tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post116178157816901973..comments2023-08-10T05:24:20.775-04:00Comments on Razing the Bar: The ManAndy Whitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1162016805208487282006-10-28T02:26:00.000-04:002006-10-28T02:26:00.000-04:00Like Zena, I grew up with Van Morrison playing in ...Like Zena, I grew up with Van Morrison playing in the house and car. My dad is a huge fan going back to the days of Them. While easily his most commercially-successful song, 'Brown-Eyed Girl' is one of my favourite songs of all-time as I heard it early and often in my life. I re-discovered Van The Man a couple years ago during a road trip from Winnipeg to Calgary. 'Moondance' was in regular rotation and I searched for it when I got home (believe it or not, it was difficult to find). I think it is the greatest make-out album ever. Put that bad boy on and Van will lead you 'into the mystic'. You know you want to go. And the ladies will find it romantic too.<BR/><BR/>joel<BR/><BR/>PS Anyone else think Rod Stewart should be emulsified for doing such damage to Van's 'Have I Told You Lately'? Rod, I haven't told you that I hate you. I do, though.HCJoelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253510251647077531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1161973942506621392006-10-27T14:32:00.000-04:002006-10-27T14:32:00.000-04:00John Repsch, in "The Legendary Joe Meek" recounts ...John Repsch, in "The Legendary Joe Meek" recounts that upon hearing Stewart sing, Meek rushed into the studio, put his fingers in his ears and screamed until Stewart had left. -- Joe Meek Wikipedia entry.jackscrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163915446151636189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1161868748886832782006-10-26T09:19:00.000-04:002006-10-26T09:19:00.000-04:00For what it's worth, I still have the big ol' head...For what it's worth, I still have the big ol' headphones. <BR/><BR/>I went out and bought the little headphones, and felt naked. So I traded them in for a pair of big ol' honkin' Koss headphones, where each earpiece is the size of a cereal bowl. <BR/><BR/>I love them because they completely block out all other sound. They sound great, and they're particularly helpful for those nights I'm up late, or for those weekend mornings when I'm up early, and when the teenaged/young adult kids are still sleeping. Music before noon is still a headphones-only activity at my house.Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1161833323358714022006-10-25T23:28:00.000-04:002006-10-25T23:28:00.000-04:00AW,Thanks so much for the Van primer. I have a ran...AW,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the Van primer. I have a random assortment of his songs on my iPod. Your breakdown gives me some direction. I really like most of what I've heard of him thus far. Talk about great mood music for a date.<BR/><BR/>Z,<BR/><BR/>I remember the big headphones, too. My parents played Simon and Garfunkel, Elton John, Barry Manilow and Neil Diamond.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://axegrinder.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Jason Kranzusch</A>axegrinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541820431425577403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1161808161689387442006-10-25T16:29:00.000-04:002006-10-25T16:29:00.000-04:00Jan and I saw Van once in concert in the late 70's...Jan and I saw Van once in concert in the late 70's-early 80's in an old movie theatre in Petaluma, CA. He was living nearby at the time, and I think he basically just wanted to try out some new material on a live audience. Although, as you know, I am almost a big a fan of his as you are, and Jan is also, we were disappointed through most of the concert with Van's lack of communication with the audience. Looking back, it may have been that he was just in some sort of analytical mode, test driving the material. Anyway, as he was about to wrap up, the folks in the audience began demanding the hits, and it was like Van shifted gears. He even did G-L-O-R-I-A. We went home puzzled and somewhat disappointed that the concert wasn't the high point we had expected. So, be warned: as you know, the man follows his muse, so if you find a time and place to catch him live, pray that the muse is in a playful mood.<BR/><BR/>You might want to go with something that's more of a sure thing for the 25th anniversary.<BR/><BR/>By the way, my personal album favorites are Irish Heartbeat and Into the Music. However, a sub-par Van Morrison album is till generally worth at least 3.5 stars out of 5. I don't know of anyone else who's done as much music as Van who has been any more consistently excellent while continuing to walk out to the edge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1161805856951996372006-10-25T15:50:00.000-04:002006-10-25T15:50:00.000-04:00oops.you are right.healing game, i mean.:)zoops.<BR/><BR/>you are right.<BR/><BR/>healing game, i mean.<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/>zZena and Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257636572578928872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1161804409886192422006-10-25T15:26:00.000-04:002006-10-25T15:26:00.000-04:00Hi, Zena. Great to hear from you. I like your da...Hi, Zena. Great to hear from you. I like your dad, and I've never met him. Big ol' headphones on small children are a wonderful thing.<BR/><BR/>I think that "gotta get through January/gotta get through February" lyric is from "This Weight," which is on "The Healing Game." I like that album, too, especially "Rough God Goes Riding," which is as fine a metaphor for the Christian life as I've ever heard. I'm not as crazy about "Days Like These."Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1161803156866581032006-10-25T15:05:00.000-04:002006-10-25T15:05:00.000-04:00i was raised on van. i remember when my dad put t...i was raised on van. i remember when my dad put the big ol' headphones on me and we sat side by side on the couch. my feet barely dangled off the edge of it as i heard 'into the mystic' for the first time. he wanted me to know what good music was.<BR/><BR/>i think it worked.<BR/><BR/>i like 'days like these' as a whole album, though. <BR/><BR/>gotta get through january, gotta get through february,<BR/>zZena and Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257636572578928872noreply@blogger.com