classics in the Morrison catalog. Because
it followed hot on the heels of his universally acclaimed double live album It's
Too Late to Stop Now..., released only a month previous, this effort, like its
likewise unheralded -- but equally wonderful -- studio effort Hard Nose the
Highway, which was issued only six months before, the album suffered from a lack
of exposure because of saturation in the marketplace rather than any lack in
quality. Veedon Fleece is every bit the creative equal of its more famous
predecessors. With its elegiac tone and deeply autobiographical lyrics, this was
a Morrison who didn't so readily associate himself with the feel-good, peace,
love, and rhythm & blues sound American audiences were used to. If any album
reflects a real period of transition for an artist, it's this one. It's
brilliant.