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It is at the heart of Morrison's presence as a singer that when he lights on certain sounds, certain small moments inside a song—hesitations, silences, shifts in pressure, sudden entrances, slamming doors—can then suggest whole territories, completed stories, indistinct ceremonies, far outside anything that can be literally traced in the compositions that carry them. O'Hagan, Sean (2 November 2008). "Is this the best album ever made?". The Guardian . Retrieved 18 May 2010. Van Morrison Still on Top". Music Remedy. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007 . Retrieved 21 May 2010. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 9781904994107.Landau, John (4 February 1971). "His Band and the Street Choir music review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010 . Retrieved 23 July 2010. It Fills You Up" and "Heavy Connection" work on chant power alone, but even they go on a little too long, and in general this is an unexciting record--but not definitively. It's full of the surprising touches--the (borrowed) instrumental intros to the blues that opens side one and the jump tune that opens side two, a throw-in couplet about Amsterdam that might as well have Van's fingerprints on it, and even the can't-always-get-what-you-need chorus on "Eternal Kansas City"--that signify talent putting out. I don't know; maybe that's depressing proof that this isn't just a warmup. But after three years, let's say it is. B Sperounes, Sandra (31 May 2010). "Morrison is a go! – Plugged In". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012 . Retrieved 3 June 2010. Moon, Tom (2008). 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Workman Publishing Company, ISBN 978-0-7611-3963-8

Van Morrison has religious experience during LA service". The Belfast Telegraph . Retrieved 8 December 2018. Much of Morrison's music is structured around the conventions of soul music and early rhythm and blues. An equal part of his catalogue consists of lengthy, spiritually inspired musical journeys that show the influence of Celtic tradition, jazz and stream of consciousness narrative, such as the album Astral Weeks. [7] [8] The two strains together are sometimes referred to as "Celtic soul", [9] and his music has been described as attaining "a kind of violent transcendence". [10] Whitman, Andy (14 November 2005). "Van Morrison: The Lion in Winter". Paste Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 . Retrieved 15 May 2009. Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl" ". Mvremix.com. 8 January 2009 . Retrieved 29 May 2009.

Aiello, John (18 July 2002). "July 2004 archives Wild Veils". Electricrev.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2004 . Retrieved 3 July 2008. Simpson, Matt. "A.M. Nuggets: Van Morrison Two-fer at Beacon Theater, Playing Astral Weeks in Entirety". Wnew.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011 . Retrieved 6 February 2009. Morrison's first album for Warner Bros Records was Astral Weeks (which he had already performed in several clubs around Boston), a mystical song cycle, often considered to be his best work and one of the best albums of all time. [92] [93] [94] Morrison has said, "When Astral Weeks came out, I was starving, literally." [95] Released in 1968, the album originally received an indifferent response from the public, but it eventually achieved critical acclaim. Morrison performed for the Edmonton Folk Music Festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 4 August 2010 as the headline act for the fundraiser and scheduled as second day headliner at the Feis 2011 Festival in London's Finsbury Park on 19 June 2011. [274] [275] [276] He appeared in concert at Odyssey Arena in Belfast on 3 February and at the O2 in Dublin on 4 February 2012. He appeared at the 46th Montreux Jazz Festival as a headliner on 7 July 2012. [277] Kreps, Daniel (30 March 2017). "Van Morrison Details 'Authorized Bang Collection' ". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 31 December 2020.