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Van Morrison
It's Too Late To Stop Now
Warner 1974

Cuesta find live albums that are really essential. Normally recordings are contributing little or nothing to the discography of every artist who comes to this relief appeal. However, "It's Too Late To Stop Now" (1974) is a glorious exception to that rule. Moreover, in the case of incurring the sin of not possessing any album from Van Morrison (Belfast, 31-8-45) could be enough to acquire this double cd to be able to savor the Irish at the peak of his career. This is a double disc that works because it is a superb action exudes that "feeling" that the Irishman was accompanied by the superb Caledonia Soul Orchestra, and also because it is compiled much of the best tracks on the cusp of its long career.

The performances are some actions carried out in summer 1973 in London and Los Angeles. Van Morrison came to be linked half a dozen discazos: "Astral Weeks" (68), "Moondance" (70), "His Band and Street Choir" (70), "Tupelo Honey" (71), "Saint Dominic's Preview (72) and "Hard Nose The Highway (73). The mere enumeration removes the hiccups ... All these discs are represented in "It's Too Late To Stop Now" save "Tupelo Honey." It would have been a hit that would have included Van Morrison the foolproof "Wild Night" in this directory. A failure to which must be added the fact that it goes hand in hand with a little bit versions. The tributes to Sonny Boy Williamson, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Willie Dixon reveal the debt owed by the lion of Belfast with black music (soul, jazz, blues, gospel), but imply that there is less space for your items own bill that will miss less ( "Sweet Thing," "And It Stoned Me" or "Redwood Tree" for example).

The first disc include the sublime "Into The Mystic" quintessence of what is capable when he is inspired Van Morrison, and the dynamic "Domino". In the second cd there is a trace truly spectacular. Apart from that it was reviewing its stay in Them with "Here Comes the Night" and the legendary "Gloria", the grumpy Irish reserves for the final temazos the caliber of "Caravan" or "Cyprus Avenue". All of them played with passion and the wisdom of a Van Morrison at that time lived an idyll with the Mets.

In the reissue that has emerged in 2008 is included as a bonus track the infallible "Brown Eyed Girl." A perfect way to close one of the best live albums in the history of rock. One of the few essential. I wish I could have a be there.

25 essential albums live (in chronological order):
"Live At The Apollo" (63) James Brown
"Live At The Harlem Square" (63) Sam Cooke
"Kick Out The Jams" (68) MC5
"At Folsom Prison" (68) Johnny Cash
"At San Quentin" (69) Johnny Cash
"Live At Leeds (70) The Who
"Get yer Ya-Ya's Out!" (70) The Rolling Stones
"At Fillmore East" (71) The Allman Brothers Band
"Live 1969" (74) The Velvet Underground
"Rock And Roll Animal" (74) Lou Reed
"It's Too Late To Stop Now" (74) Van Morrison
"The Last Waltz" (78) The Band
"It's Alive" (79) The Ramones
"Live Rust" (79) Neil Young
"One For The Road" (80) The Kinks
"Dig The New Breed" (82) The Jam
"Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture" (82) David Bowie
"Live/1975-1985" (86) Bruce Springsteen
"Live at Sin-é (93) Jeff Buckley
"Unplugged In New York" (93) Nirvana
"Live 1966: The Royal Albert Hall Concert" (98) Bob Dylan
"How The West Was Won" (03) Led Zeppelin
"Kicking Television: Live In Chicago" (05) Wilco
"Hammersmith Odeon, London 75" (06) Bruce Springsteen
"Live At Massey Hall 1971" (07) Neil Young

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