(Rock,Blues,Singer) Van Morrison - Enlightenment - 1990, Tell Me Something - 1996 ., APE (image+.cue+scans), lossless

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Van Morrison / Enlightenment

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Van Morrison / Tell Me Something

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AMG Review: Throughout Van Morrison's long career, his hit records have usually been followed by more obscure ones, so it should come as no surprise that 1990's Enlightenment was more subtle than its hit predecessor, Avalon Sunset. The intention of Enlightenment is marked by its first two songs, the scorching Celtic rhythm & blues of the opener, "Real Real Gone," and the pained spiritual yearning of the title track, a midtempo ballad drenched in nylon-string guitars, atmospheric synths, a gorgeous melody, and a tough Wurlitzer piano. The first tune, with its raucous horns, B-3, and crackling hi-hat and snare work, comes from the shouting R&B singer we've known since Moondance. It's addressed to a nameless other, with a call-and-response horn section answering his every line like it was the gospel truth. The slippery bridge-like lines at the ends of the verses and his invocation of truths from the gods of soul — "And Sam Cooke is on the radio and the night is filled with space/Wilson Pickett said 'In the Midnight Hour'/That's when my love comes tumblin' down/Solomon Burke said, 'If you need me, why don't you call me'/James Brown said, 'When you're tired of what you got, try me'/ Gene Chandler said, 'There's a rainbow in my soul'" — suggest he's almost found the truth in these moments from his past, a past that haunts him and whose secrets pour from his mouth when he sings, though they elude him. We can add to these, "Van Morrison said, 'Real, real gone/I can't stand up by myself/Don't you know I need your help/I'm real real gone.'" This is only underscored in "Enlightenment," where these koans mix with those of the Buddhist masters. Some of them come literally from Zen, others from the pit of the protagonist's life: "I'm in the here and now/And I'm meditating/I'm still suffering/But that's my problem...wake up." The rest of the album becomes a suite, with these themes underscored everywhere through an ethereal blend of sonic atmospheres and carefully crafted melodies that seem to come from the oblique shadow of the soul as it wanders, discovers, and sheds its trappings, still seeking. There's the folksy Irish folk-pop of "So Quiet in Here" and the dramatic yet elegiac regality of "Avalon of the Heart," where the ghosts of Keats, Shelley, and Yeats all meet to confer and wail. These songs are kissed further down the road by the contemplative jazz in "See Me Through," a sung prayer that is partially obscured by its chant-like melody. Morrison also does his trademark evocation of memory in the sprightly gospel of "Youth of 1,000 Summers." Jazz returns in the Friday night strut of "Start All Over Again," where sadness and hope mix inextricably. "She's My Baby," with its nylon-string guitars and taut snares, is breezy Celtic soul at its best, expressing an adult lovesickness in song. Enlightenment, like Avalon Sunset, marks one of Morrison's best productions, if not albums. Its sound is warm, enveloping, and humid. If the songs seem to bleed together a bit, that's on purpose; it's meant to be taken as a whole. It's an overlooked gem.

AMG Review: Great idea on paper — invite rock's Van Morrison, his then-organ/vocal-sidekick Georgie Fame, singer/pianist/producer Ben Sidran, and Mose Allison himself to compile a celebration of one of the most delightfully idiosyncratic songwriters of our time. And these are serious Allison buffs indeed, for they chose tunes from the back catalog that Mose rarely performed live in the '90s, with hardly a well-known Allison standard in the batch (the exception being "I Don't Want Much"). The hang-up is that Allison's own performances over the decades are so unique and right for their material that they pose a creative problem for anyone who wants to give these songs a different slant. Accordingly, with one exception, these guys fall back upon imitating the master, bowing low and not really saying anything new. Sidran is an outright Allison vocal clone — he's got all of the slides, accents, and hip attitudes down pat — though his piano doesn't sound anything like Allison's. Fame is not quite as literal, and he seems a bit stodgier by comparison. Meanwhile, Van the Man just does his own thing, paying little mind to the Mose manner, bending these tunes to his will, and pulling it off in style. Mose's participation consists of a couple of loose, chummy duets with Morrison on "I Don't Want Much" and "Perfect Moment." The band is a small combo that you can imagine playing in an English pub, with saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis and trumpeter Guy Barker giving the sound an R&B flavor. It's a good record actually, but it makes you aware of why there hadn't been many Mose tributes before. How can one compete when the creator is still alive and swinging?
Allaboutjazz Review: From his earliest recordings in the mid '60s with the British invasion rock group Them, Van Morrison's music has always been firmly rooted in the blues. Unlike many of his rock contemporaries, who merely borrowed — or, depending on one's mood and generosity, stole — riffs and affectations from older blues artists, Morrison has always had the heart and soul, as well as the voice, of a real bluesman. On several of his recent albums, he has recorded some excellent straight-ahead blues and jazz, including covers of Ray Charles tunes, duets with John Lee Hooker, even a version of "Moody's Mood for Love."
On Tell Me Something, Morrison, along with British organist Georgie Fame and pianist Ben Sidran, tackle thirteen songs by the blues / jazz composer Mose Allison. A writer known for the humor and playfulness of his lyrics (the refrain from his best known song is "Your mind is on vacation, but your mouth is working overtime"), Allison's tunes are given swinging and very joyful treatment by the veteran ensemble. Horn arrangements by Pee Wee Ellis of the JB Horns, who has worked with Morrison for many years, add a soulful touch.
Morrison, Fame, and Sidran trade off vocal leads throughout the album, and while Fame and Sidran are competent singers (Sidran actually sounds quite a bit like Mose Allison), Van's vocals provide the album's highlights. Best of all are two numbers, "I Don't Want Much" and "Perfect Moment," which feature the composer sitting in on piano and sharing vocals with Morrison. On these two tunes, the Mississippi-born jazz artist and the Irish rock star emerge as musical soulmates, reveling in the joy of the blues.