Van Morrison
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DESCRIPTION:
In an age when image and self-promotion increasingly dominate the rock industry, Van Morrison
remains a proud, belligerent outsider. An intensely private man and a revelatory performer, he has communicated more deeply within the limits of rock songwritingand has been less responsive to the obsessional inquiries of the mediathan almost any other artist.
Ever since connecting with classic American jazz, blues, and gospel music during his Belfast youth, Van Morrison
has stayed one step ahead of fellow musicians, fans, and critics. From the explosive teenage days with Them,
through the creation of 1968s seminal Astral Weeks, to the vocal and spiritual experimentation of
Veedon Fleece and Into the Music, Morrison
has never stopped developing complex lyrical and instrumental visions that defy easy classification. Enjoying commercial success, the recognition of a younger generation, and collaborations ranging from John Lee Hooker to Tom Jones, he continues to dazzle and beguile his audience.
In this 1997 definitive survey of Van Morrison's life and music, John Collis
charts the scale of his achievement and the sources of his creativity, and provides stimulating assessments of his music. Drawing on interviews with those closest to Morrison at every stage of his career, with a full discography and many rare photographs,
Van Morrison: Inarticulate Speech of the Heart offers unique insight into one of rock's greatest singer-songwriters and most instantly recognizable voices.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
A rock writer and journalist, John Collis was music editor of Time Out during the 1970s and co-founder of the pioneering monthly magazine, Let It Rock. He is also contributing editor to the Rock Primer, the definitive history of rock music on record.
John Collis lives in London.
CONDITION:
Condition: Used - Good. Dustjacket has wear in places. Hardback book and inner photos fine. (see scans below).
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