Van Morrison "Duets"


I just purchased this album and can say that this is the first album I have received in a year or so that does not have any problems with surface noise, dishes or warps. The over all engineering is good to very good and coupled with quiet vinyl and decent remakes of his back catalog is an enjoyable listen.

The mix at times it a bit out of sorts but that is coming from a recording engineer's ears and you may or may not agree. However, I think for Van fans you are in for a treat. What you get is good performances, good engineering and a very clean and quiet pressing. Something that is not too common today. Also, you get 2 albums for around $20.00. Yes, they are shorter sides but that can increase the quality of the pressing.
raymonda

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I think that most artists from the 60s need to hang it up. There are exceptions but many of these artists are embarrassing themselves. I guess they're well insulated from anyone who would tell them that it's over.

An interesting observation about Van and many other artists from the UK is that they were able to absorb and adapt American Blues and R&B remarkably well, but few were able to do the same with American country music, when country would seem to be the more straightforward, less difficult genre to absorb. Much classic country music has its roots in folk music from the UK too.
Well I guess I'm the odd man out, but I recently saw Willie inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame (Do we really need another HoF?). Willie sang with Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett and it made me cringe. I have been a fan of all these artists for many decades and it hurt to watch them perform so badly. Willie was in the best voice of the three, but he was still a long way from his best.

I understand that they love performing but I don't want to hear people who once had beautiful unique voices croaking out the old hits. Maybe if I hadn't seen and heard them do so much better I would feel differently.