Van Morrison - Astral Weeks [24 bit FLAC] vinyl

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968) [24 bit FLAC] vinyl

Released: 1968
Duration: 46:05
Genre: Pop/Rock
Style: Album Rock, Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Codec: FLAC
Bit Rate: ~ 2,800 kbps
Bits Per Sample: 24
Sample Rate: 96,000 Hz

01. Astral Weeks
02. Beside You
03. Sweet Thing
04. Cyprus Avenue
05. The Way Young Lovers Do
06. Madame George
07. Ballerina
08. Slim Slow Slider

Astral Weeks is generally considered one of the best albums in pop music history. For all that renown, Astral Weeks is anything but an archetypal rock & roll album: in fact, it isn't a rock & roll album at all. Employing a mixture of folk, blues, jazz, and classical music, Van Morrison spins out a series of extended ruminations on his Belfast upbringing, including the remarkable character "Madame George" and the climactic epiphany experienced on "Cyprus Avenue." Accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, Morrison sings in his elastic, bluesy voice, accompanied by a jazz rhythm section (Jay Berliner, guitar, Richard Davis, bass, Connie Kay, drums), plus reeds (John Payne) and vibes (Warren Smith, Jr.), with a string quartet overdubbed. An emotional outpouring cast in delicate musical structures, Astral Weeks has a unique musical power. Unlike any record before or since, it nevertheless encompasses the passion and tenderness that have always mixed in the best postwar popular music, easily justifying the critics' raves.